Laurie Spiegel – The Expanding Universe

I purchased this recently from Amazon and did not experience any issues with my pressing.

I just received this pressing, and I was playing side C, flipped it over, and the same exact side played again... I then took a look at the etchings on the record, bc usually they label the sides there, and found that both sides were etched "C". Might be the first unlucky one to receive a misprinted copy of this record, but curious if anyone else runs into this... Super disappointed, it wasn't cheap.

Based on description of the tracklist from Spiegel's site, it seems that the titles "Old Wave" and "Pentachrome" were somehow switched. Surprising, if I'm right, that this was never fixed.
http://retiary.org/ls/expanding_universe/index.html (scroll down to "Notes on the pieces")

Weirdest inner sleeve ever. Takes me a few minutes every time to figure out which side it opens on...

Impressive pressing. After an initial cleaning of the vinyl, there are no pops/clicks and the discs are super flat and quiet (which is important because of the ambient nature and silences within the recordings). Packaging is also very sturdy and matches the vitality of the music inside. And whoa, what an amazing immersive experience this seminal work is. Highly recommended.

Collector Frenzy? Um, one should consider feeding the sharks for an original true analog pressing. Modern expanded offerings are best enjoyed in mp3 or cd format. Modern Vinyl reissues of primitive digital compositions are the real bait. Hope 100% recycled materials are used. I’m sure your friends will be impressed tho.

Spiegel the unsung early electronic genius! Brilliant 2 cd set worth of twisting, melodic analog synth music 100% accessible. This isn't dark, avant or sterile clinical electronic music instead much of this is along the trance/minimalist side of music think Terry Riley at his best moments circa Rainbow in Curved Air! Beautiful phased and filtered modulated music derived from diodes and silicon chips!

My copy is very noisy. Especially the 3rd LP. Hard to listen to. Not very impressed

This 2019 pressing sounds wonderful. Liner notes on every track. Beautiful and sturdy sleeve. Even comes with a postcard style card! 4 out of 19 cd tracks were not included. Despite the omissions, I highly recommend it.

jesus christ when did this get so expensive? just saw it in a shop a few months back