New Pink Floyd vinyl reissues

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by ptijerm, Apr 9, 2016.

  1. eyeCalypso

    eyeCalypso Forum Resident

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    Doh, sorry!
     
  2. marcb

    marcb Senior Member

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    No apology needed...except for clueing in everyone here before me personally. ;)
     
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  3. eyeCalypso

    eyeCalypso Forum Resident

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    Received Animals last night, cleaned and listened. Upon first listen, side 1 sounded good but side 2 sounded like rice krispies, snap crackle pop. I listened a second time and the noise was mostly gone. Apparently just needed a little de-burring.

    This is the first time I've been exposed to this remaster series. Animals sounds just like the 2011 CD, tonally. I had a minty US original that I sold off a few years ago and I think I preferred the sound of the CD at the time, so I suppose I have an upgrade from that.
     
  4. SibilanceSegs

    SibilanceSegs Forum Resident

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    Well I just finished listening to the entire campaign for the second time. Absolutely love these new records and I can't praise Bernie Grundman enough for the effort he put into them. I have even sought out to get a pink milk crate to store them in.
     
  5. Mr_Vinyl

    Mr_Vinyl Forum Resident

    You're right that the vinyl sounds similar tonally to the 2011 cd, but not spatially or resolution-wise. I think Animals got the most rap of the reissues due to its sounding the most different from the original. In terms of balance, I think the 2016 is better, BUT, you have to wonder if the bass-heavy and dark-sounding original was not what the band had intended it to sound like in the first place. It's not like they didn't have the equipment to do otherwise.
     
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  6. Dr. Funk

    Dr. Funk Vintage Dust

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    How it was intended to sound, hmmm....that I don't know. But I like the sound of the 2016 over my early US Columbia.
     
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  7. Mr_Vinyl

    Mr_Vinyl Forum Resident

    In this case, it's really a question of taste, or what we're used to. If I'm nostalgic and want something meatier, I'll go for the original. If I'm on a diet and want something sunnier, I'll put on the new one.
     
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  8. Norco74

    Norco74 For the good and the not so good…

    PATGOD, More and OBC were highly rated as well!

    Unless you have any original or super sound copies in NM condition, BG reissues are the best deal around.
     
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  9. SibilanceSegs

    SibilanceSegs Forum Resident

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    I had to order my third copy from the Pink Floyd website, I spend the extra $$ but I am anal when it comes to the Floyd...need the collection to be in perfect shape. The first copy was ruined, the replacement copy (which I think was the last before Amazon went out of stock) was extremely dirty and unplayable thus I sent it back only to tell me they are out of stock. The replacement copy from the website is perfect, dead quiet too.
     
  10. SibilanceSegs

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    WYWH (Bernie), OBC, Meddle are at the top of my list for almost 3d like sound quality. WYWH (Doug) has great bass. Animals is clean. The "punch" of 'The Wall' ..... You know what! They all have their moments.
     
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  11. LarsO

    LarsO Forum Resident

    One can speculate that the newly constructed Britannia Row Studios provided a different experience during playback than Abbey Road. Was it mixed there?
     
  12. COBill

    COBill Forum Resident

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    FWIW, my copy of The Wall is one of the noisier pressings I've purchased recently; if I had purchased it locally I would have attempted an exchange.

    All silent areas are crunchy-sounding.
     
  13. SibilanceSegs

    SibilanceSegs Forum Resident

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    I am pretty sure the entire recording took place including the mixing at Britannia Row (with Brian Humphries). Nick Mason has said (and I am paraphrasing here) that Animals had a much simpler setup because of the new facility/new equipment and the response to Punk. Richard was the only member who didn't like the album, which is a shame his playing is quite good for having no writing credits on it.
     
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  14. Tony Dogs

    Tony Dogs Forum Resident

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    Does anyone keep the hype stickers? Or are you just throwing them in the bin?
     
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  15. Terry

    Terry Senior Member

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    I do.
     
  16. Vinyl Addict

    Vinyl Addict Forum Resident

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    I do.
     
  17. Dorian75

    Dorian75 Forum President

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    I didn't but now I do.
     
  18. Hattipper

    Hattipper Forum Resident

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  19. Vinyl Addict

    Vinyl Addict Forum Resident

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    So, think we will ever see Pulse on wax again?
     
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  20. The Slipperman

    The Slipperman Forum Resident

    Mine was awful too. Unfortunately my return window had closed by the time I got around to listening to it.
     
  21. Norco74

    Norco74 For the good and the not so good…

    I wouldn't bet on that but will buy it for sure!
     
  22. Norco74

    Norco74 For the good and the not so good…

    I remove them from the shrink and stick them back on a vinyl cover protective sleeve. Some of these Floyds hupes are hard to remove.
     
  23. Mr_Vinyl

    Mr_Vinyl Forum Resident

    It would be nice if it came with the flashing lights as well :cop:
     
  24. superstar19

    superstar19 Authentic By Nature

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    That's a must. I just replaced the battery in my CD set a few months back. It had been dead for several years, but my CDs are out of storage boxes and now visible on storage shelves.
     
  25. Norco74

    Norco74 For the good and the not so good…

    What will be really cool is a boosted vinyl version of Relics including the early singles (3lps).
     
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