anyone get the box and actually pick up the regular vinyl reissues (2015)?
wonder if they sound better vs. same?
You'll barely notice any difference I reckon.
I read on a Steve Hoffman forum (I think it was), that coloured vinyls are about 95% the sound quality of virgin black,
i just bought the regular Made in Heaven 2LP and it's probably the only one I will be buying since of course it's all overpriced and I have the original pressings.
This one sounds fine though, good to have all of the album on vinyl.
Overpriced?
Where did you buy it from.
Paid £15.something for mine from an Amazon seller based in Switzerland....
Everything in perfect condition - visually - in that they are all FLAT (seems to be a rarity these days - ie. many of the zeppelin reissues i got were slightly factory warped, even after getting replacements) and that they sound as expected.
In my box - the only particularities are the following: they forgot to include my download code (i don't need it)... a kind of magic and disc 2 of innuendo has a slight imperfection such that the first 20-30 seconds have an ever so slight rumble (caused by an imperfection in the vinyl) --> not sure if others have the same.
The game - yes - has that swirl effect, likely caused by misapplication of the matrix dyes that from what appears to have supposed to have been a slight marbled effect... however, the vinyl plays with absolute perfection...
Some of the clear colors show an extreme slight imperfection caused by the application of the dye... only present behind direct light... yea i checked it all out, lol.
Soundwise... everything sounds wonderful... a little less so with The Works and Jazz, but that may simply be the way it was mixed - need to hear the 2011 CDs again.. either way, it's not an issue with my specific box - it's the source if anything.
Innuendo, SHA, ANOTO, The Game, II, each sounds incredible and stick out vs. the rest - especially Innuendo compared to its 2009 reissue... night and day.
(I use a Rega RP6 + Grado Gold... in case that matters)
Given I started this thread, and for the sake of balance, I'll post something I posted in another forum:
Well I just got the box today. Haven't played anything yet. That will happen slowly over a loooong period of time. Work and a five year old will see to that!
I've checked everything visually, and I have to say it's a thing of beauty. From the care they've shown in reproducing the sleeves (although the hue is slightly off on a couple ...as it was in 2011) to the fantastic collection of pictures/hand written lyrics featured in the book. I haven't read it yet, but I'm expecting little errors here and there ...there always is. But they could have accidentally swapped the text for a bio of Wham, and I'd still be satisfied with the book's visuals.
The box itself is even quite beautiful. I admit to being a little shocked at how much I love the look of the whole thing.
Now, one would never spend this kind of money on aesthetic appeal alone. That would be utter madness. BUT, this would go very close indeed.
I just need a few select titles that I loved from the 2011 series to do their thing, and I'll be totally satisfied. ..Well, I say 'totally satisfied', but given the effort they put into the presentation, it does highlight the missed opportunity of removing the compression/limiting (as the Beatles did with their recent stereo vinyl releases)
...P.S. My 'The Game' looks the same as everyone else's. Aside from the colour, it seems perfectly flat, and visually well pressed.
Listened to "NOTW" and "Innuendo" yesterday. They sound incredible! Especially "Innuendo" in comparison to the original 1991 vinyl. Plus we've got the full-length versions of all tracks.
No, the Game still has the swirls. I would imagine every copy has that, I've not heard anybody report that theirs doesn't have it, and it's not going to be corrected unless they have to reprint the boxset in the future. It plays fine though.
I don't see any problem with my clear ones, but a few minor imperfections does not worry me in the least as long as all the records play correctly.
