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Zen Arcade was famously poorly produced, of course — nearly all first takes and the whole thing done in two 40-hour marathon sessions of recording and mixing — by SST’s house producer, Spot.
Over the years, the relatively poor sound has become part of the mythos surrounding Zen Arcade, and it’s exacerbated by shoddy digital reissues. Which is one of the reasons that I’ve been linking to that some random dude’s excellent homemade remasters. Which sound way better than my official SST CD.
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