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Dutch label that mostly releases officially licensed reissues of classic albums on vinyl. It is a co-operation between distributor Bertus and Record Industry (who press all releases).
they still think 180 is ok.) really no difference, but too much hard vinyls. instead of that they could make two releases. really overrated guys just on hype
my copy of souvlaki is the best in my collection and better then even a mofi record i own (weezer blue album) i will definitely be looking to get more mov records in the future
One of the most overrated reissue labels (in terms of sound quality).
I see glowing reviews about mov products on this site almost every day so I'll give my thoughts, why not.
1. I think a lot of people who only care about or notice things like surface noise and quality control consider them to be amazing pressings. I will give mov credit for that, the records tend to be super quiet, shiny and well made. 2. It's not the biggest issue but the covers almost always look significantly worse than the original, with the exception of something like Opeths blackwater park, where the cover was redone.
I've never been blown away by any mov record (that I can remember at least). The debut BÖC was pretty good, Kansas' debut album was quite weak compared to the original. They could've really done a lot of work to the highs on that album, but it really didn't improve on the original. They're certainly better than the likes of all those loophole jazz reissue labels. And are licensed.
Sometimes i can't help but laugh when I see ppl raving about mov pressings. They're just okay records. Good quality vinyl but nothing that special in the sound dept, And certainly not "audiophile quality"(whatever that means), as some would like you to believe.
I guess maybe I don't have enough?
I certainly appreciate their tastes and the wide range of albums they decide to press. It was cool that they did some Testament albums. Having the opportunity to find albums on vinyl that you never expected is always great. I think they need to stick to the hard to find stuff. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not gonna pay $25 for a classic rock album that I could buy for $5 at a local shop.
My favorite thing about mov is that you nearly always know what you're getting. You don't have to worry about getting a total crap-job like you do with a lot of other modern labels. But at the same time, you know you aren't going to get anything spectacular. At least not anything better than an original lp or cd version. So yeah, give me mov over a lot of labels, but not over the originals (price permitting).
Their black vinyl pressings are usually, and I stress usually, good. However, their coloured vinyl pressings are awful. None of the film soundtracks I have ever bought which are coloured (and sometimes that is the only colour) have been pressed correctly (ticks, clicks, pops, hiss) and I just bought a clear vinyl copy of one of Willie Nelson's classics, To All the Girls, and it is riddled with clicks, surface noise and that annoying scraping you get at the very end of sides of vinyl sometimes just as the song is fading out. Like all European pressing houses (and American too, it would seem) quality control is simply not there when it should be at £32 a copy on some releases.
Always been a bit on the fence with this company but sometimes they release titles that are hard to resist. And they release albums from 90's bands that never were on vinyl that nobody else seems to care about or already forgot. Records are not expensive and sometimes it shows like they did Dream theater's Images And Words on a single disc and a horrible cover ( back to the 90's when they didn't care how vinyl was released ) or recently Death Angel's Frolic Through The Park . 2 disc's no gate-fold. But they did records from Prong , Mother Love Bone , The Organization a.o. that otherwise maybe still weren't available on wax. They seem to keep their prices reasonable witch is a good thing. . I own around 40 records from MOV so i guess they must have something i like.
My experiences with Music On Vinyl have been mostly positive. Their pressings are certainly some of the quietest I've ever encountered, and that's really saying something when it comes to modern re-issues that won't break the bank. Their Nina Simone reissues from her RCA era are particularly nice. Their album sleeves, graphics and attention to detail are always spot on. They seem to have pretty diverse tastes as well. While it is a shame they don't have a better presence in the US market, I never balk at the chance of getting something that they've reissued if I can't nab an original.
acjazz
16. März 2023