Radiohead – Kid A

I have a Realistic STA-76A with all new electrolytics in the audio path and an MCS6602 turntable using an AT71 cartridge, and two Bose 301 Series III speakers. Nothing special. My copy of this album sounds really good. Balanced, huge soundstage, beautiful bass frequencies, and very lively in the high end detail. Recommend.

Horrible no fill on the first side that causes static in the right channel on the first track. Mastering is pretty great but there's that and the fact that this is a bit of a noisy pressing.

3/5

This is probably the best Kid A repress. No issues whatsoever

This sounds pretty amazing, my copy plays dead silent and is super detailed and punchy. I don’t have an “audiophile” setup but this is my reference album when making tweaks to my system.

Unfortunately bought a copy of this that had the wrong CD for CD2. If anyone could sell me just the CD2 by some miracle, I'd be a happy guy. Message me!

Calidad de audio y de presentacion PERFECTA! No tengo ni un solo pero sobre esta edicion.
Si la encontras, comprala.

This pressing is outstanding!
Much better than my old 10" Capitol pressing from 2008.

Regarding locked groove vs non-locked groove at end of side A: I see 2 slightly different runout etching variants listed here on Discogs for these 2016 North American and European Union pressings.
For the EU pressing, the runouts listed do NOT have a side indication after the XLLP code etching. They all end in just 82B on each side.
For the NA pressing, the runouts listed DO have a side indication after the XLLP code etching. They end in 82B-A, 82B-B etc.
On my copy, which is a NA version, the runouts do NOT have a side indication after the XLLP code etching (all sides just end in 82B) and it DOES have locked groove at end of side A.
Could it be that the ones that don't have that side indication have the locked groove, while the ones that have that side indication don't have the locked groove? We would need others with the side indication (or without the locked groove) to chime in with the following info: side indication in runout / locked groove status / NA or EU

NA:
https://www.discogs.sie.com/release/10270350-Radiohead-Kid-A

EU:
https://www.discogs.sie.com/release/9097173-Radiohead-Kid-A

Regarding locked groove vs non-locked groove at end of side A: I see 2 slightly different runout etching variants listed here on Discogs for these 2016 North American and European Union pressings.
For the EU pressing, the runouts listed do NOT have a side indication after the XLLP code etching. They all end in just 82B on each side.
For the NA pressing, the runouts listed DO have a side indication after the XLLP code etching. They end in 82B-A, 82B-B etc.
On my copy, which is a NA version, the runouts do NOT have a side indication after the XLLP code etching (all sides just end in 82B) and it DOES have locked groove at end of side A.
Could it be that the ones that don't have that side indication have the locked groove, while the ones that have that side indication don't have the locked groove? We would need others with the side indication (or without the locked groove) to chime in with the following info: side indication in runout / locked groove status / NA or EU

NA:
https://www.discogs.sie.com/release/10270350-Radiohead-Kid-A

EU:
https://www.discogs.sie.com/release/9097173-Radiohead-Kid-A

I was surprised recently when I listened to this original pressing just how dull it is. Very dull in the highs and not particularly exciting in other regards. Then I played the 2016 2xLP 12" and noticed the difference was in fact inherent to the pressing, with the 2016 offering greater treble and slightly better separation.

Conclusion: unless you are a collector, don't spend a lot on this original pressing. Sound-wise, it's not worth it.