Love – Forever Changes

No warp as such but I'm a bit pissed off because my vinyl has a slight kink in it causing the stylus to jump a little at the start. Otherwise, this sounds fantastic. The vast majority of stuff including the alternate mix, singles, backing tracks, etc have already been released on previous special editions of "Forever Changes" but not so the mono fold down. Also, the DVD... nobody talks about the DVD...The DVD contains the album in hi-def sound. All you see on the screen as it is playing is a shot of the album cover and the track list. There is also a 4 minute and 45 second music video of "Your Mind and We Belong Together" which shows the guys goofing around their domicile, panoramic views of L.A. from their balcony. Arthur riding his bicycle, driving his car and hanging with his dog, pigeons and girlfriend. Cool booklet with lots of info and pics and this is where you will find the gold stamped, limited edition item number. It's stamped on the insert booklet and NOT on the outer, textured, hard book cover. Recommended, but don't feed he sharks.

What the hell is this version . . . .?

Really digging the 60s stereo (i.e drums panned to one sound and guitar on the other side) on a superbly mastered full analog record.

Soaring highs, deep low end, warm mids. Most importantly very dynamic for $20 record.

Flat and noiseless discs.

I see the lacquer was cut by George Ingram... I think this is before the Rhino remasters that came out in 2003 and after. Would love to hear anybody's opinion on this cut.

I love this monarch mono press. My nm copy plays quiet compared with my nm stereo monarch. I feel the mono, dedicated or not, is more upfront and slightly louder than the stereo.

I have this one and “A house is not a motel” ends abruptly and not with a fade out

what a good suprise! one of the best represses :)

This pressing is fantastic. Owned the Bellman 45th, and the Mofi. This one is better by a mile. The 45th very respectable. The Mofi not so much. This one has so much punch it makes the 45th seem
Tame.

Yes the date is definitely wrong on this. I'm thinking back I probably would have gotten this the end of 83 or 84. Everything else matches though, Matrix numbers label text Etc. Also not sure what they mean by Thin cardboard, it's pretty much the same thickness as my 1969 copy of Four Sail, or any other '70s '80s white cardboard stock sleeve. "Thin sleeve" would be something like DG or RCA International Euro releases... anyway this sounds pretty darn good even to this day.

I actually really like this. I got it cheap, so maybe I’m biased, but this is one of those records where the music is on a separate plane from all the pops and crackles, so a G/VG grade doesn’t really bother me much.