WesHeadley

As I agree with all of the praise that has been lavished upon this box set, I'll just speak to the quality of the vinyl pressings. I have all of the original CD's but had never before heard vinyl pressings of these excellent albums. The vinyl is very... See full review

I have only sampled one copy so far and it is a superb sounding pressing-- IF NOT for the abysmal levels of surface noise that ruins the quiet passages on nearly every track. This, after a thorough precleaning on my Hannl RCM. Unfortunately Optimal... See full review

This is a decent pressing. The remastering does not really improve the sonics much IMO. The vinyl quality is overall pretty decent with minimal surface noise.

This is a decent pressing that was sold at a low price upon release. The vinyl is a little noisy with crackles and ticks here and there but the sound is warm and open.

Gads what a crap pressing. It helps that the music could have come from the seventies or late sixties with all the pops and ticks. I like the music. It deserved a better pressing. This is sadly all too common with Merge Records US releases. Going to... See full review

These comments are about the vinyl pressing quality of the green vinyl variant. This is far from a "beautiful pressing". It is pressed at GZ Media (shudders) and although I've thoroughly cleaned both discs (using a Hannl RCM) there remains noticeable... See full review

This is a rather poor quality pressing along with pretty awful mastering. The music is flat, tinny, and heavily compressed. Was expecting better given the sound of the other War on Drugs releases.

I was expecting disappointment from all of the crap I read about the covers looking scanned and then having GZ Media be the pressing plant (they have a very spotty history with quality control), but... after pre-cleaning, re-sleeving and then playing... See full review

Another excellent Tennis album. A shame this pressing is a hot mess. Warped and loaded with objectionable levels of surface noise throughout. The mastering is decent, the overall sound is a bit compressed. I'm going to try another copy and will update... See full review

My copy weighs 186 grams. It is possible you received a lighter pressing. The quality of this set is impeccable.

My copy is warped beyond being playable. Have to start on track three as T1 & T2 cause a skip due to the warp. The surface is noisy (post wet cleaning on a Hannl RCM), the mastering is tinny and compressed sounding (I have a high-end analog front-end... See full review

Clean, quiet red vinyl and, frankly, an amazing mix of songs. This is an inspired collection!!! So many dots connected, such excellent sequencing. Time warps and bends, but the circle remains unbroken. Love it!

I've had several pressings of this and this one is THE ONE. It's intensely dynamic. You can feel each and every one of them. A masterpiece!

I have a US pressing on black vinyl with Merge Records labels, so not sure if this is the same release as there is no specific listing for the US version. It's not bad for a Lambchop pressing. Minor surface noise here and there after cleaning with my... See full review

The black vinyl version is a decent pressing with minor non-invasive surface noise between tracks. One problem I had with this copy was that it was warped enough that it required some flattening (I use a vinyl flat + groovy pouch to de-warp-- this one... See full review

I have tried two copies of the deluxe version. The vinyl pressing quality sucks on both of those, and it sucks on this one as well. There is no other way to describe it. There is unacceptable levels of ticks, pops, and worst of all, plate damage or... See full review

Everything about this release is wonderful... except the vinyl pressing. Far too much surface noise, even after cleaning with a Hannl RCM. The disc was also heavily warped. Going to try a replacement copy. The remastering is excellent. Everything more... See full review

The black vinyl pressing sounds great. Flat with minimal surface noise. Such a beautiful record.

A solid follow-up to their previous release-- American Love Call. The band expands out a bit with some disco tracks adding a late '70s vibe to their already gorgeous soul compositions. This pressing is at best decent. There is light surface noise... See full review

This is a good one dudes! Pressed flat and clean, solid mastering, and of course excellent performances of what are sure to be classic songs one day. If you dig the Black Pumas grab this one ASAP!

This is an excellent vinyl pressing. Came in a tip-on sleeve, looks like it was pressed at QRP or someplace that actually gives a damn about what they're doing. The mastering is also excellent. The music uses early sixties retro-elements to create... See full review

The sound you are hearing is non-fill-- air-gaps where the vinyl did not fill the mold. I can't be cleaned and isn't great for you to be dragging an expensive stylus over it either. The louder you play your music the worse that distortion will sound.... See full review

This album kicks some serious ass. Mastering is a tad bright on track one (maybe a live studio track?), but the Dude (RIP) shreds, and sings right from the gut. This man was the real deal. Mastered from the original tapes on 180gm blue swirly vinyl. Worth it! See full review

Changing the record sleeve without first cleaning it thoroughly via vacuum or ultrasonic only contaminates the new sleeve. There is no way to know how clean a pressing this really is without first cleaning it yourself. I found this record to be... See full review

I have dozens of Rhino reissues and I do not find them to be extremely noisy pressings. Are you properly cleaning the vinyl before playing? There are certainly some dud pressings from Rhino (or from any large publisher for that matter), but they are... See full review