R.E.M. – Chronic Town & Murmur | A One-Step Discovery

Описание: The Definitive Sound Series has given me several unexpected moments of musical discovery — and this may be the most meaningful yet.

In this video, I spend time with the all-analog One-Step pressings of R.E.M.’s Chronic Town and Murmur, mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

This is not a comparison video.
This is about discovery.

When these records were originally released, I missed them. They simply weren’t part of my musical world at the time. But hearing them now — in this carefully produced, all-analog One-Step format — feels less like revisiting history and more like uncovering something brand new.

Sometimes the right pressing at the right time doesn’t just improve the sound — it opens the door.

If you’ve had a similar experience with a reissue that became a revelation, I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

Reference System
-VPI Scout with Classic Platter Upgrade, 300rpm Motor, HW-40 Feet
-10” 3D Unipivot Fatboy Tonearm, Dual Pivot Accessory, VTA On The Fly Tower
-VPI Analog Drive System
-Phasemation PP-500 MC Cartridge
-Miyajima Labs Infinity Mono MC Cartridge
-ModWright PH 9.0 Tube Phono Preamplifier
-Cayin A-50T Integrated Tube Amplifier
-System Audio Pandion 30 Loudspeakers
-Degritter Ultrasonic Record Cleaner
-VPI 16.5 Vacuum Record Cleaner
-Sweetvinyl Sugarcube SC-1 Mini
-Pioneer RT-707 Reel To Reel Tape Deck
-Ramar Record Brush
-The reference system is wired exclusively with Audio Art cables.

00:00 Introduction
00:56 The Definitive Sound Series
01:53 Some History
02:52 Packaging and Mastering
03:41 Chronic Town
04:27 Murmur
09:50 Availability
10:44 Conclusion

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