Based on tom's (both elrod and hankins) good reviews, I picked up the vinyl set yesterday, and I am now listening for the first time. So far, I am actually quite impressed because it doesn't sound like something from '77. If I heard some of these tracks on the radio, I'd assume it was a current release. I'm only into the first lp so far, but I like it even more than I thought I was going to.
As far as the pressing goes, I also was a bit nervous about the blue vinyl, because I've never had the greatest luck with colored vinyl. That being said, it is pretty quiet. Listening with my DT880's, I can certainly hear some surface noise between tracts, but no worse than most vinyl being released nowadays, and less so as compared to some "audiophile" pressings I have bought in the past from Classic. The mastering is very good, and the packaging is great, including reproductions of the original inserts and Caribou labels on the lps. Typical Sundazed goodness not skimping on any of the details.
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