I had MIRAGE "And the Earth Shall Crumble" on cd (2002 Karthago edition) since before and recently bought it on vinyl (the 8 song full length version on Metal Masters label).
I noticed the songs play slower on the vinyl than on the cd. First I thought something was wrong with my turntable but I tried a few other records and they all played the correct speed. The songs on the Mirage vinyl however are longer/slower than on the cd edition of the album. For reference I ripped the song "So Many Years Ago" from the vinyl and saw it was just over six seconds longer than the same song on the cd (5 minutes exactly versus 4 minutes 54 seconds).
Does anybody else have access to both versions and can verify this? I'm wondering, is there (very unlikely) something wrong with my vinyl or is the cd simply playing the songs to fast? Did Karthago Records or whoever digitalized the songs transfer them on too high speed or is it another case of a "as was originally intended" reissue?
Most likely the songs were transferred at the wrong speed (either from band request or from ignorance/incompetence) when they made the CD. This is also the case with the Aspid CD reissue on Stigmartyr vs the vinyl.
