NoiseAndArchive12/04/2026
This is the most useful thread I have read all month. Thank you for documenting it.
Finally found it after 12 years of searching
After twelve years of searching I finally landed my first copy of an original 1985 ZKO tape. Won it out of the last block. The sound is rougher than I expected — and that is exactly the point.
Holding it next to the re-issue, the difference is not quality. It is temperature.
Comments (4)
MaurizioForever03/05/2026
Test pressing without provenance = unlabelled record. Hard agree.
TapeUndergroundDe07/05/2026
I disagree slightly — side A sounds warmer on the re-issue to my ears.
PowerElectronicsUK09/05/2026
This matches what I have on my copy exactly. Good to see it written down.