Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Peter Gabriel Available Now
In 2016 a version of So came out using this currently popular vinyl format:
2 180g discs / 45 RPM / Deluxe, Numbered, Limited Edition /Half Speed mastered
As of this writing, there are 15 copies on Discogs, the cheapest of them starting at $139.77.
Sounds like it must be pretty good for that kind of money!
This So release was mastered by a fellow named Matt Colton, who has been doing this kind of work for a very long time, judging by the fact that he has 3,775 technical credits under his name on Discogs.
That did not stop this particular 2 LP set from being one of the worst sounding albums we have played in quite a while.
Let’s take a closer look at the specifics. We played sides one and four of the two-disc, four-sided album. That was more than enough to evaluate the sound quality.