Mastodon – Crack The Skye

This sound of this LP is pretty good and is an improvement over my 09 copy. Still stewing over this not being 2x45 RPM, but once I got to the acceptance stage, I actually think the instrumental LP is pretty cool. The noise floor is acceptable but not dead quiet. Like others have said below, my knocks would be to bring the bass up a bit more and whoever did the remaster loves ride cymbal. Overall it’s worth it, this remaster is an upgrade from your 09.

My experience with learning about this remaster comes two months after its release and its a bit of a funny one. I only own a standard '09 CD copy that I listen to on my home audio system and I stream it on Apple Music while driving once every six months or so. I popped it on earlier this week and thought the SQ sounded 'better' than I was used to but didn't give it much thought and I shrugged off the experience. Then, I ended up at my local record store for RSD on Nov 29 and saw the newly released box set. I did some googling and saw that this was remastered in Oct '24 and that some of the reviews were decent, albiet still not better than the 45RPM, which I keep an eye out for always. Anyhow, I decided to purchase this version as I didn't care much for the box set with all the goodies. I've always decided to on the 2018 release as the reviews were always mixed and in hopes I might come across a 45RPM at a steal of a price. Nonetheless, I'm super happy with this purchase and I think it sounds good. It does sound GREAT, but worth the purchase IMO. It helps I got a 20% discount because it was also Black Friday when I purchased it. The added instrumental disc is a nice added bonus!

Hey, all! I see a lot of questions about how this compares to the 45rpm double disc set, but I’m wanting to know how it compares to other single discs (like the 2018). Does the remaster make a difference? Thanks!