Nine Inch Nails ‎– Pretty Hate Machine

Is there anybody who has the misprinted version without the blue color on both sides?

This is the Super High Materials version which is a better quality cd but can be played on all cd platers

Half the dynamic range of the original Barry Diament-mastered CD. Averages only 6dB of dynamic range. If you listen to music on the go with in-ear buds or in the car with lots of ambient noise, you may prefer this version.

On a good stereo the original CD wins out. This 2010 remaster is another victim of the loudness wars.

I'm happy to get the vinyl Pretty Hate Machine remaster in the house -- the remastering job sounds good, not too aggressive. There's greater resolution and the vocals are a *lot* clearer. However, the vinyl pressing is weak. First off, there's a side split between "Sanctified" and "Something I Can Never Have." Huge no-no to split those two songs up, IMO. Second, 33RPM?! This should have been cut way better. It's already on two chunks of vinyl, but why use only three sides?! At 45RPM, we could have fit the whole album (+ "Get Down Make Love") on four sides. Better yet: leave off "Get Down Make Love" and press it at +3dB SRL so we can play this thing loud.

While this record is in fact 180 gram and possibly pressed on virgin vinyl, the cut is extremely quiet. Out of all the records I own, this is by far the quietest pressing in my collection. A little disappointed, since I had been holding out for the 'audiophile' version of this record. Maybe I'll have to wait for a possible repress by The Bicycle Music Company.

This is easily one of Trent's best albums. In fact, this was my favorite for many years until The Fragile was released. Disregard any remarks about "80s, synth or cheese." The songs on here are great. It doesn't matter what year or what particular instrument was used when the songs were created. This is not as revolutionary as The Downward Spiral or The Fragile, but it still stands out as a fine piece of work 5/5

The first industrial album to hit the mainstream, Nine Inch Nails' PRETTY HATE MACHINE, keeps the dance beats going, but adds an element of teenage angst to the lyrics -- which goes a long way in explaining its popularity. Clubs in the early 90s couldn't escape "Head Like a Hole" or, to a lesser extent, "Down In It." Nonetheless, the album has a melodic appeal that matches its pain-ridden lyrics, whether the rough, down-on-my-knees scream of "Terrible Lie" or the gentle piano and anguish on "Something I Can Never Have." The danciness recurs on "Sin" and "The Only Time" makes a case for funk-industrial, but the closer, "Ringfinger," brings back the beat. Ah, the good old days.