Above & Beyond – Common Ground

Looks like a vinyl jewel case to me, which is kind of cool!

Truly dreadful vinyl pressing - as other's have said a flat, muddy sound with zero top end - clearly not mastered for vinyl - the CD sounds 1000 times better

Soft, slow, utterly boring, cheesy and popish commercial crap. Far away is the time when this group had a TIGHT and POUNDING DRIVE! This is miserable.

An improvement over their last album by far, still some absolute cheese-fest but for a pop-trance album in 2018 this isn't unlistenable. Good production and some nice vocal numbers, including Northern Soul, Sahara Love, Is It Love, and Bittersweet & Blue. 4/5

Don't know where I came across with this trio just now, and this is the first album I'm listening. I do recognize some kliches in sound, but mostly nothing bothers me with it. If you'd tick off the first two songs and the last three tracks, I basically like everything in this. "Sahara Love" was very enjoyable, liked the bass beat a lot-lot. "Is It Love (1001)" had lyrical echo too much. From time to time I need this kind of music to relax and gain uplift.

Regarding the box respectively perspex I'm a bit sceptic. Sure, it looks nice. Nevertheless, when ordered at time of release the spindle appeared to be broken. Replacement was handled professionally and without any problems in only sending a new perspex. But still I have the feeling that with time the material gets porous and will break again - especially when there is weight like the records. We (I) will see.

This set is amazing, and sounds so much better than the standard 2xLP version! Glad I splurged on it!

This on is so much better than the previous album "We are all we need", this release sounds more inspiring and less commercial. there are powerful tracks here and songs with great vocals that pull you to sing along , melodies that get stuck easily in your mind for countless hours . My top track here is "Naked".

Gotta say I'm pretty disappointed with this pressing. Having blasted the CD at top volume for months, I was really looking forward to the vinyl. Put it on today only to find very muddy sound and a really disheartening lack of highs with super muffled bass. A real shame.

I also agree with both of the previous . This boxset is stunning and I purchased it after receiving the other Anjunabeats Albums which were also high quality with regards to sound quality and packaging design. The only criticism I have from Anjunabeats are that all of the Vinyl releases are such good quality that I haven't removed them from the Shrink Wrap or even played them. Nevertheless they are still great value for money and going by previous sales on discogs will only appreciate in value in the forthcoming years when they are discontinued. Not that I would ever sell them.