random geekly news

I just figured out how to deny the copy control feature of CDs and therefore get pretty 320 kbps rips of copy controlled records onto my compy.

So now I have both the unmastered (leaked) and final master (copy controlled) of Radiohead's Hail to the Thief on my laptop, and the differences are quite noticeable. There are entirely different musical sections on each record, and the quality of audio is very different. I like both versions with the final master getting the top spot, however I prefer the longer versions of "The Gloaming" and "I Will" found on the unmastered version.