Fripp & Eno – (No Pussyfooting)

Utter garbage vinyl. Went through several copies and every single one has persistent surface noise throughout both sides. The vinyl itself looks rather clean and problem-free. Others have speculated it may be the inner sleeve they use. Others have stated a good cleaning removes the noise. Cleaned on a Pro-Ject RCM that always works like a charm. I deep cleaned every one I listened to and the noise is baked-in to the discs. Save your money. Listened to on a Pro-Ject X2 w/Sumiko Wellfleet.

I purchased a newly released DGMLP1, but it was very disappointing. So I bought this old press, which was beyond expectation! Amazing sound! This is a must buy.

MAT:
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): HELP 16 A-1U
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): HELP 16 B-1U

the surface noise issue is still prevalent on the 2023 repress, improved with a wet clean but still a little too noticeable with headphones on.

Heard some grumblings about the bonus tracks.
Obtained a sealed copy for £10 delivered on ebay.
The reverse versions are fine.
The half speed is a WINNER!
Great value at that price.
Highly recommended.

I wonder how many were mis-pressed with only A-side labels, but correct plates?

My copy has the union jack in matrix but the New York address on labels.

Gatefold is super thin, always forget it's a gatefold because it doesn't look like one when shelved

It's a good pressing, the problem is the inner sleeve. When you wet clean it and change the inner sleeve with a clear one it is really sounding much better

Great sounding press. Open, dynamic sound with well defined lingering trails that dissolves in shimmering and saturating pools of sound. Wash your vinyl before playing ! Any vinyl! I always read about "surface noise" and I feel like it is 99.9% due to static from unwashed vinyl. Not enough to sweep or brush it - you need to get it wet.
Also, just an observation, but this is not 200g. It clocked in at 186g . With sleeve it is a little over 200g. Does the sleeve count?

This version is incorrect. First, the label editions EG began in 1980, thus there is no way there could be an editions EG pressing from 1973. Second, the information for this version is identical to the 1980 version: https://discogs.futbolgratis.org/Fripp-Eno-No-Pussyfooting/release/1793733