Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication

My copy plays perfectly and sounds pretty good. I'm wondering why so many people are saying it skips so bad, maybe I got lucky

interesting fact: today I received lp californication and it had two tabs with lyrics

Didn't have any of the skipping or tracking issues that other reviews point out - it must only be on some copies because both my copy and my friends sound fine with no skips. Not the most dynamic pressing, but it's decent enough.

Very poor pressing. Lots of skips. Returned mine after listening to Side A.

bro who peed in the fucking pool? fucking disgusting. god

One of the best albums ever made, but the sound quality has always been lacking. This edition is a little better than the CD, but unfortunately not revolutionary. The (largely) mono mix and distorted sound is a part of the aesthetic of this record, but even then there should be room for improvement with less clipping and better dynamics. I wonder if the stems themselves were recorded too hot?

Obviously the colors are not as advertised, but the bigger problem is the actual pressing. It skips horribly on the A and B sides. I tried two copies and both had the same issues. I’d avoid this one for sure.

Sad to report mine skips all over the place on the first two tracks of Side A...that is all I could handle to hear and now I'm heading off to Wal-Mart for a refund. I have never had this issue before with any brand new records in the 5 or 6 years I have been actively collecting vinyl...not too bad of a run I guess?

Obviously the colors don't match the album artwork as mentioned below. After wet cleaning the records happy to report that they sound great on my set-up (Technics player and Edifier speakers). John's solos on Scar Tissue get me every time.

Obviously didn’t get pressed on the advertised colors. Got a replacement after playing through A & B side with a ton of skipping and tracking issues. Replacement has the same problems.