George Michael – Older

Just played this on my newly bought Rega Naia with Aphelion 2 turntable, and wow, what an experience. Huge improvement in dynamic level and a lot more details from original 1996 pressing. Upgraded from P10 Apheta 2. Digitised the whole album in DSD256. :)

Have one for sale. PM if interested. VG +/ NM

Sounds pretty good, soundstage maybe it could be a little bit more wider but it's ok. Very quiet pressing, perhaps with a low output volume but nothing really important. Smooth mastering, it's a great record and great version. Go for it.

GEORGE MICHAEL | OLDER (1996) SONY MUSIC 19439857091 (2021 Remaster): EU pressing featuring gatefold sleeve. This would be one of the quietest pressings we own. The remastering is highly successful and makes the (still) excellent original digital lossless file version sound a bit brash and shouty by comparison, if slightly more vivid. This beautifully remastered LP version provides for a more spacious and natural sound, which is almost like discovering Michael's masterpiece afresh. I'm so glad that I made the investment to buy this remastered 02xLP version and feel that it offers the more analog-sounding perspective that most audiophiles crave. Worth the price of ission for "You Have Been Loved" alone, IMHO. Grab a MINT copy while you still can! - SONDEKNZ

I have had to repeat the order until I found an excellent, totally perfect copy. This was my only encounter with this incredible being and it surprised me. I am very happy with this box, I fell in love.

Well, I don't have the CD but I'm very happy with my copy. It's very quiet, vocals are clear, bass is nice and deep. I think the mastering does justice to the style and atmosphere of the album and it's a delight to spin. Maybe I would find it disappointing too if I owned another format or an original, but for those like me who don't, I'd say give it a go.

I found this on soundonsound.com:
The recording of Michael's new album began on his own Mitsubishi X850 32‑track digital machine which, due to its reliance on regular servicing and tendency to emit strange noises, was beginning to wear the patience of the studio team. It was clearly time for a change and when good reports were received of Chris Porter's purchase of the Otari RADAR hard disk recorder, the team were keen to try out a system.
"Stirling Audio lent us one 24‑track RADAR for three weeks and we slaved it to the 32‑track machine. We found that there were certain aspects of the system that proved invaluable and, compared to the Mitsubishi's somewhat harsh sound, the RADAR's playback response is very faithful to what is recorded. So when it came to the end of the loan period, I said to George that it would be great if we could have one. He replied that we should have two! So that was when we stopped using the Mitsubishi, and we transferred everything onto the two RADARs."

I am selling a copy of this record in vg plus condition. Top right cover is slightly bent, spine is fully readable. OIS is included. DM me if interested

My pressing is not very good (repeating noise figures between the songs), but this might be only my particular copy. I absolutely agree what was written below regarding the sound - it is OK, not great. In many cases, vinyl recording has benefits over the CD versions, especially in of better dynamics of masterings (not enough space on the vinyl disc for loudness wars...). But this is not the case here. My original CD sounds better, more balanced and dynamic.

It's interesting how one record can split opinion on it's quality like this one has. In my opinion, this pressing sounds great. Lots of detail and dead quiet where it should be. I'm very happy with it!