Run The Jewels ‎– Run The Jewels 3

To much surface noise on my pressings. I don't recommend this pressing it will ruin your listening pleasure. I think the only way to receive a good pressing is to wait for a reissue that is not pressed at Rainbo.

Not even a clean on an Okki Nokki would help with the amount of surface noise. I would avoid this pressing. I love RTJ but I'll be sticking to digital. Not a great pressing.

My copy isn’t as horrible as some have received, but I do agree it is mostly bass and treble and sometimes the vocals get buried. I don’t have the surface noise issues. Not the best pressing, but listenable. Hopefully RTJ4 is higher quality. Still though, listenable.

I was just introduced to Run The Jewels and loved what I heard except for the dynamically compressed sound quality. When I saw that Sterling did the vinyl mastering job I visited my record shop and dropped the cash on RTJ 2 and 3 in hopes of better sound.

Yeesh what a waste of money. This is the first terrible pressing I've gotten from Sterling, very disappointed. As others have said there is a bit too much surface noise for a brand new pressing. Disc one was badly edge warped. Sound quality is exactly the same as the digital copy on RTJ3, if not slightly worse. I ripped side D of RTJ2 and dropped it in Audacity to confirm my suspicions on these pressings; yep, just as brickwalled at the CD. Sounds like the same deal on RTJ3.

Stick to digital with RTJ3; you'll find no sonic improvement on vinyl.

I love RTJ and this album especially, but the pressing I have is pretty bad. Cracks and pops on the first track of each side of each record, and one of the songs has a vibration on both vocals, like they're rapping through a box fan. Worse sounding pressing in my whole collection.

My records were flat like a pancake, but had terrible surface noise on side A and B. C and D were okay I guess. There also was some dirt stuck in the groove which I couldn't get out. I don't get it. What's the point of getting a STELLAR master and cut at Sterling to then have it pressed at Rainbo?

My copy of this is quiet and has excellent sound. It is not a "loud" mastering, but you can always turn it up. The mastering job is excellent with lots of depth, detail and texture in my opinion. I would rather have this than a "loud" mastering where the record can push the needle into mistracking and distortion. Musically, I rate this as a significant forward movement for Run the Jewels with more subtle rhymes and rhythms than ever. Top rating from me.

Yeah I've tried 3 times so far to get a copy where side 3 doesn't have crazy surface noise, I guess I'm going to give it one more shot. Not sure if i should try amazon again, or another retailer. A shame for such a great album.