The Alan Parsons Project – Stereotomy

Another spectacular pressing from MOV and Record Industry. Sounds phenomenal compared to my original cassette from 1985 and the Remastered CD from 2008. Neither of those sound bad, in fact, they both sound good, with the CD maybe having more compression. The LP is obviously from a digital source, but the sound is warmer and very dynamic with a broad soundstage, great mix (obviously...it's Alan Parsons) and a very deep, dark, black background. It is really just a great package.

Very interesting sound, almost too artificial - according to wiki, both the LP and CD releases were encoded using the two-channel Ambisonic UHJ format. Maybe this is why it is sounding so "wide".... Pressing is great !

My copy has the green cover and comes with the red hype sticker shown here. It has a similar sequence of the matrix/runout codes. However, the "A2" in the matrix/runout appears on both sides similar to https://discogs.programascracks.com/release/5077158-The-Alan-Parsons-Project-Stereotomy. It has purple labels instead of the brownish label shown in this listing.

Listing my matrix/runout codes here for reference to other readers:
AL8⃫9-8384SA 2 ɪ A2 K
AL8⃫9-8384SB 2 ɪ A2 L

It's not their strongest album, but this a good-sounding pressing.

Terrible album, but it sure sounds great! These are words.

Here we have a nice sounding German DMM pressing. The record is digital recorded but the sound is well balanced and crispy.

The variant I have is similar to variant 1, but without the "Y" or the "61". Has a smooth sided jewel case. It's also nearly clear, not frosted as usual.

My copy has a brownish translucent look when held to a light.

Copyright date on the label is 1984. Was this actually released in 1985?

Great sound quality on this release. Pressing is really good too.
I made a needledrop of one of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find it on the right side in the videos - Under the name:
The Alan Parsons Project - Urbania (Instrumental) (1985 European Vinyl)

Excellent sound quality on this Italian promo release. Pressing is really good too.
I made a needledrop of one of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find it on the right side in the videos - Under the name:
The Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy (1985 Italian Promo Vinyl)