Mezzanine 1998 -vinyl- -flac- -24bit 96khz-: Massive Attack

Mezzanine on vinyl is an event. It strips away the brittle harshness of the original CD master and presents the album as a physical, breathing object: dark, expansive, and profoundly bass-heavy. While a 24/96 FLAC would give you technical perfection, the vinyl gives you the feeling of walking through a submerged, neon-lit tunnel. For this album, that feeling is everything.

A comparison of the vinyl, FLAC, and high-resolution audio releases of Mezzanine reveals distinct differences in sound quality. massive attack mezzanine 1998 -vinyl- -flac- -24bit 96khz-

The 2016 "Remastered" vinyl. It uses the digital remaster and was pressed at a different plant. It is clearer, yes, but it loses the murky, analog fog that makes the 1998 pressing so special. Mezzanine on vinyl is an event