Matador (1994)
I've posted a few times about my goal of finding a pristine copy of Orange, as it is one of my very favorite albums of all time. It's been a tough road, but I think I'm finally content with this version. It isn't perfect, but it's pretty darn close.
This was actually a sealed dead stock copy that I bought from Japan, I got to be the first person to open and play the record after releasing it from its shrink-wrapped tomb for the first time in twenty-seven years. Unfortunately the record had moved around inside the sleeve over the years and there was some minot scuffing, but for all but one song, it plays about as good as I could possibly imagine. No crackles, no pops and rich, full sound.
The only exception to this is that there is a particularly deep scuff int he middle of "Flavor." It doesn't affect the play too much, but you can hear the slight repetition of static as the needle plows through that section. It's not a deal breaker, and I probably wouldn't notice it as much if I had not been listening to it so intently. For now, I'm calling this quest over. If I ever stumble across another reasonably priced sealed copy, I might take another chance, but for me this copy is finally good enough.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange:
https://shoverecords.bandcamp.com/album/orange
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