David Bowie - Heroes 2017 fixed remaster

A credit note?

 

The matrix on my bad side 2 is BH 70661 01B9 (it's very difficult to read, it might be 01B3)

Side 1 BH02087 01A

 

So just listened to side 2 and did not hear any distortion (a little bit of surface noise on Secret Life...).

Side A:

BH02 087-o1A 0190295842840

Side B:

BH70667-01B3 0190295842840

Discogs has a listing for the replacement disc: David Bowie - "Heroes"

 

Yes, I got the 01B3 twice and both had heavy distortion in the right channel. This was not in the category surface noise but this is how a record graded G or F sounds.

Warner wrote last week:

Thanks for your message.

We have had no other problems or feedback regarding a faulty replacement.

Please let us know if you wish for us to send this to you again.

So replacement record number three is on its way.

 

Damn, I thought my "Heroes" LP (standalone purchase) was noise-free, but I listened to it again, this time with headphones, and heard surface noise in the right channel throughout much of "Sense of Doubt." I could also hear it in the fade in and fade out of "V2 Schneider," but most of that song seems to be loud enough to drown it out. But then the rest of Side 2 (and all of Side 1) is totally quiet.

 

just curious...did you buy a special edition of this set? I did not have any gold discs in my boxset.

 

The cd's are gold in the boxset.

 

If your discs are silver, and not gold, then it's a bootlegged set. All official sets have gold discs - something each of the Bowie boxes replicate. I tried to buy the first two sets on Ebay - I got lucky with the first set and was able to find a legit one with gold discs, for the second set no luck, and ended up buying it full price from Amazon. With this third set I pre-ordered from Amazon because the hunt after release was soul-destroying.

 

thanks will have to take another look but I could have sworn all of my cds were silver.

 

Yeah, as others here have already stated, the box set CDs have a gold tint to them. The tint is fairly "light" but pretty obvious. If your set has silver, you might have an "unofficial" release.

 

well I hope that isn't the case...I didn't see any bootlegs on discogs for this. Came from a well known seller on ebay.

 

You can normally tell by the price!

Tim

 

Well-known does not (always) equal reputable. With these kind of boxsets I always stick to the reputable (online) retailers as the risk of getting a counterfeit is too high when trying to get it on free-for-all platforms. As stated above, if the price seemed too good to be true, it probably was.

 

I'm afraid it really is that simple - if your discs are silver, it's a counterfeit. These Bowie sets seem to have been particularly targeted.

 

I was unhappy with the right channel noise on side 2 of the replacement vinyl for Heroes. RCM didn't really help in this case.

So I took a $20 gamble on the standalone release. Same matrix as the replcement (01B3 on side 2), but...this copy is quiet!

I will put this one in the box set and probably keep the replacement for regular listening duty.

 

Good to know that quiet copies are out there! I think I'm going to roll the dice on another one.

 

Sorry, I really don't understand this, so you went to the trouble of finding a better copy and now won't play it?

 

I will archive the better copy and maybe play on special occasions. The less-than-perfect copy will be my day to day player which is fine in case of accident, scratch, etc. I can't be the only one who does this.

 

Crap, I picked up a second copy of the new "Heroes" LP and the surface noise in the right channel on side 2 is even worse than the first copy. I wonder if I should even bother exchanging this second copy, and just return it for a full refund instead. (That is why I buy almost all new vinyl on Amazon, after all).

 

Are the US and EU versions pressed at the same plant? Maybe return that one for a refund and get it from Amazon UK if it’s pressed at a better plant.

 

That's not a bad idea, though it appears both US and EU versions were pressed at Optimal.

 

I received my replacement Lp, and Side 2 is just awful ! Lots of noises, and on top of that it is very off-centered !
I will keep on playing the original box Lp, then. I never really minded the volume change in the song.

 

Masterpiece. Joe the Lion, Blackout, Beauty and the Beast, "Heroes". One of the greatest albums of all time.

 

Seriously - the volume change, or "loss of energy," in the title track is nothing compared to that awful surface noise on side 2!

 

Wow, that's bad!