Whilst a repress is needed for Album Of The Year, I have trepidation as I get the feeling that this is going to be a nother style over substance pressing sent to the Czech Republic for anoth badly mastered record via Pirates Press. Although they've come some way at GZ to improve their product, it is still woefully below what we get from Pallas (Furnace or pallas Gmbh) or United who offer competitive alternatives to the Pirates Press proxy.
We got a very poor remaster of Angel Dust but an impressive physical pressing from Mofi in 2008 (pointless) followed by two counterfeits of Angel Dust from GZ Digital Media (2012 and 2013 -the company behind the pirates Press proxy) which were woefully flat and forgettable. I'm just fed up of FNM not getting the attention to detail and ultimately the pressing they deserve. Please, please look to a decent mastering engineer and a decent manufacturer for this reissue - even of you have to rope in SST Brüggemann GmbH for the cut and then either Furnace/Pallas, Optimal Media Production or even United Record Pressing to press the thing.
Given what I know though, it's probably going to be another lamentable reissue which will no doubt satisfy the "me like shiny shiny" people but those who love vinyl for the pure listening pleasure will go wanting still.
Whilst a repress is needed for Album Of The Year, I have trepidation as I get the feeling that this is going to be a nother style over substance pressing sent to the Czech Republic for anoth badly mastered record via Pirates Press. Although they've come some way at GZ to improve their product, it is still woefully below what we get from Pallas (Furnace or pallas Gmbh) or United who offer competitive alternatives to the Pirates Press proxy. We got a very poor remaster of Angel Dust but an impressive physical pressing from Mofi in 2008 (pointless) followed by two counterfeits of Angel Dust from GZ Digital Media (2012 and 2013 -the company behind the pirates Press proxy) which were woefully flat and forgettable. I'm just fed up of FNM not getting the attention to detail and ultimately the pressing they deserve. Please, please look to a decent mastering engineer and a decent manufacturer for this reissue - even of you have to rope in SST Brüggemann GmbH for the cut and then either Furnace/Pallas, Optimal Media Production or even United Record Pressing to press the thing. Given what I know though, it's probably going to be another lamentable reissue which will no doubt satisfy the "me like shiny shiny" people but those who love vinyl for the pure listening pleasure will go wanting still.
