Which Crowded House OG?

[Guest]

Looking at finally sorting Crowded House on LP.

 

Should I be looking at US or Aussie 1st press copies?

[Hergest]

I have the UK original and the Aussie. The Australian one is poor, thin and insipid compared to the UK. Never heard the US release but from my experience of US release albums in the latter half of the 80s they are often nothing to write home about.

[Get off My lawn]

 

There was fair bit of discussion about this a few years back - mainly comparing the new remasters to the originals, but also a bit about different original versions.

 

Cheers

 

[Jebediah]

Just A/B comparing the self titled debut and the remaster. I'm not familiar with most audiophile terminology, but a layman observation would be...

The original is a bit looser in the mid range, possibly a bit crisper in the top end. Bass is nice and tight.

The remaster is tidy, polite, not as in your face, but lacking somewhat. Certainly listenable.

 

To quote my wife, the original is more fun, makes you want to get up and dance. And so we did.

 

Hope this helps a little.

 

Edit- the original projects the left over craziness from Split Enz much better.

Edited November 15, 2020 by Jebediah

[Guest]

On 15/11/2020 at 6:23 PM, Jebediah said:

Just A/B comparing the self titled debut and the remaster. I'm not familiar with most audiophile terminology, but a layman observation would be...

The original is a bit looser in the mid range, possibly a bit crisper in the top end. Bass is nice and tight.

The remaster is tidy, polite, not as in your face, but lacking somewhat. Certainly listenable.

 

To quote my wife, the original is more fun, makes you want to get up and dance. And so we did.

 

Hope this helps a little.

 

Edit- the original projects the left over craziness from Split Enz much better.

Which OG were you playing?

Edited November 16, 2020 by Guest

[Jebediah]

51 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

Which OG were you playing?

 

Appears to be an Australian 1986 Capitol Records ST.240555. There are two of these on Discogs, not sure which one mine is tho...

[qik_shift]

I have nothing to compare to - but I have an original Australian pressing of their self titled album.  Yes it's physically thin vinyl, but I don't think the sound is thin .

 

Just playing on my new cart right now to confirm...............yep confirmed.  Sounds great - not the last word in bass, but vocals and instruments sound excellent.

Edited November 19, 2020 by qik_shift
Typo

[cheekyboy]

9 hours ago, qik_shift said:

I have nothing to compare to - but I have an original Australian pressing of their self titled album.  Yes it's physically thin vinyl, but I don't think the sound isn't thin .

 

Just playing on my new cart right now to confirm...............yep confirmed.  Sounds great - not the last word in bass, but vocals and instruments sound excellent.

So, Chris, you think the sound is thin?

 

If an old album is pressed on 120 or 130 gram vinyl, that doesn’t mean it is in any way inferior to 180g vinyl. 180g and 200g vinyl that have appeared in recent years are nothing more than a marketing tool.

 

I seem to recall from another thread, that you have a Rega P6........what cartridge did you upgrade and to what?
 

Cheers,

 

Keith

Edited November 19, 2020 by cheekyboy

[qik_shift]

I’m sorry I meant to say the sound isn’t thin. 
 

And yes plenty of 180g and 200g out there that’s very ordinary these days.
 

You’re right I have a P6, and I recently upgraded to a Kiseki Purple Heart :). After some early hiccups - now very happy. 

[cheekyboy]

6 minutes ago, qik_shift said:

I’m sorry I meant to say the sound isn’t thin. 
 

And yes plenty of 180g and 200g out there that’s very ordinary these days.
 

You’re right I have a P6, and I recently upgraded to a Kiseki Purple Heart :). After some early hiccups - now very happy. 

 

Hello Chris, yes, I could see what you were trying to say, but the way you wrote it didn't actually say that!

 

I found the 180 and 200 gram vinyl, especially early doors, were prone to dish warping, but that does seem to have been corrected somewhat with more attention to good QA.

 

That Kiseki is a very nice cartridge indeed and should be a really good match for your Rega tonearm. What cartridge did you upgrade from to the Kiseki?

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

 

 

[qik_shift]

57 minutes ago, cheekyboy said:

 

Hello Chris, yes, I could see what you were trying to say, but the way you wrote it didn't actually say that!

 

I found the 180 and 200 gram vinyl, especially early doors, were prone to dish warping, but that does seem to have been corrected somewhat with more attention to good QA.

 

That Kiseki is a very nice cartridge indeed and should be a really good match for your Rega tonearm. What cartridge did you upgrade from to the Kiseki?

 

Cheers,

 

Keith

 

 

Yeah sorry sometimes my head and fingers don’t connect too well . 

I’ve learned not to pay any attention to the weight of a record and just listen to make a judgement these days.  

 

I had a 2M bronze on prior. That was a great cart for the money too.