Ramones 1st LP in mono

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A friend gave me a copy of the Ramones first LP on Sire in mono, pressed on red vinyl, which was released last year. My god it wipes the floor with the old stereo release. I mean it was always one of the most powerful and brilliant '70s punk LPs, but in mono it really brings out the garage-y edge that was sort of lost in the stereo mix.

I love it!
 
A friend gave me a copy of the Ramones first LP on Sire in mono, pressed on red vinyl, which was released last year. My god it wipes the floor with the old stereo release. I mean it was always one of the most powerful and brilliant '70s punk LPs, but in mono it really brings out the garage-y edge that was sort of lost in the stereo mix.

Sure does. The mono version was also included in the four disc deluxe reissue of the LP.
 
A friend gave me a copy of the Ramones first LP on Sire in mono, pressed on red vinyl, which was released last year. My god it wipes the floor with the old stereo release. I mean it was always one of the most powerful and brilliant '70s punk LPs, but in mono it really brings out the garage-y edge that was sort of lost in the stereo mix.

I love it!
One of my all-time fave albums but mono only thank you. I have all of the deluxe versions. The 40th anniversary set is to die for. 3 cds loaded with unreleased stuff including demos, unreleased and live, and of course the original mono and stereo versions. And of course the vinyl LP in glorious black vinyl mono. I h8 colored vinyl with a passion.
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Thanks for the heads up Mark , I would have definitely overlooked this . It doesn't help that it's a coloured vinyl pressing , I hate those .

I mostly agree, visually. However colored vinyl has one important advantage over black vinyl. The pigment used in black vinyl contains magnetic residue that needs to be treated with a demagnetizer to prevent voice coil interference as the record spins. Assuming the pressing is not faulty and is clean, colored vinyl plays perfectly from the factory. It contains no magnetic residue so it does not need to be demagnetized. The difference is clearly audible and surprising - black vinyl pressings have constricted high frequencies, reduced dynamic range and messed-up imaging until they are demagnetized. Some companies sell "special pressings" for hundreds of bucks which are just regular black vinyl pressings that have been demagnetized!

Here is more information about the Furutech DeMag device I use to demagnetize my black vinyl records. (Mine is actually the newer model called the DeMag Alpha)


 
I mostly agree, visually. However colored vinyl has one important advantage over black vinyl. The pigment used in black vinyl contains magnetic residue that needs to be treated with a demagnetizer to prevent voice coil interference as the record spins. Assuming the pressing is not faulty and is clean, colored vinyl plays perfectly from the factory. It contains no magnetic residue so it does not need to be demagnetized. The difference is clearly audible and surprising - black vinyl pressings have constricted high frequencies, reduced dynamic range and messed-up imaging until they are demagnetized. Some companies sell "special pressings" for hundreds of bucks which are just regular black vinyl pressings that have been demagnetized!

Here is more information about the Furutech DeMag device I use to demagnetize my black vinyl records. (Mine is actually the newer model called the DeMag Alpha)



Does someone make a less expensive "peasant" version for the plebes? (lol). Can I get the same
benefits from a standard 100V wristwatch Degausser for black vinyl 7" singles...or styrene discs?
 
Does someone make a less expensive "peasant" version for the plebes? (lol). Can I get the same
benefits from a standard 100V wristwatch Degausser for black vinyl 7" singles...or styrene discs?
There are cheaper ones, but they are probably not quite as good