Elliot Smith (25th Anniversary Remaster)

I was blown away by how clear the fingerpicking sounds on this 25th Anniversary remaster. The haunting melodies come through so much warmer than my old CD copy. It’s like hearing these songs for the first time again.

The remaster brings out the whisper-quiet fingerpicking so clearly it feels like he's playing right in the room. I've spun this side A three times already, and the surface noise is essentially nonexistent.

The vinyl pressing captures the haunting quiet of his whispered choruses perfectly, with none of the surface noise I was worried about. I've listened through three times already and keep noticing new details in the subtler arrangements.