Dinosaur Jr. ‎– Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not

loads of surface noise, bad bad bad pressing. Great music though

My copy is clean and flat and (mostly) quiet (some ticks here and there), but general sound quality is not that good. No depth, no presence, just kind of blah. You can crank it and that helps, but this is a record that should have some real visceral punch and it doesn't. Drums sound like someone hitting a paper bag. Maybe the length (nearly 47 minutes) has something to do with it? I don't know.

My record is dead silent with zero pops or clicks, guitar washes around the place in layers with lead and vocals cutting through. comes across as a warm analogue feel, A little warped however..

I completely agree with MEllODrOnE, sounds muffled. Listen to this one on CD, but the splatter vinyl is cool!

The sound is definitely not the greatest on this one. Plenty of pops and crackles too. The music gets a solid 4.5 stars though....

I would say the sound of this record is... okay. It certainly isn't what I would expect from a contemporary album pressed in 2016, during a period where labels should be capitalizing on a resurgence of interest in vinyl. It's interesting to read the comments of other reviewers. I found the bass frequencies overwhelming, while another reviewer said the drums and bass on his/her copy were "almost nonexistent." Another reviewer said his/her copy was "flat and quiet," which I interpreted as a positive review, but I hear frequent pops and a lot of surface noise, particularly in the fade outs. Additionally, I would say the songs on my copy of the record are unquestionably less dynamic than the digital files. To be clear, I'm not disagreeing with anyone else's review; rather, I'm offering an honest review of how my particular copy sounds. I have been streaming this record since it was released and only recently picked up the LP, and I can honestly say streaming this album is a superior experience to my vinyl pressing, which is not an argument you'll hear me make often.

After reading a reply to one of the reviews that suggests there are frequent problems with Jagjaguwar LPs, I will probably think twice about purchasing their releases in the future. I also own Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago, and I found that record to have a lot of surface noise, too.

I had this on blue vinyl but got rid of it because I initially didn't think it sounded great but because I love the songs on this album so much, I found this version and decided to give it another try. Like I originally thought, this isn't the best sounding recording. It doesn't sound compressed or distorted, it just lacks a certain punch that would totally lend itself to the high energy, high volume music of Dino Jr. While the drums have a natural sounding resonance, they definitely lack the punchiness that would enhance the intensity of the music by light years. The vocals are the most prominent feature of the recording and because of this the music suffers, sounding more faint, more distant than would be desired from a band like this. The bass is atrocious, kinda just a muffled blur in the background. If the induvidual instruments were given more definition and clarity this record would sound so much better. Odd because this was mastered at Sterling and I'm usually a big fan of their work but the balance on this one is off. Have to stick with my original sentiments, this album just sounds lackluster on vinyl. You have to turn the volume way up on this for it to sound even halfway decent (and I'm talking like a quarter further on the dial)

My copy is flat and quiet. The sound is Dinosaur Jr so you have to expect the guitars louder than anything else. That is who they are.

So there were 596 copies pressed for Amoeba? Why not 600?

Great pressing. Sounds really, um, clear. Highly recommend. Ray Janos @ Sterling.