Definitive Audiophile pressings

[zdkaiser]

Precision is GZ so that's pretty likely.

Precision = GZ Canada

Side note, I love that someone in marketing thinks that being pressed at Precision is a selling point.

How dare you put down your fellow Ontarians?!!

 

[MikeH]

Pressed at Precision, per the hype sticker.

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nice detective work.

 

[Mather]

Precision = GZ Canada

How dare you put down your fellow Ontarians?!!

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DID

 

[notjhill]

Polylined sleeves in the 70's?
IMG_3187 by c c, on Flickr
IMG_3189 by c c, on Flickr

 

[zdkaiser]

nice detective work.

Pure coincidence. Was flicking through Instragram after seeing your question on this thread.

 

[zdkaiser]

Polylined sleeves in the 70's?
IMG_3187 by c c, on Flickr
IMG_3189 by c c, on Flickr

Those sleeves are commonly used for Japanese pressings, per my experience.

 

[MikeH]

Polylined sleeves in the 70's?
IMG_3187 by c c, on Flickr
IMG_3189 by c c, on Flickr

that's japan for ya! i got a bunch of original UK pressings from my father in law and quite a few of those had poly sleeves too that came with the albums.

 

[Mather]

I was so annoyed/totally not surprised when my $50+ Mars Volta albums arrived in the cheapest paper sleeves imaginable. And my $24 Violator repress had poly. Like, gimme a fucking break with these prices delivering zero fucking value for the money.

 

[Mr Moustache]

Pressed at Precision, per the hype sticker.

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My money is on Optimal. Should we take bets? But it's so far away we'll have forgotten about it by then haha.

Back when it was announced, I hoped it would be Optimal (after @Mather predicted GZ). Very disappointed.

 

[MikeH]

I was so annoyed/totally not surprised when my $50+ Mars Volta albums arrived in the cheapest paper sleeves imaginable. And my $24 Violator repress had poly. Like, gimme a fucking break with these prices delivering zero fucking value for the money.

it's a toss up between hating plain paper inners or the printed inners more.

 

[tvham]

I was so annoyed/totally not surprised when my $50+ Mars Volta albums arrived in the cheapest paper sleeves imaginable. And my $24 Violator repress had poly. Like, gimme a fucking break with these prices delivering zero fucking value for the money.

How does Violator sound?

 

[zdkaiser]

I was so annoyed/totally not surprised when my $50+ Mars Volta albums arrived in the cheapest paper sleeves imaginable. And my $24 Violator repress had poly. Like, gimme a fucking break with these prices delivering zero fucking value for the money.

Just bought two OJC jazz titles recently. $17 each. One came in a QRP rice paper sleeve, and the other in the standard clear RTI poly sleeve. Good value (and pressings) can still be had on the cheap.

 

[notjhill]

ah, good to hear. I've found myself tearing up the paper sleeve instead of sliding the record out, hurts every time

IMG_3190 by c c, on Flickr

that's japan for ya! i got a bunch of original UK pressings from my father in law and quite a few of those had poly sleeves too that came with the albums.

 

[Mather]

How does Violator sound?

Violator sounds excellent and it was dead flat. Now of course because I can't have nice things my copy has visible and audible no fill across the first 2 tracks so YMMV but... mastering wise it's excellent.

 

[dansomeone]

it's a toss up between hating plain paper inners or the printed inners more.

I hate the printed more. I can tear off the plain paper ones. But the printed ones, I just can't do that.

 

[MikeH]

Looks like what’s going on has a “made in the Czech Republic” sticker on the back

I’ll be really bummed if they got BoomBoom to do the first AAA reissue of it in years outside of the one step and the pressing is bad

 

[Mather]

Looks like what’s going on has a “made in the Czech Republic” sticker on the back

I’ll be really bummed if they got BoomBoom to do the first AAA reissue of it in years outside of the one step and the pressing is bad

Well that's odd because Precision is Made in Canada... So they either both pressed copies or someone done got this wrong...

 

[Turbo]

Looks like what’s going on has a “made in the Czech Republic” sticker on the back

I’ll be really bummed if they got BoomBoom to do the first AAA reissue of it in years outside of the one step and the pressing is bad

Is there going to be a One Step in the future or is this in the past?

 

[MikeH]

Is there going to be a One Step in the future or is this in the past?

MoFi did a one step a few years ago that’s long sold out. It’s a 45 though which I really dislike on this particular album since it interrupts the flow

 

[Mr Moustache]

Well that's odd because Precision is Made in Canada... So they either both pressed copies or someone done got this wrong...

Yeah they probably did an EU and North America release of it by the sound of it. People on VMP thread said classics done at GZ was very good, so let’s hope it’s on par with that!