Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

My copy is super noisy. Sun Giant isn't as bad but self titled is pretty awful for pops and clicks even after cleaning. There's no visible scratches or anything, it's just super crackly all the way through both sides

Sounds greate, looks great. Fantastic pressing and worth every penny.i was a little sceptical of the transparent dark green vinyl but I think it works well.

did anyone compare the pressing "nonesuch and bella"???. According to the critics, I feel that it is the same thing. A very good sound with however light static pops, especially in quiet moments without instruments. finally acceptable and good but not perfect.

As many of you know colored vinyl is not regarded as the best, sound wise. And before Im corrected here in saying that Black also is not the original color for vinyl and that clear is, Im mostly talking about the fact that its a "green" clear vinyl. But honestly I dont think it would be any better without the coloring. So dont let that put you off. Great sounding and looking album. Really no negatives to speak of.

Side note: If anyone is looking to buy this green release you should ask your seller if they can confirm the color. As far as I know there is no way to differentiate the green release from the original if its still sealed in shrinkwrap, since they share the same bar code.

Update: My deadwax does not mention Golden at all like in the original and it makes me wonder if its the same mastering. Listening with my new cart its very open and quite big in the sound, which if I had to go by my other Golden mastered albums its definitely very much like them. There is not a lot of bottom end however and Im curious if the first press has more of it. Judging by Jwages review on its Discogs page it sounds very much like I experience mine though. With more experienced ears I also notice its slightly edgy and perhaps sibilant at the highest frequencies. It might just be my Nag which cant properly follow the tight cut which sounds like a DMM if I had to guess, with slightly trickier frequency grooves but worse dynamics.
Another thing which should be mentioned is the GZ runouts which I now notice, and realize that the record gives off a crackly sound on most tracks even on a new copy. The surface noise is surprisingly minimal though. Some cleaning will be done and then tested to see if it helps.
In the end Id recommend you to stick with an original if for anything the generally better pressing plant RTI and reassurance that its mastered by Golden.The green vinyl looks hideous anyway ;^) One star off.

Equipment used:
Rega RP1 with Rega Carbon cartridge
Cyrus 2 Amplifier
System Fidelity SF-3050 tower speakers
Custom made HQ speaker cables

Updated equipment:
Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge