Don't Believe The Truth...**** vinyl pressing?

Posted by: Shayman on 16 September 2005

Is it just my copy or is the Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth vinyl pressing particularly rubbish?

Massively heavy vinyl which was a good initial sign however the boys sound to be singing through a paper and comb throughout on my copy. Now I know I need a new stylus sometime soon but there really does seem to be something wrong with my copy. Anyone else?

Jonathan
Posted on: 16 September 2005 by bhazen
I heard the vinyl and thought it was no improvement compared to the CD ...I didn't, however, hear the Kazoo effect you describe...
Posted on: 16 September 2005 by Simon Matthews
Maybe Liam needed an instrument to play and Noel oblidged. Winker
Posted on: 16 September 2005 by Simon Matthews
obliged even (duh)
Posted on: 16 September 2005 by garyi
I would imagine its the content of the record as apposed to the quality of the pressing.
Posted on: 16 September 2005 by rodwsmith
quote:
Originally posted by Shayman:
Is it just my copy or is the Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth vinyl pressing particularly rubbish?
Jonathan


No, mine is rubbish too. The sound has no real depth or bass.

Even the artwork is probably better on a cd booklet, and you can't often say that..!
Posted on: 20 September 2005 by Michael Dale
Lots of vinyl these days is mastered from CD which probably gives you the worst of both worlds (relatively limited bandwidth of CD compared to the 1/2 inch master with added snap crackle and pop).

A good friend bought a Stevie Wonder album on re-issued vinyl recently and found that it skipped like a CD, cos that's where they got the master from. Obviously it had not been checked for quality!

Then there's the Nirvana Unplugged white vinyl LP. I've tried several copies but they all suffer from really bad "wow" on side two, like it's been pressed way off centre. Shame cos side 1 sounds sublime.

Record companies used to deduct 10% off the top of royalties paid to musicians to allow for faulty vinyl which would have to be scrapped due to poor manufacture. Unfortunately, once CD took over they never felt the need to recalculate royalties based on 100% of sales, and the 10% deduction still applies! I can't remember ever returning a CD to a shop due to faults, though I know I've returned a lot of vinyl.

I have found that the smaller labels tend to produce better vinyl than the Big 5 companies do. For instance, if you compare a Low album on vinyl to a Coldplay one you'll see what I mean. You can see and feel the difference before you've even put it on the turntable.

Maybe Simply Vinyl will make a decent copy of Don't Believe The Truth if the demand is there. Or perhaps look for a Japanese import.