Another classic in desperate need of a decent reissue. That thing was produced by none other than the DΓΌ's Bob Mould. Released 1983 on Reflex Records.
Audio Path:
Pro-Ject Primary turntable & Ortofon OM & Jico Stylus
β some Onkyo stereo amp (too lazy to look up the model)
β some cheap-ass Behringer audio interface
β laptop running Kubuntu & Audacity
β 24 bit WAV file
β declicking using ClickRepair with rather cautious settings
β 24 bit WAV file
β another bit of manual cleanup in Audacity
β 16 bit FLAC file
β lossless audio muxed into a matroska file via ffmpeg
β upload to youtube
β whatever format youtube chooses to transcode to at this moment