Arzachel – Arzachel

This is the second Uk issue. The first Uk issue says Zachariah on the back, does not say distributed by rca, and has a turquoise label. This is confirmed with many top shelf collectors, also if you search sold copies both on Popsike and the web you’ll see many more rca copies indicting a larger pressing run…

Please, can a lovely caring sharing label give all of us a really excellent sounding reissue of this great U.K. Psych album that everyone will be very happy with. Thanks in advance x

Someone for a sound review of this one please ?

Someone for a sound review of this one please ?

Horrible pressing. The streaming on Qobuz is much much better. Distorted, muffled, flat…
And the vinyl itself (by GZ media) is very noisy.
At this day, I never found a reissue better than the files so, maybe, one day I will spend 300€ for an original press from 70’…

This CD sounds very fine, better than the TRC version and the 2007 official reissue by the band.

With this being a bootleg the sleeve does feel pretty cheap but the artwork looks very nice. Terrible cheap paper inner sleeve. Vinyl is relatively quiet. Mastering is pretty good but still a little bit flat and quiet due to its length. The bonus tracks are a nice addition but I would've preferred if they were at the start of side 1 instead of the end as that would make it easier to listen to the album's original running order. Despite its minor problems I'm still very happy with this reissue, glad I chose this over the Kilmt version with a shuffled tracklist. If you can find a copy I would recommend getting it.

Pressing: 6/10
Music: 8/10

Why don't some record labels pay as much attention to the label design as the sleeves. This one, quite frankly looks completely empty and boring. Collectors want an aesthetically pleasing product. Start again.

For an unofficial reissue, this sounds fantastic. Nice quiet thick vinyl, sleeve looks fantastic, if they used any sort of digital audio restoration they kept it at a minimum. Not bad for a boot! Photos for this release are from my personal copy, notice how they used the original cover art from the UK version (blue without ARZACHEL emblazoned across it) for the front cover - back cover doesn't have flip-up like the original and has a bit of a blue tinge to it - person who sold it to me said it was released at some point in the 80s.

Disappointed, because this is a CD-R, not a proper CD.