@mofimadness I recently purchased the full set and cannot say it any better than your initial post here. I am blown away!
My copy of Love Over Gold had 2 flaws and I would love to know your thoughts
1) Track 1 has the first 32 seconds with a loud whooshing static, then a loud pop and it goes silent as expected. I have cleaned the record, stylus and played many other albums. Every time I go back to this track I get the exact same 32 seconds.
2) The dynamics of track 5 seem muted. With every other song across all 5 albums the MoFi Gain 2 track is as you described above in comparison to the original US pressing. This song though sounds notably worse compared to the original. It is really odd. Music Direct is replacing the copy once the next batch is done. Track 1 seems like a physical flaw of my copy. Track 5 worries me that it could have been a widespread issue from the transfer.
My copy of Love Over Gold had 2 flaws and I would love to know your thoughts
1) Track 1 has the first 32 seconds with a loud whooshing static, then a loud pop and it goes silent as expected. I have cleaned the record, stylus and played many other albums. Every time I go back to this track I get the exact same 32 seconds.
2) The dynamics of track 5 seem muted. With every other song across all 5 albums the MoFi Gain 2 track is as you described above in comparison to the original US pressing. This song though sounds notably worse compared to the original. It is really odd. Music Direct is replacing the copy once the next batch is done. Track 1 seems like a physical flaw of my copy. Track 5 worries me that it could have been a widespread issue from the transfer.