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Nando,
I will have to double- check but I think it may is the Harvest pressing, it sound ridiculously good on my modest system! I have the picture disc reissue also, but for the art. Sounds like a picture disc which is to say not so hot.
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Yes, it is a picture disc. So, I gather picture discs won't have the fidelity of a non-picture disc.

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Yes, it is a picture disc. So, I gather picture discs won't have the fidelity of a non-picture disc.

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I personally feel that the sound quality is a bit lacking.

Not really a big fan of most, but not all, colored vinyl, but I have encountered some great sounding exceptions:

Beastie Boys~ Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2 on white vinyl

Thin Lizzy~ Jailbreak reissue on grey vinyl

Twilight Eclipse soundtrack on red vinyl
 

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Three bits of colored vinyl I've been most impressed with are:

Black Sabbath - 'Paranoid' (EP) - clear vinyl
Alan Parsons - 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' - clear yellow vinyl (it was a Canadian import that I let someone borrow and never got back)
Bob Marley - 'Legend, The Best of...' multicolored vinyl

The Marley disc plays like a MoFi !



I personally feel that the sound quality is a bit lacking.

Not really a big fan of most, but not all, colored vinyl, but I have encountered some great sounding exceptions:

Beastie Boys~ Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2 on white vinyl

Thin Lizzy~ Jailbreak reissue on grey vinyl

Twilight Eclipse soundtrack on red vinyl
 

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Three bits of colored vinyl I've been most impressed with are:

Black Sabbath - 'Paranoid' (EP) - clear vinyl
Alan Parsons - 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' - clear yellow vinyl (it was a Canadian import that I let someone borrow and never got back)
Bob Marley - 'Legend, The Best of...' multicolored vinyl

The Marley disc plays like a MoFi !
Thanks for the tips, Tony. I don't have much for colored vinyl and I don't go out hunting for it. I just bought the Alabama Shakes debut album, yesterday. Normally, I would have bought the CD instead, but I had a hankering for a new record. I should be giving it a spin, tonight.

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Thanks for the tips, Tony. I don't have much for colored vinyl and I don't go out hunting for it. I just bought the Alabama Shakes debut album, yesterday. Normally, I would have bought the CD instead, but I had a hankering for a new record. I should be giving it a spin, tonight.

Nando.
I own both CD and LP- you made the right choice as the disc is a bit lacking in my system. What kind of tape are you going to be recording on tonight?
 

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I own both CD and LP- you made the right choice as the disc is a bit lacking in my system. What kind of tape are you going to be recording on tonight?
Well, I won't be recording tonight, Nick, but I will be sure to note which songs I may include for a future mix tape. "Hold On" is catchy, isn't it? It's, probably, overplayed on the radio, so once I hear more of the album I will know which songs would make the cut.

As far as cassette recording, I have been having a hoot using entry-level Type I cassettes and eking out performance with Dolby C and HX-Pro. In a change of pace, I recently finished a jazz mix using a Maxell UR 90 (1988-1989) version.





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Thanks for the tips, Tony. I don't have much for colored vinyl and I don't go out hunting for it. I just bought the Alabama Shakes debut album, yesterday. Normally, I would have bought the CD instead, but I had a hankering for a new record. I should be giving it a spin, tonight.

Nando.
YW Nando!
The Sabbath and AP discs date back pretty far for me. I hadn't bought colored vinyl for quite some time, like more than 20 years, but when that Marley came up - I had to buy it last year.
And I'm glad I did...great album! I've only owned one picture-disc, Sgt Peppers, and I purchase that one back around 1980. Purely for display purposes..
 

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YW Nando!
The Sabbath and AP discs date back pretty far for me. I hadn't bought colored vinyl for quite some time, like more than 20 years, but when that Marley came up - I had to buy it last year.
And I'm glad I did...great album! I've only owned one picture-disc, Sgt Peppers, and I purchase that one back around 1980. Purely for display purposes..
Tony: It seems to be the current rage in offering colored vinyl for re-releases. Is there already a thread dedicated to colored vinyl? If not, we could start one. I did play Alabama Shakes' album "Boys & Girls." I pick Side 2 for its mellowness. This album came with a 7" B-Sides and a code for a digital download.





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Tony: It seems to be the current rage in offering colored vinyl for re-releases. Is there already a thread dedicated to colored vinyl? If not, we could start one.

Nando.
Good idea Nando! I'd post up some pictures. Not aware of any such dedicated thread but if there isn't one already, let's do it!
 
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