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    PO: Def Leppard "Hysteria" Orange Variant

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    3 hours ago, rhcp02 said:

    https://shop.musicvaultz.com/*/12-Vinyl/Hysteria-30th-Anniversary-Edition-Coloured-2LP/5K9K0D6Z000

    24.84 at musicvaultz after WELCOME promo code for first time users.

     

    HAHA, wound up finding a cheaper price in the thread I started. Thanks for that. I cancelled my uDiscover order too.

     

    Not trying to change minds, but the OG of Hysteria was never super-easy to find, as late 1980s vinyl from big acts often isn't. (Try finding The Cure's Disintegration or Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever sometimes.) And while the sound was good (it's an RL), the fidelity suffers simply because it's a single record where each side is 30 minutes long. The grooves are beyond tiny. So if they don't screw up the mastering, this SHOULD sound as good or better simply by being spread over two records for the first time ever.

     

    And I suspect a limited-to-500 variant will be worth at least what you paid for it, if the SQ sucks. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I can sell my OG and my picture disc version (SQ=terrible, going rate=surprisingly high). 

     

    PO: Def Leppard "Hysteria" Orange Variant

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    https://us.udiscovermusic.com/collections/vinyl/products/hysteria-limited-edition-orange-vinyl-2lp

     

    Only 500 for the U.S., so not sure how long these will last.

    Hysteria is only my 3rd favorite Lep album... which still makes it pretty great. And unlike the earlier albums, this one does NOT sound good on the original vinyl. (30 minutes a side???)

     

    There's also a $129.99 super duper box set (CD/DVD).... which the pimply mulleted version of me who saw DL in the round in Atlanta would've salivated over.

     

    Reissues and new pressings

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

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    12 minutes ago, mcpherson123 said:

    My advice is: if an album was released before 1988 by a larger than life band (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, etc.) look for nice copies of presses that pre-date 1988. I wouldn't touch any of those bands reissues with a ten foot poll. Zeppelin's are all digitally sourced, The Beatles are mostly digitally sourced except for maybe the mono copies (if I'm remembering correctly) and the Floyd reissues, I don't know how they're sourced but they're so insultingly expensive I refuse to touch them.

     

     

    Fair points, and there are lots of "analog purists" out there.... They'd rather get a 1980s reissue (cut from a substandard master by engineers who don't care and pressed on cheap noisy vinyl) rather than a new reissue (cut by the best guys in the business on premium vinyl) because the 80s version is "analog" and the new reissue is "digitally sourced." Doesn't mean it will sound better though.

    To cite a few specifics:

    --The best Zeppelin cuts are the original UKs (which will run you $50+ for VG copies) along with the RL of LZII (which will cost you $150 for a non-noisy copy). Or you can try the all-analog Classics (OOP, about $150 apiece). The new reissues are cut from hi-rez digital, but they sound very good and DEAD quiet. (Definitely better than my non-RL US originals from the 70s.) If you don't have a $10,000 system, you probably won't notice the difference.

    --The Pink Floyd reissues are also cut from hi-rez digital and, according to audiophiles, come very close to the original UKs (although opinions differ). They will run you less than $20 new. A mint UK of Piper or DSOTM will run you at least $100. Your call. (FYI I did not buy The Wall because I scored a mint US copy years ago for $10, and I have a Japanese Meddle from the 1970s that sounds amazing... although that will now cost you triple what the reissue does).

    --The Beatles mono reissues are AAA, sell for $20 apiece, and will blow away any Beatles original press you have, barring the original UKs that now go for $150+. They will definitely smoke the inferior US Capitol pressings. This is really a no-brainer.

    --The Hendrix reissues are AAA as well (at least the three studio albums) so again, a no-brainer.

    --The Beach Boys reissues on AP are also AAA. The Rhino reissue of Rumours is AAA, cut by Kevin Gray & Hoffman, and sounds amazing too.

    --The new Kinks reissues are also AAA.

    --The new batch of Tom Petty reissues coming out (box sets but individual titles soon) are also AAA and sound awesome.

     

    --Stay away from the Queen reissues, which are digitally sourced but actually SOUND that way.

    --The Bowie records are mixed. Ziggy is AAA and sounds better than anything but the best UK cuts. The Man Who Sold The World is digital but still beats most originals. The rest will be inferior to the best UK pressings. (But again, you will not be able to find any original UK Bowie in mint condition for under $40 anymore.)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tool Vinyl BUYING GUIDE (Original/Boots, etc.)

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    Posted

    3 hours ago, Barberbro said:

    I meant to like your post  but tapped it twice. 

     

    I thought A company took it over. 

    I think a few companies bought up their existing stock, but it was retailers like Acoustic Sounds. No one today is doing 100% AAA masterings with the kind of name artists that Classic got during their heyday, and (even worse) new reissues from the same artists don't use their plates. 
    So basically, all their pressings go for high-to-crazy prices now. Not just the Zeppelins ($150 and up) but nearly all the Peter Gabriels... and Genesis... and even stuff like Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, and Dido. (DIDO IS A $250+ RECORD. Wrap your mind around that: https://www.discogs.com/Dido-No-Angel/release/168493 )

     

     

    Marillion "Misplaced Childhood" 4LP Box Set 7/7/17

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    Hmmm.... I guess there's very few of us!

     

    I only recently discovered this band and album. I guess it might sound "dated" to some, but if you appreciate prog-rock and don't mind some 80s-era production, this thing is a gem. Think Peter Gabriel vocals atop the widescreen keyboard and soaring guitar of Pink Floyd. (And with some Rush-style time-signature trickery too!)

     

    This might be blasphemy, but I sprang for the CD/BR set rather than the vinyl. A lot more material (plus video and 5.1) at half the cost. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of live albums on vinyl, and the only other material is the album itself,  which is a cheap OG. I did order from Fish's website to get the signed PO. Not too expensive even with overseas shipping.

    http://shop.fishheads.club/product/misplaced-childhood-deluxe-cdbluray-version/

    http://shop.fishheads.club/product/misplaced-childhood-deluxe-vinyl-box-set/

     

     

    PO: Radiohead - OK Computer - oknotok

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted · Edited by filthyrich

    4 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

    Amnesiac has 8 B-sides too plus more than likely a few other songs written in the same era. There are 7 left. Between AMSP and this they've released 10 studio recordings of old songs in the last year.

    Which ones am I missing? Man O' War, Lift, I Promise.

    True Love Waits from AMSP.

    Spectre as a free download.

    Burn The Witch was an old song, right? But I'm still missing 4.

     

    PO: Radiohead - OK Computer - oknotok

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    Now that I'm finally caught up on this thread, it would be REAAAAALLY nice for y'all to start posting new links again.

     

    As opposed to the (literally) 10 links I already hit that said "SOLD OUT."

     

    Now that I'm finally caught up on this thread, it would be REAAAAALLY nice for y'all to start posting new links again.

     

    As opposed to the (literally) 10 links I already hit that said "SOLD OUT."

     

    The Vinyl Deals Thread (non-Amazon)

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    Posted

    Not sure if anyone besides me ordered Relationship of Command (ATDI) from the eBay seller shoppingmadeeasy2. If you did, let me know if you had a similar experience:

    1) Vinyl shipped from overseas (AUS) with no tracking #. Okay.

    2) Shipping time was over a month. Sure. It's Australia.

    3) Package arrived yesterday. I ordered two copies of the vinyl. The package that arrived was... about 6 inches by 6 inches. And contained.... ONE CD.

    4) Immediately opened a return. They accepted, but their "return label" was just instructions to return it to their CA warehouse at my expense, with a shipping receipt so they can "reimburse" me for the return shipping cost.

     

    I mean, between PayPal and eBay, I'm covered here.  And since I ordered back in March, apparently import copies are back on the market cheap, so I'm not angry I missed out on a "great deal." But just the level of screw-up here.... I honestly can't tell if they were trying to intentionally scam people (and made a tidy profit even with 50% returns) or someone really screwed up in the shipping dept.

    Either way, buyer beware with these guys in the future. (Their rating is +43,222 for what it's worth.)

    RSD 2017 Online Leftovers: Post sellers here after they make items available online

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    7 hours ago, controlthebleeding said:

    I"m really wondering how that Jason Isbell lp can't be found and there were 4000 copies. 

    In fairness, the Bowie "Cracked Actor" was something like 17,000 pressed worldwide.... and good luck finding that for less than triple the cost.

    But agreed that I didn't think the Jason Isbell would be such a hot commodity. I hit my "smaller" record store after the main one and he was sold out of both Bowies, Dead, DMB, Marcy, Bruce, etc..... But still had multiple Isbells left. Had I known....

     

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