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yes..the japanese import of fragile still rules. no bass adjustments..the original mix intact.

I played "Heart of the Sunrise" today. I can categorically state that this re-issue is without a doubt the single most miraculous re-issue which I have ever heard. The kick drum literally sounds as if the walls of the speaker have been kicked. The air, placement of instruments and realism is spectacular. Chris Squire's bass is titanic. I would be curious to hear from someone who has compared the AP to the Japanese, because I cannot imagine anything could be better than this.

The ORIGINAL UK plum/red Atlantic is still the very best of "Fragile". The AP is the pressing of choice of one doesn't want to search for a stone mint copy of the plum/red/ IMHO, and all that, of course. Both best the all three of the Japanese versions I've heard.

Like Doug, I have a several 70's issues with paper embedded in the vinyl (re-cycling effprts during the energy crisis).

Funny the RCA Dynagrooves. I recently obtained a sealed copy of a Japanese quadraphonic LP that had the Dynagroove label but it was pressed on 180gr vinyl. It seemed SO odd to see that label and to hold the record on each edge WITHOUT it sagging in the middle! :0)

i have both versions, and don't get me wrong the u.s. reissue sounds good. it does, however have that exagerrated upper bass that most reissue engineers feel is necc to make it sound contemporary....not a bad thing, just not the real thing.

4yanx, be thankful that your pressing only contained paper shreds; some actually had small pieces of wire from the wire burnishing wheel used to remove the label. Also, aren't the UK colored pressings rather pricey? I know that some of the Island plum pressings from other groups bring in top dollar [or pound sterling!], and are well worth it, from what I've been told.

Also, what do you mean by the "AP" pressing..forgive my ignorance.