Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine

Sounds pretty good! I didn’t notice any “velcro noises” as has been reported by others but I did hear little crackles throughout. Overall very satisfied! Pictures don’t do this record justice, it’s seriously one of the prettiest albums in my collection.

A bit noisy during the long fade-outs, but otherwise a good sounding mastering.

one of if not the prettiest pressing in my collection! love the album, and the jacket feels great. sounds great and the polylined inners were appreciated too.

Great pressing, good sound no surface noises. Gorgeous green asparagus vinyls, but the packaging is weak and minimal.
A gatefold would have been appreciated or at least an insert with lyrics or pictures.

I share some of the disappointment regarding the packaging that has its obvious flaws, but it's not a show stopper for me. The pressing is very quiet (no surface noise, no cracks and pops between tracks), and surprisingly dynamic (my experience with VMP presses in this regard has been quite mixed so far), but the overall sound level is very quiet too, compared to the vast majority of records I have. But I have expected it after listening to VMP's "The Idler Wheel" which similar in this regard. Not perfect, because if there is pop, it gets much more audible with such a quiet master.

I really love however the way the musical arrangments sound there, they are big and nuanced, and feel different from the CD or digital sources, which is always the experience I seek on vinyl. However I feel that Fiona's vocals on some tracks are quite buried under the instruments, and I'm having a hard time bringing them more up front with my equalizer. Then, I also get a slight but audible vocal distortion on some songs which is actually the biggest flaw there for me. Maybe it's a QA defect, I don't have an option to exchange it or compare. In general I'm quite satisfied, but the initial feelings were rather bittersweet here, especially for this price.

This exceeded my expectations especially after reading other reviews. The sleeve is fantastic, and the colors of the records are great. Each record looks unique with its design with one side being more blue and the other being more green. If I was to complain about anything it would have been nice to have sleeves with the lyrics printed on them or a booklet. Otherwise this is a great pressing and sounds incredible, no surface noise or anything. Highly recommend.

This is a great album, and I'm quite satisfied with the pressing. Piano sounds fantastic.

I do notice the noise in some of the sides as mentioned by others.

Curious to hear whether anyone noticed any improvement after ultrasonic cleaning?

The bitch fest below is hysterical! We have a guy bitching about the color not being the same as the pictures, everyone bitching about it not being a gatefold (which is extremely easy to find out prior to purchase if that’s an issue), the picture resolution, etc. 🤣🤣🤣
Go pay $200 for an OG then!
The music and mastering is wonderful, the colors are beautiful, glad to have this in my collection.

In case you hear the velcro sound on sides C and D, it's definitely a thing. My first package of this vinyl from VMP had the velcro sound (funnily, it kinda added a little dazzle to "Window" when played). VMP sent a new copy and the sound is now clean and really great.

I don't usually care too much about the quality of the packaging, but wow, this one is genuinely disappointing for the price. First of all, the VMP images online are misleading. The actual vinyl colors in my versions are more like large blots of neon green and forrest-ish green. The transitions are not nearly as gradual as they are on VMP's website. They do make an asterisk on the website about this, but I wouldn't say the differences are "slight".

And the cover, with the matte finish, is really meh. It definitely feels like a lazy effort.

That said, happy with it because I really wanted this album on vinyl and am happy with the sound. But the overall craftsmanship is lacking.

Packing pretty disappointing for the price. But album sounds great! To be honest I haven’t listened to it that much digitally so not sure how it compares, but I’m enjoying my listening. Not her best work but I don’t think that’s a hot take in the Fiona Apple community.