Faust – Faust IV
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Virgin – V 2004 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Krautrock | 11:46 | |
| A2 | The Sad Skinhead | 2:34 | |
| A3 | Jennifer | 7:10 | |
| B1 | Just A Second | 3:35 | |
| B2 | Picnic On A Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableu | 7:48 | |
| B3 | Giggy Smile | 3:34 | |
| B4 | Läuft... Heisst Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald... Läuft | 4:26 | |
| B5 | It's A Bit Of A Pain | 3:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Capitol Records, LLC
- Published By – Golden Records Music
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Mastered At – Capitol Studios
- Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
- Remastered At – The Audio Archiving Company
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-70204
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-70205
Credits
- Artwork By [Cover By] – Gunther Wüsthoff, Uwe Nettelbeck
- Composed By, Written-By, Performer – Jean-Hervé Peron
- Engineer [Special Equipment & Sound Engineering] – Kurt Graupner
- Liner Notes – Mark Powell
- Mastered By [Vinyl], Lacquer Cut By – Ron McMaster
- Producer – Uwe Nettelbeck
- Remastered By – Paschal Byrne
Notes
180 gram Vinyl, Audiophile Quality, Album Previously Unreleased in the US (Sticker on front cover shrink-wrap)
Originally released in 1973.
Includes picture inner sleeve detailing tour schedule with Gong & Henry Cow and write-up by Mark Powell.
LP reissue researched, spearheaded and co-ordinated by Tom Recchion.
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, June 73
Published by Golden Records Music/Virgin Music
It's a Bit of a Pain published by Intersong.
A Golden Records Production
Virgin Records 130 Notting Hill Gate, London, W.11
Distributed by EMI
(Original Credits on Innersleeve)
Originally released in 1973.
Includes picture inner sleeve detailing tour schedule with Gong & Henry Cow and write-up by Mark Powell.
LP reissue researched, spearheaded and co-ordinated by Tom Recchion.
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, June 73
Published by Golden Records Music/Virgin Music
It's a Bit of a Pain published by Intersong.
A Golden Records Production
Virgin Records 130 Notting Hill Gate, London, W.11
Distributed by EMI
(Original Credits on Innersleeve)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Label & Innersleeve): 509996 88658 18
- Barcode (Sticker on shrink): 5 099969 816918
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): V2004 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): V2004 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout etched - Variant 1): S 70204 5099968865818-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout etched - Variant 1): S 70205 5099968865818-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout etched - Variant 2): S-70204 5099968865818-A G1 RM
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout etched - Variant 2): S-70205 5099968865818-B G1 RM
- Matrix / Runout (Both Sides Runout stamped - Variant 2): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Other Versions (5 of 30)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Faust IV (LP, Album, Stereo) | Virgin | V 2004, V2oo4 | UK | 1973 | |||
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Faust IV (LP, Album) | Virgin | VIL 12004 | Italy | 1973 | ||
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Faust IV (8-Track Cartridge, Album) | Virgin | 8X V2004 | UK | 1973 | ||
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Faust IV (LP, Album) | Virgin | 87 739 IT | 1973 | |||
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Faust IV (Cassette, Album) | Virgin | TCV2004 | UK | 1973 |
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sounds really nice. only complaint is they 'fixed' the cymbal crash on "Jennifer". maybe it was unintentional but I always appreciated it as a strange moment on a strange album -
Yes, as mentioned by other people, this pressing is noise-free and quiet.
However the sound is also thin and extremely muted (as in you have to raise the volume significantly to listen to it), lacking body, verve and dynamics. (As tangerinegripz mentioned in his review below) -
This pressing is astoundingly good. It sounds analog to my ears but was apparently mastered digitally. If someone here has been able to compare this to an original, would love to hear about it.
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I bought this in 2010, I throw it on every few months , it sounds great! I only have the cd to compare it to so unless u have an original... this is it, i dont see too many reissues of this for it being such a great record
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This pressing is really good! Quiet dynamic and full. I would definitely recommend it. -
So I have both this press and the 92 CD, and here are my thoughts. I like this press better. It's not as "hot" (see "Loudness War") as the CD. To me, that makes sense; this album should be on the quiet side. Even though "IV" is probably Faust's most accessible album, I wouldn't call it a Rock record that you crank up. To my ears, the EQ is flatter in this press than the CD. The CD lacks the midrange pretty obviously. To me, this EQ levels are the difference maker. A CD shouldn't have noise issues, so there's really no comparison there. But as Ted Mills points out below, this is a fairly noiseless pressing. I rip a lot of my records in Audacity, and most have a lot of low end (< 30 Hz) noise. This press has some, but it's pretty low amplitude. After applying a high- (30 Hz cuttoff at 48 dB rolloff) filter to the audio, there is little-to-no high frequency noise. So yeah, I nice, balanced, virtually noise-free pressing.
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Absolutely quiet noise floor, quite stunning really. Another great press from Capitol. Curious what airbagabe knows about the masters and what they used.
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I've always been skeptical of this pressing since owning it (it's some kind of Capitol Records "back to wax" kinda thing), but every time I throw it on it sounds awesome. Bottom line is the pressing seems high quality even if the master isn't ideal. I'd love to discuss.
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