timsimmons

Wtf is this? We live in the era of poptimism. This reeks of rockist bullshit. 

I see she dumped a bunch of 1989 ish merch on her site. My guess is 1989 was going to be the next one, but something is holding it up (it seemed to be getting rolled out in the same way that Fearless was).  So my guess is, they put out a Red announcement to tide the fan base over. Its rollout hasn’t been like anything she’s rolled out in the past few years. Not a single tease, or a surprise drop. It makes me think this announcement was a stopgap solution. 
 
The other thing is, they probably didn't want to take on another PO while people are still waiting for Fearless. If that does ship in August, we'll probably see the PO pop up in September. 
 

So I totally forgot about wanting to compare the Loveless pressings. My digital LP finally came, so I compared the Plain, the 2018 MBV AAA pressing and the 2021 Domino digital. 
 
I did this blind because I thought it would be the most fair. 
 
To no ones surprise, clearly the Shields cuts are superior to the Plain. Plain sounds very good for being CD  sourced, but you can tell the soundstage wasn’t as robust as it is on the 2018 AAA and the 2021 Digital. The lows also sounded better on the Shields cuts. The Shields cuts were also cut a bit quieter than the Plain, which I don’t mind. 
 
surprisingly, I could tell very little difference between the 21 digital and the 18 AAA. I have some pretty good gear (VPI HW19 with Grado Gold, Marantz 2270 and some vintage Polk bookshelfs), so maybe with something better or some great cans I could tell them apart. 
 
I think if you had to settle for the digital pressing, I wouldn’t sweat it unless the knowledge of it not being all analog as well has having a kick ass tip on sleeve is gonna eat at you. If you have a Plain pressing, I think it’s worth the upgrade, even the cheaper digital pressing. 
 
 

So I totally forgot about wanting to compare the Loveless pressings. My digital LP finally came, so I compared the Plain, the 2018 MBV AAA pressing and the 2021 Domino digital. 
 
I did this blind because I thought it would be the most fair. 
 
To no ones surprise, clearly the Shields cuts are superior to the Plain. Plain sounds very good for being CD  sourced, but you can tell the soundstage wasn’t as robust as it is on the 2018 AAA and the 2021 Digital. The lows also sounded better on the Shields cuts. The Shields cuts were also cut a bit quieter than the Plain, which I don’t mind. 
 
surprisingly, I could tell very little difference between the 21 digital and the 18 AAA. I have some pretty good gear (VPI HW19 with Grado Gold, Marantz 2270 and some vintage Polk bookshelfs), so maybe with something better or some great cans I could tell them apart. 
 
I think if you had to settle for the digital pressing, I wouldn’t sweat it unless the knowledge of it not being all analog as well has having a kick ass tip on sleeve is gonna eat at you. If you have a Plain pressing, I think it’s worth the upgrade, even the cheaper digital pressing. 
 
 

So I totally forgot about wanting to compare the Loveless pressings. My digital LP finally came, so I compared the Plain, the 2018 MBV AAA pressing and the 2021 Domino digital. 
 
I did this blind because I thought it would be the most fair. 
 
To no ones surprise, clearly the Shields cuts are superior to the Plain. Plain sounds very good for being CD  sourced, but you can tell the soundstage wasn’t as robust as it is on the 2018 AAA and the 2021 Digital. The lows also sounded better on the Shields cuts. The Shields cuts were also cut a bit quieter than the Plain, which I don’t mind. 
 
surprisingly, I could tell very little difference between the 21 digital and the 18 AAA. I have some pretty good gear (VPI HW19 with Grado Gold, Marantz 2270 and some vintage Polk bookshelfs), so maybe with something better or some great cans I could tell them apart. 
 
I think if you had to settle for the digital pressing, I wouldn’t sweat it unless the knowledge of it not being all analog as well has having a kick ass tip on sleeve is gonna eat at you. If you have a Plain pressing, I think it’s worth the upgrade, even the cheaper digital pressing. 
 
 

So I totally forgot about wanting to compare the Loveless pressings. My digital LP finally came, so I compared the Plain, the 2018 MBV AAA pressing and the 2021 Domino digital. 
 
I did this blind because I thought it would be the most fair. 
 
To no ones surprise, clearly the Shields cuts are superior to the Plain. Plain sounds very good for being CD  sourced, but you can tell the soundstage wasn’t as robust as it is on the 2018 AAA and the 2021 Digital. The lows also sounded better on the Shields cuts. The Shields cuts were also cut a bit quieter than the Plain, which I don’t mind. 
 
surprisingly, I could tell very little difference between the 21 digital and the 18 AAA. I have some pretty good gear (VPI HW19 with Grado Gold, Marantz 2270 and some vintage Polk bookshelfs), so maybe with something better or some great cans I could tell them apart. 
 
I think if you had to settle for the digital pressing, I wouldn’t sweat it unless the knowledge of it not being all analog as well has having a kick ass tip on sleeve is gonna eat at you. If you have a Plain pressing, I think it’s worth the upgrade, even the cheaper digital pressing. 
 
 

So I totally forgot about wanting to compare the Loveless pressings. My digital LP finally came, so I compared the Plain, the 2018 MBV AAA pressing and the 2021 Domino digital. 
 
I did this blind because I thought it would be the most fair. 
 
To no ones surprise, clearly the Shields cuts are superior to the Plain. Plain sounds very good for being CD  sourced, but you can tell the soundstage wasn’t as robust as it is on the 2018 AAA and the 2021 Digital. The lows also sounded better on the Shields cuts. The Shields cuts were also cut a bit quieter than the Plain, which I don’t mind. 
 
surprisingly, I could tell very little difference between the 21 digital and the 18 AAA. I have some pretty good gear (VPI HW19 with Grado Gold, Marantz 2270 and some vintage Polk bookshelfs), so maybe with something better or some great cans I could tell them apart. 
 
I think if you had to settle for the digital pressing, I wouldn’t sweat it unless the knowledge of it not being all analog as well has having a kick ass tip on sleeve is gonna eat at you. If you have a Plain pressing, I think it’s worth the upgrade, even the cheaper digital pressing. 
 
 

It’s streaming, it’s awesome. Yo yo ma is the standout and Miley kills it. 

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We should totally have a Neil Young ORS/Archive/Live Series thread. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again...a good majority of PJ's fanbase....esp. those who incessantly post and interact on the 10C boards are an insufferable entitled bunch. 
 
I understand that it's upsetting to miss out on your all-time favorite band's release or whatever merch they put out, but c'mon...let's be a grown-up about it, it's not the end of the fuckin' world and it's embarrasing to see you throwing a tantrum like they mostly do. 
 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

This is true for pretty much every record. 

Man, how can you not fuck with that Stereolab remix? Boss as fuck. 

If the WEB version is the same as what is on the vinyl, Frontier Psychiatrist IS the original version but none of the other samples people were hoping to be restored are restored. 

Hopefully my uDiscover or Recordstore or whoever, gets my standard here in the next day or 2. Happy to compare. 

So instead of almost a dozen different colors, she put out a bunch of different hues of the same color.
 
She's got this trolling thing down.

wow. that super sucks. Take care of your staff.
 
 
 
 
 

I know people love the original 4, but other than her input to Billy on songs/production, D’arcy isn’t anything extraordinary to the band performance wise. 
 
never got the hang up on always needing her. Melissa was a better addition IMO. 

I know people love the original 4, but other than her input to Billy on songs/production, D’arcy isn’t anything extraordinary to the band performance wise. 
 
never got the hang up on always needing her. Melissa was a better addition IMO.