John Mayer – Continuum

The copy of this record that I received came with three discs, lol. One of LP1 and two of LP2. Doesn’t affect anything, but I wonder who was the unlucky person who got their copy with no LP2…

Excellent pressing on dead silent wax - literally no surface noise or pops. Dynamics are great and well balanced. Bold as Love sounds a bit compressed and I wish all songs had a wider soundstage, but acknowledging the album was recorded in digital, this is the best the album has ever sounded to me. I also have the Live in LA pressing from MOV which is even more enjoyable and retains all the excitement of a live recording.

Not gonna lie. As good as it sounds, there are a number of songs that sound worse that the regular Music On Vinyl version. There's a lot they got right, but I paid nearly $80 for this based on reviews. There are a number of songs with less clarity that the MOV version. I would say if you want the "warmth of vinyl" this would definitely appeal. However, all versions are digitally recorded, so it's kind of a moot point. If you want the punch and clarity, its probably worse than the MOV. Both versions are somewhat noisy, even after an ultrasonic cleaning. My first listen I didn't notice too much, but after that it was distracting. At the end of the day the album sounds great, but to pay twice as much for this version compared to the regular MOV version, doesn't quite seem worth it unless you're a huge fan trying to get them all.

That being said. QRP has produced some of the best records I own hands down, when it comes to surface noise. Can't comment on the original VMP release (which came out a couple years ago), but I'm not impressed with the surface noise.

Edit: I see what these scumbags did. The classic bait and switch. "plated at QRP", not pressed. Man I hate vinyl sometimes.

This pressing sounds dynamite. Don't hesitate to buy this if you find one in the wild. The track list is iconic.

Sounds Amazing. I've listened to this album 100's of times but this record just sounds better. Seems like more dynamic range compared to the digital version.

Sounds amazing. Packaging kinda blows for a VMP release tbh. Seam split and all.

Mastering is dang good, but both copies I've purchased have had a ton of surface noise (to the point of distraction) even after two trips on my record vacuum. Five star tunes on three star vinyl.

I can only confirm how this pressing is amazing! So many details
Never heard of before and god knows how big of a John Mayer fan I am

First copy had non-fill, they replaced it easily and set sounds amazing. Bought this for my daughter and sounded so good on my system, ordered an additional copy

Holy shit. Absolutely bumps. Fantastic mix and pressing. Belief is shaking my house right now.