I had this on blue vinyl but got rid of it because I initially didn't think it sounded great but because I love the songs on this album so much, I found this version and decided to give it another try. Like I originally thought, this isn't the best sounding recording. It doesn't sound compressed or distorted, it just lacks a certain punch that would totally lend itself to the high energy, high volume music of Dino Jr. While the drums have a natural sounding resonance, they definitely lack the punchiness that would enhance the intensity of the music by light years. The vocals are the most prominent feature of the recording and because of this the music suffers, sounding more faint, more distant than would be desired from a band like this. The bass is atrocious, kinda just a muffled blur in the background. If the induvidual instruments were given more definition and clarity this record would sound so much better. Odd because this was mastered at Sterling and I'm usually a big fan of their work but the balance on this one is off. Have to stick with my original sentiments, this album just sounds lackluster on vinyl. You have to turn the volume way up on this for it to sound even halfway decent (and I'm talking like a quarter further on the dial)