I had this album back in 1975, and fell in love with it.  This is without a doubt their best.  I picked up the remastered CD (A&M 2002), and it sounds much better than this LP.  Which is surprising given that most albums deserving of 180G remastering that I've heard get a proper treatment and sound wonderful.  The highs are lacking, the overall level is at least 6 db lower than most of my albums, and it sounds thin.  It's absolutely full of pops and clicks brand new out of the sleeve.  I was so looking forward to getting this, and now I'm so disappointed.  Why bother?

Furthermore, in doing a little more research it seems that most of the Back To Black vinyl series were poorly done.  From what I gather they are taking CDs and essentially pressing vinyl from them which totally defeats the purpose.  They're going to be just as thin and lacking as a CD with the added bonus of pops and clicks.  Yippee.  Capitol Valuts is another one to stay away from.
I had this album back in 1975, and fell in love with it. This is without a doubt their best. I picked up the remastered CD (A&M 2002), and it sounds much better than this LP. Which is surprising given that most albums deserving of 180G remastering that I've heard get a proper treatment and sound wonderful. The highs are lacking, the overall level is at least 6 db lower than most of my albums, and it sounds thin. It's absolutely full of pops and clicks brand new out of the sleeve. I was so looking forward to getting this, and now I'm so disappointed. Why bother? Furthermore, in doing a little more research it seems that most of the Back To Black vinyl series were poorly done. From what I gather they are taking CDs and essentially pressing vinyl from them which totally defeats the purpose. They're going to be just as thin and lacking as a CD with the added bonus of pops and clicks. Yippee. Capitol Valuts is another one to stay away from.