Needles & Grooves

My remastered 97 mix still has a tonne of what sounds like brick walled distortion. I suspect the MOV might be using the old digital files... Though it says remastered so I dunno...

I've got that 2012 release. One LP is the 1973 version remixed and the other LP is the Iggy version. I'd need to A/B.

It looks like the MOV you have is exactly the same thing?

Some distortion has been on every version I've ever heard. That was the grand design. Would we really want it any other way?

Well it's really odd, it appears similar but Kevin Gray apparently cut the 2012 one and the Iggy mix is much cleaner than the MOV. I agree that I want to hear the distortion but this is almost digital clipping that I'm hearing on this and I could do without it... IF the 2012 is actually cleaner.

What pressing of Fun House do you have? I just grabbed the 2010 which everyone seems to say is the best but it appears to be pressed by Rainbo which scares the hell outta me.

I've got a 1982 Elektra and a 2010 Elektra/Rhino.

How's your 2010? I've never heard a good Rainbo press but this one seems to be well liked...

Back in a few...

Best damn movie.

2012 has Kevin Gray cuts of both mixes. It's great!

Absolutely zero qualms with this Funhouse pressing. No surface noise. No noise between songs. No rumble during dead air. Wish everything was this quiet.

Haha, oops missed the view previous comments button...don't mind me, good night!

Wow, I guess Rainbo stepped up, looking forward to spinning this. Though I know full well mine will be effed up one way or another... Gunna grab that Kevin Gray Raw Power 2LP as well, if it's a lot better I'll sell my MOV version...

I haven't heard both, so if you do, I'd love to hear your comparison!

Right on.

@dhodo I'm gunna grab the Gray tomorrow, so I'll let you now. Though I'm seeing reports that later pressings of the 2012 one were much worse than the earlier ones so who knows...

While we're on Detroit music gods, I gotta share this clip of the MC5 basically playing underneath an overpass in 1970. Some of my favorite footage. Wayne Kramer was on. Dig it.

Although @Yer Ol' Uncle D sitting here at work I can literally see craters in this Fun House vinyl so... RAINBOOOOOOO!!

And yes MC5 is on the list of necessary purchases. Had it in my hands today, might get the box though.

Think of them as little pots o' gold courtesy of the Rainbo. You're rich biatch.