RSD 20-Apr-2024 sound quality and pressing condition thread

Always worth a separate thread

for overall sound quality and pressing condition

Especially with so many live albums and session tapes this year

How was the music, performance, packaging as well?

Please post your impressions
Keep them coming

And may you get everything you are looking for at RSD

 

Really interested in the sound quality of

Yes 1971 live
Talking Heads 77
Faces BBC
Dwight Yoakum 80s box set

The raw or polished state the session outtakes are from

Alan Parsons
David Bowie

 

Mike likes the Talking Heads 45 live show

 

Although it's a "Glow in the dark" record, the Lennon Mind Games EP sounds perfect, just like a standard black vinyl record

 

You probably saw my post on the other thread, I'll repeat it here with a couple of additions:

Alan Parsons, Work in progress:

This RSD resembles the original record however having said that, the songs are fairly different to the final versions. Definitely the title "A work in progress" could not have been more appropriate, indeed this is the album in a half baked stage. Some lyrics are a bit different and there is some babbling going on. In Pyromania they are joking and changed the lyrics in a way some might feel offended, nothing serious I thought it was quite funny.

If you like the album a lot like me, you'll probably like this too as an alternative to listen every now and then. If you are not a 100% fan of the original album, I would probably recommend you to stay away from it, for me it is great and it was a surprise the sound is good as I was expecting something underwhelming but since it is my favorite Parsons record I had to have it regardless of the sound.

Mastering was done by Dave Donnelly and Alan Parsons at DNA mastering California. The record was cut by Barry Grint at AIR mastering.

The vinyl is orange, it has an almost fluorescent touch, its heavy, mine was flat. I thought it was mastered on the louder side but without compromising the dynamic, fairly quiet. The inner sleeve is made of poly lined paper. I am very pleased with this one.

Gandalf, Gandalf:

Limited edition of 1500 whatever that might mean because this is in lemon grass vinyl, just mid green to me. This is a AAA, Mastered by Kevin Gray on a rainbow Capitol label, not heavy as the Alan Parsons.but equally flat.
Very good sound, I mention this for the sake of completeness but it is nothing to worry about, to me there is some minimal distortion which my guess is can be attributed to the aging source and equipment used at the time. I think it was towards the end of side 1 I thought I've heard there was a drop out, again aging tape? Inner sleeve glossy paper with plenty of writing on it which I haven't read. The quality of the cover left me wishing for a better, more luxurious feel/print but I am very pleased with this one too.

 

Anyone on how dolores o'riordan sound?

 

RS Live at Racket sounds very good to my ears, vinyl slight warped but it doesn't affect the sound at all. Nice packagin...front cover art...mhe...

 

If anyone bought the Titles below, I would be interested in reviews for SQ & Pressing Quality, and if the information is available on who Mastered these Titles.

Tom Verlaine-Souvenir from a Dream(4 Records Box Set)

Bernie Worrell-Wave from the WOOniverse

Steven Wilson-Harmonic Divergence

Television-Live at the Academy

Talking Heads-Live at WCOZ

Soft Cell-Non-Stop Erotica Cabaret

Siouxsie & The Banshees-Nocturne

The Pixies-Live at Red Rocks

Parliament-Osmium

Electrafixion-Burned

The Doors-Stockholm

The Dandy Warhols-Live at Levitation

Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas-Songs to No One(1991-1992)

David Bowie-Waiting in the Sky

Gil Scott Heron/Brian Jackson-Winter in America

Sparks-No. 1 Song in Heaven


UK RSD Exclusive Titles:

Suede-Autofiction Live

Mike Oldfield-Hergest Ridge

Mansun-Little Kix

Thank You

 

This is the thread where we share feedback about RSD 2024 releases so that flippers can add "SH Forums approved" to their ads on Discogs and eBay.

I'll start with a quote from the main RSD thread:

I would be interested in what folk thought of the Doors vinyl.

 

I'm interested in what people think of the Prince Buster double album if anyone has it.

 

The more I listen to it, the more I'm enjoying the Rosetta Tharpe record - the mono sound is surprisingly vivid and lifelike. The album has a slow side A, but side B and C really heat up!

Two thumbs up!!

 

Would love to know the sound quality and who did the mastering on Linda Ronstadt box set.

 

Would love to hear about the Verve lp.

Definigely want this....but worried they won't get it right.

 

Deja Vu…

RSD 4 20 2024 thread sound quality and pressing condition

 

I listened to the Talking Heads all the way through and it remained flawless.

I just started The Doors, I am almost through Side One, and that is another good sounding recording. You clearly hear that it is from multitracks. Bernie Grundman mastered.

 

avoid Five Live Yardbirds! Won't even go into the SQ - just warn you that there's an awful edit into Smokestack Lightning, which isn't even the correct Marquee version... they're using the 1963 Craw Daddy take instead... yanked the LP off the turntable immediately... no reason to finish listening...

 

I heard it was Chris Bellman

 

Gene Clark No Other Sessions sounds amazing. I have the box set that has these takes on SACD and blu ray. Cool to have them on vinyl. Perfectly flat and quiet pressings. Nice!

 

Is anyone else missing a record from their Sonny Rollins set? Mine only has three LPs in it.

 

I bought the Linda Ronstadt set, Chris Bellman did them all. It’s a bare bones box, much like the recent Stevie Nicks one, but hopefully the records are going to sound great.

 

Thank you!

 

My Talking Heads is a bit of a mess. Straight out of the sleeves a lot of debris on the records and patches of non fill noise. Gonna have to be a refund which is a shame because it sounds great.

 

Travis Biggs - Solar Funk. If you’re into jazz funk, disco, soul this record is incredible. It sounds spectacular, nice meaty bass, crisp highs, flawless pressing and perfect music for the sunshine and to make you dance!

 

Contact Zev Feldman or Resonance. In the past they have sorted matters out direct for folks who have had issues.