Vatican Shadow - Ornamented Walls mp3 album

Personally, still my favorite Vatican Shadow vinyl. Raw and energetic without a filler moment.

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The distributor press release email said "initial copies available on transparent vinyl if you're fast." So I think it may have just been the first 100 or so copies, similar to the Bed of Nails releases. Either that or the first presing sold out and you got the second.

i think this samples here should help!http://boomkat.com/downloads/587350-vatican-shadow-ornamented-walls

If you look at the digital release (http://boomkat.com/downloads/587350-vatican-shadow-ornamented-walls) you see that the Vinyl is meant to be played at 33 1/3RPM. The Flac also shows that the overall sound quality is pretty poor, most likely resulting from the source material beeing a direct to tape recording of cassettes.

Is side B meant to be played at 45? The clips I hear online are at 33 but it sounds more like his usual material at 45.

I don't think it is no. I agree actually that some tracks do seem to sound more like his other material with faster rhythms etc., but others sound completely wrong at 45rpm. Furthermore, if you compare the mix of 'Cairo Is A Haunted City' with the original you'll hear that the synth parts are basically the same and at the same pitch/speed.Why is it that so many Modern Love records seem to have this problem! :)

I also think this is meant to be played at 45rpm, if you play the b side at 33 1/3rpm a lot of detail is missing and the overall sound is too "deep".

I also wonder... I checked with some preview uploaded on Soundcloud where the playback speed is obviously 33 RPM. But when played at 45 RPM it really sounds like the Vatican Shadow we are used to. I think the B side is meant to be played at 45 RPM.

Misprint?

Jep, watch the Label at the Center of side A as described in the notes.