I just picked up _____ on vinyl!

brianlux

BIGDaddyWil said:

Very cool!

BIGDaddyWil

Thank you, sir! 

MedozK

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

jerparker20

MedozK said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

I’ve zero issues with my copy of Speak No Evil.   

I think part of the problem with reviews (Hoffman forums and Discogs) for vinyl pressings in general is there are some people that:

a. have excessively unreasonable expectations and anything less than absolute perfection is trash

b. Enjoy complaining for the sake of complaining.

Could there be pressing issues? Yup. We’re buying a $20-25 dollar album, being mastered from tapes that are 50-70 years old, that are being mass produced during a worldwide pandemic. There has to be some level of tolerance for slight defects here and there. Now, that’s not an excuse for total disregard for lack of QC, which I don’t think is the issue with these BN Classics. 

Now, if you’re buying high end pressings from AS, MM, and other releases that are $100-200 a pop, different story.

I’ve also read that some of the issues people are griping about are directly related with issues with the recording and masters.Hot horns, tape distortion and damage which are present on the originals.

I have 5 of the 6 of these releases so far, and my very happy with the product and have had no issues.

1STmammal2wearPants

tempo_n_groove said:

1STmammal2wearPants said:

Between the re-press of Z for the first time since 2005, Waterfall II release, and grabbing the 20th Anniversary 3LP red vinyl of their debut, MMJ has gotten so much of my $$$ over the past year - couldn't help myself now with At Dawn 20th anniversary reissue. Got the opaque orange 3LP! The awesome part though for this one, beyond the album being wonderful, is the third LP is an acoustic Jim James set! https://darla.com/products/my-morning-jacket-at-dawn-20th-anniversary-edition 

Just ordered this.  Thanks.

Oh word - very nice!

pjpjpaul

jerparker20 said:

MedozK said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

I’ve zero issues with my copy of Speak No Evil.   

I think part of the problem with reviews (Hoffman forums and Discogs) for vinyl pressings in general is there are some people that:

a. have excessively unreasonable expectations and anything less than absolute perfection is trash

b. Enjoy complaining for the sake of complaining.

Could there be pressing issues? Yup. We’re buying a $20-25 dollar album, being mastered from tapes that are 50-70 years old, that are being mass produced during a worldwide pandemic. There has to be some level of tolerance for slight defects here and there. Now, that’s not an excuse for total disregard for lack of QC, which I don’t think is the issue with these BN Classics. 

Now, if you’re buying high end pressings from AS, MM, and other releases that are $100-200 a pop, different story.

I’ve also read that some of the issues people are griping about are directly related with issues with the recording and masters.Hot horns, tape distortion and damage which are present on the originals.

I have 5 of the 6 of these releases so far, and my very happy with the product and have had no issues.

I agree 100 percent. Unrealistic expectations from a lot of people online. I am grateful to be able to purchase new copies of these classics without having to break the bank and appreciate the efforts of those remastering these works. My copy also has no issues. 

pjpjpaul

Just used a coupon and picked this up. 

toolie

Perfect arrival for Friday morning!! 😀😀😀

halv

Rolling Stones 
Depeche Mode
Metallica
Atoms For Peace
Rolling Stones 
Judas Priest 

DC29940

JeBurkhardt

BIGDaddyWil

pjpjpaul said:

jerparker20 said:

MedozK said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

I’ve zero issues with my copy of Speak No Evil.   

I think part of the problem with reviews (Hoffman forums and Discogs) for vinyl pressings in general is there are some people that:

a. have excessively unreasonable expectations and anything less than absolute perfection is trash

b. Enjoy complaining for the sake of complaining.

Could there be pressing issues? Yup. We’re buying a $20-25 dollar album, being mastered from tapes that are 50-70 years old, that are being mass produced during a worldwide pandemic. There has to be some level of tolerance for slight defects here and there. Now, that’s not an excuse for total disregard for lack of QC, which I don’t think is the issue with these BN Classics. 

Now, if you’re buying high end pressings from AS, MM, and other releases that are $100-200 a pop, different story.

I’ve also read that some of the issues people are griping about are directly related with issues with the recording and masters.Hot horns, tape distortion and damage which are present on the originals.

I have 5 of the 6 of these releases so far, and my very happy with the product and have had no issues.

I agree 100 percent. Unrealistic expectations from a lot of people online. I am grateful to be able to purchase new copies of these classics without having to break the bank and appreciate the efforts of those remastering these works. My copy also has no issues. 

I totally agree with you guys!!!

duffer

duffer

JeBurkhardt said:

Which version of BigMuff is that ? Ive got 6 versions ,who needs 6 versions of the same album ? No wonder Im poor :-( 

1STmammal2wearPants

Just picked up the 2LP Marvel cover variant of one of my favorite albums (hip-hop) of all time, GZA's Liquid Swords.
https://shop.urbanlegends.com/products/liquid-swords-standard-marvel-edition-2lp

JeBurkhardt

duffer said:

JeBurkhardt said:

Which version of BigMuff is that ? Ive got 6 versions ,who needs 6 versions of the same album ? No wonder Im poor :-( 

The runout says 18389.2(3) SP21, which according to Discogs is 2009 reissue. Sounds great. 

GlowGirl

I looked up the Zeppelin on Discogs. It appears to be a 1974 reissue. It has the cover with the working spin wheel. The vinyl appears to be in good shape. I will listen to it tomorrow. 

Loujoe

I've been on the hunt for that zep 3. Had one but it was a mess. Always trying to find it cheap somewhere but haven't been hitting the local dumping grounds due to covid floating around. 
I miss the hunt. A lot of my varied collection is from 49 cent finds. 

brianlux

jerparker20 said:

MedozK said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

I’ve zero issues with my copy of Speak No Evil.   

I think part of the problem with reviews (Hoffman forums and Discogs) for vinyl pressings in general is there are some people that:

a. have excessively unreasonable expectations and anything less than absolute perfection is trash

b. Enjoy complaining for the sake of complaining.

Could there be pressing issues? Yup. We’re buying a $20-25 dollar album, being mastered from tapes that are 50-70 years old, that are being mass produced during a worldwide pandemic. There has to be some level of tolerance for slight defects here and there. Now, that’s not an excuse for total disregard for lack of QC, which I don’t think is the issue with these BN Classics. 

Now, if you’re buying high end pressings from AS, MM, and other releases that are $100-200 a pop, different story.

I’ve also read that some of the issues people are griping about are directly related with issues with the recording and masters.Hot horns, tape distortion and damage which are present on the originals.

I have 5 of the 6 of these releases so far, and my very happy with the product and have had no issues.

I'm somewhere in between.  I agree that expecting perfection for re-issues is unrealistic and the price of originals is outrageous and only for people with deep discretionary income pockets.  But what does disturb me a bit is that it can be very, very hard to find information on sourcing for re-issues.  There are several jazz re-issues that are needle drop source and you have to be a detective to find that information.  Why is this information kept on the q.t.?  Why not just be transparent and let the buyer decide?

As for the Hoffman site, sure, some of those guys that post there are full of themselves (it's the internet- what's new? haha) but I've gotten information there that has been pure gold.  No complaints here- you just need to sift a bit.

mrussel1

brianlux said:

jerparker20 said:

MedozK said:

BIGDaddyWil said:

Nice, I want that Speak No Evil, but have read some not so good reviews. Which surprise me.

I’ve zero issues with my copy of Speak No Evil.   

I think part of the problem with reviews (Hoffman forums and Discogs) for vinyl pressings in general is there are some people that:

a. have excessively unreasonable expectations and anything less than absolute perfection is trash

b. Enjoy complaining for the sake of complaining.

Could there be pressing issues? Yup. We’re buying a $20-25 dollar album, being mastered from tapes that are 50-70 years old, that are being mass produced during a worldwide pandemic. There has to be some level of tolerance for slight defects here and there. Now, that’s not an excuse for total disregard for lack of QC, which I don’t think is the issue with these BN Classics. 

Now, if you’re buying high end pressings from AS, MM, and other releases that are $100-200 a pop, different story.

I’ve also read that some of the issues people are griping about are directly related with issues with the recording and masters.Hot horns, tape distortion and damage which are present on the originals.

I have 5 of the 6 of these releases so far, and my very happy with the product and have had no issues.

I'm somewhere in between.  I agree that expecting perfection for re-issues is unrealistic and the price of originals is outrageous and only for people with deep discretionary income pockets.  But what does disturb me a bit is that it can be very, very hard to find information on sourcing for re-issues.  There are several jazz re-issues that are needle drop source and you have to be a detective to find that information.  Why is this information kept on the q.t.?  Why not just be transparent and let the buyer decide?

As for the Hoffman site, sure, some of those guys that post there are full of themselves (it's the internet- what's new? haha) but I've gotten information there that has been pure gold.  No complaints here- you just need to sift a bit.

Agree on your comment about Hoffman, very useful.  But for jazz, I'm very pleased with the quality and the information available from the tone poet, music matters,  AP, etc. Which reissues are you speaking of? From the last few years or all the ones that came out like 2010, 2012, etc.? Newbury colored reissues are also very good and well sourced.