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| TheVinylPress.com A detailed, and fairly exhaustive, comparison of different pressings of Tull's Aqualung, from the original UK and US pressings, the various "audiophile" re-masters to the more recent Steve Wilson remix (which is now available as a stand-alone piec... | |
| TheVinylPress.com A piece on Roy Harper's Stormcock, a minor masterpiece by a hugely influential talent. http://thevinylpress.com/roy-harper-stormcock/ | |
| TheVinylPress.com There have been various comparisons of Tull's Aqualung on vinyl over the years, but since i have so many different pressings-US/UK/WLP/MoFi/DCC/Classic 33 and Classic 45 (both Quiex black and Clarity) as well as the latest Steve Wilson remix, I th... | |
| Got an LP cleaner you want to make money on? The best results I have gotten, to date, using various machines, fluids, etc is pre-cleaning a record, then wash in KL, and vac dry on the Monks. The only 'issue' is that KL cautions against removing a wet record from its machine, b/c water can dr... | |
| TheVinylPress.com Thank you both, there's some stuff deeper in the archives on Vertigo Swirl, on the Library of Congress restoration facility/archive, some interesting views on some of the old Island pink labels/rims from folks like Joe Boyd and the Nick Drake esta... | |
| Extraordinary recordings on vinyl Anybody here ever listen to Roy Harper's Stormcock? It is an acquired taste, and doesn't "Wow" you on first listen, musically. But it is just superb, musically and sonically. I'm not really sure how rare the early Harvest UK pressings are; mine is... | |
| TheVinylPress.com At the risk of entering the fray, I posted a "thought piece" about 'purist' recordings, the primacy of the source material and notions of playback "accuracy.' My intention is to provoke thought, not controversy. [url]http://thevinylpress.com/liste... | |
| Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson... Qdrone- dunno, if the deadwax is any indication i'm happy to post it once I receive the record. I didn't have much interest in paying for the entire box of goods since my primary system is vinyl only- would rather spend on harder to get older pres... | |
| Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson... Well, I answered my own question, it was just released as a stand alone piece of vinyl. Another copy on the pile! I'll take a photo at some point of how many pressings of this record I have- it's almost not funny. And, it isn't even my favorite Tu... | |
| Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson... Qdrone- am I correct that the Wilson remix vinyl LP of Aqualung is not available as a 'stand-alone' copy (without the CD or DVD-A or whatever other digitally readable formats it was sold in as a package?- that's how I saw it marketed originally).M... | |
| TheVinylPress.com http://thevinylpress.com/further-reading-and-reference-materials-island-pink-label-and-early-pink-rim-era/ | |
| Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson... I haven't heard the Steve Wilson remixed LP only because as far as I know, it was only available as part of a multi-media package. He did good work on Benefit, though, which was a really murky recording. I have quite a few Aqualung pressings, amon... | |
| Interesting Article I buy a lot of used vinyl, much of it collectible now. I'll usually hold out for minty condition records, but given the subjective nature of record grading, not all are in the high level of playing condition I prefer. For the records I truly care ... | |
| TheVinylPress.com I've just begun a series of related articles, interviews and album reviews on the Island "pink label" era. Once complete, the series will provide a fairly in-depth look at a label whose artists, producers and releases gave us music that was not ju... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution Broadstone- I realized how seemingly inefficient my beloved electrostats were, and how high the threshold was for system noise, only after I switched to horns. I started back in the early 70's with a pair of old Quads (a/k/a '57's) and used them s... |