隱形燈籠

The SST pressing sounds raw and warm, exactly how this era of the band should. Side two's "Ivy" alone makes the whole record worth it.

Finally tracked down a copy of this on vinyl after streaming it for years, and the difference is real — the low end on "Ivy" hits way harder here. The 12 inch pressing itself arrived flat with no warping, which is always my worry with older SST stuff. Spinning it loud feels like hearing the band in

The SST pressing sounds raw and heavy in all the right places, especially on "Grey Diamond Desert." I've spun side two three times already and the vinyl came flat with barely any surface noise.