Pink Floyd - The Wall 2012 vinyl reissue:

Having trashed the recent reissues of Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, it seems only fair to close the loop by going over the latest reissue of The Wall. Straight off, The Wall has never been a favorite of mine. It always has come across to me as cold and paranoid, which I suppose is what it is all about. But I have to admit, it came across much better to me on this vinyl reissue than it ever has.

And part of the reason is the sound. It follows the other two earlier reissues sonically very closely - a rather closed in sound, lacking air and transparency, warmer, but overall indistinct. And strangely, that suits The Wall very well.

Here, there is a warmer presentation of the vocals, which are out front with some clarity and definition. There is a closed in sound behind the voice, but this seems to work here. The high end seems shaved off, again, as in the previous issues, the cymbals are almost muffled. But it all hangs together well, and although an unusual presentation of The Wall, and one I could not recommend as definitive, I enjoyed it and it made The Wall enjoyable and it all makes sense musically.

Not a first choice perhaps, but I enjoyed it and can safely recommend it, unrepresentative as it is. In this rare case, the flaws make it work.