Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (Private Remaster UPGRADE) - 04 Chartered Trips

Many year ago I uploaded this remaster to YouTube, it was the first time I shared it with anyone, and thankfully over the years it's garnered some positivity.

It was before HD uploads really took off and my original files are now only playing back with substandard audio quality (yes, I know it's YouTube, hardly the place to share audiophile quality sound!) so I decided to create new HD files in the hope that these will before a nice upgrade over the original uploads! Oh, and back then I had to split "Reoccurring Dreams" into two videos due to time limits, thankfully now those limits are lifted!

This is one of my oldest private remaster projects, along with "You're Living All Over Me" by Dinosaur Jr. Both were originally released on CD by SST, and both had sub-standard audio quality. Hüsker Dü's back catalogue remains, for the most part, untouched in the realms of reissues and remasters. Many fans would love to see a sympathetic remastering and repackaging program of Hüsker's music, I know I would!

Here's what Bob Mould said during an interview with Faster Louder in March 2013:
Interviewer: "Is a remaster of Hüsker Dü albums physically possible? And is it something you've given any thought to whatsoever? There seems to be a lot of fan demand."

Bob Mould: "I haven't given it any thought personally, mostly because the logistics of it would be, wow ... Firstly, where are the masters? Second, who owns the masters? Third, who's going to master them? Fourth, who would agree to give up rights so they can all go together? Nobody ever signed any contracts, in an ideal world everyone would agree, and that would be great but ... I haven't given it that much thought. If it's going to happen someday, I'm sure it would be a perfect storm, where everything just lines up all at once. But yeah I don't push it, I don't think about it. As I said before, I'm pretty busy these days, and keeping track of everything is a challenge."

Seems we may never see it happen...

Anyhow, he we go, my private remaster, re-uploaded with hopefully improved YouTube audio quality! Please remember to enjoy, and support your favourite musicians by purchasing their music!

[Moneyaddthenmultiply]

fuck it... this is the greatest punk rock track ever recorded.

[markusantonio]

One of my favorites, can hear the open strings droning harmonically

[mikeb.]

love this song, my fav on this album!

[Thenomad]

The album that changed my life. For the better, forever.

[ViciousMaximus]

I picked up my belongings in a nylon carry-all
Heard the porter call
He said "the sky's the limit on this chartered trip away"
I guess I'd better stay
Out there on the desert, I see trees on every wall
Nothing's ever solved
He said "the sky's the limit on this chartered trip away"
I guess I'd better stay away
I thought I owed myself a trip away
I wanted to go to places, I have never been away
I looked at the pictures, imagine where they lay, away
On a beach by the sand, where their clothes all lay away
Clothes, yeah, yeah, free from all the noise, nylon carry-all
Hear the porter call
Horizon is oblivious, chartered trip away
Guess I better stay
Out there on the desert, I see trees on every wall
Nothing's ever solved
Horizon is oblivious, chartered trip away
Guess I better stay away
Aah, aah, to go to places, I have
Places, I have never been away
I looked at the pictures, imagine where they lay, away
On a beach, sand, on a beach, aah, aah, away, away
I picked up my belongings in a nylon carry-all
Heard the porter call
Said "there's no returning, chartered trip away"
I guess I'd better stay
Said "there's no returning, chartered trip away"
Said "there's no returning, chartered trip away"
Said "there's no returning, from this chartered trip away"
Said "no returning"
Said there's no returning
From this chartered trip away
Said there's no returning
From this chartered trip away
Said there's no returning
From this chartered trip away

[Merlo_]

Great job! Zen Arcade cd master is really crappy, it's a shame SST hasn't yet put out a decent remaster of this beautiful record...

[lodgee]

The percussion certainly comes through better. Pity we can't fix the snare. Thanks for sharing!

[Coldfusionstudios]

Wow, you've done an absolutely stunning job with this remaster, I only wish this was the official version. I've bought this album twice over the years and would kill to have a copy that sounds like this. Anyway, is there any chance you could remaster Black Flag's Damaged? I feel like with your skill it would be amazing

[Shouszen]

Hear the porter call, he said the sky's the limit. Unfortunately none of us can ever exude the ideal.

[spankyx]

always sound good to me. I like my vocals a little garbled. it was produced real cheap and quick. I think it is perfect.

[altreg]

Top tune off this album, cheers zararity

[Edosardo]

Thanks for uploading, very good sound.

[zlatanpasic]

This song is not about getting on bad train.

[Superblamblamman]

Hey, thanks for this. Do you have a Dropbox link for your remaster?

[pearljam]

still the vocals are muddied. best band ever with the worst production bar none.

[mw]

Sounds very similar to the original production - no bass or drums. See the recent official remaster: Savage Young Du...like a new recording of old but flawed classics.