tomwebb101

Well..... its better than my olde UK which is quite worn tbf. But.....

The Steven Wilson remix is arguably better (pls dont kill me lol).
He has bought balance to the original mixes which are bass shy, drummer recessed and skeletal of tonality. ... See full review

Nice sum up and pretty on point. I would point out the OJC is alot louder cut and has a degree of compression but not unlistenably so and its also got a bass boost over the AP. The AP is wonderfully natural but cut so low the vinyl has to be perfect.

Weird. Disc one sounds amazing. Disc two and side 3 it all goes weird. She Watch Channel Zero sounds like someone is constantly moving the volume dial up and down. So does Night of the Living Baseheads. The issue then starts to subside as it gets... See full review

Matt Luthens, KPG protege in the runouts.
Decent sound quality but crappy pressing like all the newer Sundazed stuff. Seriously warped and noisy vinyl unfit for sale quite frankly, especially at such premium prices

DEFINITIVE!

To be fair, the AP33 cut had - for me - already become the best ive heard this and subsequently had rendered the Mofi 45rpm inferior, but this adds a layer of dynamics and clarity over the 33 that simply makes it even more definitive. At... See full review

A very good pressing imho. In my instance, this is flatter and quieter than the 2014 black vinyl edition ive also got and on which this is based. The sound is the same on each copy without doubt. It definately sounds better than the CD ive got once... See full review

A mixture of fake stereo and mono with track 5, 10, 11 and 12 in mono and the rest in hard panned early stereo. Search the Juno UK audio samples to confirm with your own ears!

This coloured edition matches the excellent black copy. Theres a little... See full review

Im surprised you havent had a plethora of hateful retorts from the audiophile snobbery brigade but i concur this is a thoroughly decent set and the MQA CD of the main album is not to be sniffed at even though no one can deny the format itself is... See full review

DEFINITIVE

Smokes.... and i genuinely mean SMOKES my old UK cut and the Music On Vinyl editions.

Consider this edition the one to rule them all from packaging to pressing to sound.

Glorious sounding edition. More clarity, more expanse and more life than the Pure Pleasure cut which is very decent in isolation but not as impressive as this. Bernie G is THE MAN!!! I do find the gatefold of the Pure Pleasure preferable and with... See full review

NO longer is it limited. They have released all ZZ albums from said boxset individually on Rhino website, the only difference being the new presses are non numbered. Which is fine by me as i only need this and Tres Hombres... ZZ Top lost it for me... See full review

Compared to the newer Abbey 1/2 Speed this one is cut abit louder and seems to have a tad more lower mid bloom but also its definately not quite as smooth in the very uppers or quite as expansive of soundstage. They are both very good cuts and... See full review

WEIRD!!!

So i forgot i had the 2021 pressing (and indeed i have the non MPO variant 2 runouts) and stupidly bought the latest 2024 pressing complete with its "Made in France" sticker and MPO runouts and i can honestly say the masterings are not the... See full review

Delicious sounding press vs the Fat Possum attempt. So much clearer in the mastering and so much quieter in the grooves (Pallas!). The caveat is you hear more of the tape but the payoff is you get to hear the music properly. Pure listening Pleasure indeed!! See full review

Its hard to imagine this recording could sound so good and also ever sound better, though the AP Sacd is much the equa and the BNC is really decentl. I have to say it is a worthy improvement on the BN Classic. This ones got a bit more body, more... See full review

Noisy.

Alot of light crackling on this pressing on all 4 sides. No non fills or pops or anything amiss from obvious defects, jist seems as if a crappy compound ended up in the press.

Sound is only ok as well. Considering this is the one volume... See full review

I very much also disagree with the first two reviews.... this DOES sound good even on humble equipment.... no nasties, good clarity, decent depth and dynamics. Audiophile reference?? No. Good?? Yes.

My beef is the pressing/s. My first copy had... See full review

I have the 2021 issue and i bought this for a backup as the 2021 is superb alround.

The only difference is the vinyl colour. While the red with some black marbling looks quite cool the 2021 looks better and makes far more sense in mimicking the... See full review

It took a long wait and a 5th attempt but i finally got a defect free copy with vinyl that Optimal used to produce without issue.
Happy at last!

More AP 75th Atlantic brilliance.

Beats my recent Rhino stereo copies handily.

Dynamic, alive and quiet of press.

Naima is INCREDIBLE.

I would admit for the best outright clarity and drive you want the Rhino Mono cut but its VERY mono and doesnt... See full review

No luck AGAIN. 1st copy non fills.

2nd copy EVEN MORE non fills.

Yours sincerely, "Enraged Collector"

Superb. Just superb!

This and Soulful Moods are essential relaxing, melodic jazz. None of your self indulgent random note playing to technically impress here, thank god!

Pressing is flawless here.

But why 3 listings on Dcogs? The 2015 and 22 and... See full review