New Release: Quoin‘in -The Best of the Noughties

So, I got the hi-res version.

UTI era tracks:
They are remastered compared to the original CD release. Perhaps they are just the same versions as one of those remastered versions with the fork cover, because it has slightly less mids and more compression. I don't have one of those here to compare now.


DS era tracks:
Exact same as above, including the B-sides of this era (B-sides are the same digital transfers as the original singles tracks). Slightly tamed mids and more compression than the originals.
They were probably compiled from the Edsel Records 2017 remaster with the bonus tracks. But I don't have that one to compare.


HT era tracks:
Jam Side Down has more compression than the original version.
Blues And Rhythm has just a bit more peak limiting, but extremely minor.
Any EQ changes are extremely minor.


Party era tracks:
Seem to be just more compressed versions of the 2017 reissue. Including the B-sides and the live medley.
Important: I Ain't Ready/I'm Not Ready seems to have some sort of audio watermark.
The Party Ain't Over Yet is the Single Mix.


ISOTFC era tracks:
BOTE has a glitch during the intro. Sounds just disappear for a fraction of a second. But it is audible.
Same versions as the original CD release, but seem slightly more compressed.
Important: It's Christmas Time is the edited version; not the original version. I think it's the first time this song is made available for purchase (you could stream it on Spotify, for example, if you searched for it). It means it's the first time you get the track as lossless. And it's really lossless. It's not like the original version and its usages on compilations, where it's just a lossy master (audible MP3 data compression artifacts and frequency only up to 16000 Hz). This version, despite being lossless, still has a rolloff at 19000 Hz... By the way, the Quo-eoke Mix released with the original CD single, is also lossless and has frequency info up to 22050 Hz.


QPQ era tracks:
They seem to be the original CD issue versions. I only have here ripped the 2013 version, with the bonus tracks, and that's slightly different from the original version.
ITAN 2010 is just the original album version. This means it also has MP3 artifacts, just like the original album version, and useful info up to 16000 Hz. The one from this compilation seems to have slightly more compression than the original 2010 version.


Bula Quo era tracks:
Original versions. When I subtract from the original versions, I hear some distortion, but I don't think they are more compressed; could be just an extremely minor DC offset difference. This could be the case with ITAN above as well.


Aquostic (I and II) era tracks:
POMM is the original version. Down Down and That's a Fact are the originals but more compressed.


Backbone era tracks:
More compression. Face The Music has boosted bass. Liberty Lane seems to have as well, but not as much.


None of these tracks seem to be truly hi-res. There are truly hi-res versions for Backbone and the Aquostic albums and they have proper frequency info above 22050. I didn't compare bit depth, though.
All these tracks seem to be sourced from already available CDs and then just slightly re-EQed and more compressed. In rarer cases, without any changes applied to them. Just upsampled. Remixes and new version also seem to have very minor info above 22050.

Like others said, this compilation could have been much much better. They could have used single versions that are hard to get, instead of just album versions again. They could have used proper masters, instead of just the same compressed sound all over again. They could have used other tracks...
Anyway, the Backbone remixes are good (a nice alternative to the originals), IMO. And since I'm a the Quompletist, I'm glad to finally have the edited version of It's Christmas Time.

Quo have how many compliation cd's out already?? another one is not really needed

Driving To Glory was written for a German motor racing drama, wasn't it? I remember buying the soundtrack just to get DTG and Fighting With The Pack - the rest of the album was disco type Quo remixes and tracks by other artists (from memory). Wiht the exception of these two excellent tracks the rest was bloody awful!

Maybe htere are licensing rights issues? Especially as Heavy Traffic was on a different label. Bizarre how they made such little availabilty for a universally admired track.

Fighting with the black is a song of two halves for me.

The last 2 minutes with the outro is great.

The first two minutes sounds like Bergerac mixed with Thirsty Work

100% agree. Seems like a bodge job & a name to tour under. A simple money maker which people seem to have got wise to! No’80 is poor by Quo standards which equates to about 1250 sales (which inc downloads). This weeks no’10 album only sold 4500 …dire compared to past times. Aquostic did 24000 1st week, Party & 4th chord approx 14000 each, by comparison very poor. Even recent budget albums 1st week sales shifted 3 to 4000 units. On a brighter note the original Army video single has passed 50m views on YouTube.