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    Join Date: Mar 2008

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    I'm Glen.

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    Hi all,

    In view of a recent thread here about the quality of new vinyl. I wondered if we couldn't have a place to recommend good sounding vinyl pressings, new or old? Assuming there isn't one already.

    In the past few months I've gotten back into records and so have bought one or two with varying degrees of success. For instance the two Peter Gabriel remasters I've bought are truly excellent and well priced, considering they both come with a 24/96 download of the album as well!
    I've also heard that the Analogue Productions of the first Counting Crows album (200g 45 rpm) is brilliant, sound quality wise, so that's on order as we speak. Along with Daft Punks R.A.M. 2 x 180g.
    Tori Amos, Boys for Pele 2 x 180g from HMV is also very good, bought at £11.99. Unfortunately, The Who's 'Who's Next' from Amazon France wasn't so hot...

    Is there any others that you've found to be very good, sound quality wise?

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    Paul Simon's recent release Stranger to Stranger is excellent musically and sonically on vinyl.
    Chris

    We've gone on holiday by mistake !

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    Quote Originally Posted by chris@panteg View Post
    Paul Simon's recent release Stranger to Stranger is excellent musically and sonically on vinyl.
    That's good, I was looking at that recently. Thank you.

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    A few newishy ones I rate.....

    Joy Division - Substance, double, Rhino 2015 reissue
    Depeche Mode - Spirit, double, Columbia 2017
    Depeche Mode - Violator, MOV 2015 reissue
    Ramones - Rocket To Russia, Rhino 2011 reissue
    Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, MOV 2014
    Neil Young - Peace Trail, Warner Bros 2017
    The Handsome Family - Through The Trees, Carrot Top Records 2014

    All bar The Handsome Family are EU pressings. No problem with pressing quality either.

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    Don't own many new pressings but cannot fault following:
    B.Springsteen -We shall overcome
    B.Springsteen -Working on a dream
    The Cure - The head on the door

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    The King Crimson repressings over the last couple of years sound very good, as do the Kraftwerk ones.

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    Love - Forever Changes, Elektra/Rhino records 2012
    T Rex - Tanx, Demon records 2014
    T Rex - The Slider, Demon records 2013

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    +1 with Nickfna
    Love - Forever Changes been a fan since 1967 the Rhino pressing excellent.
    Curtis Mayfield- Superfly double album very good SQ bought mine in Sainsbury's.

    Regards,

    Martin

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    Some great recommendations earlier in the thread. Thank you all as i ve discovered some great music eg Love - Forever Changes

    Supertramps s B fast in America - a revelation . Pulled mine out a '79 UK pressing. prob never been played on a half decent hifi, and never been played for 30 yrs. washed it. Lo n behold, nostalgic and sonically superb,
    so i agree with eralier recommendation.
    Bob Marley - Kaya - UK pressing '77 - invoked early stoned days - and great sound too
    and the big surprise is
    Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band - from the much maligned movie of the mid 70s - featuring the Bee Gees, Frampton, Sandy Farina(great voice), George Burns also Aerosmith, Earth Wind n Fire (Got to get u into my
    life - wow!), credits include Larry Carlton. I was given this local (Malaysian ) pressing that i tossed to one side. Well its the huge
    surprise. Enjoyable and a super pressing.
    Thorens td124 mk2 / Bokrand AB309/ 103r
    SLAT L75 / Jelco 850S / AT VM740ML
    Marantz CD63 / Bluesound / Musical Paradise 701 II/ ESP 500Hz eXO / PL Prologue 4 and Nord 1UP amps / JK Wynn semiactive NS1000 upgrade
    /ESP 700 Hz eXO / JBL 4333 components

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    The Doors - Strange Days, Rhino Vinyl RSD release 2015 (mono)
    Johnny Cash American Series (Esp IV, but buy the box set!) American Recordings 2002. Its worth seeking put the Red Vinyl edition, have demord the different colors and standard black, the red seems to be the earliest pressing and "warmest" sounding.
    Green Day - American Idiot, Reprise Records 180g, Nov. 2009

    I use the Discogs App whenever I'm looking at a new album. I check for Limited Pressings first, then read reviews for foriegn country pressings. Seems the earlier pressings sound noticeably better than the layer ones (these are usually the #'d or colored vinyl sets). For older vinyl, Discogs is great for saving $ on buying bad pressings as the reviewers leave more negative reviews than positive.

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