TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, this is what I have and it sounds great.
I think @threesunrises has the best version with a ultra limited edition album cover.
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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I think @threesunrises has the best version with a ultra limited edition album cover.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Found it:
I may have to dig this out.
ETA
A friend had been searching for this comp. I found it at my local, but the jacket was destroyed... so... they made a new one. Bought it for my friend - vinyl was pristine, just a hand drawn jacket...
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Nee Lewman
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Folks answered on Substance (black is same plates, fyi). I think with the two albums there are only deluxe releases that sound good so pricey and have a bunch of other stuff you may not need/want. I think the standard vinyl versions are a little lacking but not terrible.
Turbo
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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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Turbo
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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.
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.
jamieanderson1968
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I have the Low-Life RTI pressing and it is great
Vinyl&Kicks86
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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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Diaper Baby on the Run
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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.
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.
TenderLovingKiller®
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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.