Radiohead – The King Of Limbs

This just sounds amazing! The best vinyl pressing of this album, it is just incomparably better than the standard LP version.
Stunning

One of those albums. When you hear it on vinyl, it reveals so much more the band, engineers and producer put in to make an album sound wholesome and beautiful.

All the details are presented beautifully and you can feel the space between all the instruments.

I have this GZ pressing but the noise floor is not that bad at all. There are few scratchy sound at the start of Side C & D but nothing too distracting. I lucked out!

anyone know how many of these were pressed in total?

This thing is insane. The sound is amazing on all sides, incredibly dynamic and loud. Barely any surface noise that I could hear. The extras are also super cool. Probably one of my favourite Radiohead albums (oh wait, that's all of them)

If anyone has just the CD they would like to sell, feel free to message me.

Fantastic dynamic and clarity. Sound is spatial and very detailed.
Unfortunately, noisy pressing, even after deep cleaning.

Does anyone know how one can tell the difference between the GZ Media pressing and the Record Industry Pressing?

I A/B tested the GZ vs RI. There is really not material difference, they both sound great.

set-up: AT-120 > VMN95EN MM cartridge > Schitt MAGNI > AT-M50x headphones.

TL;DR
several vinyl LPs in RH's catalogue are what I describe as night and day when different pressings are compared against each other. ie Parlophone > Capital pressings, first pressing of Amnesiac vs anything else, Kid A '16 XL UE > XL US.
I do NOT believe TKOL is currently in this camp. If you have a '11 pressing of this LP and you enjoy it, keep it. I ended up keeping the GZ pressing since my I thought it had a slight edge in clarity of highs on some tracks. I could be crazy though

Bloom
GZ: during the first half of the song there is a small rotational click (this occurs on both pressings). otherwise very quiet sound floor. there is some slight increased sound floor towards the last 10-15 seconds, this doesn't last as it's dead quite once Mr Magpie hits.
RI: same rotational click in first half of song. The last 10-15 seconds on this pressing may be a lower sound floor.
result: for me it was EVEN. i wrote down that possibly the GZ pressing may produce a better presentation of highs, but that may be bias of having this pressing for so long.

Mr Magpie
GZ: absolutely dead quiet intro. lower sound floor once Thom's vocal's kick in during the start of the bridge. mildly increased sound floor during the outro - equal for both pressings.
RI: see above
result: EVEN

Little By Little
GZ: before music starts there is a mild sound floor that becomes unnoticeable once music starts. there is a slightly increased sound floor at the end of the song that continues into the start of Feral
RI: same as above
result: EVEN

Feral
GZ: the highs are crisper, but bass appears to be less that vs RI
RI: the highs don't appear to match that of GZ pressing, but the has a little more punch to it.
result: sound floor was equal for both. I personally prefer how the GZ pressing sounds. I guess EVEN

Lotus Flower
GZ: mildly increased sound floor vs previous tracks and sides, that does not take away from enjoyment of song. Outro slightly decreased sound floor vs intro and middle.
RI: same as above
results: EVEN, there is no clear winner

Codex:
GZ: same level of sound floor as Lotus Flower, GZ pressing may have a slight increased floor vs RI. Decreased sound floor during out when "The water's clear and innocent" kicks in.
RI: same level of sound floor as Lotus Flower. mildly decreased sound floor during intro vs GZ, but mildly increase sound floor during outro as per above.
results: EVEN, there is no clear winner

Give Up The Ghost:
GZ: improved sound floor vs Codex, still slightly increased vs tracks on side A & B. this increased sound floor has no impact on listening to Thom's vocals, as this is a soft song overall. sound floor decreases through the outro.
RI: same
results: EVEN, no clear winner

Separator:
GZ: the intro's sound floor is slightly increased vs the side's prior track Give Up The Ghost. Once the guitar kicks in, not dead quite floor, but very enjoyable and crisp sounding ie does not detract from the song. the synths during the outro are up front, highs are detailed, bass kicks may be pulled back.
RI: sound floor is the same as GZ throughout the song. bass hits a little harder throughout, but clarity may not be as strong vs GZ pressing
results: basically EVEN. if you like defined highs and don't care about bass, then GZ maybe?

Bought unopened mint GZ Media newspaper edition for only $50. I was hoping it was actually the Record Industries pressing w less surface noise I read about (which was how it was sold to me) but alas I am stuck with the GZ Media.There are def a lot of surface noises that distract a bit but overall I would say the 45rpm 2xLP clear versions sound incredible. They are full, warm, detailed, dynamic. I can live with this pressing for sure.

Each copy of the same run is different, as usual with vinyl records. I have the GZ pressing, it sounds very good. Put it on the turntable and use your ears.