The plot thickens on this. Been chatting to Dave from @sonusrocks.bsky.social and it appears the CD reissue that he has (in a lovely 3 disc set w/ Rocka Rolla and Wings) was pressed with the original album versions, so the only way to hear the 1981 remixes is to get the vinyl!
Cool, it's a nice package. Just had a quick listen to that CD rip and I'm pretty sure it is the remixed version, the RR tracks are definitely beefier - in fact, I think they sound better than the Sad Wings tracks on this.
The versions on there don't sound too distant from the 2024 remaster. More beef, maybe a little less refined than the new mix. But listening to them all, all it really does is reinforce just how great those songs are. I like the alt version of Diamonds and Rust too.
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