[stuartr]

Well, I have committed the most dumb act of the year thus far.
I got hail to the thief on vinyl and CD. I set down to write a paper and popped on the vinyl to play in the background for my first listen. It really sucked. I was thinking "wow, they really took that amnesiac voice distortion thing to a new extreme". The album was bad -- bloated, no rhythm, slow and boaring and LONG!
Then, while doing some more reading at a coffee shop the next day, I popped in the cd. Whoa! What the hell happened. I figured it just sounded better with a more attentive listen. Then I had an epiphany.

The vinyl are 45s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was listening at 33. No wonder it sucked. Having listened to it again, I think it is significantly better. What a retard. But, to be fair...after amnesiac...they could have fallen off the deep end with experimentation. Thankfully they did not.

 

[dd3mon]

LOL

 

[redshifter]

same thing happened to me when i listened to stereolab's "first of the microbe hunters" on vinyl. i thought "what the hell is this? i know the lab does some strange stuff but..." then i realized it was a 12" 45, and i had it set to 33rpm!

it is amazing how a well produced 45 rpm lp can sound, isn't it? i'm tempted to seek out the vinyl of httt now.

 

[stuartr]

Yeah, it is great. To be fair to me, I was utterly absorbed in writing the paper the first time. But as for the vinyl...it is really good. Flat as a pancake and HEAVY. It is at least 150g. The sound is excellent.

 

[stymie miasma]

Nice story Stuart!

Reminds me of some old Techno Animal 12"s I have on Force Inc/Position Chrome - it was hard to tell whether they were best played at 33 or 45 rpm. Usually, it simply came down to my mood at the time

 

[temporary]

i felt the same way when i first listened to the leaked version. i was just kind of flipping through the songs to get a quick idea of the sound, and i was thinking "oh my god, what happened?!?". i thought it stunk. then, after i got a chance to listen carefully through some headphones, i realized it was a lot better than my initial impression. it grew on me more each time i listened, and now having the final mastered version i simply love the album.

i was also very impressed with the vinyl quality. as soon as i took it out of the sleeve i was surprised at how nice it looked (seriously... i've never SEEN such a nice black vinyl record before), and felt. then listening i noticed how pure the sound was, very little imperfections in the pressing. i wish every record i've ever purchased was as good..

 

[usc goose]

hahahhahahha.... thanks for the story.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

So did you see anyone? Ether Bunny, Satan Claus, Targon?

 

[chadbang]

Er, I think I did the same thing in college once. But I'm pretty sure I only listened to one track before I figured it out. You may have set some kind of new record in "alternate reality listening", Stuartr.

Pretty funny, though.

 

[Masonjar]

Quote:

Originally posted by stuartr The vinyl are 45s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was listening at 33. No wonder it sucked. Having listened to it again, I think it is significantly better. What a retard. But, to be fair...after amnesiac...they could have fallen off the deep end with experimentation. Thankfully they did not.

wow I don't know if I'd admit that one in public dude!

ok, the very first time I ever listened to the Minutemen I did the very same thing.. I corrected the situation after a few songs. At that point in my life I had never encountered a 12" record (in this case it was SST's BLASTING CONCEPT VOL. 1) that played on 45 RPM. But I was 15 and it was 1985 and I had only listened to heavy metal lps. SST was my first experience with punk and indie rock. I soon learned that 45 rpm was very common with punk, both on 7" and 12".

-jar

 

[stuartr]

Well, as I said, I was absorbed in writing a paper on the development of Japanese travel literature from Ki no Tsurayuki to Basho, so I was a little out of it. All I was looking for was a pleasant droning, which is almost what I got...

 

[fractus2]

I...buried...Paul...