Finally worthy
5 Stars
Posted
Monday, April 22, 2013
by
Carey
I bought the Control Group's limited red vinyl pressing of this album and it was one of the worst mixed, mastered, pressed pieces of vinyl in my collection. It was awful. This re-issue fixes the problem. This is my favorite KOL album and it deserved this type of a release. Whereas the instruments in the previous release sounded dry and cornered, completely separate from each other, this pressing has everything coming together. Soundstage is tremendous and the guitars, bass, drums and vocals are all playing together and blending beautifully this time around. You can actually feel the energy of the band in Black Thumbnail. I thought that song only came across great live until I heard this pressing. Listening to My Party and the delicate sounds of the drums was like hearing the song for the first time. I hate these $35 prices, but the packaging is great and the vinyl is very quiet. If I'm gonna pay $35, I do feel like I'm getting my money's worth compared to other releases going for t