Tatsuro Yamashita – For You

I am wondering if new attention is being attracted to this album because of MF Doom using the tracks for a collaboration album. Doom is always great to hear but he sounds perfect over this kind of music - a blend I could not have predicted.

The pressing on this vinyl is really good, but I wish they'd done an AAA cut. It's quiet with no noise, but the mastering sounds flat and compressed, with that digital feel – I'm not really a fan. For such a major reissue, they really should have gone AAA, but Tatsuro Yamashita is just being cheap.

This vinyl pressing is really good, but I'm a bit conflicted about it. The highs and lows are all well-balanced, and the sound is powerful, but it feels like the sound pressure is just way too high. The mastering itself is good, but cut this hot, it probably caused skipping issues on some setups. Honestly, I think Victor really pushed the cutting way too far.

Sounds fantastic with minimal surface noise / pops. As another reviewer said it does start loud and trend a little quieter as you get closer to the inner tracks.

The included extras are neat too.

Damn good record, dead quiet noise floor, but the last track is cut way too hot. Tatsu-sama's voice just disintegrates during the final surge of 'Your Eyes'. The A-side closer, 'Futari,' doesn't exhibit this behavior on my copy, it maintains its integrity even during its loudest moments, smooth and with great dynamics. One of the best overall packages I've seen in a record this side of the 180-gram Reissue of Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms.' Good, thick and beautifully printed paperboard sleeve and a very nice insert with insight on the album's production.

Dang, this sounds so good. Recommended without reservation! No inner groove distortion with my OC9-XML cartridge either.

Copy is dead silent. Sound staging is great. A couple moments where the vocals are a bit muddled, but doesn't detract from this absolute masterpiece.

My copy sounds great. No complaints. Lovely music. Beautiful cover, wish the OBI was see thru but no big deal

Nice sounding pressing, a wonderfully blended amalgam of of funk and pop.

I see people said this pressing sounds thin. I mean, if you got to vintage deck+carts (LP12, Shure V15) it just sounds perfectly right and warm.