Paul Weller – 66

One of Paul's best albums in recent years. It was worth the wait.

A little softer and more soulful than previous albums; but still full of Paul Weller high quality

A wonderful package with insets and a gatefold sleeve PLUS the vinyl in a polylined inner sleeve! Pressed by GZ in the Czech Republic with no problems and a quiet noise floor. My copy is on black vinyl and my girlfriend got the blue variant which was also well pressed. This album is well mixed, unlike some of his more recent albums that have been compressed somewhat. Paul Weller certainly looks after his fans with regular, consistent albums and this one does not disappoint.

Another winner for Weller. Like jerapah, I have been a fan since the Jam days in the 1970s. Saw them in Chicago for The Gift tour. Saw Paul solo three times, starting on the Heavy Soul tour. To this day some of the very best live performances I have seen. Since 22 Dreams, he has been producing consistently great records. Not every single one is a home run, but they're all solid albums with fantastic production and incredible playing by musicians who understand how to serve a song and work a beautiful arrangement without over playing or as a means to demonstrate how talented they are.

Bog standard black vinyl LP, a 10 inch single, a 12 inch art card (not even signed) in a box. Yours for for £85 from his official store. For that miserly content it should be half the price.

My blue copy is absolutely flawless. Definitely a great album

Side 1 crackles and pops through the middle few songs. Side 2 sounded better. Disappointing - but saw on Weller's Insta that the vinyl and CD both had some issues.

Does Paul Weller knows what is going on in his on line shop and his european fans? i PRE-ordered this box months ago plus the box with the 7'' singles and yesterday they refunded me with no excuse and NOT sending the boxes. THIS is the SECOND time that happens to me - they did the same with his previous box and never send it and refunded me again.
Is this a policy of Universal to hold our payments for months and then refund them, NOT having any clue to send the boxes? To sell them ONLY to those british scums and sharks who'll gonna re-sell them for double and tripple prices?

This seems to be back in stock on the Weller website as of today,

Look closely on the cassette label: in the lower left you'll see a "Dolby" logo. I thought Dolby had ceased licencing the old Dolby playback system years ago, but maybe they're bringing it back. Or that Dolby logo is there for looks. I've purchased the cassette versions of Paul's last three albums, mostly as a collector, but have to say the new one sounds the best of the three. Playback with Dolby on my rig produces a muffled sound, but that was always the case. But played without Dolby the tape sounds comparable to the CD, once the volumes have been leveled.