Played it for first time in 20 years today. Plays-through much cleaner than I remember. Didn t detect any skips or popping other than two areas mentioned above. Left-channel volume drops periodically but not often -- I d assume this is either a flaw in original recording, or a production flaw. or perhaps my cheap digital record player . Bit of static at very beginning of White Summer, and once during Kashmir. Doesn t detract from either piece. A few gaps of silence in Kashmir. Overall, Good seems about right but I m not the expert on destroyers or their typical quality-level.
Was just reading about Destroyer-- apparantly many versions omit Plant s talking between songs. To clarify: this version INCLUDES all these moments. As mentioned there s a skip in the Moby Dick intro where Plant teases Bonham: ..childhood friend.. sweet baby.. always been.. the lover boy of the band.. The last part lover boy of the band is unheard because of the skip. I only discovered what was actually said by applying pressure to the armature at that exact moment.
FYI my original guess of 1983-84 is probably wrong. Just noticed the date under the artwork is 1981. Most likely this is one the 1982 variants. online Destroyer guides show several 82 versions, but none from 83-84. Obtained this particular copy in upper midwest summer 1984.
