The Fall – Hex Enduction Hour

maaaan i wish i still had this one. bass on and this day literally brought me to my knees

I've not heard the 2019 pressing but to my 53 year old ears this sounds great. The oringle 60 minute album Hex is now spread out over 4 sides. Record perfect - flat, silent, no pops or crackles. The record looks perfect. Lovely solid gatefold with clear graphics. Nice thick inner sleeves.

This is the same cut as the 2019 edition but pressed onto lovely flat black vinyl and, therefore, sounding better than the 2019 release. Short of the masters being found in useable shape (chance = nil), this is the last copy of Hex you'll ever need.

All discs flat. No surface noise whatsoever. A beautiful thing indeed!

This version bests my original Kamera pressing, as it would now there is room to live. I had the privilege to call MES a friend and I asked him why this wasn’t this originally spread over 2 lp’s and his answer was double albums were bloated and it’s still sounded great on just the one. No argument there but this new one is a massive improvement. None of mine were warped and the all were dead quiet after giving them a deep cleaning. Great reissue of one of the best albums ever made!

Very, very pleased with this pressing. Mine sounds great and zero issues with warping, although sorry to hear it happened to others. I'd be willing to bet this is even better than original pressings because it has the space it needs.

The content, of course... what can you say. The band was literally possessed by genius throughout this era, and this could well be the best of all of them.

Records were flat, but the noise floor was much higher than I'd have expected given the reviews. The white vinyl is just that – a recipe for a higher noise floor – and it's a shame they didn't try to push this across 3 black carbonized virgin vinyl discs at 45rpm. A decent pressing for sure, but a missed opportunity given the gimmicky colored discs.

Truly spectacular presentation. Packaging 10/10, pressing 10/10. Super silent and especially surprising since they’re colour discs! My only nitpick is the track choices on LP3 - obviously the Peel session is essential but the cuts on side F feel very secondary, was there nothing else contemporaneous to put this imperial era in context? That aside, I wish all reissues, Fall or otherwise, were given this level of care and attention.

How does this pressing sound? Given that its white vinyl, I'm curious if there's much surface noise?

I’m undecided on the sound quality vs. another repress I have but I will say I don’t like changing the discs so frequently.
I’ll play them both and report back.