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Mr Moore said:
Can anyone who reads the tea leaves that are runout codes decipher this from the standard press? B0030463-01-A KPG@CA 10-86510/B003046301-A 198185E1/A
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Selaws said:
Just done a bit of digging and Tone Poet Guru - Joe Harley commented on his copy (look at the bottom comment) saying that its 'nice and quiet although slightly warped. Not enough to cause any issues but worth a mention'. In fact theres a few users commenting on warps but saying that their copy sounds fine. Making me wonder if theres just a bad batch amongst some good presses?
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Ohhhh fuck it's Precision Record Pressing in Ontario Canada of all places. They're a joint venture of GZ, they suck. That explains it.
 
Selaws said:
Detective Mather cracks the case again!
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But yes there are some people on that board saying they got good copies, now my guess is most of those copies are the black ones since VMP just shipped but... I guess it shows in some manner there are good copies out there. But I'd still be very surprised to see good ones amongst only 500 VMP editions. But seeing this I think I'll try for another VMP copy and see what happens. If it's the same, which I'm sure it will be, I'll get credits.
 
Mather said:
I've asked Tyler who pressed it so we'll see but yes if that review of the black version is one to go on these are all bad. I can't think KG would be overly thrilled at this. I've never heard a KG master that sounded this bad, so sometime seriously dropped the ball on this one.
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I haven't heard your copy (obviously), but I think you're making it sound like the master itself is terrible. I think the master is actually pretty good, it has a lot of dynamics and the soundstage is pretty solid. What is bad from this pressing (at least from my experience with the standard copy), is the noise and warping. In my case the first is not THAT bad, there are only a couple of pops throughout, but the warping is terrible.
 
agutierrezb said:
I haven't heard your copy (obviously), but I think you're making it sound like the master itself is terrible. I think the master is actually pretty good, it has a lot of dynamics and the soundstage is pretty solid. What is bad from this pressing (at least from my experience with the standard copy), is the noise and warping. In my case the first is not THAT bad, there are only a couple of pops throughout, but the warping is terrible.
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Yes what I meant was I've never heard a KG mastered album that sounds this bad. Meaning to say that the pressing has killed what would normally be very good sounding album. I agree that the master itself sounds good, as evidenced by the louder passages but everything else sounds noisy. Not KGs fault and undoubtedly not his master. Sorry I should have been more clear.
 
Djxfactor511 said:
How do I approach emailing VMP about my disappointment with this record without coming off as a piggy-backer to others' complaints? Damn you social anxiety.
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I think you just be honest about it. You have the record, it's very noisy, for 33 dollars it really shouldn't sound like this. Is there something that can be done, either a replacement or some credit's? Honestly that's all I do. Just be nice about it and I'm sure they won't accuse you of piggybacking, I mean god knows month to month they get REAMS of replacement requests for all sorts of issues. I mean between Beach House and Queen and TVOTR and Veedon Fleece among MANY others they must have received THOUSANDS of identical complaints because everyone had the same problems. Nothing really different here...
 
NathanRicaud said:
Be yourself! Let VMP know that you are very disappointed in this Joel Ross pressing, especially as all the other Blue Note VMP exclusive records have sounded magnificent!
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Djxfactor511 said:
How do I approach emailing VMP about my disappointment with this record without coming off as a piggy-backer to others' complaints? Damn you social anxiety.
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Build up your anger at yet another shit show from hip dudes ye olde coffee shop record company. Let that anger and resentment build and twist like a ball inside you until it devours the anxiety and explodes out of you...
 
Djxfactor511 said:
How do I approach emailing VMP about my disappointment with this record without coming off as a piggy-backer to others' complaints? Damn you social anxiety.
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Curious myself, spinning mine now at a higher volume and definitely hear all the previously referenced noise in “Touched By An Angel.”
Quite a few pops too, although I haven’t cleaned mine yet.

Also disappointed with my Comet Is Coming record.
 
Dark Star Boogie said:
Curious myself, spinning mine now at a higher volume and definitely hear all the previously referenced noise in “Touched By An Angel.”
Quite a few pops too, although I haven’t cleaned mine yet.

Also disappointed with my Comet Is Coming record.
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I cleaned my Ross on my Okki Nokki and it made zero difference so I doubt that will really do much for this one unfortunately. With Comet Is Coming is it just the warp or does it sound bad too? Because I have the black and it sounds great.
 
Mather said:
I think you just be honest about it. You have the record, it's very noisy, for 33 dollars it really shouldn't sound like this. Is there something that can be done, either a replacement or some credit's? Honestly that's all I do. Just be nice about it and I'm sure they won't accuse you of piggybacking, I mean god knows month to month they get REAMS of replacement requests for all sorts of issues. I mean between Beach House and Queen and TVOTR and Veedon Fleece among MANY others they must have received THOUSANDS of identical complaints because everyone had the same problems. Nothing really different here...
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And I would add that its not just about the noisy pressing. The cheap gatefold and crappy paper inner sleeves do not correspond with the $33 price point. Hell, the BN80 reissues are miles better in pressing and packaging quality, and they sell for $25
 
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