Jump to content

numanoid

Members
  • Posts

    646
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Feedback

    80%

Posts posted by numanoid

  1. Pretty sure they just announced a box set of his first 8-9 albums.

     

    Are you talking about the Five Years box? The problem with this is that it seems to be padded with live tracks (two live LP's), everything has been remastered, except for Ziggy and Aladdin, and Ziggy is the 2003 mix. What I'm looking for, as well as most other people who can't afford the several hundred dollar price tag for original UK pressings, is to go back to the analog masters, and give them the treatment that the Beatles in Mono just got. And I don't need the live albums or a alternate version of songs. I just want decent albums to replace my shitty US RCA pressings from the 70's. And I don't want modernized remasters.

     

    This also holds true for the NIN stuff. So if you're going to reissue NIN, why do PHM which has had a lot of recent pressings? And if you're going to do a box, why are you putting 12" singles which were made for DJ use? Seriously, I have originals of those, they're just extended dance mixes and stuff. Is anyone really clamoring for these? Whereas I know a Broken reissue people would be seriously into, or the later material like With Teeth and The Fragile. But instead we get our time wasted with 12" single reissues.

     

    And why are we getting these lame Kinks 7" singles? This is another band, like Bowie or the Beatles, where not only were the US pressings sonically inferior, but they were also butchered to include hit singles and had the artwork changed. And even when you find a US pressing, it's beat to shit. Why have we not had proper album reissues?

     

    There are also very few indie releases anymore. One of the things that made RSD special was that Ty Segall would put out an EP of T.Rex covers, you'd get it, and actually listen to it because it was cool. Now it's Joan Jett basement demos (who cares?), Lynard Skynard live albums from 1996 (????), and Linda Ronstadt LP's. This list reads like a bad joke.

  2. Glad to hear about the Ty Rex stuff. I recently sold my copy of the 12" on clear and this softens the blow a bit.

    It's funny how much of a joke RSD has become, in that I mean that we can expect pointless reissues and artsy indie fodder by the same bands (Flaming Lips). Bowie picture discs, but never solid reissues of his early catalog. Queen and Bruce Springstein, but never anything from the 90s that's never been on vinyl. Nothing but gimmicks and reissues.

  3. I think I'm going to throw my hat in the ring on this one. Since the OP seems to have disappeared and there is still some interest here, feel free to PM me. I normally only do them in larger quantities, but as long as I can work out the details and around my work schedule, I can make this happen. Obviously if I'm only doing one or two, they're going to get a bit pricey to cover set-ups and whatever. Also, I'd like the artwork to be ready to go. Like I said, PM me if anyone is interested.

  4. I've got a 5th gen 60gb I'd probably part with. It was black, now it's white with a black click wheel. Looks cool. I keep thinking I'll mod it with a flash card, but I haven't yet and probably never will.

  5. Got the blue version yesterday. I was expecting it to suck, but surprisingly it's pretty good. That first single is the only song that sounds all radio friendly. Maybe they were dropped because not every song sounded like that one? It's much better than their last album. And that covers EP they did last year is a good companion piece to this. If you're a Jeff fan, it shouldn't disappoint. It's no Heavy Days but good none the less.

  6. Ok UK friends...

     

    There are very few things on the US list I care about. There are a lot on your list I want. I would be willing to trade with someone. Definitely interested in the Pulp, Slowdive, Placebo... I can get a full list. If there's anyone who wants to figure out a way to trade, please PM me.

×

AdBlock Detected

spacer.png

We noticed that you're using an adBlocker

Yes, I'll whitelist