Madonna – Ray Of Light

In my humble opinion, Ray of Light is the PEAK of Madonna's carrier and one of the best albums of all time, not even in terms of Electronic/Pop music. She achieved this level of her purity few times, but out of the all albums, this was it. Her magnum opus.
Better then Bedtime Stories, better then Like A Prayer, even better then Confessions On a Dancefloor, Ive said it. Madonna just won with this album.

i have this, the germany original. alsdorf in the deadwax. sounds good. exceeded my expectations tremendously and feel 100 percent sure that theres no need for another copy. especially the title track ROL, i feel like its in surround sound/3d effect when i only have a single pair of rogers ls3/5a in front of me and nothing else. exceptional cut.

While it’s pretty to look at, it sounds inferior to the compact disc. It is missing certain emphasis and details I know the back of my hand. I’m using an Ortofon black on two different turntables. SRA and VTF is correct, well aligned cart.

Uploaded this to my computer and a mint 2003 German pressing. The 2003 pressing blows this and the CD out of the water. This sounds like a CD was pressed to disc.

I don’t know what equipment the rest of you are using.

I have a copy of this variant that matches the description and pictures here exactly, except the matrix / runout ends with just "M1" rather than "M1S22" or "M1S26". It's incredibly hard to read, too, more than any of the other mould code / SID code text on the same disc. I'm wondering, is it somehow faded, or does anyone else have a copy that ends with just "M1"?

Grabbed a copy of this in Australia and I’m very pleased with the SQ I did find the track Ray Of Light compressed and lacked punch. I guess it has something to do with the mastering. That said awesome re issue. No pops or clicks on mine and definitely worth the money imo

after years of wanting this vinyl, i can say that teres no better way of listening to this album, at least on vinyl, than with this one. is almost like going through a Journey, as you can feel every single aspect of the album. a 100% recommendation and the best vinyl pressing of this album, followed by the 2022 Argentinian re-issue

unless i got a defective copy, this pressing is loaded with pops/crackles, can’t get through the quiet passages of songs without hearing some noise ☹️, the blue is stunning visually but the RSD clear pressing sounds much better

This pressing is awesome. The sound is very clear. There is a perfect balance of bass and treble. The mastering process should have been amazing. Even the japanese pressing used the same master, I guess.

This was the first UK bootleg picture disc, appearing very shortly after the album's release. Further picture disc editions, all originating from the UK (despite them being listed on Discogs as 'US') followed on, usually in either die-cut or full picture sleeves. Despite being a double album pressed onto a single disc, the sound isn't too bad, with the usual surface noise. Of course, the audio source is almost definitely from an official CD edition.

What utter, utter, utter rubbish! Just the usual EU edition with a strip of paper for $799! I'd laugh if it wasn't so tragic...