The Mule Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Recently got back to collecting vinyl, and some of the first discs I picked up were Eno discs. Music for Airports and Discreet Music were first, as those were two I had back in the day, and have enjoyed on CD in the interim. Unbeknownst to me (because I wasn't really paying attention), I picked up "unofficial" releases of these two albums - Discreet Music is in white vinyl, and Airports is clear (see following post for links to actual releases). To my ears, they sound pretty good, but I was curious to hear what others thought. For comparison, I had also picked up a few Bowie albums that were "unofficial" (these turned out to be crappy bootlegs from a CD master, and I believe were pressed in Russia), and the sound was just awful on those. I replaced them with originals or good official reissues and am very happy I did. As I said though, on these Eno records, they do sound "ok" on my system. They aren't as dynamic or complex sonically as they Bowie records though, so I'm wondering if the difference is negligible. Anybody here familiar with both and can offer some input? Edited March 31, 2017 by The Mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 These are the versions I have: https://www.discogs.com/Brian-Eno-Ambient-1-Music-For-Airports/release/8873286 https://www.discogs.com/Brian-Eno-Discreet-Music/release/8564329 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 I guess if they sound ok, then they're ok... Only way to know is to buy an original pressing or an official reissue. Was just hoping someone on here has already made this comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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