Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

Available now at VMP! Every single night is alright:

https://www.vinylmeplease.com/products/the-idler-wheel?variant=31242546085978

Really nice accurate detailed vinyl remaster of a facinatingly complicated and intricate recording.

Played beautifully on a balanced AT-LP120. My only complaint is no Largo as a hidden track - there's room!

My first copy direct from VMP was terrible, non-fill noise throughout both sides, buthe replacement I received today is near perfect. I hadn't expected this, usually a whole batch is bad, so I was very pleasantly surprised. The sound quality and dynamics of the music are excellent. I recommend this pressing, but only purchase a one you can return if you get a dud, or otherwise a NM, play-graded copy.

VMP customer service was excellent, and the exchange was handled promptly. Please note that they require a video demonstrating the pressing issue with your replacement request. I've been a VMP member for a couple of years, and this is only the second record I've had to get a replacement for, the rest are top notch, or nearly so. The other album with non-fill issues I had replaced was Feist's "Let It Die" pressed at GZ Media. In that case the second copy also had non-fill, just in different spots, so I gave up on getting a perfect copy.

VMP quality control has gone down the tubes. Label on the A side is an inch off center. Some surface noise. LP is nice and flat and dynamics are good but with what they charge, I would expect better QC.

Sounds good, mastered very well, clean playback without surface noise or pops

Repressed now, appeared in swaps today. If you're thinking of buying, may want to hold off till prices drop

Available as of now on VMP swaps... go go go

If anyone is willing to trade a mint copy of this for VMP's new "When the Pawn..." pressing, let me know.

VMP has a repress on the way, due in the summer