FWIW ..... a brief overview of my experience with Walmart color vinyl. 1. Kiss Destroyer Resurrected ... Orange .... awful ..... unbearable surface noise. Tried 3 times to get a good copy ... nope ... sounded like they all came from the same stamper. RETURN 2. Aerosmith Greatest Hits .. White .... awful .... stylus killing double warp RETURN 3. Doobie Bros Best of .... Green clear cola ... Excellent ... low surface noise, flat, mastering is good to my ears. KEEPER 4. REO The Hits ... White and Black Splatter ... bad ... surface noise is terrible Kept but won't see much play 5. Boston self titled ... blue ... side A awful, side B excellent ... ordered 2 copies, both had identical results, apparently from same defective stamper ... too bad because side B was quiet and was quite good. Side A had grating static every rotation throughout the whole side. RETURN 6. ZZ Top Eliminator ... yellow ... average ..... not bad and not great .... kept 7. Bob Seger ... Greatest hits .. Green clear cola ... Excellent .... low surface noise, mastering is good to my ears. KEEPER 8. Bob Seger Live Bullet ... Red ... Excellent .... low surface noise, mastering is good, great music! . KEEPER 9. Fleetwood Mac Rumours ... Clear .... STEAMING PILE OF DUNG .... atrocious surface noise and awful master RETURN 10. Wolfgang Van Halen Mammoth .... Red .... great .... acceptable surface noise .. KEEPER 11. RUSH Icon ... Red .... good ... better than I expected. Acceptable surface noise, not top level but a good listen. KEEPER The best as far as surface noise were the cola green vinyl. As quiet as some of my best vinyl (including MoFi). If all new vinyl was made using this recipe, I'd buy more color vinyl. However, from my experience buying new vinyl and especially color vinyl is a crap shoot. Warp is a whole other detriment. Does anyone have a report on the surface noise of the new Van Halen Box. It could be a very good thing that these are not color vinyl.
Also bought the clear Journey Escape vinyl. Acceptable surface noise it's better than average and a keeper.
My clear Rumors (I think it’s an Optimal pressing) sounds great. All my color vinyl FM from Walmart sounds great. I bought them about 3 years ago.
I’ve waited a few months for this to come back in stock and it finally did, if anyone else is interested: Robot or human?
I thought I ordered John Coltrane's A Love Supreme on blue vinyl the other day but looks like somehow I did not. I thought I created an account on their miserable website, but looks like somehow I did not. I thought I had given them my credit card numbers, but looks like somehow I did not. I thought I got an email acknowledging my purchase of said album, but looks like somehow I did not. So either I have been on some other world the past week or so, or their miserable piece of shiet website is just as bad as I thought it was. Like, for instance (note this is the description for the black vinyl version of A Love Supreme): About this item Product details Smooth out rough edges using this Nicholson File 21862N. This file is 8" long and fits well in the palm of the hand for easy maneuverability during use. The flat file can be used on metal parts to create a more appealing surface or reduce slag from welded parts. This file is used by machinists and those who build machines to create even surfaces to work with. It's lightweight and easy to maintain as well. The metal supply is an ideal addition to the tool collection and can be stored in a toolbox or drawer until needed. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Remaster) - Vinyl: Item type: file 8" flat Bastardcdd Brand: Nicholson Manufacturer number: 21862N Used by machinists, machinery builders, ship and engine builders and repairmen Rectangular in cross-section and taper slightly towards point 8" file is lightweight and easy to use We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. Specifications Features ["A Love Supreme Vinyl","John Coltrane Vinyl Record"] Music Genre Jazz Format CD Performer John Coltrane Manufacturer Part Number GR155 Record Label Impulse Records Brand John Coltrane Physical Media Format LP Track Listing Love Supreme Pt. 1: Acknowledgement,Love Supreme Pt. 2: Resolution,Love Supreme Pt. 3: Pursuance/Pt. 4: Psalm Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H) 5.50 x 0.50 x 7.44 Inches Release Date 02/03/2003 F Walmart, I am done screwing around with these halfwits. jb
I would like to know about the matrices as well. Somebody on the Discogs page mentions that it was difficult to see but it may have had the European matrices (not Chris Bellman) and another said they couldn’t tell the difference between it and the CB.
A new comment today said that it's HL in the deadwax not CB. I have a copy but I'm waiting on a walmart replacement to see if they actually have orange + blue ones
I stopped at Walmart this morning after a workout. Saw all of the Chili Peppers releases--indeed the copies of "Californication" are purple/yellow. I mean the website clearly had pre-orders for Blue/Orange, it's laughable!
I bought 4 LPs at Target last week, so I didn't pull a trigger today. Sometimes I'm glad at my self-control in places that have vinyl records. I seriously wanted like 8 LPs when I stopped in *Captain Kirk voice* but.....I.....managed to......not......buy anything....but....a few....groceries
If the color thing is your thing (and I kind of like them when they relate to the album artwork), the Dio "Holy Diver" release is nice.
Ugh, kinda disappointed in that. The orange and blue would of been a better match. I am not a basketball fan.
Little late to respond but also for anyone else...I'm not sure what the discogs reviews were listening to but to me it was not good. It's been a few months but if I recall, one of the discs was ok and the other sounded very flat, very much CD-ish with zero dynamics. Very disappointing.
