Billy Joel - River Of Dreams (LP)

Product specifications

Details

Album

River Of Dreams

Artist

Billy Joel

LP release year

2025

Album release date

10 aug 1993

Label

Columbia

EAN

196587008413

Available

Yes

Product information

Format

LP

Quantity

1 piece(s)

Type

Reissue

Mono or stereo

Stereo

Duration

49 min

Tracks

10 tracks

EAN

EAN

196587008413

Other

Limited Edition

No

Country

Worldwide

Genre

Soft rock

Box set

No

Remastered

No

Reissue

Yes

• 90s Production, Enjoyable Reissue

  3 out of 5 stars
  Wigc_Shax24 August 2025United States🇺🇸

  This reissue isn't as terrible as the overly dramatic folks in these reviews are making it out to be. "Oh, I couldn't last more than 30 seconds, it's hurting my ears," give me a break. With my setup (Rega P10, Apheta 3 cartridge, Acoustic Energy 520s), I'm not picking up any harshness at all. And I'm blasting it! It is a bit squashed and "loud," but that's just 90s production for you. If you're looking for it to sound like a Chicago album from the 70s, you'll need to hope for a remix. I don't find it lacking in energy, I just think you need to crank up the volume. It's not a dynamic masterpiece but it's certainly more than decent and I'm enjoying the tracks. That said, "Two Thousand Years" sounds quite dynamic and I'd say the songs on side two are much better, as they have less cluttered production than some of the tracks on side one. I've just finished my second spin of this record and loved every minute of it. Also, the pressing is perfect with a silent noise floor and no surface noise or defects.

• Nostalgic 90s Album Holds Up

  4 out of 5 stars
  Dvpul_Rcorm5 August 2025United Kingdom🇬🇧

  Being a 90s album, you kinda know it won't sound as fantastic as, let's say, The Stranger, but honestly, even with my high standards, it's not as terrible as some people make it out to be. It's pretty much what I thought it would be. This might be as good as it gets unless there's a complete remastered version.

• 90s Re-release Disappointment

  2 out of 5 stars
  joxzie76622 July 2025United States🇺🇸

  Just like all the re-releases from the 90's, it's kinda blah. Arrived all bent up, same as every new record these days. Still, I'm stoked to finally have this classic on vinyl to round out my Billy Joel collection. You'd hope that these letdown re-pressings would start hurting vinyl sales, but who knows?

• Terrible Pressing, Awful Sound Quality

  1 out of 5 stars
  jtmdesidf7140349920 July 2025United States🇺🇸

  This pressing is truly awful. I'm extremely let down. The high end is flooded with sibilance, it's just too much. It's particularly noticeable during "The Great Wall Of China." It's astonishingly poor. Honestly, it sounds better on my CD, and even when I play it off of YouTube. I'd bet they used a 320 kbps mp3 to press this vinyl, it sounds like they did. I also want to mention that the vinyl I got from Amazon is all scuffed up. It's not deep enough to be called a scratch, but it honestly looks like the scuffing is under the grooves, which doesn't make any sense. It's the strangest scuff marks I've ever seen. Another terrible pressing from Sony.

• Satisfactory Pressing, Awaiting Better

  5 out of 5 stars
  04hiwf16 July 2025United States🇺🇸

  This pressing is quite good, with no surface noise or significant audio issues. While listening, I found myself hoping for a bit more dynamism or a wider soundstage. It comes across as a tad flat and compressed to my ears, but it should still please anyone looking to add this to their collection or who's a fan of the album. It's packaged in a single sleeve and features the red Columbia Records label (no custom artwork like some earlier releases). For now, it's satisfactory, but I'm holding out hope for a future release that does justice to the album in both packaging and sound quality.