Heltah Skeltah – Nocturnal

I have to agree with the previous review. This is a great pressing. Dead silent wax and the dynamics miraculously don't suffer at all. You just have to crank the volume slightly more than normal but nothing major. One of my early favorite reissue of 2025 ✅️

I just got this pressing in the mail, goddamn is that Parental Advisory logo massive

Despite the obvious concern that this is a 65min Hip-Hop album cut on a single disc this record sounds outstanding. The cut is dynamic and there's a lot of range. Great separation and vocal clarity. None of this would matter however, if it weren't for an immaculate pressing. It is cut quiet, and so you absolutely have to crank this up louder than most records. But I believe this was ed for. The low end doesn't suddenly overpower the rest music. Everything stays nice and balanced. Most importantly the pressing is absolutely top tier Record Industry quality. I was amazed watching the silence in between tracks as I ripped the audio from vinyl. Extremely quiet.

So somehow they pulled it off. When you have a plant like Record Industry backing you, it can do wonders as the noise floor just disappears and you get to enjoy the music without intrusion.

I can confidently recommend this one.

Crazy they re-issued this on a single vinyl. Seems like way too many minutes crammed per side.
Sent an email to MOV asking why and how they could get the sound proper, but never replied, which they usually do when asking something.

Could this possibly be one of the few missers MOV did... Can any owners share their listening experience please? Thanks!

Always wanted a red & green vinyl of this, lo and behold it exists now https://getondown.com/products/nocturnal-ruby-emerald-colored-2xlp

Both discs came out dish warped. Doesn't affect the playback but something to make note of on your tonearm. As far as SQ, the record sounds good. Some surface noise between tracks but nothing major. Glad to have picked up this copy.

Music On Vinyl have a pressing of this up for preorder. MOV releases are top tier, so if anyone is looking for this album, I'd recommend checking out their website

I really want a black LP of this bro really really want a Black official LP

Do your best. wait to purchase an artist approved version. Bernadette AND Rock had zero say-so w/ this
press, as other people here already noted. So, wait a year or two and hopefully it's not rare. even if it's limited to 20,000, that won't stop discogs flippers. $100 bare minimum. And you been a fan longer than they been alive. The Album game in 2020's is for the birds. I miss discogs 1.0. No cap.

This NOT unofficial or bootleg.The fact that an artist is not involved does not make it an unofficial or bootleg release. Duck Down, Rock and Sean Price do not hold the master rights to this release. People saying they should get it back after 30 years is also not true. UME/Priority are master holders. Off course the family and artists should have been notified or compensated, but the fact that didn't happen doesn't make it bootleg or unofficial