Alright so... I finally did a comparison between Stankonia MOV and VMP and... man there's not much here. Ultimately both of these sound good and honestly you aren't going to go wrong owning either. But if I had to review them.... it would go something like this... The MOV is clean AF. Like it's pristine, perfect, CDish. And there's the rub, do you like your vinyl to sound like a CD? Get the MOV. I mean this isn't really news to anyone that's familiar with MOV pressings, but that's basically it with this one. The MOV doesn't have a single click or pop, the vinyl is heavy as hell, flat as fuck and it sounds very very good. But the packaging is single pocket, the usual MOV deal. Basically the packaging is sufficient but nothing special. Doesn't suck, but isn't awesome. The VMP vinyl is pretty as fuck but lighter weight, the packaging is fantastic, nice thick gatefold, looks really nice. It sounds very good, but it's got a click or two, and it's got a mild warp... in the quiet sections there might be a little noise, it's not the mastering, it's the usual GZ garbage where they can't fucking actually press anything properly. The VMP Sterling master is good, is it better than the MOV? I dunno, it's different more than anything. There's a bit more separation on the VMP but it's also a tiny bit muddier on the lows. But the highs are a bit more full, brighter. The synth on B.O.B. pops more on the VMP, makes you actually follow it as it moves left to right across the stereo image. But the bass is a bit looser, and blends a bit more. Is it bad? No. Just different.
In the end I'd say if you already own the MOV you don't need the VMP. But if you're buying this for the first time and you prefer to pay more for a premium package, go for the VMP. But sound wise they're both very good and if someone is listening at your pad and gets halfway through the MOV version of Ms. Jackson before indignantly announcing that they can't listen to it any more because they prefer the fancy smokey grey VMP version with the thick stock gatefold, then punch them in the dick and throw them head first down the fire escape because they're everything wrong with society today and wait what were we talking about?
