Turbo
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Wow, that's a really neat set. Almost like one of those "Left Of The Dial" compilations from a few decades back, but with deeper cuts.
Going to look for a copy of that.
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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Wow, that's a really neat set. Almost like one of those "Left Of The Dial" compilations from a few decades back, but with deeper cuts.
Going to look for a copy of that.
Colonel4Bin
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I had the boot a few years back. Nothing great in fidelity, but not the worst. Think I sold it, as I didn’t pull it out much. There’s some good audio on YouTube of this one, it’s a pretty enjoyable album. I’m guessing this release will be about the same as the one that’s been available.Anybody know or have this release?
I was considering picking it up but from what I've read it is, at the very least a grey market pressing, as the originals go for like $2k and the dude behind the album is religious now (plus his son was killed by a drone strike after becoming radicalized and join Al-Quida). so I don't think an official reissue will ever happen unfortunately.
Relatively Clean Riv - Relatively Clean Rivers [New Vinyl LP] 781930069243 | eBay
Vinyl LP pressing. Pacific Is released just this sole album and was to a certain extent an original example of do it yourself. And then there's the band Wilco, citing the Relatively Clean Rivers as being inspirational.www.ebay.com
Does anyone has insight into the fidelity? I know unofficial release can vary wildly in quality from decent to absolute garbage and I would prefer to avoid the latter if possible.
Here’s the one I had
Relatively Clean Rivers - Relatively Clean Rivers
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Hemotep
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This has been high on my want list, but it's been hard to find a reasonably priced copy here.
Okay so I've already determined this is probably a fools errand simply due to how many dodgy pressings there are under the exact same barcode BUT.... sigh... Bjork "Post" and "Debut". Aside from the incredibly expensive 45s that each of these have from years ago, are there any actually good pressings that have been identified? With all the silence on her albums I figure it's probably best just to stream but it would be nice to have, kinda shocking there haven't been any proper audiophile pressings of her stuff aside from the early 45 pressings.
I have European pressings from it must be approaching a decade ago and I’m happy with them. The American pressing at the same time was supposedly pretty crap. These are them.
Björk - Debut
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I have the beige of this one but that’s a lot more expensive than this same press on black.
Björk - Post
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And I have this black one of post.
Yeah but unfortunately those share the barcodes with like every single other pressing of the albums so pretty much impossible to track down...I have European pressings from it must be approaching a decade ago and I’m happy with them. The American pressing at the same time was supposedly pretty crap. These are them.
Björk - Debut
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I have the beige of this one but that’s a lot more expensive than this same press on black.
Björk - Post
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And I have this black one of post.
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MikeH
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Biggest pet peeve in vinyl
I wonder what the deal is with her rights. I mean she seems like exactly the type of artist that would be perfect for a audiophile repress, or just a VMP thing. But it seems like all of her pressings are just from the indie label she's on.
MikeH
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the same can be said with Radiohead right? seems like some bands/artists simply don't care.
Yeah looking through her catalogue it's almost identical, a couple of well thought of 45s and a slew of impossible to source represses all with different matrix and labels but same barcode. DISLIKE
In getting ready to spin the Moondance 3 LP release I took a look at the bonus 2 LP's - and wondered if the RSD release from a few years back was now unnecessary.
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While the 3 LP version does have most of the tracks, there are still a couple that aren't shared - so you do still need to have the RSD release if you want to have all alternate mixes and such available.
2018
2023
Here are the tracks on the RSD release that do not appear on the 3LP -
And It Stoned Me (Alternate Mix)
Into The Mystic (Take 14)
Glad Tidings (Alternate Version) - not sure if this is really Glad Tidings (Take 9), but I suspect it is different.
Van Morrison - The Alternative Moondance
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While the 3 LP version does have most of the tracks, there are still a couple that aren't shared - so you do still need to have the RSD release if you want to have all alternate mixes and such available.
2018
2023
Here are the tracks on the RSD release that do not appear on the 3LP -
And It Stoned Me (Alternate Mix)
Into The Mystic (Take 14)
Glad Tidings (Alternate Version) - not sure if this is really Glad Tidings (Take 9), but I suspect it is different.
It's not that they don't care about sonic quality. Radiohead put a fair bit of effort into their vinyl, for example.
It's more that many artists don't care for the 'audiophile' esthetic and the aura of exclusivity or elitism in the collector arena.
TrainFan73
Frothy
More to the point about Radiohead (and they are sort of the antithesis of the rest of your post)… they seem to spend a lot of time on one edition of the vinyl and subsequent presses may be subpar because the label makes the choices, not the band.
We need more Neil Youngs who tell us the provenance of the source and clearly put effort into ensuring the vinyl is quality.
zdkaiser
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Radiohead presses records at United.
Either them or their label don't give two shits about the final product, well other than the packaging and artwork.
Either them or their label don't give two shits about the final product, well other than the packaging and artwork.
MikeH
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Eh...they do "special editions" of most of their albums with big boxes, artwork, etc in limited versions. And they press their US pressings at crappy plants. So somebody doesn't care about the vinyl--maybe it's the labels. The Kid Amnesia release was an absolute joke with pressing issues, no quality control and they wouldn't replace any of the damaged records or repress it.
LOL - Neil Young! There's the antithesis - an artist who for the past decade has put more effort into the sound than the music!
Do you really expect an active artist to attend the cutting session for every subsequent lacquer, or even listen to every test pressing?
And - all my Radiohead were pressed at either Optimal, Record Industry or the former EMI UK plant.
TrainFan73
Frothy
All my Radiohead sounds like shit and was pressed at fucking united. I’ll just stick to the CDs.
I don’t expect them to attend all of that but I would tend to be more like Mr Young and want to make sure my fans get what they want - no matter where they are.
Also there are quite a few of us who dig what Mr Young is doing music wise. I still remember how blown away I was the first time I listened to Psychedelic Pill.
Russ I
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Yeah, I looked at it the other way and decided that since I have the 2020 KPG Moondance and the RSD Alternative Moondance with most of these extra tracks, I don't need this 3Lp version. We'll see if I hold to that.In getting ready to spin the Moondance 3 LP release I took a look at the bonus 2 LP's - and wondered if the RSD release from a few years back was now unnecessary.
Van Morrison - The Alternative Moondance
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2018 Vinyl release of "The Alternative Moondance" on Discogs.
While the 3 LP version does have most of the tracks, there are still a couple that aren't shared - so you do still need to have the RSD release if you want to have all alternate mixes and such available.
2018
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2023
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Here are the tracks on the RSD release that do not appear on the 3LP -
And It Stoned Me (Alternate Mix)
Into The Mystic (Take 14)
Glad Tidings (Alternate Version) - not sure if this is really Glad Tidings (Take 9), but I suspect it is different.
zdkaiser
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You must be on the other side of the pond. The US gets URP pressings and GZ.
MikeH
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All their US pressings are done at shit plants in the US or GZ with bad results. Probably the label's fault. It's just a shame to see an artist take so much care about how they record an album and the sonics on it and then put out a shit product to listen to it. Even some of the UK pressings sound crappy like A Moon Shaped Pool.
it's just frustrating because they clearly can make great sounding vinyl. The In Rainbows Disc Box sounds incredible. But the large majority of my other radiohead pressings sound pretty bad. And I can't afford the early OG UK stuff.