Great Album! Terrible Vinyl...
934817
This is one of my favorite albums which is why it's really dissapointing that I've had such a problem with this vinyl. When I first received this album, I listened all the way through it to make sure it wasn't damaged. Everything sounded great until I got to side two of disc 2. It consistently skipped for about 2/3 of that side. It actually starts continuously looping in the middle of "Til the End". I thought that I had just gotten a bad copy. So I had Amazon sent me a replacement. I took it out as soon as I got it and tried disc 2 side 2 right away. It skipped in all of the same spots. Extremely disappointed because that is the side that "Under Pressure" and "Nikki" are on which were two of my favorites. The rest of the album plays fine but I'm extremely disappointed its like this because it seems to be a production defect.
3993431
Great album, but it arrived a little warped. I know this is a hazard with getting vinyl, the album itself is great and comes with a CD and digital download of the music so that was great. The songs themselves are great. The warping wasn't anything that made it unplayable, but it was there.
4431608
I love this band. At least the Foiled and Approaching Normal records. Great songwriting, great production. Any Man in America is a good album. Only been listening to it for a month or so, so I can't really speak to how it's going to stand the test of time. I will say this though; Justin's admiration of Eminem isn't boding well. A couple of tunes are clearly inspired by the great white rapper, and are real weak points in the record for me. Several other people have said the same to me, after listening to the album. My daughter insists I skip the songs entirely. Hopefully, it's just a phase for Justin.

On another note, and more to my point, what the hell is wrong with the record business in regard to how they're printing vinyl records!? This trend of printing a single album on two vinyl records is ludicrous. Clearly, the folks making these decisions NEVER spin records. NO ONE wants to stand by their record player and flip an album every three songs. To my ear, the audio quality sounds the same as other new vinyl records printed on one record. So what's the point? Making customers feel they are getting some kind of deal? They need to realize, that the vinyl record market is a great way to make some extra cash. Music fans like me will shell out money for the album TWICE, one on CD and one on vinyl. BUT, if they continue to split up records in such an insane fashion, I absolutely will not be purchasing them. Come on guys, album collectors are a great new market. Stop pissing us off for nothing...
4095580
Album is great I knew that coming into this vinyl purchase. Love the packaging. Im new to vinyl collecting so Im amazed at the 12x12 portrait included. Only downfall was that on some tracks it skips everytime on the same exact part. This is a pressing defect I believe but comes with the territory of vinyls. Having the problems that people had back then lol. Either way i still love the vinyl!
2946746
This is the RHCP's biggest & best album. And the mastering on the LP is better than the CD! And the packaging is AWESOME! Problem is,Warner Bros records are JUNK!! They put out SUCH amazing albums on deluxe edition LPs (RHCP,Fleetwood Mac etc) and THEY ALMOST ALWAYS skip badly. No scratches or scuffs just lazy,crap pressings! Make your actual LPs are good as the remasters and artwork! My copy of this was no exception. New,pristine,still skips badly on several songs. Sounds better than the CD, but only when its not skipping (which is does on multiple tracks) This would be a 4 or 5 star EASY if Warner could up the quality control on their LPs
3891468
Incredible album that I have loved dearly since my teens.
My review is strictly on the quality of the recording/record itself.

My one recommendation: Just pay the extra 10 bucks for the 'Original Master Recording' (MFSL 1-364)

The sound quality on this 180g vinyl is some of the weakest I have heard in the records I have been buying in the last year. I am playing on an Audio Technica AT-LP-120 which is about 6 months old and the cartridge is in excellent shape. This version is very fuzzy and there's lots of static and pops in the highs.
3737865
Good music. Nice album art. The vinyl comes in a matte gatefold jacket and glossy paper inner sleeve. Lyrics are printed on the inner sleeve and there's a nice picture inside the gatefold.

The vinyl quality, however, is not great. Several noticeable crackles, pops, and scratches. I exchanged it for another copy which is no better. It's listenable but I expect a factory-sealed record to be 99% perfect. This one is more like 80%.
2568684
Musically, I find this a very enjoyable album. Although it was pieced together using older recordings as a basis, and various musical passages are very similar to previous albums, to me it evokes a feeling of pleasantly drifting through memories of past Pink Floyd albums. The atmosphere and ambience of the recording is perfect. It ends too quickly - I wish the music would keep going on longer.

The sound quality is spectacular.

The bad news: the quality of the vinyl pressing is spotty. My first copy had some serious pressing defects in disc 1 - sounded like really deep scratches, but even worse they were at random intervals (not in every revolution). They totally destroyed the dreamlike quality of the music. Amazon quickly sent a replacement copy, and the second one is quite good - only about 3 random pops on side 1 (none of which were as loud as the 1st copy), and the vinyl is quiet. Even on my second copy, disc 2 needed a good wet cleaning to eliminate what sounded like a bad scratch throughout the first minute.

I see other vinyl reviewers disagreeing about the pressing quality, and my experience indicates they could all be accurate - you can get lucky, or you could get a bad copy.
3425662
Don't buy this vinyl. I love Chvrches, I think they are a great band and this album is amazing, but this clear vinyl edition sounds really bad and skips a lot. I would recommend buying the black  vinyl version, it will probabbly sound better.
582520
Great album, good sound on vinyl. Only problem is the vinyl sleeve (I don't know the right word, the cardboard album cover that holds the record) doesn't hold the record snugly. When closed, the record can slip out if you tilt. it
4366740
One of my favourite albums but the vinyl is all warped, can barely get through a track without skipping. This is the second Amazon-ordered vinyl like this. Won't buy from Amazon again.
3221079
My album was totally warped. ..both of the double lp..are unfixable...very unsatisfied
531402
I really love some of the songs on this album, however the poor production quality and some very distorted / crackling parts really make parts of the album unlistenable. I am hoping that the Vinyl mix is better and I can find someone with a record Player so I can get a clean copy of the Album on CD. (Buy the LP and then Burn to a CD a decent copy).
If you can live with the digital distortion and clipping then this is one of the Best Rush albums in a while.
4228363
I'm an avid BTBAm fan and I thought this album was a must on vinyl.
When the first order arrived, both records were warped too hell, so had to get a replacement. No hassle, amazon replaced it, no charge. Replacement is warped; however, it isn't noticeable... at all. The record sounds amazing. Thanks Amazon.
1052948
I may have gotten a lemon here.  i have the 180 gram vinyl bought new in shrink wrap at a local store.

obviously the music is 5 stars, but the review is for the vinyl version.

i think this is one bad pressing by fat possum:
there are an assortment of CONSTANT background noise on a NEW vinyl.  enough to be (very) distracting.
the highs sound very shrill and rough on the ears.

i'd be very curious to hear if other people have this problem.  hopefully it's just me, i'm returning the album tomorrow, and will buy somewhere else if most people have a clean copy.
1942807
Needless to say, this is a brilliant album, have loved it for decades. But unless I got a factory dud, all 4 sides sound pretty bad on this new vinyl release, much noise, even pops, and it might as well be used vinyl for all the mess that is audible in these grooves. Wish I had saved my original vinyl, at least that vinyl noise was expected. The LP's "look" fantastic, and the package is top notch re-creating the booklet, etc. Just sad that the vinyl doesn't live up to the packaging, and of course the music that deserves to be heard so clearly. I'll stick with the CD for future listens and file this away I'm afraid.
4547848
I will echo all the praise about this album that's already been said -- which is a change of pace for someone like me who normally defaults to shunning all country music. Heard Jason isbell interviewed on NPR's "Fresh Air" and couldn't not buy the album.

However, the pressing of this vinyl I received is something to be ashamed of. I may have just gotten the bad one out of a batch that is actually good, and that's the risk we take with vinyl. However, if there is a systematic problem with this pressing, it'd be good to know for my own vindication! I can't listen to this pressing; it's modulated as hell and sounds like very fine sandpaper when Isbell is reaching those louder bits. When there's anything with the band fully kicked in, you get lots of white noise. It's unbearable. I've had to cast it into the Shame Pile.

But again, this is just an issue with the pressing itself, not the content -- Southeastern is a must-buy in any format.