The B-52's – Cosmic Thing

I've owned a copy of this "10" of an album since it's release, and I reckon I know it well. I just played an o.g. NM copy and this MSFL (#00369) back to back. The original sounds fantastic and genuine. The MFSL is different but definitely a keeper. The Bass is drowned out a tad on the MFSL but didn't turn me off, as I still listened to both sides.

Own it since it’s release. Heard it first the very first time today and I‘m stunned! Sounds incredibly good and the music is just like being 17 again. AMAZING!

"Club" pressings are often considered to be somewhat inferior , but this one sounds excellent!

This is my first B-52's album so I am not overly familiar with their music outside of their commercial hits. That said I'll first say I have been spinning this for a week and enjoy it. Having an AAA source I expected more separation but I have nothing to compare it to and it's not a big enough issue with me to go into detail. It's all subjective to each person's setup and audible intake anility anyway. It's a good, clean, flat tight sounding album.

BUYER BEWARE: My copy of this release has started to 'pinhole', as have quite a few West German
releases that were manufactured in the mid to late 1980's. There are articles, on-line, that have been
written about this problem.
My advice is to rip your copy of this release asap, before the pinholes increase & become problematic
during playback of the CD.

AAA all analog! What else to say but great mastering! Just wish it had more bass, but the highs and mids are superb.

This pressing is absolutely amazing, dead-silent, incredible dynamics, and just an overall awesome B-52s album

Much better pressing than the RSD rainbow vinyl edition, which suffers from extreme surface noise. Same plates used here, but way better vinyl compound. Excellent mastering and solid artwork.

Direct comparison with MoFi 2012 vinyl: this mastering (US Masterdisk) is fuller in the low and low-mid, and smoother in the upper-mid. Preferred.

A wonderful album in composition and performance.

Direct comparison with original press US vinyl (SRC/Masterdisk): this mastering is less full in the low end, slightly less full in the lower midrange, and fuller in the upper-mid. The result is a slightly thinner, slightly more edgy sound than the original US vinyl.

Special Limited Edition No 006702, from the 2022 repress. I see nothing that specifically distinguishes this as a repress.