Comments on: Plain Records Reissues Every 90′s Album Ever

By: Andres

Andres — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:24:55 +0000

I pre-order the Tinderstick II reissue before i found about the bad reputation of Plain records. Now i’m worry.

By: Nude Mutant

Nude Mutant — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:08:43 +0000

If it were illegal to sell shitty vinyl the prisons would be overrun with hipster scumbags.

By: luccioP

luccioP — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:56:47 +0000

JUST A SHAME – INSTEAD OF BEING HAPPY MYSELF ABOUT THIS I HAVE TO SUFFER FOR BEING ROBBED – THE SOUND QUALITY IS THE WORST , AND EXTREMELY LOW VOLUME – I JUST WISH I HAVE TIME OR THE WAY TO FIGHT THIS SITUATION . THEY SHOULDN T BEEN IN THE MARKET AND THEY SHOULDN T EVEN BE LEGALY ALLOW TO SELL THESE RE-ISSUES OF SOME POOR QUALITY – SOMETHING WE CAN DO ?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:25:36 +0000

The Plain Records Elliott Smith Figure 8 reissue is just opened is perfectly flat, clean and the pressing is very nice and quiet. But the sonics of the record are ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. It’s not a quality control problem with the pressing. It’s as if it was sourced from a 128kbps MP3 and run through a Fuzz Face pedal for the mastering. I feel raped, and this is an absolute insult to this music. The Kill Rock Stars vinyl release of “New Moon” is gloriously beautiful (and was $16, instead of $25). I will NOT buy another Plain records release.

By: boulay

boulay — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:02:59 +0000

still waiting to see if they botch the heatmiser mic city sons reissue

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:41:09 +0000

I just played an Elliott Smith Figure 8 album by them. Holy crap this is unbelievably bad. No quality control at all?

By: frank jones

frank jones — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:52:51 +0000

my reissue of Ladies and Gentlemen… by Spiritualized is unbelievably breath-taking. the original insert and everything. i couldn’t be happier with how it sounds and looks. shame about the others…

By: Nude Mutant

Nude Mutant — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:33:04 +0000

John, I had the same problem recently with a different record. You can also try using some denatured alcohol on the spot it leaves behind but I found I was never able to full “wash” off the noise. Sucks.

By: John

John — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:24:59 +0000

Just bought the Breeders’ “Last Splash” reissue LP and side 2 had a pretty ugly defect on it: a small hunk of glue or adhesive. I’ve cleaned it with some rubbing alcohol and it doesn’t skip anymore but there is audible noise where the defect was. Pretty disappointing.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:47:44 +0000

just listened to the debut Mazzy star reissue on this label. The pressing is so far off center that I thought the quartz lock on my 1200 was failing. I’m pretty irked as “We listen to vinyl because it’s supposed to sound better.” thumbs down on quality control