I'm skeptical about a public domain release that proclaims it's been "24 Bit Remastered", unless the tracks have been lifted wholesale from a previous "legit" label reissue that had access to masters. I recently bought an Etta James Public Domain set, in an effort to plug some of the gaps in my collection. It had the usual spiel like "24 Bit Remastered", yet one of the tracks was a 1990s re-recording and another track was the right song but the wrong singer [[Eydie Gorme). I had to laugh at their claims about sound quality in light of those glaring errors.
I've had my eyes on this release, also public domain:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Solo...e+solo+singles
You can preview the tracks here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-So...+cooke+singles
I'm curious if these are all genuine Sam Cooke mono mixes, or folds from stereo. That may seem unlikely but I also auditioned another Etta James PD release recently, which tried to pass off "At Last" LP mixes as mono when they were simply folds of the stereo. Perhaps someone who's familiar with Sam Cooke mono and stereo mixes might be able to chime in on this subject...
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