zerohacker Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 You should support original, creative releases versus uninspired packaging because this vinyl bubble is quickly sucking the life out of the literal endless possibilities for any pressing. I - for one - would pay extra for anything that isn't in a standard jacket (or standard gatefold) for pretty much any release in my collection. I liked the sleeve on the original pressing, but. I was always worried I'd rip it any time is handle it. The packaging was neat, but I sold it and that covered the cost of all of the EU reissues, so that was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoise Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I got my calculating infinity yesterday. Stoked, but I was a little confused when I didn't hear the high pitched girl scream during the break in "the running board" . Is that only on the running board EP version or what? I wonder why it was omitted, it was such a good addition to the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppelope Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Huh, that is really weird. It's there on my CI cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Huh, that is really weird. It's there on my CI cd. Aren't these remasters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bortx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Audio cut from 24-bit mastered studio grade HD files that's all I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asphyz Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 You can now pick these up for a very respectable €15 each on the Hammerheart Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentin31 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 You can now pick these up for a very respectable €15 each on the Hammerheart Store. I'm tempted to finally pull the trigger. Great prices! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Calculating Infinity sounds...off to me. Like there's something not quite mixed or mastered right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Calculating Infinity sounds...off to me. Like there's something not quite mixed or mastered right. The production/mix of the original CD was never my favorite to begin with Still on the fence about picking up the first two because of that sort of issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I feel like there are places that all I hear is reverb on the vocals. And the missing scream as previously noted is strange as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottengoth Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Mine, sounds fantastic. I got the euro import. I just got all 3 today. Bummed because everything is in perfect condition besides miss machine sleeve is FUCKED. Hopefully I could get a replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppelope Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Everything came today (finally.) It all seems pretty good, but the records were shipped outside of the sleeves, which I thought was kinda weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Everything came today (finally.) It all seems pretty good, but the records were shipped outside of the sleeves, which I thought was kinda weird. If they had shipped these inside the sleeve, you would now know why. Welcome to the world of vinyl. lampwick and jewfro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Haha. I remember the first time I thought that. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheComebackKid Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Everything came today (finally.) It all seems pretty good, but the records were shipped outside of the sleeves, which I thought was kinda weird.This is the right way to ship a record. Avoids getting split seams on the jacket.I wish more online stores did this even if it means un-sealing it or we should at least have the choice. I had once asked a seller on eBay to unseal it and ship the record outside the sleeve. He didn't want to. When I got the record the sleeve of course had split seams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 This is the right way to ship a record. Avoids getting split seams on the jacket. I wish more online stores did this even if it means un-sealing it or we should at least have the choice. I had once asked a seller on eBay to unseal it and ship the record outside the sleeve. He didn't want to. When I got the record the sleeve of course had split seams. I try to request it from every place I order from. I wish it was the standard. Most labels that I order from seem to do it when requested though. It's worth the few seconds it takes to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppelope Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Oh, that makes sense actually. And thank you for the warm welcome haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdturbo Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Not really complaining or anything, but I like how the EU Ire Works variant came out being nowhere close to its advertised mock-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppelope Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yeah, it's cool looking an all, but I was surprised as well. I think I would've preferred the mockup though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottengoth Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Cool they just sent me a replacement jacket for MM since mine came fucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Can we get more comments on the sound quality? These turned out to be more expensive in my local record store (in Europe) than I hoped for. How much inner groove distortion these have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Can we get more comments on the sound quality? These turned out to be more expensive in my local record store (in Europe) than I hoped for. How much inner groove distortion these have? I listened to Calculating and Miss Machine earlier today, I didn't have any problem with IGD on either one. I had an extra amount of dust on the euro presses (similar to the PVC dust common with "haze" color records) but nothing a few passes with a brush couldn't take care of. These actually sound really good in my opinion, there was definitely a good effort put into remastering these for vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNEAKORDS Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Granted, its been a while since I've really "listened" to Calculating, but there was a lot on the new press (silver) that I don't remember hearing on the album. Beyond just being pretty dirty out of the sleeve, it sounded pretty good, I didn't notice any distortion, but the entire album just seemed clearer and cleaner than I remember it. It's weird, maybe it's the remaster, maybe it's my memory, but it just didn't have the aggression and punch that I recall. It sounds good, but different, to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markok Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thank you for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Monster of a skip on the b side of Miss Machine. Can't get past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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