His voice—nasal, reverb-drenched, and iconic—floats above the mix. The 2014 remaster removes a slight sibilance (the harsh "S" sound) found on the original CD. You hear the texture of his vocal cords, not just the processed output.
The filename reads — and that “2014” is key. This isn’t just the original 1983 mix. This is the 2014 remaster (often tied to the legacy edition reissues). Unlike the overly compressed versions of the early 2000s, the 2014 remaster aims to restore dynamics.
The 2014 high-resolution release is significant because it provides a sonic clarity that previous digital iterations often lacked.