Massive Attack vs Burial ‎– Four Walls / Paradise Circus

Putting aside the cost of a second-hand copy, can anyone confirm whether or not there actually are pressings of this without the distortion? I know it doesn't seem to exist in the YouTube clip of the radio broadcast. But everyone else seems to have a distorted version. Intentional or not? Remember when some people thought their Portishead CD's sounded "scratchy"? Reminds me of this.

I emailed Vinyl Factory about it but they declined to answer. Nice.

If people have ended up paying lots of money for what some suggest is a poor pressing, I feel for those people. That's not fair play. The artwork might be amazing but when people put the slab of wax on the turntable it needs to please the ears. Burial is for me like the Banksy of the music world...who knows, maybe it's one and the same guy?

Always been a big MA fan and love my music, however prices like these only encourage file sharing! There's a copy on ebay now starting at £150 which has no bids...... writing on the wall me thinks!!

While I get the small controversy, it's a really beautiful and atmospheric release. Though I have the copy where the 2nd track sounds a bit disorted, it doesn't ruin anything in my opinion. Too expensive? Yea. Should have had a broader release? Defaintly. But for what it is, it's two amazing tracks, that makes the asking price well worth it.

I don't know why people are trying to sell this record for so much since the mastering quality is so poor. There's no way to tell whether you got one of the distorted copies, and there have been so many people complaining about such problems. Is it really worth it paying £200-600 for a record you wouldn't be able to play? maybe for those that just want to hang it up on the wall anyway.

Wow 14 for sale at the marketplace all of them unplayed!!!!! ....and I thought this release was going to be hard to get lol...oh and should I buy the 30/1000 copy or a higher hand! numbed copy, what would be a smarter investment ? Hurry, now, quick, limited, while $upplie$ last, offer, fear.

Fortunately, some generous souls have placed this out in the file sharing universe in FLAC format gratis.

Let folks stuck in trip-hop reminisce (or just trying to make a buck) pay top dollar for it and be stuck with slabs of vinyl that will never fetch the asking price until there is a death in the group. [When Michael Jackson died, within hours his Thriller was selling for hundreds whereas only a few hours before you could buy it for 99 cents. I was a bit late and only got $25 for my copy...]

As for the tracks, they are really nice. Nothing new, nothing revelatory, just what you would expect. This is a good thing but not a great thing.

So I'm quite content to bask in the afterglow of Massive Attack's golden years at 320.

Yeah I didn't get emailed about this one either? I think the vinyl factory is crossing a bit too far over the art music border - most stuff is far too expensive for ltd vinyl - its the artwork which is ramping the prices up if you ask me.

I guess £25 is quite reasonable for a ltd print if it's something you like - or as an investment. Bit much for 2 songs though - I am rapidly going off it all nowadays though - the £100 unkle ones are just a step too far!!!!

My humble pennies worth :)

Dear Massive Attack, thanks for fucking over the people who have supported you so much over the years. This has only been around a couple of weeks and already out of print with the cheapest "used" copy a bargain £150. Oh and Dear Vinyl Factory, thanks for not emailing me about this one, you email me when Brian Fucking Ferry or The Pet Fucking Shop Boys have some crappy release that no one wants, it would have been nice if you tipped off the customers who have supported you.

No big deal, too much hype for a piece of plastic... The track, however, might be worth a listen... just get a decent mp3 rip if you're still curious, end of story.