Deep Purple – Deep Purple In Rock

Absolutely fantastic! Superb mix, excellent pressing, dead silent. The best sounding copy I have ever owned.

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Rega Planar 6 + Goldring 1022GX

A lot of bass, lack of treble. Modern remaster sounds little better

This is a terrible sounding copy of this album. I originally got my copy in 2022 and noticed the first time I listened to it that it was subpar sounding.

Who cut and who mastered this copy from this entry? How does an original first pressing of this album sound? Is this just a bad job done on this reissue or was the original kind of a low fidelity sounding copy also?

I love the songs and the music from this album. Child in Time is one of my all-time favorite Deep Purple songs. But there is distortion in parts of this reissue as well as Ian's voice seems to be covered by instruments and low in the mix throughout the album. I know it's a stereo copy but it almost has a mono type of sound to it. It doesn't seem like a lot of work was put into making this reissue. And that's a shame!

Not having any original pressings or tapes or even CDs of this album, can anybody recommend an LP version that does sound really great? I'd appreciate it and I definitely would wind up getting it providing the price isn't through the roof.

As I mentioned in the beginning, I got this copy of my reissued LP in 2022. Right off the bat it sounded like a poor production copy. I tried listening to it again later that same year but stopped before I even finished it. I'm listening to it again today and halfway hoping it might sound better. But it doesn't. It's not a recording that I can't listen to. The distortion and subpar sound/mix doesn't hurt my ears or anything like that. It's just that it doesn't sound remotely as good as I think it should or could sound and I really want to find a copy that I can rock out on and enjoy. So any recommendations of a copy that sounds great would really be appreciated!

Bootradr

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): P-8020W1 2-A-16 3 〄
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): P-8020W2 2-A-17 3 〄

I think this album sounds perfect. I would buy it again.

I ouned 1st uk press, first german on HORZU, and some later remastered uk repress. After I got this, all of other versions give a go.
Really, this is only cipy you need to fully enjoy this album ;)

Had a chance to compare this to the OG (Oz) version. There's no comparison. This is miles better. Grab it.

My father has the Spanish original run. This sounds definitely better. Not as good as the 1995 CD reissue with extras, but definitely warmer. I noticed Speed King a bit more saturated, but it is close to the original. Other than that vinyl is quiet and flat. Love the songs on this album.

My copy is slightly warped, but nothing too serious tbh. Sound quality wise, this is probably the definitive version of this record, given how bad the original recording was. Do not hesitate and look no further.

Excelente sonido, lo comparé con la primer edición alemana y la edición de los ochentas argentina y las diferencias que encontré fueron leves y sin que destaque una sobre otra, realmente no lo esperaba.

Speakers: Infinity Primus P253

Stereo Integrated Amplifier Hi Fi :Yamaha A S500

Turnable 1: AKAI AP-207
Cartridge: Shure m95 edm

Turnable 2: ITT MRP20
Cartridge: Audio Technica AT10

CD player: Cambridge Audio Topaz Cd5

Stereo Graphic Equalizer: Pioneer GR-555

Tape deck: Technics RS-TR474

Phono pre amplifier: iFi ZEN Phono Air

External Dac: FIIO KA3

Headphone 1: AKAI k92
Headphone 2: Beyerdynamic Dt 100
IEMS 1: Kz ZSX Terminator 12 Driver Hybrid
IEMS 2: Linsoul BLON x HBB Z300