Joe Jackson – Night And Day

Shane Buettner is live with Steven Westman on The Audiophile Roundtable right now: https://www.youtube.com/live/uXo3YnLpVk0?si=IEjG0BFt9Am2pczm

Have to disagree with others who have said the OG is a better listen. I found the OG to have a fair amount of sibilance in the vocals, especially during A Slow Song. KG really did a wonderful job on this and other JJ titles on Intervention. I have the OG US, Japanese pressing and the MFSL. While I like the MFSL, this reissue just sounds great. YMMV of course. But I think anyone who loves the record and buys this from IR will be happy. It was recently repressed on 150g vinyl

My copy is flat, centered, and "the cold depths of deep empty space" level quiet. This pressing > US og's? Perhaps, "different" is more accurate? Og's were very well mastered / pressed and like others have mentioned sound of the era (tone). KG cut this Intervention reissue hot, instrumentation detail is striking, and Jackson's vocals span a massive soundstage...it is perhaps more clinical.

I play this pressing and not the og, but I love them both.

Musical Fidelity M5si / Pro-Ject X1B + Sumiko Wellfleet / Dali Oberon 7's

This is fine, but I would say the US first pressing lp has more life and is more tonally satisfying

When this reissue came out, I was mostly on a new vinyl buying moratorium. Nevertheless, I still considered buying it, but eventually decided that I was so happy with the original U.S. pressing that spending $30-$35 (I forget exactly when new vinyl prices started to creep up) on it wasn't worth it.

Come several years later, it's completely out of print with all of the sealed stock sold out. There was a clear demand for this title that was starting to drive the price up that wasn't there with most of the other Intervention Joe Jackson reissues, some of which are either still in print or at least in stock in large quantites at notable vinyl vendors. (The exception being "I'm The Man," which is selling for a good bit more than "Night and Day.") Between the price starting to creep up, it being a personal favorite album where an upgrade could be justified, re-reading the reviews, being more confident that the album could sound better on my system, and finding a good deal (always try to get a feel for which sellers grade more strictly!), I bit.

It was 100% the right move. The original U.S. A&M pressing sounds great, but this version is noticeably better in every way. Everything, especially the soundstage, just sounds bigger and clearer. Joe Jackson's spoken word band interplay, in particular, is significantly clearer in the mix than I it being on other versions I'd listen to. Proof positive of the advancements in cutting vinyl, because the conventional wisdom for a long time was to get the original and skip the reissues, whether older (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, which came out shortly after the original) or newer (Speaker's Corner). But this Intervention Records pressing cannot be questioned. If this is a personal favorite of yours like it is mine, jump on it now before the price shoots up more to "I'm The Man" levels.

Very magical sounding record. Theres a certain glamour this recording has that’s brought out by Kevin Gray, as he always does. Highly recommended not only for the great mastering but the great presentation and the great pressing quality. Intervention really showed why they’re a top tier reissue label.

Terrific pressing (as expected) from Shane's label. Definition is super detailed, very dynamic, just a super pleasant audio experience throughout.

Flawless packaging, pressing and remaster. Kevin Gray is a busy man, and we are lucky to be able to hear the results of his amazing work. Kudos to RTI for a super-clean pressing.

Looks like the repress is now sold out! Words words.

I had been getting some mediocre sounding records lately and then got this. What a breath of fresh air, a reset. This is what a good sounding record sounds like.