Devo – Freedom Of Choice

Fun but would be better for listening in the club not my living room haha.

I think my hype was too high for this one. It sounds excellent but I'm not in awe as I typically am with a KPG cut. I think I was expecting the same top-tier audio fidelity that we received with The Cars for instance. Again, this one sounds great but it's just a bit bass-heavy for my taste.
Received #495 from Rhino in November 2024. No inner groove distortion as some have reported. I use a VM540ML which excels in many ways; mitigating IGD for one.

This is a ridiculously good sounding record. (10 words now)

I have an issue on side A where the last track skips. I don't see any visible physical problem, but I do notice the runout groove is very small/narrow. My anti-skate seems fine, but I lack a blank vinyl to verify.
I'm planning on getting an ML stylus anyway. Hopefully that will fix the issue.

This version completely destroys my OG pressing. It is not even close.

I own an LA Promo of are we not men, so I have a similar era pressing of the same band to compare. The bass and definition are so much better on the rhino. The promo sounds nice, but everything is just tightened up a bit better. It's sorta like having -2/-2 eyes and putting on glasses for the first time. It's not going to be crazy different but you just notice everything is a bit sharper, better, and more well defined. Mine is in the 2300s

Whip it is a standout for improvement. This track fucking bangs on this pressing.

IGD is present. A bit odd, considering I have a stylus that combats it. If I had to knock one thing on this pressing it would be that.

Still available through Rhino. I received mine last week. #2870 of 5000. Oh yeah, and it sounds great ! I only hope that Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! And Duty Now for the Future gets the Rhino High Fidelity treatment.

Sounds great, but I have no other pressing to compare it to. Kevin Gray always does it right though, and I doubt if this album has ever sounded better. Doesn't hurt that Margouleff engineered/produced it.

Another recommendation from Mike at
In Groove and again confirms we have similar ears.
So far he's never steered me wrong in finding something truly special to listen to.
Mike is currently 8/8 for recommendations.
Also quite nostalgic for me since this was the first record I bought when I was 8 years old. Alongside Weird Al's "IN 3D" though I could never imagine that album getting an audiophile release.

Wow!

I was very happy with my pressing of Television's 'Marquee Moon' from this collection, so I treated myself to this baby.
It does not disappoint.
Get this while it's still available!