Definitive Audiophile pressings

ngower said:
Any modern cuts for New Order's Substance, PCL and/or Movement?
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The Substance reissue is great. Sounds better than my original canadian pressing.

For PCL, my original pressing sounds better than the reissues I heard. I don't really know how to describe it, but the bottom end is "off" on the reissues. Kind of digital and doesn't thump right.

For Movement, some of the original pressings are on Quiex vinyl. Get one of those. They're a revelation.
 
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BTW, if you want get modern issues of New Order, the Rhino reissues from the mid-2000's for Low-Life and Brotherhood are better than my original pressings - the originals of those are kind of flat on the low end and those Rhinos fix that.

Those Rhinos originally had the RTI HQ-180 stickers on them but the same plates are still in use as far as I can tell, usually now Optimal pressings.

The box set reissues don't use those plates though. I can only speak for the Box set of PCL, it's not good. I sold mine.
 
Turbo said:
BTW, if you want get modern issues of New Order, the Rhino reissues from the mid-2000's for Low-Life and Brotherhood are better than my original pressings - the originals of those are kind of flat on the low end and those Rhinos fix that.

Those Rhinos originally had the RTI HQ-180 stickers on them but the same plates are still in use as far as I can tell, usually now Optimal pressings.

The box set reissues don't use those plates though. I can only speak for the Box set of PCL, it's not good. I sold mine.
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I have the Low-Life RTI pressing and it is great
 
compared the Tracy reissue '25 to a DMM Specialty Pressing '88.the DMM pressing sounds better but i'm really impressed with the reissue for the price i would say it's audiophile quality.only flaw with the reissue is it has noticeable pre-echo on the trks Behind The Wall and For You.i would still highly rec the reissue especially to anyone who doesn't already own a DMM cut og/early press.
 
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I've seen at least a couple compare the OG and new RE of Tracy Chapman's debut.


I, too, have a 1988 DMM US copy. For starters, my OG copy plays NM except for Behind the Wall which has some pops here and there. Nothing crazy and still enjoyable but anything wrong with a pressing and it not being perfect is gonna "shine" on that track with just Tracy's voice and no instrumentation.

The RE is phenomenal. From what I can tell this is not a remaster (someone else may know better)? So sound wise it is familiar. But it is dead silent as far as noise floor. Even interstitial parts between tracks. It is really well done. I would not hesitate to buy it and I think I paid $23 for the black vinyl so what a steal as far as vinyl prices go.

I'm glad to have had my OG and the collector part of me will hold onto it. But for the purely music listener in me, the RE is what I'll grab when I want to listen to this stellar album on vinyl.

I cannot comment on any of the colored pressings, but buy the black vinyl without hesitation.
 
Diaper Baby on the Run said:
I've seen at least a couple compare the OG and new RE of Tracy Chapman's debut.


I, too, have a 1988 DMM US copy. For starters, my OG copy plays NM except for Behind the Wall which has some pops here and there. Nothing crazy and still enjoyable but anything wrong with a pressing and it not being perfect is gonna "shine" on that track with just Tracy's voice and no instrumentation.

The RE is phenomenal. From what I can tell this is not a remaster (someone else may know better)? So sound wise it is familiar. But it is dead silent as far as noise floor. Even interstitial parts between tracks. It is really well done. I would not hesitate to buy it and I think I paid $23 for the black vinyl so what a steal as far as vinyl prices go.

I'm glad to have had my OG and the collector part of me will hold onto it. But for the purely music listener in me, the RE is what I'll grab when I want to listen to this stellar album on vinyl.

I cannot comment on any of the colored pressings, but buy the black vinyl without hesitation.
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I picked up the reissue, haven’t had a. Hancecto spin it yet but I don’t have anything to compare it to really either. I am waiting for @POGunter take, as I think he owns like 4 different pressings of this record.
 
mucusoffmybrain said:
Three new Rhino Reserves titles announced: Rhino Reserves Rhino - Official Store

The Meters
Fire on the Bayou (Rhino Reserve)
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Otis Redding
Otis Blue (Rhino Reserve)

Otis Blue (Rhino Reserve)
Baby Huey
The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (Rhino Reserve)
The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (Rhino Reserve)
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I will be interested in the verdict on this new batch. When the series was announced, Rhino stated that
Rhino Reserve will be pressed locally at Fidelity Record Pressing’s brand-new plant in Oxnard, CA, and cut by renowned mastering engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The initial releases, however, the lacquers were cut by Chris Bellman, with the vinyl pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. So this should be the first batch pressed at the new facility and while Matt Latham is not a super familiar name, I have 3 of his records. Looks like Craft Recording is a fan as I have the The OJC of Yusuf Lateef’s Eastern Sounds, The Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series of John Lee Hooker’s Burning Hell, and REM’s recent reissue of Accelerate. All 3 were done well from what I can remember.

If they prove to be audiophile quality I could probably upgrade my Meters and Otis Blue. I don’t have a copy of Baby Huey yet so I might grab that one regardless.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I will be interested in the verdict on this new batch. When the series was announced, Rhino stated that
Rhino Reserve will be pressed locally at Fidelity Record Pressing’s brand-new plant in Oxnard, CA, and cut by renowned mastering engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The initial releases, however, the lacquers were cut by Chris Bellman, with the vinyl pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. So this should be the first batch pressed at the new facility and while Matt Latham is not a super familiar name, I have 3 of his records. Looks like Craft Recording is a fan as I have the The OJC of Yusuf Lateef’s Eastern Sounds, The Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series of John Lee Hooker’s Burning Hell, and REM’s recent reissue of Accelerate. All 3 were done well from what I can remember.

If they prove to be audiophile quality I could probably upgrade my Meters and Otis Blue. I don’t have a copy of Baby Huey yet so I might grab that one regardless.
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The descriptions all say these are cut by Bellman. First batch was pressed at Fidelity though.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I will be interested in the verdict on this new batch. When the series was announced, Rhino stated that
Rhino Reserve will be pressed locally at Fidelity Record Pressing’s brand-new plant in Oxnard, CA, and cut by renowned mastering engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The initial releases, however, the lacquers were cut by Chris Bellman, with the vinyl pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. So this should be the first batch pressed at the new facility and while Matt Latham is not a super familiar name, I have 3 of his records. Looks like Craft Recording is a fan as I have the The OJC of Yusuf Lateef’s Eastern Sounds, The Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series of John Lee Hooker’s Burning Hell, and REM’s recent reissue of Accelerate. All 3 were done well from what I can remember.

If they prove to be audiophile quality I could probably upgrade my Meters and Otis Blue. I don’t have a copy of Baby Huey yet so I might grab that one regardless.
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Matt Lutthans is Kevin Gray's understudy. He does great work.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I will be interested in the verdict on this new batch. When the series was announced, Rhino stated that
Rhino Reserve will be pressed locally at Fidelity Record Pressing’s brand-new plant in Oxnard, CA, and cut by renowned mastering engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The initial releases, however, the lacquers were cut by Chris Bellman, with the vinyl pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. So this should be the first batch pressed at the new facility and while Matt Latham is not a super familiar name, I have 3 of his records. Looks like Craft Recording is a fan as I have the The OJC of Yusuf Lateef’s Eastern Sounds, The Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series of John Lee Hooker’s Burning Hell, and REM’s recent reissue of Accelerate. All 3 were done well from what I can remember.

If they prove to be audiophile quality I could probably upgrade my Meters and Otis Blue. I don’t have a copy of Baby Huey yet so I might grab that one regardless.
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Lutthans is excellent. He was supposed to do this series (I assume he was still working at Cohearant at the time) but then Chad stole him and has him working out of Salina at The Mastering Lab. Last I heard, Rhino was working out logistics of getting him tapes to cut there, so Bellman stepped in for the first two batches or so. Lutthans is excellent though. IMO maybe even better than Bellman. He does all the Prestige Bluesville titles.
 
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