Cocteau Twins – Treasure

A great rendering of an old favorite. I'm actually quite taken with this mastering. Having grown up first with the CD, then with a used early pressing, I've got no complaints at all with the clarity and presence of the sound. If anything, there's an immediate distinctness to the vocals and instrumentation like I've never heard before. The pressing quality of my copy is great too, no surface noise. From a record store I trust. Not at all bad for the price.

Mine has a sticker on the back that says "made in Czech Republic" on the shrink.

Regarding the mastering itself, 4AD's description on an archived version of their site is: "Using new masters created from high definition files transferred from the original analogue tapes" https://web.archive.org/web/20180707235610/http://4ad.com/news/870

Now, does anybody know what the deal is with these Vinyl 180 editions of CT albums which have slightly different revised artwork that is unique to these releases (Head Over Heels being another example)?
And then, most crucially of all, how does the vinyl sound quality come across compared to the OTHER remastered heavyweight vinyl editions (2018)?

Such a wondeful album, Ivo is unique. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Super-high quality audiophile pressing far superior to the original UK pressing. The audio quality of original UK pressing is excellent - though, by comparison, this vintage Japanese pressing is vastly improved across the entire frequency range. Soundstage is also deeper and wider than the original UK pressing. A great example of what you would expect from a really good vintage Japanese pressing.

I'm one of the lucky one, I guess. My pressing is superb. Quiet and clean and clear. And classic, as the album remains. Very happy with this release.

This sounds immaculate. My copy is dead quiet. Equal quality to the 2014 reissue of 'Blue Bell Knoll'

I suspect very strongly this is an australian pressing. Cad code also appears on the other australian press

Had been listening to the original CD since the late 80s and have been buying the LP counterparts because they have a sheen and depth that the CDs just don't have. I just got the original UK LP pressing and was flabbergasted, it SHINES!!!!...do yourself a favor and get these on LP ...of course, get the best stylus you can afford; I have a $300 Ortofon OMP 30 on my Linear Tracking Technics SL-QL1 and it's vinyl heaven; especially because of the non existent Inner Groove Distortion (look it up). And I ain't just talking out of my A**, I am a pro sound engineer, have a few entries here in Discogs... PEACE!

it’s bonkers that john bonham plays drums (in an indirect fashion) on this record, seems so obvious once you know that

Wow.. super suprised to see all these negative reviews on this pressing. My copy sounds pretty great, with only a slight bit of surface noise which i noticed towards the end of side B. Definietly not as bad as others make it out to be.