First Press Vinyl, Do They Sound Better?

[@CBT5777]

First pressings in regard to rock and metal records, do sound better in general in my opinion. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, Iron Maiden all have amazing sounding 1st pressings and they're still the best to this day.

[@hesliterallymebro]

Congrats on 700 subscribers. Heres hoping for 1k!

[@rickmilam413]

Excellent information. I'm an old time high end dealer and have the please of being friends with Joe Harley, the "Tone Poet" of Blue Note reissue fame. I've learned a ton from his. One of the things I learned early on when buying older LP's is how to "read" RCA Shaded Dog classical records. In the lead out groove there will be a code that says S? with the? being a one or two digit number. This indicates the generation of stamper. My most valuable LP, and I should sell it because I'm not a collector, is a Reiner/Chicago Also Srpach Zarathustra from the 1954 recording. It's and S1/S3. Early stampers generally sound better but I only try for earlier, not earliest. Thanks again for a very informative video. I need to subscribe.

[@rabarebra]

If it is recorded digitally, and the source is exactly that, and a new stamper is made, with the exact same lacquer cutter engineer using the same EQ, it will sound exactly the same as a first pressing.

[@badvinyl4531]

Fun and informative video. Just wondering what your thoughts were on white label promo records. My take on them was they would normally be some of the first to come off the press. So might be of better quality, also they might be a good tell tale that they are a first press. Thanks for any thoughts, and thanks again for another entertaing video. Cheers . Brad.

[@paulganiel4164]

Awesome I have 2 copies. One original as well

[@tyleranderson1168]

It comes down to the ear test!!!

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Usually, the answer is yes, but sometimes it's a case by case basis though. It always pays to do your homework, rather than buying something blind.

[@meyerkarl5276]

I've read someone could pay 500 bucks for some first pressing that had stamps wearing out and someone could have a second pressing for 10 bucks that sounds better.

[@georgeanastasopoulos5865]

Thank you very much! I've learned more valuable, and useful things about the making, pressing of a vinyl record. My eras of my favourite music ranges from before I was around - late 1950s; but mostly the 1960s, 1970s, to the end of the nineteen eighties. It is my opinion that some of the best music was made during those eras, and I like the 1980s because that was when I was a youth, and a very young man. I suppose one of the things that interests a listener is the music he, or she grew up with, and was very young. Or for some listeners young at heart. Furthermore, I think you should do another topic on the centering of the hole in a vinyl record. I've heard that today records are way off the mark! The hole that is drilled is off-centre by a large margin! Please read what I remarked on the 33 RPM channel; it is long-winded, but worth taking a look at to get to the centre of my point. We spell centre that way up in Canada, by the way.

[@sweethomelondonwheretheski649]

What about Strawberry’s pressing of the final led zeppelin’s Album? It’s not that great sound, what do u think?

[@dilipdellsaparamadu6146]

thx nice explanation..

[@DeafManVinyl]

Glad you liked it. Keep 'em spinning!

[@PainxForxPeytonxUWS]

Just sceen one of ur videos and it helped me understand a bit more lookong to have my bands new album put on viynl but the guy we are talking to can't press them wasnt sure if thts a no go or what the pros and cons are to none pressed viynls... we are not a major act but trying to get fans some viynls but also want to make sure we get a good quailty product to give to them with out lossing money from our pockets but still getting the best quailty product as well so any advice would be so helpful because I do not want to invest into it if its not worth it and then basicly have to trash em lol please and ty brotha much love and respect

[@DeafManVinyl]

Hey man - Sorry to be so late getting back to you. Been crazy busy. Yeah, there are plenty of ways to get your stuff pressed. Check out these guys: monostereo1stop.com. A lot of bands are also producing cassettes, which are kinda making a comeback (although that’s a format I totally do not miss!). The key with pressing on vinyl is that you’ve got to give them good source material (you might want to pay the money and get a mastering engineer to do it correctly). Bottom line, garbage in, garbage out. Plz send me a link to your band. Would love to hear what you’re doing. Keep ‘em spinning!

[@Aprilseahorse]

There are some LPs I gave up on 100% identifying on Discogs. When you see something like 97 variations and find runout numbers the same, but lack comments on there symbols also on my vinyl, I am left unsure...... just saying. I can't help but think that some "variations" are just incomplete and so several listed may just be the same.....

[@DeafManVinyl]

I'm honestly quite jumpy about selling those high-dollar, 97-version records on Discogs, because I invariably get something wrong and have to refund some $$. I get out the magnifying glass on the runout and still get it wrong!

[@bradleyshore4594]

What are your thoughts about picture discs?

[@DeafManVinyl]

You know, picture discs had a bad rap back on the '70s and '80s. Ditto for colored vinyl. I've heard heard audiophiles swear the sound quality is different (but not so much now). I'm gonna have to do some objective research on that, as they are making a HUGE comeback. We just got in a bunch at deafmanvinyl.com - Prince Boston, Michael Jackson. Colored vinyl is huge, too. My guess is regular guys like you and I aren't going to notice any difference over vinyl (I'm assuming you're a regular guy!). I'll. let you know what I find out.

[@doodlecrayon222]

How do we find on discogs or somewhere else how many records were made?

[@Charlymorfin]

Look for an album, enter on it, and you would see on the upper right something saying: "All versions from this release", and that's it, you will see every one of the versions and from which countries are they.