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post #31 of 42
2/20/09 at 1:47am
I'm listening to Ok Computer on Vinyl now. It sounds bloody fantastic!!! However I do have In Rainbows on Vinyl and CD, and I think there's really not much difference between the two, might even have to tip the hat to CD for In Rainbows.
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post #32 of 42
2/20/09 at 2:48am
I believe I had read that Kid A was recorded on analogue gear which makes a difference - when analogue recordings get mastered for CD they lose a lot of realism in the bass. Digital recordings mastered to vinyl do little improve the sound - case in point those new 'Back to Black' vinyl releases by Universal, they have been using digital masters and the vast concensus is that they suck - they only did a few from the original tapes, Hendrix's 'Axis: Bold as Love' is one - which I picked up and it sounds killer.
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post #33 of 42
2/20/09 at 3:40am
^ Interesting point about Kid A. I was going to post this elsewhere, but since we're sort of talking generally about Radiohead recordings, I have always thought that Amnesiac has been mastered or recorded poorly. There seems to be a very obvious amount of static noise in the background of the album; especially noticeable between tracks and in quieter passages. I've always found it quite distracting. Can anyone support or confirm their thoughts on this? Do I just have a bad version or something???
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post #34 of 42
2/20/09 at 5:19am
That wasn't a high school band, that was the USC Trojan band
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post #35 of 42
2/20/09 at 11:24am
Thanks for the clarification. I didn't get to see it live, I had to see it on the internet.
They had it together! It gave me chills.

I got served
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post #36 of 42
2/20/10 at 5:40am
I just heard OK Computer 180 Gram vinyl, it sounds a million times better than the cd!
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post #37 of 42
2/20/10 at 6:56am
The new vinyl re-issues being done by Ron McMaster over at Capitol best their CD counterparts.

Here is what my In Rainbows remaster looks like:

CD 1


CD 2
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post #38 of 42
2/20/10 at 2:42pm
In Rainbows on vinyl is da bomb! It takes you to a different place.
If anyone really loves that album or CD, then I recommend that you get the video:

"In Rainbows: From The Basement".

I first saw it on the Palladia HD Music channel. It gives you great insight to the album and what everyone is doing to create their mood swings.
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post #39 of 42
2/22/10 at 3:48am
Funny, I was just thinking about starting a thread about how great a recording "In Rainbows" really is. To be honest it's my first Radiohead CD.

I just bought the CD a couple weeks ago and I can't stop listening to it on my rig. Amazing detail and imaging, probably one of the best recorded CD's I've bought in a long time.
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post #40 of 42
2/23/10 at 3:33pm
I have OK Computer, Amnesiac and In Rainbows on vinyl, and I wouldn't have it any other way. They're easily some of the best sounding albums I have.
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post #41 of 42
2/23/10 at 8:01pm
people were right about the Hail to the thief vinyl, it sounds way better than the cd. The mix is alot better and so are the dynamics and details.
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post #42 of 42
2/24/10 at 1:36am
I have vinyl 'rips' of all the albums and HTTT is by far the most improved. In Rainbows I like better in CD though, the vinyl sounds kinda 'raspy' or something, maybe it's just the person who did a poor job transferring to digital. OKC is sublime, The Bends is waay more open and dynamic, Amnesiac didn't change much, Kid A is an emphatically more vast landscape...Pablo Honey: who cares, right?
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