Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile FLAC download

Oh Trent, where's the 5.1 surround mix you said had been completed back in 2014? Do we have to wait till 2019 for an epic 20th-anniversary reissue? We'll see.

Awww man, I just received my copy from Amazon.co.uk but there were 2 copies of disk #1 and no disk #2. Album was still sealed.This one had the Nothing Records sticker on the outside, B0025682-01.Edit:Ok so I returned the wrong one and ordered it again, this time it had the Interscope Records sticker on the outside and disk 1,2 and 3 were all present.

The fact that it doesn't have (With Decay) holds me back from wanting this more than it probably should... I know that applies to all the pressings for The Fragile on vinyl, but I was hoping this one would at least be different. There's no similar problem with the Definitive/any press of The Downward Spiral, is there?

Be careful with these original pressings of The Fragile: Crackling and pops may be persistent on these editions. This is almost fatal for such a dynamic record. My copy, while well produced, crackles and pops through all six sides of playback despite multiple spinwashes to clear blemishes. If buying an unsealed OG copy of the Fragile, make sure you ask your seller for a sound review beyond a visual grading.

My copy came with the same hype sticker as this release: https://www.discogs.com/Nine-Inch-Nails-The-Fragile/release/4405

This is a phenomenal pressing, but not the best in my collection. The claims below saying it is quiet is not entirely accurate.A deep clean, brand new and cleaned stylus, storage in anti-static sleeves, and a de-static of the record immediately before playback did not eliminate the pops and cracks. It's not super noticeable when listening with speakers. But when using headphones? It's noticeable. Listen on speakers for an ideal experience.

Absolutely fantastic job, well deserving of the so called definitive edition.

This is hands down the best sounding record in my 300+ (and always growing) collection! Reznor did a killer job on this. It's exciting to finally be able to own The Fragile on vinyl and I couldn't be more ecstatic with how well this definitive edition came out. Your ears can tune into every layer on every track perfectly with this super clean sounding remaster, making this an incredibly rewarding listen.

Has anyone had issues with their copy being slightly off-pitch?

Almost certainly just your turntable, but I can check my copy if you want

If your player is belt driven you may need to change your belt

Nasty bump on the first side of disk one gutted apart from that sounds amazing far better than orig.

Is there a specific difference between this (USA) and Europe versions ?

As others have mentioned, the mastering sounds incredible on this reissue and the vinyl is very clean and quiet. On my copy, Disc 2 has a bit of a warp near the outer edge causing the cartridge to shake significantly and creating a popping sound for the first 30 seconds or so of The Way Out Is Through. I saw one other comment below with a similar issue. Not sure if this is a defect related to the pressing, or if it's just the copy I bought. Anyone else have this issue?

got mine today and she looks great, no warp on mine

"Definitive" is the ONLY way to describe this version of the album. Flawless pressing, gorgeous artwork, and the definition of what a remaster should be. Now to find a sleeve that fits it's gargantuan size.

The pixels on the waterfall image is really disturbing my eye. Only mine? I think they fucked up this picture, really.

The first vinyl issue from 1999, the waterfall image was pure and clean, without the pixels.

It's supposed to be like that. The original waterfall image is on Deviations 1 if you're curious.

This is how the artwork was intended to be for this album.

The “definitive” reissues are some of the best sounding records in my collection. Stunning detail and high quality overall.

The remaster job is absolutely impeccable. Thought it was odd that this album needed a remaster but I'm truly blown away by how damn beautiful a job Trent did at it. Indeed, some of the more subtle layers are further brought out, but the quality itself is even more immaculate. The surface noise is one of the quietest in my collection with exception of some pops at the tail end of The Great Below leading into the run out groove.On a side note, as fantastic a pressing it is, there's some subtle, constant popping on Side D, particularly on The Way Out is Through. Dunno if it's the vinyl or part of the songs, cos there's some layers that are really brought out on some of these songs but dunno if the popping noises are part of the songs. Also, although I understand that the tracklist is staying true to its original vinyl release, I still really wish the Decay part of Ripe was added back on because that vinyl side could easily fit it on; I also kinda wish Ripe ended with a locked groove because that also really would have worked.

I ordered The Fragile Deviations, and it arrived just wrecked from Sandbag. Very heavy creasing near 3 of the 4 corners. No padding inserts used. Interesting to learn it's a persistent problem. Credit to NIN customer service for refunding me in full, and actually refusing to accept the record back. Do contact customer service if you have trouble.

Anyone found an outer sleeve that fits this fat triple gatefold?

Mine is just a fat normal gatefold not a triple gatefold?

looks like amazon has a double thick sleeve that fits 1-1/4" thick box sets......comes in pack of 25 though.......think i only have about 4 things that would fit. maybe split with some others ????

I just got some box set sleeves. A little bigger than I would like but fits everything the way I store. http://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-outer-boxed-set-pack-of-25-p/9350.htm

Sounds amazing. The definitive remaster is very well executed. The subtle layers of orchestration that made me originally fall in love with this album when I first heard it on headphones have been brought slightly more to the foreground to shine. Sounds full, punchy, layered and well balanced.

First one came with a bit of corner damage, ordered a new sleeve from sandbag and got a new copy of the record a month later with a crease mark down the entirety of the spine. I give up. Damage isn't enough to merit owning three copies of the same record and selling a somewhat damaged (ha) record will probably be very hard

Your shipping issues have nothing to do with the pressing quality of this record.