Mastering Of Vinyl Lp Of White Stripes Elephant

I just bought the UK LP pressing of the White Stripes 'Elephant'.

It was recorded to eight track reel-to-reel and mastered in the UK as well.

here is some info on the mastering engineer, if anybody is interested.

when you get into the site click on noel's room.

any knowledgeable person got any comments?

JG


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Sounds terrible.

Try the US version instead. Much better mastering and cutting to vinyl.

 

That's a bummer -- my copy isn't great, but terrible? I had a choice and went w/UK vinyl (heavier, but more expensive, too) just because the V2 domestic vinyl was much flimsier and I usually avoid colored vinyl. You've made comparisons then?

 

Yep. I thought the same as you. "Colored vinyl means it's possibly noisy and not engineered well". Well, sure. Just not this time.

For me, the difference was day and night. I later got a hold of the CD from a friend and listened to both. I liked the White/Red US vinyl best, but it matched the CD within reason. The vinyl was quiet too.

A few vinylites found the same to be true. The plus however, UK and US covers are different when you look closely.

In fact, it was a member on a certain double-a forum that had praised the US vinyl copy to be somewhat of a modern audiophile bargain if you liked Jack and Meg. I liked the music anyway, so the next time I went to Newbury Comics, they had the double vinly there for $15. How can you resist?

 

Yesman really liked the British. Who mastered the U.S. and from what?