The Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy

I gotta say at this point (pre- 40th anniversary release) that the OG copy is the way to go over the Rhino 180g RE - the original has this killer distortion which gets lost when the dynamics were 'tamed' when Rhino touched it. If you want vaccuum-cleaner-switched-on-with-the-power-drill-ear-splitting-I-think-my-skull-just-fractured distortion, find the original!

One of the most overrated albums l've EVER endured.
Every time l listen to it - to find out what I'm "missing" - l can't wait for it to be over.
A band whose 3-minute songs seem to last an eternity. Nothing to see here, folks. (1*)

It's kind of amazing that they managed to get this released the way they wanted it to sound as most listeners just can't bear the distortion and but I argue that without "Psychocandy", we would never have had "Loveless".

This seems to be the pressing I have, but mine is a promo version. None of the other promo versions listed on here have the right details. Anybody else have one of these? It's identical to everything here except for a 3"W x 1"H block of text stamped on the top/center of the front cover in gold foil, and reads "Lent for Promotional Use Only. Any Sale or Unauthorized Transfer is Prohibited and Void. Subject to Return Upon Demand by Owner. Acceptance of This Record Constitutes Agreement to the Above."

i think the liner notes about Tracks CD2-21, CD2-22 are wrong

why should they record a demo at Alaska Studios in June 1985 for songs that had already been recorded??

I just got an original us speciality pressing to compare. This pressing is good but there is something the original has that really sucks you in. It was like a lucid dream. I feel since the originals are so cheap everyone should wait a week or two to save an extra 50 bucks. if you got this as a gift then enjoy it for a moment but sell it and get an original.

Great sounding pressing. I had the 2004 repress but it just didn’t hit like this one does. I feel there is always more magic in the first pressings as well. I can’t believe these go for so little but I guess since there are many variations of the first pressing it brings down the price. Or is the uk&europe pressing the true original?

I would recommend picking up this original pressing for around the same price: https://discogs.desbloquearpagina.com/release/13804935-The-Jesus-And-Mary-Chain-Psychocandy

A big, bright, noisy, dynamic pressing of this classic album. Well worth picking up.

Rega Planar 6 w/ Exact 2 - NAD C399 - KEF R3

My version, which I bought in 1985, has a super B&W Jim Reid poster insert