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brownsugah said:
I’m pissed that How I Got Over is ROTM. If I would have known some time ago that it would eventually be ROTM I would have waited for this pressing (I wouldn’t have known but yeah..). 😩😭
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Here's the weird thing, and Storf could just be talking out his ass, but he's claiming on Reddit that Roots is being done on new plates
 
serotonein said:
Here's the weird thing, and Storf could just be talking out his ass, but he's claiming on Reddit that Roots is being done on new plates
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That seems.... very unlikely. Unless Roots got new plates done for their re-issue campaign but in that case I wouldn't think VMP would be given the "scoop" over the standard or deluxe wide releases. Did he give any info on where or what new plates?
 
Mather said:
That seems.... very unlikely. Unless Roots got new plates done for their re-issue campaign but in that case I wouldn't think VMP would be given the "scoop" over the standard or deluxe wide releases. Did he give any info on where or what new plates?
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Agreed, it's unlikely. Here's a screenshot of the only thing he said; nobody followed up to clarify (I don't have a Reddit account; just occasionally lurk for info)

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serotonein said:
Here's the weird thing, and Storf could just be talking out his ass, but he's claiming on Reddit that Roots is being done on new plates
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Mather said:
That seems.... very unlikely. Unless Roots got new plates done for their re-issue campaign but in that case I wouldn't think VMP would be given the "scoop" over the standard or deluxe wide releases. Did he give any info on where or what new plates?
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I'd assume he's telling the truth. According to Discogs former issues used STERLING and TML cut plates. This VMP issue according to the magazine article is a DMM cut from GZ in house.

Honestly I find it laughable that they act like this is some high quality solution, but it is unique vinyl mastering. I will say as much as I see it as a cheap way out, GZ does do a decent job with hip-hop. Their software seems to do well with preserving bass firmness. I'd take then over NRP for instance. But still something from a better mastering engineer like JNH at Sterling would be way better.
 
zombie.modernist said:
I'd assume he's telling the truth. According to Discogs former issues used STERLING and TML cut plates. This VMP issue according to the magazine article is a DMM cut from GZ in house.

Honestly I find it laughable that they act like this is some high quality solution, but it is unique vinyl mastering. I will say as much as I see it as a cheap way out, GZ does do a decent job with hip-hop. Their software seems to do well with preserving bass firmness. I'd take then over NRP for instance. But still something from a better mastering engineer like JNH at Sterling would be way better.
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Good catch on that GZ DMM, I didn't notice that before. Well that's actually better than a straight repress, I mean it ain't classics but... it's better than nothing...
 
Mather said:
Good catch on that GZ DMM, I didn't notice that before. Well that's actually better than a straight repress, I mean it ain't classics but... it's better than nothing...
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And I think the original pressing sounds really average. It doesn’t get any spins really because I was underwhelmed by the sound quality of it.

I’m very happy to hear this is on new plates and will likely sound much better!
 
Mather said:
Good catch on that GZ DMM, I didn't notice that before. Well that's actually better than a straight repress, I mean it ain't classics but... it's better than nothing...
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Yeah mixed feelings. I would almost always prefer a dedicated lacquer, but the few RJ / Sterling cuts I have were very rolled off in the bass. I find cuts from RKS or JNH at Sterling today to be much better (some of their recent hip-hop cuts have been amazing IMO), but I wouldn't doubt a GZ cut lacquer could best a conservative RJ cut.
 
In unrelated news, I got my 4th (!!) copy of Southerplaylistic in yesterday. Finally got a second disc with no marks, but sadly the disc was slightly warped. I'll take that for silent playback. I know a lot of folks here have issues with VMP CS, but I'm very glad they worked with me to get a decent copy of this. Still completely stupid that all 4 copies had some flaw with the play surfaces and I had to Frankenstien a good copy.
 
I have been on the fence about that Mariah album. $35 is a ripoff for it, IMO, but $23 is more tolerable. I like Mariah but the sequencing on that LP just feels so 90s to me. Hate how the opening cut goes right into a slow-jam. Love some of the cuts, but something about it just hasn't aged as well as albums from, say TLC.
 
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SanSeattle said:
How good is the quality of Loretta's Fist City? Thinking about adding a track to swap for it and saving a whopping $1 haha.

Added Essentials to swap for Alex Cameron. Man, those 3 released tracks are something else. Super excited for this record.
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I swapped for Fist City. Everything I have read has been positive. It’s a fairly short album but they pressed it at 45rpms. So I am on board. Plus it’s first time it’s been reissued in any format since 1968 and there are only 1000 albums of em (they’ll stick around for a while but once they are gone they’re gone).
 
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