Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome’ (1984). Had the double LP, and the title track inhabited on whole side. Absolute sonic blast of a vinyl, and at least the CD’s I know of sounded malnourished, dynamically flat and bleached by comparison. What a letdown.
What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital?
So this is not an effort to start a medium-war thread, rather in my view some records just seem to be mastered better on the vinyl record version than the digital version. Three that spring to mind from my record collection:
I know everyone’s system is different, everyone’s ears are different and everyone’s tastes are different, but for the purposes of this discussion let us assume that YOU are the final arbiter of objective reality!
- Henri Texier - Varech
- Tom Misch - Geography
- JLin - Black Origami (this very surprisingly to me)
I know everyone’s system is different, everyone’s ears are different and everyone’s tastes are different, but for the purposes of this discussion let us assume that YOU are the final arbiter of objective reality!