MacDonals

16 hours ago, stl_ben said:

This is hands down their best release

😬 You're Awful, I Love You has Lake Ponchartrain on it, which is a masterpiece.

This EP is fantastic, but $40 is a big bite. Their fans will buy and good for them 😀

Admittedly, my copy has not arrived, but I listened to the hi-res version today and the recording, mix, etc. sounded fine. I'm not saying it sounded great, but I'm a diehard fan and have accepted that we will probably never get another high production value recording.

Polish has never really been a part of their sound. We got polish with Handwritten and Get Hurt, but their productions were likely influenced by Island/big label factors.

Well shit, this has me concerned. I'm still waiting for my black 180g version, and was waiting to listen for the first time on vinyl 😰

1 hour ago, TheGhostOfRandySavage said:

Sounds like you got a bad copy then.

Sounds like he potentially did. I got the yellow and black splatter and it sounds fine, like everyone said. Just fine, not great.

I have an OG press white vinyl, so I have not opened this repress. If it sounds the same/similar, perhaps I leave it sealed...

Yellow and black arrived last week and it does have an insert. No lyrics though.

Well shit, I guess I missed North? Unless these were only the autographed versions...

13 hours ago, highfives said:

all their albums rule.

Yes, but this is their opus.

On 6/6/2023 at 8:44 AM, onandonandon said:

 It's Alive is kinda meh.

Heresy!

My Dine Alone variant arrived today and it sounds fantastic.

I would have thought these would be all sold out, but Rough Trade just let me pre-order the translucent black version. 10% coupon as well!

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Whoa. Surprisingly, I got in on the DineAlone variant. Only $37 shipped in US

My retail/silver/galaxy copy arrived today and the packaging looks great.

So far this is a good deal more mellow than their previous records.

Damn, I missed the green. Still happy to finally have this, though.

Does anyone else feel that a 33.33 RPM / 1 disk package would be preferred?

Guys wtf. Just listen and cry 😒

1 hour ago, 10inchLUV said:

They had to have remastered it because it’s sounding pretty great on wax.. FINALLY!

It definitely is, or maybe more accurately, it's now mixed. I wouldn't be surprised if the original release was unmixed given how out of control the bass was. It sounds amazing now. I've spun my Apple Green with White Splatter copy 3 times already.

RevHQ got them out pretty early. Thankful for that. I like this record better then Richness.

4 minutes ago, copelandkid said:

out for delivery today, im shocked lol

Same here 👏

2 hours ago, drewberinger said:

YMMV but its a big step up from From Exile IMO (an album I still enjoyed)

From Exile or Hello Exile? From was meant to be a fun re-imagining. Hello was very good, they just severely fucked up the vocal recording.

I'm a fan. I don't know what all the variants are yet, but I bought the Epitaph marbled.

Self-titled and Ivy were amazing. The few songs that have come out since those LPs have been meh, unfortunately.

Sold out again.

Gotta go with the black 180g!