Prince – The Hits 2

Love Prince and his whole discography but my god this sounds so bad. I don’t my copy of HITS 1 sounding like this. I double checked all my audio wiring thinking maybe something was loose or dirty….nope…just a very bad pressing

Both ''cream'' vinyl are clean, quiet and flat, must have been a lucky pick! Sound quality is overall great, well balanced, not overly compressed or harsh. It's a little bit low on the volume so you have to dial it up to get the sound level where you generally prefer. Glad to have this to round off my Prince music selection.

My copy is off center, Do Me Baby sounds horrible. Any one else have the same issue?

Having owned both the '93 and these current pressings of Hits 1&2 I have to say this is a great reissue and absolutely worth throwing some cash at. I would say recommended over dropping unnecessarily high amounts on an overrated (by people trying to justify maintaining value on an old one) original.

I know a lot of people bitch about pressings from Czech Republic online however I have yet to see any evidence of anything wrong with them. The reissues sound much fuller to me, distortion free (not so with the '93) and the cover/inners are better quality).

In of the contents of you're reading this you're likely already familiar and will know you can't buy one without the other and there isn't a duff track between them (including the "new" tracks).

Treat yourself whilst they remain in print.

I received my copy today, the matrix matches this and also has the Czech Republic sticker on the back. But my copy is BLACK vinyl. No issues with playback on my copy.

Great companion to Hits 1. Prince is a musical genius and icon. Blessed to have these songs. Pressing is pretty good. Highly recommended!

Words cannot express how bad of a pressing this vinyl is. The mix is distorted and compressed and goes in and out of loudness and quietness. Wet cleaned the record, surface noise everywhere. Although it is a beautiful pressing, visually speaking, this is a record I cannot bear to listen to. I am not wholly disappointed, though, because the packaging has always been a personal favorite of mine. Owning Prince's photographs by Herb Ritts on a 12" record is truly a gift. That being said, horrible image quality! Images are sourced from low quality scans. Very disappointing!

Maybe I will try ordering the standard black from the Prince Estate site. I believe the reviews for the record are better, and black vinyl is already a step in the right direction for better sound quality. Fingers crossed (but I won't hold my breath).

Did a really good deep vacuum clean on these and that still didn't resolve the issues with the surface noise. :( It helped a bit, but it's still really noticeable in between tracks. Gotta agree with the s that suggest getting the 4Ever box set if you can find it for a decent price. My copy of that is completely silent, no noticeable surface noise at all.

Simply avoid. Too much miserable cutted versions so what's the point discussing about the sound quality?

Acoustic Sounds delivered my copy today and it sounds truly stellar! Flat, Black, liquid, staging is deep, wide, and enveloping. I'm very happy with the quality of this pressing.