All Things Vinyl - Records That Is.

KarmaContestant · #1 11-02-2016, 07:01 PM

Did anyone here preorder the Bella Donna or Wild Heart vinyl remasters? If so, I'd love to hear if there's anything notable about them once they arrive.

iamnotafraid · #2 11-03-2016, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Did anyone here preorder the Bella Donna or Wild Heart vinyl remasters? If so, I'd love to hear if there's anything notable about them once they arrive.

You know I did!

iamnotafraid · #3 11-12-2016, 12:33 AM

A few new vinyl albums I've picked up over the past week or so...

Stevie Nicks Wild Heart (2 copies, as one was damaged).

Stevie Nicks Bella Donna

I've only had a short amount of time to listen to side one of Wild Heart.

Elvis Presley Showroom Internationale (2 LP set)

Recorded August 12, 1970. The show hadn't been released in full
until recently. Excellent cover shot. I'm really looking forward to
a serious listening session with this one.

becca · #4 11-16-2016, 11:47 PM

This is the Elvis set I'm thinking seriously about now...

http://www.memphisrecordingservice.com/mrsms.htm

The Gene Clark set is finally on it's way, supposedly upgraded to 200g vinyl from 180g which seems more than heavy enough. I'm not sure what those mid 70s RCA flexidisc things were, 60g? Those things was weird, flopped around then sprang back flat.

iamnotafraid · #5 11-17-2016, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by becca

This is the Elvis set I'm thinking seriously about now...

http://www.memphisrecordingservice.com/mrsms.htm

The Gene Clark set is finally on it's way, supposedly upgraded to 200g vinyl from 180g which seems more than heavy enough. I'm not sure what those mid 70s RCA flexidisc things were, 60g? Those things was weird, flopped around then sprang back flat.

I hear good things about those MRS releases. The only
complaints are from mostly hypocrites who own many
Elvis bootlegs and yet complain about these not being
legitimate releases.

I'm not sure the thicker vinyl makes for a better sounding
record. For me the 180g is enough. More than that I start
wondering about the height of the tonearm. I have many
of those flexidisc. By the time I was old enough to buy records
the industry had gone to that unfortunately.

becca · #6 11-17-2016, 03:45 PM

I think the Memphis Recording Service releases are properly licensed for sale in Europe at least, like the German Bear Family label releases. They do a great job in quality but they are pretty expensive items to import unfortunately.

iamnotafraid · #7 11-19-2016, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by becca

I think the Memphis Recording Service releases are properly licensed for sale in Europe at least...

I think you're right. Guess the Public Domain is the difference.

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STEVIE NICKS BELLA DONNA

Finally got a chance to do a serious listen to this late tonight.
As with all my new vinyl I look at it carefully using a bright
lamp to see if there are any imperfections in the vinyl. I saw
no scratches or scuffs.

As I'm listening to side one, I'm impressed. The vinyl
is quiet. Much more so than many of my "new" records.
I didn't compare it to my original copy as I have not cleaned
it yet. But I did like the sound I heard.

Then side two... PROBLEM

Happy with my new vinyl copy until Leather and Lace.
Some odd distorted crackling through much of the song.
As I listened to the rest of the album I didn't notice any
other problems of that sort. My hopes of a perfect album
came crumbling down. Again with the lamp test, and still
I couldn't see any marks on the vinyl.

Curious to whether any of you have the same problem on
side two?.