Here you can compare two reissues of the 1967 LP “Forever Changes” by psychedelic rock band Love. The first one was released in 2015 by Rhino Records, mastered by Chris Bellman and pressed on white vinyl. The second one was released the following year as a double-45 RPM set by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, with Krieg Wunderlich and Rob LoVerde on mastering duties.

The track chosen for this comparison is “Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale”. The obvious choice would have been “Alone Again Or”, which is the best known track from the album, but this “Maybe The People…” is one of my favorites from the LP.

You can click on the following time marks to quickly jump between pressings:

(00:00) Video intro

– (00:35) Rhino 01
– (00:52) Rhino 02
– (01:15) Rhino 03
– (01:38) Rhino 04
– (01:56) Rhino 05
– (02:19) Rhino 06
– (02:41) Rhino 07
– (03:04) Rhino 08
– (03:32) Rhino 09

– (04:15) MFSL 01
– (04:32) MFSL 02
– (04:55) MFSL 03
– (05:18) MFSL 04
– (05:36) MFSL 05
– (05:59) MFSL 06
– (06:21) MFSL 07
– (06:44) MFSL 08
– (07:12) MFSL 09

Numark TTXUSB turntable – Nagaoka MP-500 phono cartridge – ART DJPRE II phono stage preamp – Vinyl record vinilo LP