biodigitaljazz Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm thinking about picking up Late Registration or MBDTF, but I've heard there is been some issues with sound quality being not that good. Does anyone have any experience with either album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 His albums don't sound especially great on vinyl. They don't sound BAD, but they certainly aren't recorded analog. Except 808s. I'm fairly sure that was, because it sounds incredible (the original, I can't attest to the repress) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuck Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 MBDTF doesn't sound that bad to me, not great, but if you really want it on vinyl, go for it. Late Registration on the other hand, is probably the worst sounding record I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 I assume part of what makes OG 808s so valuable. I'd heard that MBDTF wasn't fantastic but as long as I'm not losing $30 on the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I assume part of what makes OG 808s so valuable. I'd heard that MBDTF wasn't fantastic but as long as I'm not losing $30 on the box. 808 repress is identical to the original press MBDTF is not in a box, just a triple gatefold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownTheRiver Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 808's sounds incredible (the original anyways, haven't heard the repress yet). The College Dropout and MBDTF sound alright. Not great, but not too bad either. Late Registration sounds like a dog turd. The Yeezus bootleg sounds alright, and I haven't heard the Graduation bootleg yet, but I'm assuming that sounds okay too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyrich Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I picked up MBDTF dirt-cheap used a while back (like $10)... And it was worth that much... But it doesn't sound great. About the same time I snagged the Channel Orange boot which blows away MBDTF, a legit Def Jam press. Maybe Def Jam should just let the German folks do ALL their presses from here on out?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 MBDTF is not in a box, just a triple gatefold I just knew it had some extra stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb_enjoys_vinyl Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Late registration is an incredible album... I only have 808s on vinyl right now which sounds nice as said above... I woll definately get the others at some point, despite the quality... Music is music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 You mean, collecting is collecting, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2020 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Late registration is an incredible album... I only have 808s on vinyl right now which sounds nice as said above... I woll definately get the others at some point, despite the quality... Music is music If you think an unlistenable pressing makes no difference then sure but Late Registration has all kinds of sibilance to the point that it's ACTUALLY UNLISTENABLE. Don't fetishize vinyl. Just buy the CD for that one. I'm still hoping for a box set of the first 3 albums where Dropout has all the Skits intact, Late Registration doesn't sound like ass & Graduation isn't a bootleg. zeb_enjoys_vinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeJoe Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Just take Kayne out of the songs and the quality increases 10x Dillhole, zeb_enjoys_vinyl, mameeshkamowskwoz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 If you think an unlistenable pressing makes no difference then sure but Late Registration has all kinds of sibilance to the point that it's ACTUALLY UNLISTENABLE. Don't fetishize vinyl. Just buy the CD for that one. I'm still hoping for a box set of the first 3 albums where Dropout has all the Skits intact, Late Registration doesn't sound like ass & Graduation isn't a bootleg. All of this. I'll probably pull the trigger on MBDTF when amazon can ship it immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thardin Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 i dont own late registration, but stay away from that. i was really hoping for a 10th anniversary repress of college dropout, 'cause the original edition doesn't include the skits (sound quality's fine, though). i never understood the love the OG 808's vinyl got - its certainly a BEAUTIFUL package, but sound quality never stood out to me. and there's no way it was recorded analog. everything kanye's done is protools. there's even photos of him working on 808's sitting around computers with protools open. i haven't bought MBDTF, even though it's his best, because i've heard bad things about sound quality. def jam has really fucked up in recent years. i'll probably wind up buying it anyways. MFSL needs to get on kanye's discography and give this man justice on this format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitmuzik Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Just take Kayne out of the songs and the quality increases 10x hehehehehehe you're silly OrangeJoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphasias Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 College Dropout doesn't include the skits? Damn, that makes me want to buy it. If there's one thing that discourages me from listening to rap albums, it's the cheesy ass skits. I never understood how they became popular. plasma36 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joshjenk99 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 its got a nice dark sound. almost black if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 808s absolutely was not recorded analog, nor pretty much anything he's done recently. But te original pressing did use a much better source than the CD and sounded amazing. The reissue is a recut done at an entirely different studio, no telling how it compares or if they even used the same source but if it doesn't blow you away soundwise you're missing out. It's a night and day difference in quality between the cd/LP for that title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonochuu Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I don't think Late Registration sounds that bad. But my purple Graduation bootleg sounds terrible, side 3 skips all over the first few tracks, and side 2 has a lot of surface noise and pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Never got really into Graduation like I did the others. *braces for angry mob* The albums for me go Yeezus MBDTF Late Registration 808s Graduation College Dropout And I just picked up a bootleg of Yeezus WITH Bound 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco_182 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 MBDTF doesn't have the most excting sound (especially on songs like 'All of the Lights' it sounds quite flat) but it's not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mss614 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My MBDTF sounds ok, but my Late Registration sounds awful. I'd say pass on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Never got really into Graduation like I did the others. *braces for angry mob* The albums for me go Yeezus MBDTF Late Registration 808s Graduation College Dropout And I just picked up a bootleg of Yeezus WITH Bound 2. Did you put a mirror to your list by accident? There's no way Yeezus or Late Registration are his best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeezus is my personal favorite. MBDTF I like quite a lot and I think is the best. I don't think Yeezus should be ranked with all the others- it's so weird. My list is actually MBDTF Late Reg Graduation 808s College Dropout I really do hate college dropout. It's so impersonal. I can't get into a 21 track album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodigitaljazz Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Bump. Picked up MBDTF and I very satisfied with the sound... Sounds pretty similar to if not better than any digital copies I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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