Amy Winehouse LP Sound Quality

I have not heard the US domestic pressing, so I can not comment on it. (Although I too have read that it is pretty bad, and in fact that is why I sought out the EU pressing.) I did buy, and have listened to, the EU pressing. It is extremely quiet, and a decent pressing.

However, notice I said a decent "pressing". The recording itself is, IMHO, pretty bad, as it is so compressed, and lacking in dynamics, that it sounds like you're listening to the music over the radio on a boom box. Very disappointing that the instruments behind the vocals are so poorly recorded, because her vocals sound pretty good.

If you listen mostly to vinyl, (like I do), get the EU version, otherwise sticking with the CD is probably just as good.

My two cents worth.

I have heard the CD and vinyl pressing (not sure which version) and both sound horrible. I heard them on 2 different systems so did not compare the vinyl to the CD.

Maybe I shouldn't admit this, but quite a few months ago, I bought Back to Black on LP from Virgin Mega Store. The Quality was so awful that I returned the LP, saying it was defective. I just listen to some flac files I downloaded instead.

Some new vinyl and reissues are incredibly ordinary.

However, most stink.

All of my new music purchases are digital as I'm weary of the substandard vinyl products sold at $30, $40, $50 and more.

YMMV but I doubt it.

You know, I got a really odd vinyl purchase recently, Crowded Houses' new release "Time on Earth." LP #1 was ordinary, no better or worse than the cd sounds. Plus it has the dreaded snap, crackle, & pop background groove noise on side one. LP #2 on the other hand, sounds demonstrably better, more of the positive things one expects from good vinyl. Very strange.