1989 MCA; First Pressing (Promo)
Cut at Precision Mastering by Stephen Marcussen
Clarity: 4.5
Dynamics: 4.9
Tonality/Balance: 5
Soundstage/Image: 5
Pressing: 4
WOW!! My buddy brought over the 2015 MOV pressing and I liked it, it sounded...polite. But this is hot and intense with a HUGE 3D soundstage and miles of headroom. It just kills the repress. What I hear in the repress is a well-rounded nice presentation that brings the bottom up a bit but dulls top which is the crunchy guitars. I just don't understand the modern philosophy of taming the hot aggressive top end and losing the headroom. And the problem is this: until you have an OG to compare you don't know what you're missing. I can't recommend this highly enough.
Final Grade: 4.68