Elton John – Greatest Hits Volume III, 1979-1987

Not sure if this club pressing features a unique mastering from the retail editions but kinda hope so.
Because this record sounds pretty bad when played over my home theatre setup.

Sounds very compressed and condensed, like someone is playing the cd on a cheap boombox over in the corner.
These same songs played from CDs or even FM broadcaqsts will fill the room with sound. This whole album is just squashed flat.

I even checked my system to see if something was wrong with it. Just putting on the next record proved it wasn't my setup. Might have to find a CD copy if they are all like this.

Got it in March 2022, just played through again. Clean and quiet pressing. Very good, just not 'great' sounding, they crammed about 28 minutes onto side 1 and 29 minutes side 2. Sounds a bit rolled off in the highs and could use a bit more shimmer in the upper end.

Album cover faded, record, mint condition. Not a scratch on either side. No distortion during play.

A decent comp. If you're an Elton fan, but not a huge fan of his 80's material then skipping out on the LP's just picking this up is a fine option. There are a few good songs, but nothing truly "great" even though its called "Greatest Hits Vol. III". There have also been better, more definitive compilations made since this release, so these days it's just a piece of a collection.