Vinyl Me Please Essentials

[Djxfactor511]

I'm surprised Storf didn't say in the write-up "this is a great record to mow your lawn to with your shirt open in the summertime", which is maybe the weirdest thing someone has ever written more than once.

Weird, yes. But man, when it's a scorcher and you've got a lawn to mow, nothing feels better than that slight breeze on your sweaty belly as you mow. Top it off with a glass of ice cold lemonade, freshly squeezed, and it's not so bad.

 

[Renée]

If anyone is swapping this month, I would HIGHLY recommend the Experience Unlimited album. One of my most surprising favorites from VMP. Gives me a strong jazz-fusion vibe.

 

[Ghost]

Swapping my remaining tracks for Phoenix and Big Bill Broonzy and calling it off with VMP for a bit. Time to really start making some progress on my cogs Wantlist, you know?

 

[dhodo]

If anyone is swapping this month, I would HIGHLY recommend the Experience Unlimited album. One of my most surprising favorites from VMP. Gives me a strong jazz-fusion vibe.

Seconded, and contrary to storf's bullshit, it is NOT go-go in case that put anyone off.

 

[dhodo]

TBH I'm not bothered that the source is digital. As they said the owners of the tapes keep them in Brazil and are unlikely to release them to any American company, let alone one the scale of VMP. I just don't get why they have apparently not decided to get this cut by a competent engineer, and seem to have just defaulted to GZ again.

Has this been confirmed? Did Storf say it was DMM at GZ? I didn't see anything in the write-up, but you never know. Guess I'm still optimistic that they are too stupid to market consistently to people who actually give a shit about mastering.

 

[Renée]

Has this been confirmed? Did Storf say it was DMM at GZ? I didn't see anything in the write-up, but you never know. Guess I'm still optimistic that they are too stupid to market consistently to people who actually give a shit about mastering.

All that was confirmed is that they used the "highest quality digital masters".

 

[dhodo]

All that was confirmed is that they used the "highest quality digital masters".

I'm fine with that if it is a good cut. If someone lets me know if Storf gets asked or answers this on reddit, I'd appreciate it.

 

[Thackeraye]

Once I get home I’m going to see what I can swap. If there’s nothing decent I think I’ll be quitting. I’m only really staying for Sleater-Kinney next month, but it’s not as if that’ll be impossible to get in any variant.

 

[VMPKJ]

I'm fine with that if it is a good cut. If someone lets me know if Storf gets asked or answers this on reddit, I'd appreciate it.

Says Kevin Gray is mastering from Highest quality digital

 

[Renée]

I'm fine with that if it is a good cut. If someone lets me know if Storf gets asked or answers this on reddit, I'd appreciate it.

Well, there you go. Not bad at all.

 

[gouis]

Begs the question: which one of you all actually recommended this album to them?

*raises* the question

 

[dhodo]

Says Kevin Gray is mastering from Highest quality digital

Thanks! I wish they would hire someone who knew that is 10x more important that the fact that it is 180g or the first official u.s. press. I know Storf has a hard time understanding, but some people who collect records think the sound quality is the most important part of the pressing.

 

[dhodo]

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Well, there you go. Not bad at all.

Is my Ctrl+F broken? Can't find it in any of the 3 articles.

 

[Renée]

Is my Ctrl+F broken? Can't find it in any of the 3 articles.

That's just what he told me on Reddit lol

 

[mitchwagz]

That’s awesome that a competent engineer will be mastering the album but is it still being pressed at GZ?

 

[Dark Star Boogie]

Thanks! I wish they would hire someone who knew that is 10x more important that the fact that it is 180g or the first official u.s. press. I know Storf has a hard time understanding, but some people who collect records think the sound quality is the most important part of the pressing.

It’s crazy that this isn’t number one for most vinyl collectors.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

Is my Ctrl+F broken? Can't find it in any of the 3 articles.

“Uh, duh, can’t you read? It’s in that thing that I wrot- oh, it’s not?”

 

[dhodo]

It’s crazy that this isn’t number one for most vinyl collectors.

Didn't Storf say his speakers are made out of Willie Nelson records or some other sentence that sounds like gibberish until you reread it twice and still doesn't make sense?

 

[Captainfog]

Solid pick. Happy to own!

 

[MikeH]

It’s crazy that this isn’t number one for most vinyl collectors.

I'm not entirely sure when I first started collecting that I knew any better. A lot of times I assumed "oh it's on vinyl, it's supposed to sound better that way!" Even now, there are albums that I know were recorded digitally that I could just buy a FLAC or WAV file of and the sound difference wouldn't be all that different, but I still buy the vinyl. In the case of the Jorge Ben, I think they figured that most VMP members would be amped about it being available in the US for the first time. Plus, I assume the majority of VMP members do not even ask about the source and accept that it says "from the highest possible quality source".