I have purchased two items with gzvinyl.com in the deadwax.The first was a Frank Stokes on the Monk label.It had a high frequency mis-tracking problem that created a quite annoying screech.I returned it to soundstage direct.The second was a Shirley Collins re-ish on Vinyl Lovers label.Ditto the same problem.Sadly I purchased it out of town (at Mississippi Records in Portland Oregon).So I'm stuck with this one.The problem with mine were mastering problems,I did not play either enough to comment on the vinyl.Care to comment on the mastering? The Shirley Collins was a re-ish of her Folkways LP and I must say the SQ was not impressive regardless of mastering.Suspect excessive digital.
Anybody heard of GZ Vinyl?
I've made several vinyl purchases recently and noticed that the vinyl is sourced through GZ Vinyl. Below are the lps I own that have this distinction:
Dire Straits "The Studio Albums" box set
Feist "Let It Die" (part of the Back To Black series)
Eels "Beautiful Freak" (the latest from UMe)
there maybe another....
The thing I've noticed is, all of the trash on the record when you first pull it out of the sleeve, after extensive cleaning, still it's obviously noisy vinyl.(slight ticks throughout).
I just want to get the word out. It seems that because of the bottom line, companies are going the this label and providing us with a sub-par vinyl formulation. There's better vinyl out there.
(Please join me in our common interest to promote quiet vinyl for everyone).
What if there was (one) high quality source for the best vinyl formulation out there that all manufacturers had to source their vinyl from. Wouldn't this be the best solution for all involved in the long run. The downside may be the it would be a monopoly industry. Maybe it could be a multi-pressing plant funded venture? Anyone interested in pressing their own vinyl would have to join the venture. But, it would serve everyone's best interests as long as they wouldn't get greedy.
Any thoughts?
Dire Straits "The Studio Albums" box set
Feist "Let It Die" (part of the Back To Black series)
Eels "Beautiful Freak" (the latest from UMe)
there maybe another....
The thing I've noticed is, all of the trash on the record when you first pull it out of the sleeve, after extensive cleaning, still it's obviously noisy vinyl.(slight ticks throughout).
I just want to get the word out. It seems that because of the bottom line, companies are going the this label and providing us with a sub-par vinyl formulation. There's better vinyl out there.
(Please join me in our common interest to promote quiet vinyl for everyone).
What if there was (one) high quality source for the best vinyl formulation out there that all manufacturers had to source their vinyl from. Wouldn't this be the best solution for all involved in the long run. The downside may be the it would be a monopoly industry. Maybe it could be a multi-pressing plant funded venture? Anyone interested in pressing their own vinyl would have to join the venture. But, it would serve everyone's best interests as long as they wouldn't get greedy.
Any thoughts?
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