FSOL* – Lifeforms

I used to have the cd but cant where i kept it so i bought this record brand new . The sound quality is indeed well mastered . Great dynamics and almost silent vinyl. Lifeforms is one of my favorite album from fsol . They way they create that sound back then is immaculate .

Pretty good sound wise. Maybe a bit flat? Saying that the CD is the same. Absolutely filthy records though and some marks out of the cardboard sleeves. Where do these get pressed? Very bizarre. Great record. Stoked to have it in rotation.

My copy sounds really good, dynamic and with good extension. Excellent imaging. Not particularly noisy either, I must say, and reasonable noise floor. Overall I am extremely happy to have this in the collection.

few pops and clicks but they are few and far between and quiet enough for me to not mind. otherwise real great sound. if you can’t get this though, I personally think the CD sounds almost alike and just as enjoyable, and can be found for quite cheap

Bought my copy second hand and it was absolutely filthy from what looks like when it was pressed. I still need to give it an Ultrasonic cleaning but so far the pressing sounds horrible. Pops and clicks throughout the entirety of both vinyls. This is getting really old spending insane amounts of money on garbage pressings. Five stars for the actual music though, but you already knew that.

No issues with pressing quality for me. Bought second hand and cleaned. Forgot how good the album is.

Great silent pressing with lots of dynamics and depth and code that works. Reference album of FSOL and essential for fans of The Orb as well.

Yes as said in the comments although it is sealed, the vinyl surface needs to be cleaned which is surprisingly dirty. But then when it’s done it's happiness, the basses are very deep, the details are there, dead silent background, the sound density is higher than on the CD and yes thanks for not remastering the vinyl digitally. The Pachelbel's Canon can be found in the track "Domain". Great copy from 2018 as it was in 1994. Go for it!

Another bad pressing from Optimal. "Non-fill" all over every side of my copy; if you've got "surface noise" its probably because of this. Mastering sounded great to me, only problem to my ears was the pressing quality. I guess I'll wait for the XXth anniversary release and hope they go with a different plant or save up for the OG.

Reissue or Remaster I don't know but it sounds great on vinyl having only had the original release on cassette and later CD. Very impressed classic album and well deserving of a re-release.