Tool Undertow Vinyl Sounds Terrible

I have the official 2lp undertow too and it does sound really good my copy is pretty much silent for any surface noise.

Tool undertow vinyl sounds terrible.

Sounds awesome punchy and warm but the pressing quality is godawful. It was also one of the early pressings by classic records. Very cheap quality vinyl re press of undertow came factory sealed yet still had hand prints all over them upon opening. The quality of the music is alright though on side a of disc 1 there is some skirting and a rattling noise likely my needle slipping.

The quality of the music is alright though on side a of disc 1 there is some skirting and a rattling noise likely my needle slipping. I get a noticeable swooshing sound all the way thru all four sides. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Undertow is the debut studio album by american rock band tool released on april 6 1993 by zoo entertainment produced by the band and sylvia massy it was recorded from october to december 1992 at sound city studios in van nuys and grandmaster recorders in hollywood.

The band s follow up to opiate undertow displays tool at their finest assisted by clean crisp production without the muddiness of aenima. Volcano 2 61422 31052 1 tool dissectional 61422 31052 1 format. I heard that tool is not a fan of vinyl which is why 10 000 days was never pressed. Outer sleeve isn t of great quality either.

The first pressing regularly sells for 500 600. 2x vinyl lp album reissue country. I agree on the lateralus picture discs being very noisy. Http smarturl it toolcatalog iqid yt get 10 000 days.

Always a popular theme the loss of innocence and its. Very cheap quality vinyl re press of undertow came factory sealed yet still had hand prints all over them upon opening. Listen to tool s full catalog available now. Really wish they would issue a regular black vinyl version.

Lyrically tool are at their vitriolic best targeting religious hypocrisy intolerance sober. The aenima is the ultimate white whale holy grail record. Vinyl looks cloudy murky somehow even after a good cleaning so it s probably some residue trapped in the vinyl itself. Needless to say it sounds amazing and i doubt will be repressed anytime soon.

Press j to jump to the feed. The album includes some tracks the band decided to not release on their debut ep opiate. Quiet parts are noisy luckily there aren t many of them if you don t count the last track. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2006 vinyl release of undertow on discogs.