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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    Well you better blast that shit Frank, let us know how it's sounding..
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • lolobugglolobugg Posts: 8,192
    edited January 2016
    dudeman said:

    reesdog said:

    buck502000 said:

    My CD copy of the Bends sounds better than my vinyl - I can here the drums!!!

    I agree with this comment Buck, that's how I first heard The Bends was on CD and it sounded great. I got The Bends and the Foo Fighters first CD for my 21st birthday way back in 1995 when they were first released. They got played a lot.. :)
    Me too. CD's are a little out of vogue right now but there a lot of bands/studios that made excellent use of the format.

    IMO, by the early to mid '90's, the art of recording, mixing and mastering for CD was largely perfected.

    Some CD's just sound better than their vinyl counterparts.
    So true, unfortunately..
    i am re-sleeving all my records and busted out Gish original version from Hut 1991.
    sounds a little flat. i remember that they mastered it from digital. so many original 90s records suffer from this. Neil Young even predicted that for certain years that people were recording digitally that we would never hear a "great" version of that album. IE: a truly analogue recording.

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  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,061
    It goes both ways, I guess. Alice Cooper's "Killer" sounds terrible on CD and glorious on vinyl but I'd take just about every Radiohead album on CD over the LP.
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    lolobugg said:

    dudeman said:

    reesdog said:

    buck502000 said:

    My CD copy of the Bends sounds better than my vinyl - I can here the drums!!!

    I agree with this comment Buck, that's how I first heard The Bends was on CD and it sounded great. I got The Bends and the Foo Fighters first CD for my 21st birthday way back in 1995 when they were first released. They got played a lot.. :)
    Me too. CD's are a little out of vogue right now but there a lot of bands/studios that made excellent use of the format.

    IMO, by the early to mid '90's, the art of recording, mixing and mastering for CD was largely perfected.

    Some CD's just sound better than their vinyl counterparts.
    So true, unfortunately..
    i am re-sleeving all my records and busted out Gish original version from Hut 1991.
    sounds a little flat. i remember that they mastered it from digital. so many original 90s records suffer from this. Neil Young even predicted that for certain years that people were recording digitally that we would never hear a "great" version of that album. IE: a truly analogue recording.
    Good point lolobugg, I have 2 versions of Gish on vinyl, have never listened to them side by side to compare them though. Think I'll do that, usually the original's come out on top..
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • lolobugglolobugg Posts: 8,192
    reesdog said:

    lolobugg said:

    dudeman said:

    reesdog said:

    buck502000 said:

    My CD copy of the Bends sounds better than my vinyl - I can here the drums!!!

    I agree with this comment Buck, that's how I first heard The Bends was on CD and it sounded great. I got The Bends and the Foo Fighters first CD for my 21st birthday way back in 1995 when they were first released. They got played a lot.. :)
    Me too. CD's are a little out of vogue right now but there a lot of bands/studios that made excellent use of the format.

    IMO, by the early to mid '90's, the art of recording, mixing and mastering for CD was largely perfected.

    Some CD's just sound better than their vinyl counterparts.
    So true, unfortunately..
    i am re-sleeving all my records and busted out Gish original version from Hut 1991.
    sounds a little flat. i remember that they mastered it from digital. so many original 90s records suffer from this. Neil Young even predicted that for certain years that people were recording digitally that we would never hear a "great" version of that album. IE: a truly analogue recording.
    Good point lolobugg, I have 2 versions of Gish on vinyl, have never listened to them side by side to compare them though. Think I'll do that, usually the original's come out on top..
    let me know, Rees
    because Billy was so adamant about remastering it around 1994... that is prob the better version.
    i might have to hit up Discogs after all these years.

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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    dudeman said:

    It goes both ways, I guess. Alice Cooper's "Killer" sounds terrible on CD and glorious on vinyl but I'd take just about every Radiohead album on CD over the LP.

    Really? Which ones do you think sound better on LP, Hail To The Thief for sure right? I listened to Kid A - Capitol reissue the other night and that sounded superb too.. I guess a lot of it depends on which pressings you have..

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  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    reesdog said:

    I guess a lot of it depends on which pressings you have..

    I think the equipment you are listening to it on, is also very important when giving sound reviews.

  • lolobugglolobugg Posts: 8,192
    I will throw my 2 cents in.
    Kid A- Capital reissue on 10 inch sounds amazing.....
    The Bends- I prefer the OG Parlophone release over the Capital repressing...
    i haven't listened to the CDs in years so i couldn't tell you a damn thing about CD vs. Vinyl

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    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,061
    reesdog said:

    dudeman said:

    It goes both ways, I guess. Alice Cooper's "Killer" sounds terrible on CD and glorious on vinyl but I'd take just about every Radiohead album on CD over the LP.

    Really? Which ones do you think sound better on LP, Hail To The Thief for sure right? I listened to Kid A - Capitol reissue the other night and that sounded superb too.. I guess a lot of it depends on which pressings you have..

    I have Capitol reissues. I wouldn't say that any of them sound bad, just not as good as the CD's, IMO.
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    MedozK said:

    reesdog said:

    I guess a lot of it depends on which pressings you have..

    I think the equipment you are listening to it on, is also very important when giving sound reviews.
    Absolutely right, MedozK..

    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Listening to Fleetwood Mac Rumors and S/T original presses today - and have to say they are awesome.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Pretty sure that the Capitol RH reissues have mixed reviews for quality. Apparently when they came out, they were new cuts sourced from CDs. Over the past few years the Capitol plates have been swapped out for the Parlophone plates. So a lot of the stock out there is mixed.

    IMO the Parlophone pressings are top notch and better than the CDs. I can't speak to the Parlophone Capitol pressings though, but I have read that people love them.
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    buck502000 said:

    Listening to Fleetwood Mac Rumors and S/T original presses today - and have to say they are awesome.

    Nice, original's from that era, the 60's, pretty much always sound awesome, no digital recording techniques back then, only analogue..
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    Best sounding Fleetwood Mac Rumors I have heard is the 2LP 45RPM Analogue Productions.....great sounding record if you don't mind the extra flipping.
  • FrankY59FrankY59 Posts: 1,049
    edited January 2016
    reesdog said:

    Well you better blast that shit Frank, let us know how it's sounding..

    I just finished blasting it…sounds great, real clear. Good distinction between instruments/vocals. Never heard this album, until now :)

    On a VPI Scout TT
    QOTSA Rated X Label: Interscope licensed to UK 2000 purchased from soundstagedirect.com
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    FrankY59 said:

    reesdog said:

    Well you better blast that shit Frank, let us know how it's sounding..

    I just finished blasting it…sounds great, real clear. Good distinction between instruments/vocals. Never heard this album, until now :)

    On a VPI Scout TT
    QOTSA Rated X Label: Interscope licensed to UK 2000 purchased from soundstagedirect.com
    You'd never heard Rated R before at all?? Great album, one of QOTSA's best..

    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • FrankY59FrankY59 Posts: 1,049
    edited January 2016

    You'd never heard Rated R before at all?? Great album, one of QOTSA's best..



    I was pretty narrow minded with music until I got into vinyl collecting a couple years back...but I got a lifetime to catch up!
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    FrankY59 said:


    You'd never heard Rated R before at all?? Great album, one of QOTSA's best..

    I was pretty narrow minded with music until I got into vinyl collecting a couple years back...but I got a lifetime to catch up!

    Very true, there's so much good stuff out there. I kind of envy you in a way, you'll be discovering a lot of great music...
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    Listened to In Rainbows today - TBD USA press pretty good - anyone have a UK/EURO version?
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    buck502000 said:

    Listened to In Rainbows today - TBD USA press pretty good - anyone have a UK/EURO version?

    Yes I have the UK pressing, great album, actually I'd go close to saying my favourite album ever. The pressing I have sounds really good, but apparently the best sounding version is this one... http://www.discogs.com/Radiohead-In-Rainbows/release/1158751
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Yeah, the discobox sounds phenomenal. But I also have the TBD version and that is also very good.

    Stay away from the US pressing of KOL, thats crap. I mean really bad. Track down the 2x10" version instead.


  • RobbyD462RobbyD462 Posts: 4,812
    Tim Simmons said:

    Yeah, the discobox sounds phenomenal. But I also have the TBD version and that is also very good.

    Stay away from the US pressing of KOL, thats crap. I mean really bad. Track down the 2x10" version instead.


    I have both Aha and Youth on ten inch and they sound great!
    I also have Aha on white vinyl(variant cover) and it still sounds good.
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    RobbyD462 said:

    Tim Simmons said:

    Yeah, the discobox sounds phenomenal. But I also have the TBD version and that is also very good.

    Stay away from the US pressing of KOL, thats crap. I mean really bad. Track down the 2x10" version instead.


    I have both Aha and Youth on ten inch and they sound great!
    I also have Aha on white vinyl(variant cover) and it still sounds good.
    Not a 100% sure, but think he meant KOL as in King of Limbs, not Kings of Leon. Still good info thanks Robby..
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    I never really got into king of limbs - too bleeply bloppy for me - really like Kid A though
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    buck502000 said:

    I never really got into king of limbs - too bleeply bloppy for me - really like Kid A though

    exactly the same here, beside Lotus Flower the rest just seemed boring

    love Kid A
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  • RobbyD462RobbyD462 Posts: 4,812
    reesdog said:

    RobbyD462 said:

    Tim Simmons said:

    Yeah, the discobox sounds phenomenal. But I also have the TBD version and that is also very good.

    Stay away from the US pressing of KOL, thats crap. I mean really bad. Track down the 2x10" version instead.


    I have both Aha and Youth on ten inch and they sound great!
    I also have Aha on white vinyl(variant cover) and it still sounds good.
    Not a 100% sure, but think he meant KOL as in King of Limbs, not Kings of Leon. Still good info thanks Robby..
    Whoops.
    I play my 12" King of Limbs and have a Newspaper edition still sealed but 10" 45rpm always sound good so I could see that.
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Yeah King of Limbs.
  • lanoisseforplanoisseforp Posts: 469
    Got it last month and finally listening to it... The Vault 5 on LP 1 and it sounds amazing.
    ...
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    reesdog said:

    DewieCox said:

    Yeah, there's something up with the info and pic at the website. I read a detailed description of the different versions and a few people said that they ordered from ccmusic and got the great sounding pressing. Some differences in the matrix and the album art is very slightly different.


    Just checked and the coupon code still works for 20% off on order over $50.....jan1650 is the actual code

    Fair enough. I'd be interested to find out if the version you end up with does sound decent as I had the one with that same catalog number and it sounded pretty bad...

    Just checking back in....I got this and it sounds great. Seems to have good dynamics, some good separation and no static or noise aside from the occasional pop that lets you know it's wax.
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    DewieCox said:

    reesdog said:

    DewieCox said:

    Yeah, there's something up with the info and pic at the website. I read a detailed description of the different versions and a few people said that they ordered from ccmusic and got the great sounding pressing. Some differences in the matrix and the album art is very slightly different.


    Just checked and the coupon code still works for 20% off on order over $50.....jan1650 is the actual code

    Fair enough. I'd be interested to find out if the version you end up with does sound decent as I had the one with that same catalog number and it sounded pretty bad...

    Just checking back in....I got this and it sounds great. Seems to have good dynamics, some good separation and no static or noise aside from the occasional pop that lets you know it's wax.
    QOTSA Rated R??
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
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