Probably should have, but the price was more than I wanted to spend for now. I got a new German pressing for $22 delivered. Will be here Saturday.
Stuff that sounds amazing with the Surround Master
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This was a last-minute decision to pick up on Record Store Day. SO GLAD i did! When i got sober from drugs and alcohol, i listened to nothing buy reggae for the first year, hoping to relive those lost vibes (weed was my drug of choice). Dub was the vast majority of the reggae i consumed. When i found surround, i was saddened that so few reggae titles were available. Thank Jah for the Surround Master! All is well! Adrian Sherwood's production REALLY shines through the SM v.2: waves and waves of echo and reverb wash over me from all four corners of the room and dub touches bounce through my brain whilst Prince Far I's voice of thunder is firmly anchored up front, coming up at me from fathoms deep in the dub-a-delicious soundscape! HIGHly recommended for any dub heads out there!
https://www.discogs.com/release/30420788-Prince-Far-I-Cry-Tuff-Chants-On-U
Beefheart is A LOT of fun through the Surround Master, and these Record Store Day releases are chocked full of the Captain's weird wonderfulness! Rhythm guitar and lead are nicely separated and often coming kitty corner. Marimba, too, can be found front or rear and often moving from speaker to speaker. Van Vliet's distinctive vocals and harmonica solos are locked up front and drums are in the rears. The 2nd LP contains some cool instrumental versions and two "full-length" versions that are KILLER jams which straight up come ALIVE through the SM v.2. Dig the golden glow around the Captain on the cover photo – that's how this release feels through the Surround Master! @chucky3042 strikes AGAIN!
https://www.discogs.com/release/30449372-Captain-Beefheart-The-Spotlight-Kid
Bright electro-pop bathed in melancholy bouncing at me from all four corners of the room! This one is WAY too much fun through the Surround Master! Synth swells discretely washing over me bringing me surround joy! This Record Store Day double vinyl has a second slab of remixes that takes it to the next level. Really loving it on a rainy Sunday night.
https://www.discogs.com/release/30452888-Gorillaz-Cracker-Island
Beyoncé's previous album, Renaissance, sounds fantastic through the Surround Master, so i thought i'd pick up act ii (aka Cowboy Carter) and run it through the SM v.2 – glad i did! The blue-eyed monster takes this double LP to the next level! Beyoncé's vocals are locked up front; background vocals are either in the rear or in all four speakers. Guitar picking often shows up in the rears, really immersing and engrossing me in the music. Percussion often pops up in the rear speakers as well. Synth swells come at me from all four speakers. I'm on my third listen to this beauty. My only gripe is the YouTube version has 27 tracks (my LPs have 19 tracks). Otherwise, BUCK IT! As @fredblue 's otter half would say, the SM really brings out "the bougie quality"!
https://www.discogs.com/release/30468959-Beyoncé-Cowboy-Carter
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