Maxwell – Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

My copy has the hype sticker in the bottom right corner of the sleeve rather than the top right, and the text is in black rather than silver so it can be read against the orange.

Very off that the only difference between the two 2016 pressings is one is 140g and the other is 150g. Seems like an entirely negligible difference, makes me wonder why they printed two (or four?) different sets of stickers for what appears to be a miniscule manufacturing variant. I don't expect most 180g records to be exactly 180 down to the gram, but perhaps that's just me?

A bit of surface noise is audible between the tracks but I'm super impressed with the quality of the mastering : it's very detailed, rich, with warm and generous bass. Super enjoyable ! I know the other 2016 pressing received mixed reviews but I'd say give it a try if you have the chance.

One of the best R’n’B album ever !
It was his first album and Whaouw !
He played with Marvin Gaye musicians, just that !
Not a single song to put out.

There’s 2 times in this album : first is Sexy Groovy and after is very Sexy …

His third album is very good also .
And his MTV CD was very good .

If you want this just for the vinyl experience it's cool, but please note that sounds NOTICEABLY WORSE than the CD or what is streaming. DO NOT BUY THIS FOR SOUND QUALITY. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT DOWNGRADE FROM OTHER SOURCES. NOT an audiophile reissue.

did anyone else's copy have a for promotion only sticker on it?

This album sounds incredible. One of my best sounding records. Such a full sound. Couldn’t be more happy tbh.

I will never understand why you’d release a 2-disc LP and NOT do a gatefold, but aside from that complaint, this is a great pressing of an incredible record. Just a note, there is supposed to be a scratchy sound on side 1, track 1. It was meant to mimic an old record. Which is weird, when you’re listening to a new one, I grant you, but it’s intentional.

For anyone complaining about excessive surface noise, y'all know that there is a surface noise loop that is part of side 1 track 1. The joke is officially on you.

My copy sounds VERY clean and fantastic.

This is a great neo-soul album - still in 2022 it has stood the test of time. The 1st track is supposed to have the "vinyl effect" surface noise,it`s also present on my cd copy. Disc 1(sides 1&2) play some surface noise (8/10) my copy not bad but not perfect.With things getting a little worse(but bearable)from disc 2(side 3 onwards) it`s wasn`t bad enough for me to return & it is not intrusive to the music on the LP overall.

If you can still grab a decent copy oF this classic in mint or near mint condition then do It will only go up in price & will give you shed loads of listening pleasure. It does seem that a large percentage of these are not great but,if you can put up with some surface noise on the run-ins/outs as most of this LP is fairly loud/dynamic you`ll be just fine,my two discs are absolutely flat btw.

Music:5
Mastering:5
Pressing:3.5
Recommended for soul/funk/dance lovers.

Thank you for reading this review

it's a pity to read all of these comments, guys ((
I haven't listened to my copy yet (I haven't bought a turntable), but visually these LPs have defects - they are not perfectly straight & really wavy...

Today I listened to my Lenny Kravitz' Greatest Hits - and it's also with these wavy defects. So, after that, I opened all my new sealed LPs that I have in my collection just to check them all. And this Maxwell LP has arrived to me just a couple of days ago.
I'm so sad.... (((