Sleep – Volume One

great mix. very full very big. freaky enjoyed it. i feel like i appreciate the album a bit more after hearing this record. 9/10

the vinyl itself looks clean but the label is super beat up! anyone else with that? i’m spinning the first track now and it’s super quiet so idk.

Tried 2 copies, both noticeably pressed off-center. I'll take my Volume One without the tonearm sway and seasick pitch wobble, thanks.

Seems like RTI has been slipping more over the last few years. I wanted to hear John Golden's updated mastering but maybe I'll just stick with my old CD copy.

Much darker than all of their other albums but just as interesting for the most part. Really nice pressing too. It’s kind of like a breakup album except instead of your girlfriend it’s your sanity and then you become a monk afterwards.

Great album- sounds excellent too- probably as it was mastered at Golden. Very punchy (especially for so many tracks per side) and great clarity (ha) and depth to the music. Glossy cover gives this album a nice lacquered appearance, but one star is taken off for the lack of a liner or card, and the fact that the record is housed in one of those awful frosted plasticky sleeves (not proper poly) that will outgas and leave a permanent sound-affecting milky film on your record. You MUST replace the sleeve when you get this album ASAP! Other than that- great pressing and great music from Sleep/Asbestosdeath’s early catalogue!

My copy came with the record in a PVC-like sleeve and when opening it today I noticed the vinyl surface was becoming milky/hazy. I've had this ruin records in the past so I suggest everyone swap out the inner sleeve.