Randy Holden – Population II

same quality than the lucky pigs rec non official
same sound production than new! improved blue cheer album
overall great unmissable records as ecstatic as the first 4 black sabbath

If you can get a copy of this pressing, just do it. My experience mirrors those of others. This is the version to get if you don't want to pay up for an OG, or the 1982 German press.

I was worried after buying a copy of this pink/red release and later reading the below reviews about distortion, but I'm pleased to say my copy sounds GREAT, no complaints at all! My copy is numbered 650

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.

As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.