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Jerry Goldsmith – Alien (Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mondo – MOND-027D, 1979/2017

4 LP Box Set

2 LP expanded score
1 LP Original 1979 release
1 LP of alternate and bonus cues

Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Pressed at RTI

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How’s it sound? Still on my list to get
It's about what I expected from something recorded then. I love this album and wish it was audiophile, but we'll probably never get that even though this would be a great candidate. For what it is, my complaints are minor and some songs sound way better than others on it (Sister, Mother sounds incredible and has the separation and clear vocals that are very slightly muddy on some of the tracks). So on disc one it's a little compressed and could use better oomph, but vocals are mostly clean and if you turn it up a little bit it satisfies. Disc two overall sounds superior, no idea why, even though it has some crackle that disc one didn't.
 
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