Dummy [VINYL]

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A3 samples Weather Report from " Elegant People" courtesy of MCA Music/Sony Music Entertainment Inc. The classic debut Portishead album from 1994. The collaboration of studio whiz Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons, Dummy was made at the same time as a short film noir called To Kill a Dead Man, and the same approach - gloomy, tormented, and wildly melodramatic - permeates the album. Western Eyes samples Hookers & Gin from the "Sean Atkins Experience" 1957 courtesy of Starfish Records Inc. Pretty much a perfect press, dynamics are spot on and there is minimal surface noise. This is a good release to have too because you get a slightly higher quality gatefold than the newer presses offer. And the poly lined sleeve is a welcome touch too.

Quotation marks around "Dummy" on label are identical to each other and not of the complementary, '66''99' variety. Lovely sound on mine. Quiet and full, with just the right amount of bass, mids and treble. Had this on CD for years but I much prefer this on vinyl. I’m not normally fussed about format as long as the end product sounds good, but this one feels right on record. Recommended.Only You samples Ken Thorne from "Inspector Clouseau" courtesy of MCA Classics & The Pharcyde from "She Said" courtesy of EMI Publishing/Delicious Vinyl. A5 contains portions of " Magic Mountain" as performed by Eric Burdon & War courtesy of Avenue Records / Polygram Music Publishing. Recorded at State Of Art and Coach House Studios, Bristol with additional mixing at Moles Studio, Bath.

First 2 x LP USA press. Distinguished from Portishead - Portishead and Portishead - Portishead which has Sterling RJ in the runout of Side C (making that a 2000s pressing) and Portishead - Portishead which has TML-M in deadwax and UMG rather than PolyGram on label. B5 samples Isaac Hayes from " Ike's Rap II" courtesy of Rondor Music (London) Ltd./Under License from Fantasy Inc. B4 samples Johnnie Ray from " I'll Never Fall In Love Again" courtesy of Carlyle Music Publishing/Sony Music Entertainment Inc. A5 contains portions of "Magic Mountain" as performed by [Invalid Artist] courtesy of Avenue Records / Polygram Music Publishing.There are two versions of this reissue - 2008 and 2017. I can’t figure out which mine is as the notes for both versions claim they have identical speech marks around Dummy on the label. However, mine has all the same characteristics as both versions except the speech marks around DUMMY on mine are of the the “66” “99” variety and NOT identical. Can we get some clarification? I don’t want to open the record to read the matrix. Thanks This is such an amazing pressing. The 1997 MPO of the Self titled album is awful in comparison. This has such rich depth. We’re fortunate as fans this got such a good pressing. The 90s did produce some great sounding vinyl. Quotation marks around "Dummy" on label are identical to each other and NOT of the COMPLIMENTARY, '66''99' variety A3 samples Weather Report from "Elegant People" courtesy of MCA Music/Sony Music Entertainment Inc.