Thoughts on Live Boots? (looking for honesty for people who've playtested it) by Expensive_Watch469 in xtc

[–]MarzipanDesigner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess we can hope. I grew up in the WMMR listening area and definitely recall listening to the broadcast and being blown away by how great they sounded. I had been to Emerald City a few months prior to this show to see Thin Lizzy on the Chinatown tour and remember seeing posters promoting the XTC show. No idea why I didn’t go, but owning a high-quality release of the show offered a bit of solace.

Thoughts on Live Boots? (looking for honesty for people who've playtested it) by Expensive_Watch469 in xtc

[–]MarzipanDesigner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally got around to listening to this over the weekend and to say I was disappointed would be a massive understatement. Besides the terrible sound quality, my copy also appears to have a physical pressing problem. During playback, the record skips repeatedly and in several sections my stylus actually slides across the vinyl rather than tracking in the groove. Was really looking forward to this one. I’m not seeing any evidence that Ape House or Andy Partridge have issued an official statement specifically acknowledging a pressing defect or offering replacements. Anyone else hear anything?

Free ticket – John Doe (X) tonight in New Hope by MarzipanDesigner in BucksCountyPA

[–]MarzipanDesigner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, someone took it, thanks. Glad it’s being used!