Vinyl Me Please Essentials

Holy Shit - The pressing details for M.I.A.‘s Kala is incredibly good!!! Half-Speed remastered by Barry Grint at Alchemy! And on top of that, it’s 45RPM!!! 😍😍😍

I’m going to be playing the fuck out of this pressing! I’m going to play it loud when I’m in the best mood, and cannot wait to play it when I’m feeling festive! 🔥🔥🔥

I’ve never been so excited for an Essentials ROTM!!! Although I’m disappointed in the Freddie Gibbs R&HH pick, I’m extremely happy with the M.I.A. Essentials pick and I love the Classics and Country ROTM picks for April too! 🤠🎸

It’s also so good knowing that both the Classics and Country ROTM’s for April are AAA pressings; pretty much all the ROTM’s I’m getting in April will be audiophile quality and I cannot wait!!! 🎯😇🍾
 
RHANDMJ said:
The mono S/T Doors LP was in the box set remastered by Grundman from hires digital, and is excellent. I simply can't see why another kick at The Doors is what the world needs.
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I'm just mostly curious about this whole "2 LP" thing. It's gotta be the 7" I think but..... Maybe the 50th Anniversary live disc?
 
Mather said:
I'm just mostly curious about this whole "2 LP" thing. It's gotta be the 7" I think but..... Maybe the 50th Anniversary live disc?
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Pretty clear from what I read. Single LP with a 4 track EP, which was common in France back in the day. Looks like they just grabbed the 2017 Deluxe Edition playlist off Spotify without realizing it had all those live tracks (which really don't add anything anyways).
 
RHANDMJ said:
Pretty clear from what I read. Single LP with a 4 track EP, which was common in France back in the day. Looks like they just grabbed the 2017 Deluxe Edition playlist off Spotify without realizing it had all those live tracks (which really don't add anything anyways).
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Yeah except the wording on the website, haha oh shit they changed it. It used to read "Our 2LP 180 gram pressing comes with a seven inch..." They deleted the 2 LP part some time in the last couple hours or so... So yes, single LP with seven inch...
 
i guess they are still not able to get channel orange

because if they were able to get channel orange they would have made that the 100 in a HEARTBEAT

its one of the most if not THE most requested album VMP has gotten
 
Turbo said:
Lots of interesting stuff among those 12 announced records, but the only thing I'm really excited about is Darkside, which falls right after my grandfathered subscription price ends. Decisions, decisions....
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swap for credit and use that for darkside? just a thought, if you don't want to re-up completely for what's coming down the pike....
 
Just a PSA for everyone.. That Darkside album is on a zillion "must have on vinyl" lists. I have the 2 LP 45 Optimal press and the mastering is fucking STUNNING. It came in printed paper sleeves and mine has way too many pops for my liking as a result, but I cannot stress how incredible it sounds, and I'm assuming (hopefully) that they won't use a new master or at least won't screw up the OG vinyl master. So if you haven't heard it before. Get comfortable, turn the lights out, and sit back and soak it in. It's fantastic.

And if you want to get right to the good stuff, start with side 2...
 
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Mather said:
Just a PSA for everyone.. That Darkside album is on a zillion "must have on vinyl" lists. I have the 2 LP 45 Optimal press and the mastering is fucking STUNNING. It came in printed paper sleeves and mine has way too many pops for my liking as a result, but I cannot stress how incredible it sounds, and I'm assuming (hopefully) that they won't use a new master or at least won't screw up the OG vinyl master. So if you haven't heard it before. Get comfortable, turn the lights out, and sit back and soak it in. It's fantastic.

And if you want to get right to the good stuff, start with side 2...
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And as an addendum, new OG copies are still readily available from bricks and motar stores. Just sayin’
 
Mather said:
Just a PSA for everyone.. That Darkside album is on a zillion "must have on vinyl" lists. I have the 2 LP 45 Optimal press and the mastering is fucking STUNNING. It came in printed paper sleeves and mine has way too many pops for my liking as a result, but I cannot stress how incredible it sounds, and I'm assuming (hopefully) that they won't use a new master or at least won't screw up the OG vinyl master. So if you haven't heard it before. Get comfortable, turn the lights out, and sit back and soak it in. It's fantastic.

And if you want to get right to the good stuff, start with side 2...
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Totally agree - Although I love Golden Arrow. So for me starts on a high.

Pressing is extremely good, which I suppose gives VMP a great chance of getting it right. Im almost tempted to try and purchase a copy from someone if i can - Packaging should be good and my copy for whatever reason is showing a lot more signs of wear and tear than most others i have. For no obvious mishandling reasons.
 
ByersVinyl said:
Totally agree - Although I love Golden Arrow. So for me starts on a high.

Pressing is extremely good, which I suppose gives VMP a great chance of getting it right. Im almost tempted to try and purchase a copy from someone if i can - Packaging should be good and my copy for whatever reason is showing a lot more signs of wear and tear than most others i have. For no obvious mishandling reasons.
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Oh I love the opening track too, I just kinda meant for people testing the waters, go right to the kick-ass tracks instead of the slow building opener.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
The new Sophie's Choice: an Optimal pressing but in paper sleeve or a GZ pressing in lord knows what. Choose wisely young man
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Yeah that's the thing, these will likely also come in printed paper sleeves as well.. But I don't have any VMP pressings that are this poppy outside of maybe one a couple of years ago... But yes, this is true. But also also, I went through 3 Optimal copies and they were all poppy. So it wasn't just the one copy.
 
ByersVinyl said:
Totally agree - Although I love Golden Arrow. So for me starts on a high.

Pressing is extremely good, which I suppose gives VMP a great chance of getting it right. Im almost tempted to try and purchase a copy from someone if i can - Packaging should be good and my copy for whatever reason is showing a lot more signs of wear and tear than most others i have. For no obvious mishandling reasons.
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Want me to grab one for you?
 
Mather said:
And the vinyl mastering is perfect (assuming they use the same master)
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The OG is still for sale via Matador for $20. I just purchased that plus Kurt Vile’s recent EP for less than a single VMP monthly sub...
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Psychic

LP includes MP3 download coupon. DARKSIDE is the collaborative duo of guitarist/composer Dave Harrington and electronic producer Nicolas Jaar. DARKSIDE summon a hybrid of electronic music, psychedelic rock, and dancefloor techno with the sort
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