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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    ^^^^ Excellent. I was going to take a gamble on that reissue anyway. Thanks for the tip. :plus_one:
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,718
    PJ_Soul said:

    Theu don't have a T at the record store so you can have a listen before buying Brian? I never buy a used record without giving it reasonably thorough test spin, dropped needle in several different places on the record and listen for flaws and make sure it's a decent pressing. If it's not and I still really want it, to discogs I go (where you can find just about every original in existence).

    The only decent record stores near me are in Sacramento and as big a town as it is, there aren't any that have a good selection of vinyl even though they do have listening stations. The V.U. LP I mentioned (which was purchased new in a great record store I only get to once in a long while as it is 3 hours away) was new/sealed and the pressing is so bad it's hard to listen to. Which is a big bummer because "1969, Velvet Underground Live" has some terrific music on it!

    And yes, I've become a big Discogs fan. MusicStack is good too. Unfortunately, Gemm seems to have folded.
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Shame about that VU. Love that album.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,718
    Hobbes said:

    Shame about that VU. Love that album.

    Do you have it? Vinyl or CD? How is the sound? The only CD's out there are from Japan and very expensive. Original separate two volume vinyl LP's, same thing. Lots of bucks!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    No, I don't have it. I was going to pick up that reissue that you got, but now, maybe not. I did have a cassette a million years ago. Played the crap out of that tape.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,718
    Hobbes said:

    No, I don't have it. I was going to pick up that reissue that you got, but now, maybe not. I did have a cassette a million years ago. Played the crap out of that tape.

    I read on one of the forums on SteveHoffman.tv (interesting site!) that some of these performances are included in the soon-to-be released "The Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes", a 4 CD box set. A fairly hefty purchase but everything I've read about it sounds great. I'm not sure if these are coming out in vinyl, however.
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  • halv
    halv Posts: 717
    edited November 2015
    reesdog said:

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    Currently doing a bit of a sound test between this, the original Vitalogy and the 2011 reissue. You'd think the 2011 remaster spread over two LP's would be the better sounding pressing, but no way. The original is so much better out the speakers, much clearer, fuller in sound and the guitars and drums just sound that much more up front.

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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    put this under the worst columm
    lots of surface noice and 6 skips already on the first spin
    Plain Recordings is apparently known for its low quality pressings and this is
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    smarchee said:

    put this under the worst columm
    lots of surface noice and 6 skips already on the first spin
    Plain Recordings is apparently known for its low quality pressings and this is
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    Sorry to hear that, that album is one of the better 90s CD mastering. I have never heard it on vinyl, but those original CDs sound great.
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Just cracked open my purple mov Totd and Qotsa like clockwork black 45 and would put both of these on my great/best sounding record list. Definately recommended.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,844
    buck502000 said:

    Just cracked open my purple mov Totd and Qotsa like clockwork black 45 and would put both of these on my great/best sounding record list. Definately recommended.

    Oh yes. Can't say enough about ... Like Clockwork. I'm going to play it right now! :)
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    edited December 2015
    ...Like Clockwork may be second place to only Them Crooked Vultures s/t for modern albums on vinyl.

    And those MOV releases....Maybe not quite the absolute best pressings possible, but ALWAYS among the best sounding records. Only wish they'd upgrade the packaging.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,844
    DewieCox said:

    ...Like Clockwork may be second place to only Them Crooked Vultures s/t for modern albums on vinyl.

    And those MOV releases....Maybe not quite the absolute best pressings possible, but ALWAYS among the best sounding records. Only wish they'd upgrade the packaging.

    Yeah, the crappy shiny jackets aren't so hot, eh?
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    smarchee said:

    put this under the worst columm
    lots of surface noice and 6 skips already on the first spin
    Plain Recordings is apparently known for its low quality pressings and this is
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    Clean it a couple of times, will help. But yes, it is not a good pressing, but I will take it considering the price of the original.
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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    BIGDaddyWil said:

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    Nice!
  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    MedozK said:

    BIGDaddyWil said:

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    Nice!
    Wow that's a classy album!
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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    edited December 2015
    RobbyD462 said:

    MedozK said:

    BIGDaddyWil said:

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    Nice!
    Wow that's a classy album!
    A great job done by Mobile Fidelity! SOUNDS AWESOME!
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  • lanoisseforp
    lanoisseforp Posts: 469
    TOTD Purple LP Pressing really does sound amazing just like all Sound garden's records... King Animal really rocked on my turntable... This lead me to getting the 20th of Superunknown, Telephantasm and Live 1-5... Soundgarden know what they are really doing when it comes to "modern" vinyl.
    buck502000 said:

    Just cracked open my purple mov Totd and Qotsa like clockwork black 45 and would put both of these on my great/best sounding record list. Definately recommended.

    ...
  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,023
    Without a doubt the record I spin the most...

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