Rage Against The Machine

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I scanned this board for consensus on this board and was ready to take this back without even listening to it. The boxset contains never-before-released concert material, including the band's 2010 Finsbury Park show and footage from early in their career, as well as a digitally-remastered version of the album, B-sides and the original Rage Against The Machine demo tape (on CD for the first time).

Best overall for me is the Hoffman-mastered SACD, you've never heard this album without all Bob's eq and it sounds even more powerful. I can’t disagree that the US original hits harder but the Euro non RL is still crispy and sounds great contrary to what you may have heard. It is however slightly pringled, slightly off centre and has a few pops on track 2 from a tiny blemish. I haven't compared, but seriously doubt there would be any improvement with either a UK or US original as MOVLP043 sounds absolutely bloody brilliant.I absolutely agree with all those people, but MOV did a reissue of the original UK vinyl AND the 20th anniversary. But it really boils down to what kind of hi fi system one has, as I remembered listening to the original when it first came out years ago, it was an ear bleeding experience. Best vinyl is the original US '92 as that was cut all analogue and is the ONLY all analogue pressing of this album. On this however, I can hear every individual instrument, which makes their sound hit that much harder.

What's more, it's clearly written on the inner sleeve, at least the one with the cut-out lid, that the album was mastered by Bob Ludwig. It has nice resonating bass that goess really deep and i couldnt tell if this is analog or digital but would guess analog.

I then found your post and i know you have always had decent gear so i thought 'hang on, something weird is going on. Recently picked this up, and my copy matches the picture exactly - an “A” that maybe looks like RL on the A side, and an “A” that is clearly an A on the B side. By far the best I've ever heard this album sound, though I can imagine some might actually complain about the lack of compression. This seems mediocre on the level of my Opiate EP by Tool, also released in '92, and both releases feature Maynard, who is, at least in my experience, known for putting out audiophile-grade releases. Coupled with how hard Rage's music goes in general, it really makes for a visceral rock 'n roll experience.