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sunspot72
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Post subject: The Velvet Underground & Nico - Best (Recent) Vinyl Pres
 Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 04:58 PM
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Hello there and apologies if this is in the wrong forum -
I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good high quality re-issue pressing of the VU & Nico LP?. I know Universal Japan did a very limited pressing a few years ago but it seems to be hard to track down. I also saw that the re-issue vinyl label '4 Men With Beards' did a version but I bought their issue of 'I Am The Cosmos' by Chris Bell and thought it was very poor, I subsequently found out it was simply copied direct from the Rykodisc CD and onto 180G Vinyl.
Obviously a re-issue of the VU from the original tapes would be the best for sound quality.
Any thoughts or ideas?
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annaloog
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Post subject: Re: The Velvet Underground & Nico - Best (Recent) Vinyl
Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 12:13 AM
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sunspot72 wrote:
... Obviously a re-issue of the VU from the original tapes would be the best for sound quality.
Depends on the condition of the "original tapes" some 40 years on. Oxide particles have a tendency to shed as the binder ages. |
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sunspot72
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Post subject: Re: The Velvet Underground & Nico - Best (Recent) Vinyl
Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 06:28 AM
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annaloog wrote:
sunspot72 wrote:
... Obviously a re-issue of the VU from the original tapes would be the best for sound quality.
Depends on the condition of the "original tapes" some 40 years on. Oxide particles have a tendency to shed as the binder ages.
Yes, I totally agree....so i guess that narrows the question down to a good sounding re-issue!
Thanks for the comment. |
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Mikey
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Post subject: RE: Re: The Velvet Underground & Nico - Best (Recent) Vi
Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 08:57 AM
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| I tried cutting this album from the analogue master tape that was available in Australia twenty years ago and the quality was rather poor. Ended up cutting it from a CD that contained the previously unreleased "Alternate Single Voice Version" of "All Tomorrow's Parties". I'm sure someone can suggest a good re-issue. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: The Velvet Underground & Nico - Best (Recent) Vi
Posted: Feb 10, 2010 - 11:10 AM
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| Not a "recent" reissue, but FWIW, I bought a new reissue copy in the '70s, on Verve/Polygram V6-5008. I haven't played it in a while, but IIRC, it sounds good. I would guess that you might be able to find a copy of this pressing at a price considerably less than an early or first pressing. |
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