youspinmeround Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, OU818 said: Does anybody here have an OP SFTD to compare the master? I’m still holding off on these until I know how they sound Its cut by Chris bellman and pressed at Pallas. That's basically as good as it gets Edited November 10, 2019 by youspinmeround faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 My standard black edition from bestbuy.com arrived today. I'm thoroughly satisfied with the packaging. The spine is closer to a classic dual gatefold thickness and the records themselves are not obnoxiously thick. Feels like a normal release and not some overbloated 10 lbs. behemoth of extraneous raw material and that pleases me. Now I just hope the cut is better than the UK original. That one sounds a little crispy/burnt/hot. I wonder if we'll ever know whether this got cut from CD or a stereo master closer to the production process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, mcpherson123 said: My standard black edition from bestbuy.com arrived today. I'm thoroughly satisfied with the packaging. The spine is closer to a classic dual gatefold thickness and the records themselves are not obnoxiously thick. Feels like a normal release and not some overbloated 10 lbs. behemoth of extraneous raw material and that pleases me. Now I just hope the cut is better than the UK original. That one sounds a little crispy/burnt/hot. I wonder if we'll ever know whether this got cut from CD or a stereo master closer to the production process. It was cut by chris bellman...what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, youspinmeround said: It was cut by chris bellman...what do you think? Touche. I at least assumed it was going to be better than that. My point is it could either be stellar or merely "good enough" but at the time that I posted that, I did forget that particular detail. So yeah, I'm assuming it will at least be better than clipped to hell but to what degree, I'm still in the dark on. Working the late shift tonight so won't be able to listen for another few hours. Still, the fact that it comes from a major leads me to believe that there's a chance they may have only supplied a mere retail CD copy to cut from. I don't think that would be up to him and the majors have been known to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, mcpherson123 said: Touche. I at least assumed it was going to be better than that. My point is it could either be stellar or merely "good enough" but at the time that I posted that, I did forget that particular detail. So yeah, I'm assuming it will at least be better than clipped to hell but to what degree, I'm still in the dark on. Working the late shift tonight so won't be able to listen for another few hours. Still, the fact that it comes from a major leads me to believe that there's a chance they may have only supplied a mere retail CD copy to cut from. I don't think that would be up to him and the majors have been known to do that. You are making no sense. Trust me chris did not work with a retail cd copy Edited November 21, 2019 by youspinmeround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 The $40 non-subscription version of SFTD says sold out on the VMP site. Did they already go on sale or does it just default to that until they actually go on sale? I’ve never bought anything from there so I don’t know what the process is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, youspinmeround said: You are making no sense. Trust me chris did not work with a retail cd copy Usually the engineer doesn't get to strongarm the worldwide major record label to influence what the source mix is going to be for the cut. That's just not the power dynamic. I would love to believe that we don't live in a world where that would ever happen but it does happen. Here's to hoping its not the case with this title. gracetoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxonjulin Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 58 minutes ago, marc32137 said: The $40 non-subscription version of SFTD says sold out on the VMP site. Did they already go on sale or does it just default to that until they actually go on sale? I’ve never bought anything from there so I don’t know what the process is. They are more than likely Sold Out. Mine came with a split and they Said they didn't have replacements and that they were sold out and instead sent me a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Saxonjulin said: They are more than likely Sold Out. Mine came with a split and they Said they didn't have replacements and that they were sold out and instead sent me a refund. Boo. Well, hopefully there will be a repress down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam10647 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 16 hours ago, marc32137 said: The $40 non-subscription version of SFTD says sold out on the VMP site. Did they already go on sale or does it just default to that until they actually go on sale? I’ve never bought anything from there so I don’t know what the process is. I picked up one one ebay last week for 50 bucks shipped not that bad of a mark up for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Got my Rated R in the mail today. Looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just cranked Rated R and am currently cranking SFTD and I have no complaints. Sounds baller. I enjoyed R a lot more today than I remember enjoying it in the recent past. Part of me wants to say these might be slightly altered mixes, in addition to being new vinyl cuts, from what I'm used to hearing from any other format. And I only mean to imply that there are very minute variations from the other formats I've played these albums on but a few things felt a little different than I remembered. Anyone who's on the fence about getting, especially if you don't have any vinyl edition, I would just grab these if I were you. Who the fuck knows when they'll dry up. Don't kick yourself later. Looking forward to hearing the new press of Lullabies even more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtrCtyWx Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, mcpherson123 said: Just cranked Rated R and am currently cranking SFTD and I have no complaints. Sounds baller. I enjoyed R a lot more today than I remember enjoying it in the recent past. Part of me wants to say these might be slightly altered mixes, in addition to being new vinyl cuts, from what I'm used to hearing from any other format. And I only mean to imply that there are very minute variations from the other formats I've played these albums on but a few things felt a little different than I remembered. Anyone who's on the fence about getting, especially if you don't have any vinyl edition, I would just grab these if I were you. Who the fuck knows when they'll dry up. Don't kick yourself later. Looking forward to hearing the new press of Lullabies even more now. SFTD is due to arrive tomorrow from Amazon, but they don’t have a ship date for Rated R yet. Can’t wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sclemmer Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/queens-of-the-stone-age-vinyl-reissues-coming.889770/page-5#post-22587200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdkaiser Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 5:03 PM, youspinmeround said: Its cut by Chris bellman and pressed at Pallas. That's basically as good as it gets Bellman was on vacation. His assistant cut the album from his notes. Still sounds great, and I agree, Pallas is a mighty fine pressing plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Sclemmer said: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/queens-of-the-stone-age-vinyl-reissues-coming.889770/page-5#post-22587200 59 minutes ago, zdkaiser said: Bellman was on vacation. His assistant cut the album from his notes. Still sounds great, and I agree, Pallas is a mighty fine pressing plant. The discogs link that he’s replying to is for s/t, so maybe I’m missing some greater context but it looks like he’s specifically talking about the self titled reissue from a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdkaiser Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, DecayToDeath said: The discogs link that he’s replying to is for s/t, so maybe I’m missing some greater context but it looks like he’s specifically talking about the self titled reissue from a few years back Deadwax on SFTD have "!" instead of CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceghost Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Were both the VMP and standard editions of SFTD cut by CB and pressed at Pallas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, spaceghost said: Were both the VMP and standard editions of SFTD cut by CB and pressed at Pallas? Either a solid troll/joke, or read the last few replies in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 8:07 AM, DecayToDeath said: The discogs link that he’s replying to is for s/t, so maybe I’m missing some greater context but it looks like he’s specifically talking about the self titled reissue from a few years back 18 minutes ago, MachoHommeRandallSauvage said: Either a solid troll/joke, or read the last few replies in this thread Not really. The link refers to the ST that came about a few years ago. Also done at Bernie Grundman and has the "I" in the deadwax so Chris could have been replying to that. CB didnt appear to be directly commenting on SFTD so its not really clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceghost Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, youspinmeround said: Not really. The link refers to the ST that came about a few years ago. Also done at Bernie Grundman and has the "I" in the deadwax so Chris could have been replying to that. CB didnt appear to be directly commenting on SFTD so its not really clear Exactly. I’m not trying to troll anyone, just trying to clarify. CB is clearly referring to self titled and makes no mention of SFTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, youspinmeround said: Not really. The link refers to the ST that came about a few years ago. Also done at Bernie Grundman and has the "I" in the deadwax so Chris could have been replying to that. CB didnt appear to be directly commenting on SFTD so its not really clear 10 minutes ago, spaceghost said: Exactly. I’m not trying to troll anyone, just trying to clarify. CB is clearly referring to self titled and makes no mention of SFTD. The quote right above their first post says the ! is in the deadwax on SFTD too though, which points to it not being cut by CB. Still may have been mastered by him though. I guess it still leaves room for doubt, but it seems like if he'd cut it, it would have his usual CB in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmale Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Vmp leftovers available now! https://www.vinylmeplease.com/products/queens-of-the-stone-age-songs-for-the-deaf?variant=31239598276698 morfiend, seku, mondie and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceghost Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, MachoHommeRandallSauvage said: The quote right above their first post says the ! is in the deadwax on SFTD too though, which points to it not being cut by CB. Still may have been mastered by him though. I guess it still leaves room for doubt, but it seems like if he'd cut it, it would have his usual CB in there. That’s the thing. VMP publicized on their site that it was cut by BGM and pressed at Pallas. I think people also have posted that it has the ! In the dead wax. I’m just trying to see if the standard edition is the same run, which would mean it is also. TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 41 minutes ago, nycmale said: Vmp leftovers available now! https://www.vinylmeplease.com/products/queens-of-the-stone-age-songs-for-the-deaf?variant=31239598276698 Got one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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