Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising

Does this Master Room, London cut sound the same as or, dare I say, even better than the 1985 US issue? Hoping (in vain) to find a beefier version of the notoriously tinny sounding K-Disc mastered LP.

Is that all we really have to say about this? Whether or not our copies are vaguely translucent?

Sounds great. Definitely better than the 1990s US repress I've got.

I have the receipt inside the album...2/4/85, so it has to be a first pressing OG. But it doesn't look translucent to me.

I got mine at my local record store in late '85 or early '86 which I assume would make it OG (runouts and sleeve are as described here) — it is not translucent.

This album should de remastered. Titles like "Perfect example" and "Powerline" would benefit a lot from it.

I'd say the label colors look light blue and olive. And yes, my copy includes printed inner sleeve.

My copy does not have an inlay or printed innersleeve with lyrics.

My copy also includes printed dust sleeve with 2-sided lyrics and a separate 2-sided lyric insert. Also, side b runout includes ☉ symbol: SST-031-B S-13122 I'LL TRADE YOU TWO GOOD SHIRLEYS FOR 10.000 DEAD MIDWESTERN INDIANS ☉ L-19675-X k disc

I now own an original 1985 pressing and one of the recent reissues. I have to it, I can barely tell a speck of difference. I have tried to compare these things a few separate times. If anything, the reissue might even sound a bit better and beefier. But only by a hair. However, that's my own experience. Each setup will be different. Either way, I love this album and you will probably never find an ideal pressing due to how it was recorded.