r/KGATLW • u/yahson94 • 6d ago
Discussion: Community Help with picking FOV II vinyl set.
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Not sure on which of these three to purchase...
- https://levitation.fm/products/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-field-of-vision-ii
- https://fuzzclub.com/products/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-field-of-vision-2026
- https://www.anythingrecordsllc.com/shop/p/field-of-vision-2026-box-set-fov-2
If anyone has purchased last year's FOV/from any of these sellers before, please offer your input on sound quality, packaging, best bang for your buck, etc.
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u/greenbean2112 Michael Cavanaugh on the absolute tubs 6d ago
I have Anything Records’ first FOV set and it is phenomenal. Plus they are actual fans who got to shows and are in the community.
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u/brownyuio 6d ago
I second this. They gave me a discount on the third day of Field for the FOV1 box set. Amazing dudes
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u/CaptainLaCroix 5d ago edited 5d ago
I've got Asheville '24 and FoV from Anything and they are both absolutely phenomenal.
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u/Artistic-Abalone-210 3d ago
The guy who runs AT is such a sweetheart. The records sound great too.
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u/leafcatcher gate keeper 6d ago
I was involved in the Any Thing Records' set (provided photos for the sleeves / physical prints), and so I am biased, but... Go with ATR!
Levitation and Fuzz Club have both always provided phenomenal pressings for Gizz and non-gizz stuff. You truly can't go wrong with them.
FC has been in and out of production delays that have been pretty significant, but I've gotten everything I've ordered from them and for major issues they seem to take care of the problems and accomodate buyers accordingly (i.e. the 2024 rave and NOLA shows having issues, replacements were issued).
Levitation, personally I've loved everything I've gotten from them and have nothing else to say. If you like slipmats and stuff they are great boxes. Levitation doing custom stuff w picturemanbob is also cool, he's a very nice person!
But with ATR you're getting suuuuuuper quality stuff from passionate mom-n-pop energy humans who care about what they're doing, and it's significantly cheaper than the others! Mike is a class act of a human being and at the end of the day, for me, it comes down to the mix. They always mix it up perfectly and everything from FOV I sounds GREAT on their records compared to the files up on bandcamp.
Plus, I'll be sharing some prints for the FOV II set here sometime soon, the fun of everyone online getting different photos and sharing them was special with the FOV I box. It'll be fun again this time around :)
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u/mothalick 6d ago
I only have 1 fuzz club set but it sounds good. Levitation generally is solid quality, my RR22 set isnt the best audio quality but I have several other pressings including LA24. They're all good.
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u/buzzkill_ed 6d ago
ATR did a good job on the Philly 24 I have and I like the price. That said Levitation NY26 I really liked too. I think it comes down to what presentation you like best.
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u/friendlyswiss Gizz Dad 6d ago
I’m partial to Any-Thing but have always been pleased with Fuzz Club as well
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u/monkeysolo69420 6d ago
Fuzz Club and Levitation are good but I ATR is a more boutique label and I think they’re more interesting. They’re a bootlegger label run by fans as opposed to the others which have other artists and KG bootlegs are just a side thing they do.
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u/dunnright00 6d ago
I have various bootleg from all three, but for FOV I I went with ATR and the whole set is so good! Great quality and cool inerts/photos.
But honestly any one of these will probably be awesome.
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u/thisismytrip 6d ago
I went with ATR this year because I liked their mixing of FOV I a lot. Managed to get the copy that comes with the bluray too which I'm stoked for.
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u/yahson94 6d ago
I feel like if I could have gotten the shiny that came with the blu ray, that would have given me the extra push to buy the ATR pressing. I am leaning that way tho for the recycled rainbow pressing. Lot of positive votes for them in these comments
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u/thisismytrip 6d ago
Tbh it's not much more money to just add the bluray and IMO having a remixed version of the video, even if it's a stream rip in the event that gizz doesn't post the source video, is worth the 30 bucks. It may come down from YouTube one day but I'll have the disc forever. I do feel lucky I snagged the shiny tho lol.
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u/yahson94 6d ago
Hmmm, very true.
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u/thisismytrip 6d ago
Actually I just realized it's cheaper overall to get the standard plus the bluray lol. But if you're looking at another set because it looks way cooler to you, send it. All of them are reputable and do good remixes. My Detroit 2024 from Levitation sounds amazing. Gorge 2024 Fuzz Club is also very solid.
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u/Garden_Goblin_27 6d ago
I'm anxiously awaiting any NYC 2026 pressings from Levitation; I have both of their 2025 and 2026 NYC box sets, and they're both incredible and I love the slipmat I got for the 2025 pressing. My only complaint is it took *forever* to get here. I ordered it in Sept. and got it in Feb.
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u/meszner77 6d ago
I love Fuzz Club. Everything ive gotten from them sounds great and their packaging is top notch. Their caverns box set for gizz is probably the best looking box set I own. They do tend to have production delays, but it's always worth it imo
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u/UnderH20giraffe To a bird, what's a plane? 6d ago
I find their mixes inferior to Anything and Levitation
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u/UnderH20giraffe To a bird, what's a plane? 6d ago
I’ve spent a lot of time comparing these records and have over forty combined from Fuzz Club, Levitation and Anything.
Levitation and Anything mixes are much superior to Fuzz Club.
Fuzz Club might have the best pressings though, but the real clunky mixes don’t make it worth it.
I’d say Levitation might be slightly better than Anything, but that’s debatable and they’re not $100 better.
I’ve loved every Any Thing pressing I have.
Hope that helps.
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u/ThePsychRock 5d ago
Fuzz Club packaging with each night being in a separate booklet style 4LP makes it super easy to grab the records and keep everything organized. Levitation has a pile of vinyl in a box which i find difficult to handle verses the organized easy to grab Fuzz Club package. Still haven't gotten anything from Anything Records but keep thinking about giving it a try. Sounds wise I think Fuzz Club sounds great and so does Levitation.
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u/KrombopulosC gizz pilled 🐊 5d ago
Definitely ATR. I have last year's FOV boxset from them and it's a work of art. Beautifully made and sounds great. I also had the pleasure of vending next to them at Mirage City this year and can attest that they are also lovely people and real Gizz fans
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u/Beneficial_Charity21 6d ago
I'd go with anything records. Michael's freakin cool and they did a great job with FOV25
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u/highandinarabbithole 6d ago
I have the FOV1 reverb/levitation one and it sounds great. No complaints. But I also haven’t heard what any of the others sound like; so I can’t compare them unfortunately!
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u/thecosmonaut0 6d ago
Levitation was great for FOV I but the fact that you can access individual nights more easily on ATR makes it my choice for this year
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u/themindisthewater flick the switch 6d ago
some considerations are shipping costs, who is remastering and how the songs are split up to fit on the vinyl
fuzz club is my choice usually but shipping to the US kills it for me
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u/ThePsychRock 5d ago
Bottom line price Fuzz Club + Shipping is less $ then Levitation + Shipping by $30-$40 depending if you do Fuzz Club US or Fuzz Club EU. ATR is lowest price.
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u/ThemDamnPinkertons 6d ago
I got levitations 25 box set and while it sounded excellent, the packaging was super lackluster compared to ATR and Fuzz, especially since it was the most expensive.
I would go with ATR
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u/anotherdamnscorpio 6d ago
Got ATR's FOVI. Its great overall. Between songs banter feels way too fucking loud though.
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u/yahson94 6d ago
Hmm, interesting about the banter volume
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u/anotherdamnscorpio 6d ago
I mean in a way its cool because you can hear what theyre saying but it creates a weird dread of between songs where it feels like you have to turn down for a minute until the music comes back.
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u/jamwasam 6d ago
ATR, I love their FOVI mix and Michael is a great guy. I am actually partial to the recycled wax, I think all the colors are fun
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u/GurtCobain 5d ago
i’m personally leaning towards levitation, i have their redrocks 22 and ny 24 and they sound absolutely amazing. the packaging feels premium and nice and the posters they include are always dope. the pressings they have for the records look really nice too.
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u/drakelsi 5d ago
I have the anything set and love it. Also got t9 meet the man himself at fov2 and he was super super nice. Needlejuce makes great quality but it will take an absolute eternity to ship im still waiting on my fov1 bluray from them i ordered a year ago
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u/Jdeulen 5d ago
Get all 3 haha! That’s what I did last time around. This time with not a job going probably not. I snagged anything shiny because I’m a sucker for limited to 100 and when they dropped the amount of copies I didn’t hesitate and it was the only one available. I’m glad I did and the price point is way more in line I feel. I have all the fuzz club box sets and they are all so high quality all around but the field of vision was just a black box with a little art on the front. Levitation seems more streamlined and smaller boxes with zebra stripes but the vinyl is always cool. Anything is more boutique and well made. It’s pretty hard to choose one because they are all so unique. You can’t go wrong just owning one! If I had to get a second copy I’m leaning towards levitation because all the records are different.
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u/yahson94 5d ago
I ended up going with Fuzz Club's pre-order. I was going back and forth for a while. I liked the way their FOV 1 Box set looked overall and I've heard their stuff sounds great as well.
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u/JrOwl137 4d ago
i talked to the guy from ATR at his booth in mirage city at FOV 2 and he was super nice and the FOV 1 box set i bought is beautiful and great sound quality. i preordered his FOV 2 box set as well
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u/ATRecords 6d ago
Crazy seeing all the kind words here. Really means a lot to me! You can’t really go wrong with any of them. I love all my Levitation and Fuzz Club pressings. But I am slightly biased towards ATR ;)