Manic Street Preachers – Know Your Enemy

Sounds fantastic, this is by far the best these songs have ever sounded to my ears. I liked the original well enough for the most part when it came out, but the remix/remaster on this sounds very good indeed on vinyl, and significantly better than the streaming version of this release. Also I would say this is a case where the album as a whole actually benefits from being broken up into four sides. Pretty clean records out of the sleeve for me, almost no surface noise, well centered.

Good pressing, sounds great. Not sure about the reordered tracklist as spent so long with the original. I mean, the fact that they left off Royal Correspondent but kept the absolute dog-shite, album ruining, Miss Europa and Watsville Blues beggars belief. Oh well at least as they are the last two tracks I can just turn it off after Dead Martyrs :)

Record sounds great overall! I know this is the way that they intended the album to be but I don't understand why they replaced "So Why So Sad?" with the Avalanches remix. Also, "Royal Correspondent" was one of my favorite tracks from the original album. Other than those 2 gripes it's a great release!

The vinyl comes in paper and the edges are not cut well, I had to have scrape off the rest of the plastic. But plays well cleaned up. The sound is much better and more dynamic than on the old CD, or on the new digital version.

One of my favourite Manics albums, long overdue a decent vinyl pressing. Perhaps I was a little too excited about this release as I've got to say I'm a little underwhelmed so far.

The new tracklisting will take some getting used to although the new tracks are great. But I'm really not sure about the new mixes after an initial spin. Some of the tracks are a little fatiguing at loud volumes.

I've got to be honest here and say I would've much preferred a double vinyl of the original album, since that's what I'm used to. But it's early days, I'll keep listening, maybe it will grow.

On the plus side the vinyl is pressed well, flat and silent. Both records needed a clean but that's fairly standard these days.

Really hits different now they’ve rearranged as it was originally intended to be released. There were always some great moments on this record though it did come across a bit muddled originally - much more cohesive now and the additional tracks are great! The new mix sounds great to me and the pressing is clear and balanced. Lost classic gets the care it deserves 👍🏻

Can anyone comment on the mastering and pressing quality of this record?