Hot Stamper Pressings of Elvis’s Albums Available Now
Letters and Commentaries for My Aim Is True
Sonic Grade: D
I’m embarrassed to say we used to like the Rhino Heavy Vinyl version, and in our defense let me tell you why: it was (for the most part) tonally correct, fairly low distortion, and had tight punchy bass.
Boy, Was We Ever Wrong.
Now it sounds positively CRUDE and UNPLEASANT next to the real thing — if by “the real thing” you mean an honest to goodness properly-mastered, properly-pressed copy (also known as a Hot Stamper).
Kevin Gray’s transistory, opaque, airless, low-resolution cutting system did this album no favors.
The average copy of this record is aggressive and unpleasant.
The British pressings are mud.
You either have to work very hard to find a good domestic pressing (which means buying, cleaning and playing lots and lots of them), or you have to luck into a good one by accident.
Or just buy one from us and save yourself all the trouble.
Reviews and Commentaries for the Music of Elvis Costello
and we can’t forget this one