Thanks for your review, Blaksoulfire! I'm glad to hear that you got a flawless pressing, as I've been reading some mixed reviews. It sounds like a handful of people ended up with copies that have some sort of loud repeating noise at the end of side 1, during the last minute or so. I am thinking of picking this one up. I noticed that there's a limited edition version that comes with a set of lithograph prints, but it's an extra $25. Seems like a bit much, price-wise, for a few prints.
It just so happened that I finally got my hands on an original Canadian vinyl pressing of What's Going On this week. My copy sounds pretty good but strangely, there's a high frequency type of hissing sound throughout the entirety of the LP, on both sides, which is not something I've experienced before. I'm thinking it may possibly be a bad pressing. It's not overly distracting or horrible, but definitely noticeable. It will be interesting to compare this 50th anniversary edition to this original pressing and the CD reissue that I have. Kevin Gray's work on this has been receiving great reviews online.
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