In Rainbows

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Some songs sound better than others, this record doesn't handle the loud parts as well as the soft ones. According to the bat-eared characters on that Steve Hoffman place all Radiohead vinyl albums are rubbish apart from this iteration of In Rainbows. More minimal that their "Kid A" period, "In Rainbows" does something that very few albums have done - its sound is distinct from previous Radiohead albums, but is still clearly Radiohead. Record box manufactured by Clear Sound And Vision (credited as "Record box produced by Clear Sound + Vision" on release. That would be an understatement if I said that I was completely blow away by the sound and overall quality of this release.

All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Just get this version if you still don't have this classic album on vinyl - it's so beautiful, the sound is very rich and detailed.

A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential. The only thing that's different is that this 45rpm issue has a terrible pressing defect on "All I Need" and it's cut a fair bit louder (which probably tricks a lot of people into thinking it's better). The first thing I notice in this rendering more than I ever noticed in any before, is the way that Tom's vocals weave in and out of the soundscape. I'm sure some will say this is the essence of vinyl reproduction but to me good vinyl exceeds digital on clarity and insight. The vinyl records are labeled as follows: Record One: Side One and Two, and Record Two: Side One and Two.His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. Yeah, the 45 RPM pressing most definitely sounds better, but this is certainly not bad at all for what you pay for.

If you want to demonstrate how good vinyl can sound, play Side C of this record - Reckoner and House Of Cards both sound absolutely phenomenal. It does sound more quintessentially 'analogue', but in the literal definition of high fidelity, it seems coloured and lacking somewhat. it seems to best align with this release, yet also has a matte cover and sleeve like the comment below.

Incredibly hard to figure out which pressing it is though; matrix on Side A is 156455E1/D (swear to god) and label says Made in Europe (which it doesn’t in these images). The live strings in the studio on a few tracks and the acoustic guitar and piano in places are rich and full and showcase one of vinyl's ultimate abilities. It's a shame we don't know who at Record Industry cut the vinyl as they deserve a huge amount of credit. Beyond all that, the rendering between the acoustic, electric and digitally-created sounds is impeccable and palpable.