Yield Vinyl old v new comparrison

pjpjpaul · September 2016

The Yield reissue sounds amazing. Great definition of the lower frequencies.
I set my treble to 4 and bass on 2 and it sounded amazing. I originally had the bass and travel both on 2 but the bass kind of drowned out the drums so I adjusted accordingly and it was good from there on. Very crisp and clear sound. Kind of sounds like you are in the recording studio with the band.
To my ears it is far superior to the new FLAC digital files as well. Warmer sound by far. As far as comparing it to the original vinyl copy I have, they are both good but the old copy has a few spots that are a little more staticky and is louder and has less attention paid to the mixing and definition of the lower frequencies. The original copy is also a little more harsh to my ears whereas the new copy is more pleasing to the ear.

lolobugg · September 2016

thanks for the review... I have never been particularly impressed by the OG Yield. looks like I will have to head down to the Record Store today.

pjpjpaul · September 2016

Yes i think it's an improvement for sure as far as the sound is concerned.

mrussel1 · September 2016

Glad to hear it. I got mine but haven't listened yet. I was not impressed by the 24/192 files that were released. I could not pick up a difference vs the CD. I hope there is some better life in the vinyl.

pjpjpaul · September 2016

Yes the vinyl is better for sure.

2-feign-reluctance · September 2016

Might need to check this out...

pjpjpaul · September 2016

It's worth it

2-feign-reluctance · September 2016

pjpjpaul said:
It's worth it

Is it? I have the original press from 98' and think it sounds amazing.

Nick Namenone · September 2016

that is interesting. Bob Ludwig didn't originally master Yield. I think maybe that was the first album Bob didn't master.

cp3iverson · September 2016

Exciting that so far the reviews seem better than the Ten/vs/Vitalogy represses which weren't very good

pjpjpaul · September 2016

Yeah to my ears it sounds better than the original pressing. Like I said it's less harsh on the ears and there is more clarity and the bottom frequencies really shine without sacrificing the higher ones. Great job overall with the sound quality.

RoleModelsinBlood31 · September 2016

Good review. Hopefully others post their findings in this thread too. If I ever get mine i will.

brianwilson · September 2016

2-feign-reluctance said:

pjpjpaul said:
It's worth it
Is it? I have the original press from 98' and think it sounds amazing.

Yep, OG Yield sounds great, and I have an average, 20 year old record player.

The only OG that sounds shitty is Vs. I don't have Ten (that could be the same as Vs.). or Riot Act. Sold Avocado for some cool dough cuz I needed it - it sounded average at best. No Code and 2 Legs is real good, too.

cp3iverson · September 2016

I dont think Avocado could sound good on any format. Was mixed/mastered awfully. It's the gold standard for brickwalling.

brianwilson · September 2016

cp3iverson said:
I dont think Avocado could sound good on any format. Was mixed/mastered awfully. It's the gold standard for brickwalling.

Yep yep

buck502000 · September 2016

brianwilson said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

pjpjpaul said:
It's worth it
Is it? I have the original press from 98' and think it sounds amazing.

Yep, OG Yield sounds great, and I have an average, 20 year old record player.

The only OG that sounds shitty is Vs. I don't have Ten (that could be the same as Vs.). or Riot Act. Sold Avocado for some cool dough cuz I needed it - it sounded average at best. No Code and 2 Legs is real good, too.

You must have a bad og of VS - mine sounds great to these ears.

2-feign-reluctance · September 2016

buck502000 said:

brianwilson said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

pjpjpaul said:
It's worth it
Is it? I have the original press from 98' and think it sounds amazing.

Yep, OG Yield sounds great, and I have an average, 20 year old record player.

The only OG that sounds shitty is Vs. I don't have Ten (that could be the same as Vs.). or Riot Act. Sold Avocado for some cool dough cuz I needed it - it sounded average at best. No Code and 2 Legs is real good, too.

You must have a bad og of VS - mine sounds great to these ears.

Agreed. The OP of Vs is also amazing.

lotsalemon · September 2016

Listened to Yield last night - full of pops and crackles. It's distracting during the quiet passages. Gonna give it a good cleaning this morning and hopefully that helps.

mrussel1 · September 2016

lotsalemon said:

Listened to Yield last night - full of pops and crackles. It's distracting during the quiet passages. Gonna give it a good cleaning this morning and hopefully that helps.

Mine was actually fairly quiet. I was disappointed that my 10C version arrived a little creased.

I don't have the OG to compare it to, but I did A/B the new vinyl vs the new 192 HD tracks and I could hear some differences there, although I would generally assign it to the 'warmness' factor of a vinyl. The HD tracks were a little brighter, almost harsher. The vinyl was definitely a few degrees smoother. FWIW, when I compared the HD tracks to the original cd prior, I did not hear much of a difference. So my conclusion is that the new vinyl does sound better than any of the available digital formats, but not by a high factor.

Tim Simmons · September 2016

buck502000 said:

brianwilson said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

pjpjpaul said:
It's worth it
Is it? I have the original press from 98' and think it sounds amazing.

Yep, OG Yield sounds great, and I have an average, 20 year old record player.

The only OG that sounds shitty is Vs. I don't have Ten (that could be the same as Vs.). or Riot Act. Sold Avocado for some cool dough cuz I needed it - it sounded average at best. No Code and 2 Legs is real good, too.

You must have a bad og of VS - mine sounds great to these ears.

Agreed. I've had 2 copies and they both sounded great.

lotsalemon · September 2016

mrussel1 said:

lotsalemon said:

Listened to Yield last night - full of pops and crackles. It's distracting during the quiet passages. Gonna give it a good cleaning this morning and hopefully that helps.
Mine was actually fairly quiet. I was disappointed that my 10C version arrived a little creased.

I don't have the OG to compare it to, but I did A/B the new vinyl vs the new 192 HD tracks and I could hear some differences there, although I would generally assign it to the 'warmness' factor of a vinyl. The HD tracks were a little brighter, almost harsher. The vinyl was definitely a few degrees smoother. FWIW, when I compared the HD tracks to the original cd prior, I did not hear much of a difference. So my conclusion is that the new vinyl does sound better than any of the available digital formats, but not by a high factor.

Cleaning helped a little but it's still bad, in my opinion. I've never gotten a new record this bad before.
I'm just gonna grab another copy at my local shop and see if it's any better.

hrd2imgn · September 2016

Well seeing as it was remastered for vinyl it makes sense that version sounds best. Quality of Pearl Jam presses has been very subpar since binaural

foriginalsin · September 2016

agree wtih op. this sounds incredible. solid definition throughout. very clean record with no hiss and pops for me at least. best sounding vinyl ive heard in a while. wasnt expecting much when the last release vault i got was garbage.

tino_11 · September 2016

Wow, i can wait to hear these records!

wndowpayne · September 2016

Never owned the original but this one sounds great..mixed perfectly imo

BB162610 · September 2016

Never owned the OP, but this thing sounds great. Only disappointment, was looking forward to showing my wife the pics in the booklet, trying to find the "yield shapes" in each picture. Not sure if the original pressing has big pics, the pics in my cd are bigger than the reissue.

2-feign-reluctance · September 2016

BB162610 said:
Never owned the OP, but this thing sounds great. Only disappointment, was looking forward to showing my wife the pics in the booklet, trying to find the "yield shapes" in each picture. Not sure if the original pressing has big pics, the pics in my cd are bigger than the reissue.

OP has larger pics

evsgjamm · September 2016

My original Yield and No Code are in mint shape and they sound as good, if not better, than my reissue.. it's a tough comparison to do, and I'm certainly biased to the originals, but because I treat mine with professional care, the sound from the originals is freakin stellar. Played on a MusicHall mmf 2.2LE turntable with the Blue 2M Ortofon cartridge through an Arcam a19 amp and Tannoy DC4 bookshelf speakers. Play on folks. Enjoy them reissues and originals. Vinyl tastes good!