Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu

I love this kind of music and have a fond place in my heart for Ali and his music. I had high hopes for the pressing. I was looking forward to the crisp and clean instruments and vocals of Ali to shine here as one normally finds with vinyl. I was looking for the great big "soundstage" full of brightness if you will. Unfortunately, on my first playback, it just came across a bit digital and flat feeling. It sounds a bit as if I'm just streaming it via bluetooth. The records does play fairly clean with minimal static and pop. The package and presentation is great. Nonetheless I love the music on this album so will continue to enjoy the experience of listening to the record.

Cut to lacquer by Bernie and pressed by my favorite Europe-based plant, Record Industry in Holland. No wonder this sounds so incredibly good. If it was cut from DSD, it sounds as though it was cut from tape to my ears. Top production. Highly recommend.

This sounds amazingly good....and the vinyl is silent. This does right to the beautiful music.
It may be from a digital source, but I do have this also on cd. That's very good too, but the vinyl is more spacious and has better separation.
Buy it while it is still available.....

I bought my copy today it was in the original shrink and after opening it I discovered that the record with side A/B is missing and instead of it there is a copy of Eagles live New York 1994 inside....... wasn't a false label it was really the Eagles record.... I'll go and return this tomorrow at my record store.

Very nice pressing of a very interesting record. There are sounds here you just won’t hear elsewhere and this pressing does a good job of displaying it.

Does anyone know definitively what year this reissue was released?

Does anyone know definitively what year the 2x180g vinyl reissue was released?

https://discogs.programascracks.com/release/23181095-Ali-Farka-Tour%C3%A9-With-Ry-Cooder-Talking-Timbuktu

Just FYI... I bought this sealed and there was no printed inlay, but there was a card inside. Go figure.
Deep and expansive sound on this pressing.

one of the best records in my collection, flawless... but they could have done better than the damn paper sleeves

Music, recording, mixing, pressing are astounding and flawless. A remarkable achievement by Cooder, Touré, and Grundman. One of the best records in my collection. BUT...

Paper sleeves, World Circuit?! What are you guys doing sliding these masterpieces into such abrasive paper? Why would you drop the ball in the last yard like that?