Slowdive – Everything Is Alive

El inicio de shanty es perfecto, tuve la oportunidad de oírlos en vivo y este álbum es joya

Great album, but my copy is unlistenable due to surface noise, even after a spinclean. B side is filled with pops

I got this at the Slowdive gig in Montreal, January 2025. Amazing show! But the merch was really expensive. I paid $50CAD when I could have gotten it for $25CAD at my local record shop. But hey, at least I have the nice thought of ing the band haha.

The packaging is good. Comes with a poly lined paper sleeve. I didn’t receive a code however, not that I care. My record actually sounds pretty clean and pretty quiet. Not the quietest but the surface noise is barely audible on my copy.

The mastering is not bad but not outstanding. Compared to my MOV pressings of Slowdive this pales in comparison. I find this album lacks a bit of low end punch and a bit of top end sparkle. I actually press the loudness button on my amp for this record and I gotta say it sounds stellar with it. Nothing wrong with a little EQ.

Otherwise this is a great album. I found self-titled a little lacklustre. “Everything is alive” however sounds like a perfect evolution of what Slowdive has become. Probably my 2nd favourite record of theirs after Souvlaki.

This seems a bit mainstream to me. Where are those fuzzbox guitars.

I have a signed copy by Neil. Word word word word word

Got a copy on sale from Amazon for $10 no card included

Just open my copy, sounds terribly bad, a lot of noises and crackle, specially on the voices, i have a pretty decent sound system btw, not a crosley

Lucked out, and found a copy of this in my local record shop. Happy to report that it sounds excellent. And more importantly, it’s QUIET. The clear pressing I got when it originally came out is pretty terrible. Both copies I tried had a ton of surface noise, even after a good cleaning on my RCM. Definitely worth grabbing, if you find one.

Sounds clear, clean and loud. The album itself is a gem!

My copy is incredibly noisy, even after a wet clean. Strangely quiet between tracks and then immediately noisy in the grooves. Will try another cleaning, but this isn't an amazing pressing IMO.