Clear vinyl picture discs and glow in the dark pressings are more susceptible to poor playback.
Do picture vinyl sound bad.
But there s more to work with than just normal one color vinyl.
And in some cases if the mastering was handled better for the picture disc release than it was for the standard vinyl pressing the picture disc can sound better despite the downsides.
That s why snare drums cymbal splashes and other loud instruments have so much more punch in vinyl recordings.
One recent example is the picture disc release of liam gallagher s as you were cut by barry grint from alchemy.
There s very little compression so the loudest parts of those sounds often.
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Vinyl can still push music to the limits of its dynamic range 55 70db but it often shies away from doing so in order to maintain sound quality.
The david bowie picture disc 45s sound great.
Most picture discs do sound pretty horrible but they don t have to.
This is always uncomfortable for us as we understand how very badass an artistic picture disc can look but in the end if it s not going to be the best audio quality possible then we can t do it.
Played it often and it s never shown the slightest trace of excess wear.
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My copy of acid mother s temple s 41st century splendid man lp is absolutely gorgeous.
Before weighing vinyl s ahem good and bad sides it helps to know how records are made.
Barely a trace of surface noise and crystal clear sound.
Many picture discs do sound good.
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Some picture discs sound pretty good.
In brief an engineer such as gonsalves receives mixed recordings from the studio or even a band s laptop.
Very few additives can be mixed into clear vinyl without jeopardizing the opacity which means there is a potential for worse sound quality albeit this drop is often imperceptible to the common listener.