by Alexeyder
by abhinavtyagi
I was flipping through my records today and pulled out a few Sony Legacy reissues, namely the Hendrix BBC sessions and Are You Experienced LP and had a listen. Both sounded absolutely horrible and both were pressed by RTI. It seems like Sony Legacy uses a number of pressing plants with some of the latest pressings being done at RTI. One of the tell-tale signs that it was pressed at RTI is the heavy red/pink plastic record sleeve, which looks like it was heat sealed while the record was inside the sleeve. The first record in the BBC Session album was actually damaged by the heat sealer to the point where it was phsyically attached (welded) to the sleeve on the edge! That wedge of the record when played has a 'swoosh' type of sound from the damage.
I've got the 2010 sony Legacy reissue of Are You Experienced. Not the European Version by Music On Vinyl but the U.S. version. Pink plastic record sleeve, on the deadwax it reads:STERLING (stamped)8869762395 1-A (hand writed)18763.1(3)... (hand writed)There's a bit of vinyl peeling on the center hole, and the surface looks not very clean with some stains. Actually my copy sounds very nice. Not compressed, powerful drums and clean sounding, way better than the previous CD reissues.Either mine is a lucky copy or my ears are totally wrong.
Mmhhh...where did you get your copy? I could think that export copies are better but that doesn't explain why all the reviews by all customers on Acoustic Sounds are positive for all the Hendrix reissues by Sony Legacy:http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/65679/Jimi_Hendrix-Are_You_Experienced-180_Gram_Vinyl_Recordhttp://store.acousticsounds.com/d/65680/Jimi_Hendrix-Axis_Bold_As_Love-180_Gram_Vinyl_Recordhttp://store.acousticsounds.com/d/65677/Jimi_Hendrix-Electric_Ladyland-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record
I don't feel so bad. My 25th anniversary pressing of Thriller has similar sibilance problems like yours. I'll have to keep my eye out for an original pressing.http://www.vinylaudio.net/forum/music/MJ.mp3
The Columbia "audiophile" pressing of Crime of the century left me unimpressed. It sounds quite ordinary, a bit thin. Maybe it's just I don't like Supertramp, but I feel the digital conversion took out too much. I definitely like better a lively, raw and "imperfect" analog recording, rather than a dry, sterile, "refined" digital recording.What about the Nimbus Supercut series?
I actually don't own any Nimbus Supercuts and I've yet to come across one in my crate digs. I'll have to keep my eye out for one.
Quote from: BSD2000 on February 18, 2012, 03:55:35 PMI don't feel so bad. My 25th anniversary pressing of Thriller has similar sibilance problems like yours. I'll have to keep my eye out for an original pressing.Yesterday a bought a very well-kept copy of Thriller at "Fira del disc de Barcelona". Again, Holland edition. I have several copies of this album but I could not resist to buy this one because it is really in mint condition and after all it's the largest selling LP of all time. What more can I ask for for only 5€ ($6.50) I have just made a video on which I showcase a piece of my current system and, of course, the LP. I hope you enjoy it. BTW, the sound has been recorded with an external microphone:Watch in 720p!Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Vinyl)
I don't feel so bad. My 25th anniversary pressing of Thriller has similar sibilance problems like yours. I'll have to keep my eye out for an original pressing.
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