Definitive Audiophile pressings

e.s. said:
Yeah, I didn't think the '76 EAS was different enough to the '70s pressing in my blue box, but what you're saying about the '74 is intriguing...
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But also keep in mind here, I've never heard any version of this album except for the current stereo and mono mixes. And the current mono I've heard is streamed. And I'm also running a system with two 12" woofers and a 10" sub. So they're likely helping the 74 to not be crazy thin on bass. The 74 is no audio marvel, it's rough around the edges. But it just sounds very different than I'm used to, but I'm not certain it's better. In fact it may be way worse that the Odeon and the one in the Blue Box. I have no idea. I mean this isn't a new pressing, if it was highly regarded for any reason I'm sure we'd all know about it. So it's likely just me being new to it more than anything.

But... It's also not very expensive, nor was the 76 EAS so it was no biggie to grab them both and have a listen.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
Yeah, the Odeon sounds great. No need to buy 2 other Japanese reissues to confirm this. Just wait another week or so and @Mather will have drunkenly ordered the Odeon, A/B/C’d them, and give us a review.
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But also why you gotta be like that man...



I will drunkenly order the Odeon AND the Mofi AND the Japanese Mono and then we've got ourselves a STEW
 
e.s. said:
Fair enough, but different is at least interesting. Kind of why I have the Capitol versions of all the Beatles albums, despite the fact none of them sound better than their UK counterparts...

If you're buying multiples of these albums, though, you really owe it to yourself to get either a mono version of Revolver. I've settled on the 2014 reissue, but I've had the early '80s Japanese and UK mono reissues as well, and they're both good, too.
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Completely agree, I have the Mono. It’s excellent.
 
e.s. said:
Fair enough, but different is at least interesting. Kind of why I have the Capitol versions of all the Beatles albums, despite the fact none of them sound better than their UK counterparts...

If you're buying multiples of these albums, though, you really owe it to yourself to get either a mono version of Revolver. I've settled on the 2014 reissue, but I've had the early '80s Japanese and UK mono reissues as well, and they're both good, too.
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I know, I do need it. My issue is the new mono is the same price as the Japanese and I really have a hard time paying like $150 for the new mono. Even though by most accounts it's the best one. ALSO I don't have a mono cart or mono switch and so mono stuff really sounds kinda underwhelming on my rig so I have a hard time forking out for it. I know the stereo panning is a mess but... monies...
 
e.s. said:
It sounds like a lot of money now, but once you've built your dedicated mono system, just think of the adventures that await....
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Oh Christ.... that's just what I need... I would add a TT to my basement system but the one entire wall of like 2 tonnes of rock makes the acoustics down there kinda... challenging.
 
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e.s. said:
Oh, it can definitely be challenging. We're looking for a new house right now, and my wife absolutely loves it when I talk about all the space I need for the turntables and records....
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I can't believe I've gotten away with as much as I have. My wife has the patience of a saint.

But it also helps that she doesn't pay a penny of her own money for any of this stuff.
 
Mather said:
Okay so, here are the reasons that I grabbed a second Revolver.

That 74 Japanese Apple pressing is unlike any version of Revolver I've ever heard. It almost sounds like they just took the studio recording and put it straight to wax with almost no EQ. Well, it's conceivable because early Japanese pressings tended to favor detail and non coloured sound from what I've read. It's kinda incredible but it's also bright. But I've never heard the album sound like this. The voices and the instruments are completely present, no softened veil across the songs which is what I've always heard from this one. BUT.... it's sibilant as all get out. Not much bass and pretty bright. But it sounds to me like what it probably sounded like in the studio before it was mixed... So really interesting, and really cool, but also harsh at times.
So I was curious to see if this quick repress meant that they had addressed some of these issues. And it turns out that's exactly what they did. They killed the harsh "S's" and basically got rid of the sibilance BUT in doing so it seems like they basically dropped the treble across the whole album which then also affects the extension on the instruments. They also upped the bass. So it's a totally different listen and much more in line with the way in which I've always heard the album sound.

So it's a really interesting choice between the two.
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Re the '74, you stated it much better than I did. It did sound oddly real and open, but unbalanced towards the top end. I sold it a while back b/c I didn't see myself listening to it
 
Mather said:
His byline is making fun of a crappy Canadian right wing rag newspaper so he may be Canadian...
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Ah! Given the nod to potín I’m guessing one of the tonnes of Irish people that emigrated during the last recession, or maybe a kid or descendent of one of the many Irish who’ve emigrated your way during the variety of famines and recessions we’ve had over the last 200 years…
 
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