This is a European repress with lacquers cut by Heino Leja (sides A and C) and KR (3) (sides B and D). I can confirm there are some manufacturing issues as well, like others have mentioned with missing discs. Aside from the basic prerequisites of being perfectlybflat with no pops or surface noise, it also sounds much better than my original CD. This could be a result of the 'loudness wars' and 'brickwalling' techniques that plagued many albums during the early to mid 2000s.

Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way (Vinyl) - Discogs

Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve. By The Waysees the band continues to explore the dynamic between such polar opposites of fun loving enthusiastic vibes and darker moments. If sealed you're only clue is the small text on the back indicates it was manufactured in the US and there's a reference as well to "AOL Time Warner".A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential. This is one of my favorite of their releases and prefer this over Californication and Stadium Arcadium but behind BSSM. Well, sound is great on disc 2 and so on, but what's the problem with those disc one missing copies? Only problem with finally having this on vinyl is that it throws in clear relief just how comparatively poor the songs collected on side C are (IMO of course! Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment.

Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way (2022, Purple, Vinyl

All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. I'm using an Audio Technica AT-LP 120 with CR-3 speakers (certainly not the best speakers but around 80 bucks). Unlike most versions of the album on CD and wax these are not "brick walled" and you finally get a sense for the dynamic soundscape of the music. I have a copy of the HL variant and I cannot find fault with it - this could be a demo disc for the virtues of vinyl. Someone mentioned a Bernie Grundman Californication, how do I find that and is it really better than the standard pressing?Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung. Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee. Is there really a dramatic improvement in sound for those who have the KG etched on the groove version? Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into.