Wilco – A Ghost Is Born

Definitely mastered quiet but thankfully the record surface is nearly dead quiet (aside from the inevitable handful of ticks). Sounds great once you crank it.

5 left on Wilco store as of right now today

My copy does have some noise on a few of the LPs, which is very unfortunate. Worth it for the bonus material though and everything sounds really nice too. I do prefer the original cut of the proper album though. Box, book, artwork are all top notch so if you are a fan of the album this comes highly recommended!

The album is beautifully remastered. There is only one issue with it and that is my copy gets stuck during the ambient portion of Less Than You Think at about the 8 minute mark until the 9 minute mark where from there the rest of ambient drone plays fine until the end. However, I never cared for that part and main song plays fine so it isn’t a big issue for me.

People, on the "cranking the volume" issue: A Ghost Is Born was always a "quiet" album. The CD from 2004 had to be cranked as well. What the reason is, I don't know, but probably has something to do with the mixing as well as the mastering? There are some quiet/loud dynamics that become very pronounced the way it is produced.

For what it's worth my copy has significant crackle and surface noise too even after cleans. Back to shop it goes. How is the original pressing for this lp? Would love to own it on wax but since it's such a quiet album I wonder if it's one best owner in cd and not wax?

PSA: it's back up for sale on the site, more than 100 available at the moment. Don't feed the flippers.

I'm on my third copy of this direct from the Wilco store. Unbelievable warping on 8/9 records in every box. I now have to piece together and flatten until i get a whole box. Customer Service has been helpful but this is insane.

It sounds like surface noise during the second Outtakes set: Handshake Drugs (First Version). Anyone else experiencing that? I bought a second copy hoping to swap out the noisy LP but that one had the same noise. It’s a cracking noise toward the beginning of the song and a few other short moments over the remainder of the track.

I also hear two medium-loud “ticks” toward the end of The High Heat, appearing at the exact same spot on my two copies.

Otherwise this is an awesome set and sounds fantastic.

LP2 Side A lots of noise on 1st half Hummingbird. Anyone else?

Otherwise has been brilliant sounding so far. Listening to LP2 has almost been like listening to this record for the first time again.