Elephant

Music is of course subjective and I loved this record the moment I heard it playing in a record store at the time of its release 20 years ago. That feeling has never waned.I have however, struggled to get a decent pressing, with others being rather noisy, lacking dynamics and one having horrid sibilance distortion on some vocals.These 20th anniversary White Stripes releases are what should have been released all along. Apparently mastered from the original analogue tapes, they are much better than anything I have heard before and I have a very revealing vinyl system. The discs are heavy, flat and have great dynamics, with clear highs and lows. Vocals are sensitively reproduced and natural and showcase what a good vocalist Jack White actually is. Surface noise is minimal and there are no surface defects. With only around 3 tracks per side, there is plenty of room for the grooves.The jacket is also lovely, being a thick card, tip-on style. You will want to add some proper anti static inner sleeves and save the paper ones provided.It is wonderful to have this (and the other) White Stripes releases on great quality vinyl at last.

No doubt this is one of the greatest albums of all time. This 20th anniversary release is fantastic however be warned that some of the records shipped sound distorted with crackles and pops… just awful across all four sides.The first I received was terrible and I mean really really bad. This is why I would recommend buying this one from Amazon as you have a hassle free option of returning and replacing. My second copy is fantastic great sound dynamics massive soundstage just awesome. It is the best version in my opinion, it looks beautiful too.My only other gripe is with the paper stock used for the inner sleeve’s, it is of poor quality and let’s things down a little. I have replaced with poly lined inners keeping the original sleeve’s.100% recommend this to anyone … it’s pot luck good luck.

Only a tiny crease on the jacket but saved a lot of money by buying used.

Great album and music.

Original, hard hitting and refreshing rock. The stripped down recording style was unique at the time and initially jarring but after a few listens it really grows on you. The signature Seven Nation Army is one of the classic tracks of the Noughties. There are a few strange filler tracks but nothing dull or ordinary. I really enjoyed track 4, the Burt Bacharach and Hal David cover which was popularised by Dusty Springfield. Thoroughly recommended album.

Jack White used a traditional analogue workflow to record this album and it shows what a fabulous sound it can be. I could do a track by track review but really if you want to buy this album on vinyl the important information is how good the sound and pressing is. As mentioned the sound is fabulous and the pressing is also very good, my copy is clean without annoying crackling, straight out of the sleeve, no pre-play cleaning needed. The inner sleeves are card but not too heavy, I still had to change them for paper polylined ones as I am sure the card would give hairlines after a while.Thoroughly recommended.

If you like white stripes as I do, you'll like this cd.

If you are as proficient in air guitar and air drums like myself (years of dedicated practice) you will love this CD.I can play along to it for hours. Even in the car and stuck in traffic people around me stare in wonder at my steering wheel drum skills and mime singing. This CD helps to turn me and a Toyota Auris into a chick magnet and Dad Rock Star!!Only buy it if you can handle this sort of attention.