Madonna – Erotica

Had they kept the original color photograph of that image I would have bought this release immediately. The fact they decided to release it in some blue solarized "white" washing turned it into something I didn't like. Your comment exemplifies my issue. You can't make out the photo.

Sounds alright, not the best as it’s a picture disc, but that’s to be expected. Not bad at all, though! I own an original maxi of Erotica and it’s difficult to tell the difference. Wish Erotica as an album would get a proper, quality US repress though :((((( one day

Sounds amazing for a picture disc. I'm not a picture disc hater by any means... but the sound quality is definitely there and better than most.

I think it sounds pretty good! It obviously has the classic picture surface noise, but in of sound quality it’s pleasing to listen to.

The sound is clean but not the best, it seams a little washed, I think, due the material. The sound from the reissue album 2012 is a master piece, enjoyable for every audiophile. I am unfortunately not happy with this copy.

Hands down scratchier and a bit louder in the surface noise department compared to the original Orlake press. Picture quality is a bit grainier and not quite clean (it is cropped in a bit tighter than Orlake) so perhaps photo clarity suffered a bit due to this crop. Outer band is solid black and in line with bootleg copies vs. Orlake which has more of a full bleed of the photo. Overall still a neat release and at a significant cost savings.

The heck is she holding in that picture?? I have no clue

I'm thoroughly impressed by the amazing sound quality!!! This picture disc sounds better than some standard black pressings I have in my collection. The only thing lacking quality is the packaging. It comes in a cheap PVC sleeve (which we know releases a chemical that destroys the record over time) and it was already ripped at the bottom before even taking it out of the box. The hype sticker is also very cheap. I re-packaged my record in a rice paper sleeve and was going to move the hype sticker to a new outer sleeve, but the contents of the sticker ended up cracking and falling apart, with half of the ink from sticker being left on my fingers. I do however appreciate the double-sided cardboard backing that was included. Makes the record a bit sturdier when handling it.

It looks great and it's nice to have in your collection but there's lots of surface noise, as you'd expect from a picture disk (and no, I don't mean the scratch intro of the song itself).

The sound is just amazing!!! I don't have white "Erotica" vinyl to compare but I doubt sound quality could be better. Well done!