From eric hill Sent Thu, Apr 9th 1998, 22:08
>>> no pun intended. i just picked up the vinyl version of aphex twin's >>>SAW 85-92, whatever the most recent pressing is. and i gotta say, the >>> vinyl doesn't sound so hot. seems like a very shallow pressing (or so >> >> The SAW I sounds dull and shallow on CD ... I don't think >>the Record version of it will change anything. > >if i remember correctly that compilation was put together >by friends of richard. tracks compiled from the many cassette >recordings he gave his friends. so if the tracks were mastered >from cassettes you can't expect great sound. that's no excuse! granted there are variations in source material, but underground resistance and the rest of the submerge crew mastered everything on cassette too, though any lack of sonic resolution on either's part is debatable. eric onnow: si-{cut}.db:behind you(sprawl/suburbs of hell)