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the numbered copies are those reserved for subscribers of the entire analogue productions atlantic 75 series. most of us have non-numbered copies.
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don't have an original to compare but i've got the 2018 all-analogue 45rpm cut. this one, obviously from a hi-res digital file, cleans up the muddy midbass but has a very annoying glare on the high frequencies. soundstage isn't nearly as vivid as the...
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this is the best this album has ever sounded. take it or leave it. shocked at how many people need to be told this.
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i wonder what those two reissues are. 'snow borne sorrow' on vinyl? the old virgin compilations? the fripp collaborations?
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third man has nothing to do with these releases other than pressing them. the small warp on your copy is their issue, sure, but the jacket is the customer (UMG)'s choice, the paper inner is the customer (UMG)'s choice, the mastering was done at UMG's...
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i had the US clear pressing at one point, and now have this polydor EU pressing and the australian white vinyl. this doesn't sound amazing but it's definitely the best one. the original US pressing sounds a bit glassy while the australian one is a bit...
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not AAA since miles showell doesn't yet have a preview head to cut directly from tape but i'm sure the sound is good regardless
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more detail soon for tracking angle, but i have the original UK rough trade pressing cut by ray janos, the recent EU pressing from the MOV metal parts, a standard US pressing cut at NRP on side 1 and welcome to 1979 on side 2, the recent US pressing...
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jimmy39 the original record sounds great as is. this remix sounds congealed and thick and one-dimensional and boring. makes a good system sound like a boombox.
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review for tracking angle coming very soon, but the album remix is absolutely horrid. bonus disc is pretty pointless. oh yeah, and it's £40.
edit: here's the review - https://trackingangle.com/music/serge-gainsbourg-l-homme-a-tete-de-chou-remix-review |
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it's because of the embossed inner sleeves... quite annoying imo.
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i find that translucent coloured vinyl pressed here sounds better than black vinyl. plays quieter and for some reason sounds less foggy, for lack of a better descriptor (though in all fairness i have no direct comparison). i only had some occasional...
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Asswupn read my review linked there, all the info is there regarding how this stacks up against the chab cut.
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the vinyl edition of 'cherry bomb' and the EU pressing of 'IGOR' are both absolutely wonderful, but i agree that the 'CMIYGL' vinyl is noticeably worse than the CD and the original EU pressing of 'flower boy' is also unremarkable.
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i have the UK original, the later US pressing with the NRP-cut side A and welcome to 1979-cut side B, and this EU pressing from the MOV plates. the UK original is the most punchy and upfront, while this one has less grit but a wider soundstage. it's...
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doesn't have the sharp transients or 'in the room' presence of the original cut (though the remaster fixes some sibilance issues) but the bonus disc is good and the packaging is great. this was $45 upon release and an absolute steal then, though i...
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no. this was the only white stripes album not mixed to analogue tape back in the day.
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threetimes listened to my copy and yes, sounds like a digital source. LITA pressing also from a digital source but sounds more cohesive despite the 50th having more separation and space. i'll post my full review on tracking angle very soon.
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anyone know if this was cut from tape or digital? i'm getting this and i also have the digitally-sourced LITA pressing so i'll compare the two.
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this does not sound 'boomy and compressed' at all, though i think there's a deficiency of spatial resolution on this pressing. i prefer the japanese SHM-CD with the 2004 remaster over this pressing, but the original UK vinyl can't be beat.
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someone here desperately needs to upgrade their system or get their ears checked...
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it's the same orientation it's always been, whoever uploaded the inner gatefold photo here uploaded it upside down. the inside of my copy looks identical to the original.
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reviewing this more extensively for tracking angle in the coming days, and i've yet to listen to the bonus disc, but i can confidently say that the main album cut here is better than the pallas pressing of the original cut. tighter bass and clearer...
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AndyO7 the eno half-speeds are decent considering the circumstances but not as good as UK originals. some of the roxy half-speeds are good, don't know about the bob marley ones. however, i can say that the stones half-speed cuts are generally...
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MSRP for this was around $40 USD, CD was around $15
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US here, i had four UK websites up and was thankfully able to get both the vinyl and CD from assai, but it was stressful for sure.
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agree that it's just a scammer rather than someone selling bootlegs. scammers are becoming a huge issue here. while i don't think every new seller here is a scammer, i'm also not going to buy from a new seller who created their account solely to flip...
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yes. sony japan presses excellent, dead silent records, though toyokasei (who pressed this) is hit or miss. my clear vinyl copy has some light noise. annoying, but with music this sparse i'm not sure anyone can press a dead silent record right now,...
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the standard EU polydor pressing (identical to the US interscope edition save for the logo on the back cover) is miles better than this one. the EU one sounds tidy and organised, but with a good amount of detail if you have a good system. this...
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the runouts posted here show that this was supposed to be released in 2017! maybe it was cut and plated then but not pressed, or maybe they've had these pressed for 6 years now. whatever the case, there aren't nearly enough copies. my local shop got...
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it's a huge problem. people are buying physical media merely as merch items that they don't even listen to, making it 100x harder for those of us who actually listen to our records and CDs. it sucks to get left out due to people who just have it sit...
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justabin it says 'remastered from the original analogue tapes' which usually means the record's cut from a digital file mastered from the tape. it's not AAA. if it's AAA it'd say 'CUT from the original analogue tapes', which it doesn't.
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my copy purchased new came in a resealable bag with a hype sticker, I think there might've been a couple adhesive stickers on the back but I can't remember.
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grantbusse i don't feel ripped off for $25 if the sound and packaging are good. but here, it's not. i have records purchased new at $15 MSRP with better sound and sturdier packaging than this.
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tej_imi if your EU pressing sounds worse than the day you got it, either your system isn't set up correctly and is damaging the record, or your stylus needs to be replaced. records when properly taken care of don't wear out at all. and the EU and...
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if you're not shelling out for the 2009 reissue or the original, this is the one to get. the 2014 remaster isn't great but john davis did a decent lacquer cut of that here, and the pallas pressing is wonderful. shits all over the 2022 japanese...
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haven't heard the EU pressing but this one doesn't sound very good. might be better than the US in terms of image depth but there's a lot of mid-bass fog. it's also cut really quiet, though thankfully the vinyl itself is quiet so you can crank it up...
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some very very light surface noise, but that's unavoidable with music this sparse. one of the best sounding records in my (800+) collection, sylvian's voice is right there at the front of the soundstage and the electronic production has plenty of...
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tersnaus i meant that the promo booklet came with the first run of CDs. wasn't saying that the CD comes with the record, because i know it doesn't.
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great album, lana's best imo. however, save your money and don't buy this vinyl pressing. i don't usually have issues with GZ pressings but this is pretty noisy even after a wet vacuum clean, and i think the 48kHz/24bit digital stream sounds more...
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not sure it was recorded AAA but it definitely has that open tape-y sound for sure
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there must be something wrong with your setup. kevin gray's BN cuts use little to no compression at all. they're all better in just about every way than RVG's original cuts, and it's not even close.
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PVC outer sleeves don't damage the record. It's only an issue if the record is directly touching the PVC, as with those picture disc PVC sleeves. But if you keep the record in a proper inner sleeve inside the printed jacket inside the PVC, the record...
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picked this up today, it's different from the 2014 pressing but cut from the same files. soundstage separation is great (compared to the 44.1/24 lossless apple music stream) and bass is nice and fast but the overall sound is bright and a bit metallic....
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steviecossar and skoolbus, i just submitted a new release page for the recent repress which is different from the 2014 pressing. check Scott Walker - Scott 3 and see if your copies match up with this.
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