Kingdirk Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Received both my new copies of 2112 (which is on the TT right and sounds OH SO GOOD!) and ATWAS this afternoon, and I noticed something curious about the front cover of ATWAS. In the image below, you will see starting on the left - Anthem pressing (Canada), Mercury gatefold (UK), and finally on the far right, the new reissue. What a huge colour variance! With printing controls these days, I'm actually quite shocked in the disparity. Anyone have any thoughts? I know its somewhat trivial, but it seems odd to me. http://i.imgur.com/i3VDZrS.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 It's different paper stock.To get that exact color they would need to replicate the paper stock.Not financially viable for such a small printing.Plus only 1.3% will care.Nice catch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had......She still doesn't look bad for being 39 years old... :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had......She still doesn't look bad for being 39 years old... :) The sound quality must be really bad by now thou? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdirk Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 It's different paper stock.To get that exact color they would need to replicate the paper stock.Not financially viable for such a small printing.Plus only 1.3% will care.Nice catch.Makes sense. And like you said, not a whole lot of people will care. I just find it really curious that the shading on a new pressing - with the printing technologies available today - would match or come close to what it was "then". If anything, I like difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandydog Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Somebody wrote on my copy!! "]http://http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j26/mandydog1001/DSCF4098_zpsqn32uz91.jpg"]http:// Edited March 17, 2015 by mandydog 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Look also at the difference between the old jewel case cd inserts and the sectors box set covers--huge difference there as well. The sectors covers are amazing (although not as amazing as the lp covers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I just checked my single cover and my trifold out and they are near both the same. they look more like the new one. My single cover version is pretty rare!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Record companies simply don't kill themselves trying to replicate exactly the same color gradiation of the original pressings.It's something I have noticed in many other LP covers reprinted in the last years and the same, as toymaker said, happens with CDs.Michelangelo can indeed rest in peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 hows the 2112 sound??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had......Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpg Damn, That is so cool! :codger: I wonder what ever happened to mine? :madra: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdirk Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Looks like they did a great job on the reissue tones. That's what the original looks like. Pretty cool that they stuck sides 1 and 4 together like the original too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had......She still doesn't look bad for being 39 years old... :) The sound quality must be really bad by now thou? It will depend on how much it has been played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Looks like they did a great job on the reissue tones. That's what the original looks like. Pretty cool that they stuck sides 1 and 4 together like the original too. They did the same on The Who's Tommy. Is there any reasoning behind doing so, because to me it just seems odd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yes, there is a reason believe it or not. Back in the 60s & 70s (possibly earlier), the center peg would sometimes be really long with a kind or trigger near the top. You would put your album on and pull the lever, then automatically the vinyl would drop and you could then queue up side 2 while side one played and the same with sides 3/4. Probably not the best thing to do (play one album stacked on top of another) but it's the way things used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yes, there is a reason believe it or not. Back in the 60s & 70s (possibly earlier), the center peg would sometimes be really long with a kind or trigger near the top. You would put your album on and pull the lever, then automatically the vinyl would drop and you could then queue up side 2 while side one played and the same with sides 3/4. Probably not the best thing to do (play one album stacked on top of another) but it's the way things used to be. Did a quick read-up on Wikipedia. It seems like it's something you wouldn't do on a manual turntable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Yes, there is a reason believe it or not. Back in the 60s & 70s (possibly earlier), the center peg would sometimes be really long with a kind or trigger near the top. You would put your album on and pull the lever, then automatically the vinyl would drop and you could then queue up side 2 while side one played and the same with sides 3/4. Probably not the best thing to do (play one album stacked on top of another) but it's the way things used to be. Did a quick read-up on Wikipedia. It seems like it's something you wouldn't do on a manual turntable? It had to be kind with the long center peg. Otherwise there was no where for the next album to sit in wait. Edit...this is the kind you would need: http://img.youtube.com/vi/SYouB1DkCoc/0.jpg Edit #2: Here is a pic with a record playing and the next one queued: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/09y9fOW13O0/hqdefault.jpg Edited March 22, 2015 by Justin Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yes, there is a reason believe it or not. Back in the 60s & 70s (possibly earlier), the center peg would sometimes be really long with a kind or trigger near the top. You would put your album on and pull the lever, then automatically the vinyl would drop and you could then queue up side 2 while side one played and the same with sides 3/4. Probably not the best thing to do (play one album stacked on top of another) but it's the way things used to be. Did a quick read-up on Wikipedia. It seems like it's something you wouldn't do on a manual turntable? It had to be kind with the long center peg. Otherwise there was no where for the next album to sit in wait. Edit...this is the kind you would need: http://img.youtube.com/vi/SYouB1DkCoc/0.jpg Okay, I think I got it now. So when the arm moves into the center it releases the next record on top, swings back to allow that record to fall into place and moves into position again? Or does it have two tone arms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's only got one arm. See that little notch toward the top? When you put the record on, it sits there. Then you pull the lever in the bottom right which releases the record and moves the needle into position. At that point, you can put the next record up at the top (you may have been able to just stack them right from the getgo - I'm not sure). Once the record that's playing finishes and the arm moves back, you can simply pull the lever again and the next record drops and starts playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Grownup Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's only got one arm. See that little notch toward the top? When you put the record on, it sits there. Then you pull the lever in the bottom right which releases the record and moves the needle into position. At that point, you can put the next record up at the top (you may have been able to just stack them right from the getgo - I'm not sure). Once the record that's playing finishes and the arm moves back, you can simply pull the lever again and the next record drops and starts playing. Now I get it! Thanks for clarifying :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Mine has an even different color.... :)http://s24.postimg.org/rcbo41npx/20140816_201140.jpgIf this record could discuss all the parties Narpsberg had......She still doesn't look bad for being 39 years old... :) The sound quality must be really bad by now thou? It will depend on how much it has been played.I listened to By-Tor And The Snowdog and In The End yesterday and it still sounded great to me. I played the sh*t out of it from 77'- around 81' and it hadn't been played since till just recently. The jacket looks rough but it still sounds wonderful to me... :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's different paper stock.To get that exact color they would need to replicate the paper stock.Not financially viable for such a small printing.Plus only 1.3% will care. Has little or nothing to do with paper. Its called quality control or simply not giving a phuck. Par for course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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