PINK FLOYD - THE WALL VINYL 2012
Posted by: Thorsten_L on 24 February 2012
So...after an extensive listening session, I have to say some things...
1)
The 2012 vinyl remaster is very good. Nice clarity, nice punch. In my ears a bit too "nice", too "polished". The instruments are nicely separated and the sound of the drums is fantastic. The soundstage is pretty big.
The vinyl is very quiet and in an excellent condition upon arrival (I dont like the original cardbox-innersleeves, though).
All-in-all a fantastic re-issue, if someone has no other pressings at hand...
, because
2)
The UK-1st-pressing sounds much more "REAL". More aggressive, more punch, more everything. I couldnt believe my ears how loud it played on the same volume as the 2012-remaster.
The drum-sound kicks the 2012´s ass badly, as do the bass and the guitars...The UK is more in ya face. The soundstage is incredibly bigger than the 2012-remaster.
3)
The Japanese-1st pressing kind of lacks in the area of "power" of the UK, BUT the dynamics on this wonderful pressing is just stunning. Compared to this, the 2012 sounds like "dead".
Also, if you prefer DETAIL over in ya face, the Japanese 1st is the choice no 1.
Conclusion.
The Uk-1st and the Japanese 1st beat the 2012 by a lot of miles, although the 2012 sounds really really good.
My BIGGEST realization:
I will NEVER EVER buy a VINYL-RECORD again which is from a digital source.
What brought this realization about?
The FRIGHTENING difference in the dynamics of the 2012-remaster and Uk and Japanese 1st...unbelievable.
Long live analogue!
Interesting coverage Thorsten. Can's wait to see The Wall 2012 vinyl remaster soon in my music collection.
Last month, my brother-in-law gave me his UK pressing The Wall LP which he kept in a closet for nearly 30 years old. Thank God, that the double LPs are still good. Thanks to the cardbox-innersleeves (in my case) whereby some LPs were ruined due to the bad plastic sleeves for being kept for so long.
Yes, I agreed analogue wins here. I believe the drums and the bass lines are tighter & engaging, which is better than... ermm you know what I mean. Sorry, I can't describe it by words. 
Cheers!!
I will NEVER EVER buy a VINYL-RECORD again which is from a digital source.
What brought this realization about?
The FRIGHTENING difference in the dynamics of the 2012-remaster and Uk and Japanese 1st...unbelievable.
Long live analogue!
+1 Thorsten.
Do you have your Z_plug yet.
No problem...Iron Cobra.
All is fine.
I learn.
Same here Stu.
And I remember buying the original on the day it was released!
Then bought a digital remaster some years ago....terrible it is and I by far prefer the original. So I will see how this compares.
Richard
Richard,
I remember the day it came out so well.
I was on crutches for four months.
Had to get a friend from work to pick it up for me in his lunch hour.
Had that copy on order only for a month though and it was under a fiver.
I was stuck in a office working with auditors for weeks as we were being bought out by EMI at the time.
Stu.
Mine's been on order from Amazon too. They sent it out yesterday when there's no post..good. I hope it's worth the wait and better than the 2011 WYWH, which was garbage.
If you didnt like the WYWH?
It seems bloody odd that you would bother with the Wall?As its much of the same??
Did you try the 2011 DSOTM ?
Have you tried WYWH on the Z plug?
Stu.
And what would it prove to put in a picture?
It arrived last Friday.
I don´t have time machine and man, you can believe it or not.
Why would I care?
You always "question" my "stuff"...should I also make a picture of the UK-1st-pressing and the Japanese 1st??
Take a chill-pill and save your money, dude.
So dear Stu,
whenever you make me "prove" anything or challenge my posts, you just disappear.
That is just uncool.
Better to be quiet in the first place, IMHO.
