jhulud Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I am throwing this out there in light of recent represses (or announcements thereof) of records that people have been looking for. Examples of this that come to mind are: Brand New - Deja Entendu Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates Converge - Jane Doe And all the countless No Idea releases of course I just recently did a search on eBay for Jane Doe and there are already four being listed. So this makes me wonder if a repress of a record does really add that much more value to the original/first press of that record. Humor me and voice your thoughts. Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well there's two sides to it. 1) If there are 100 first press, and 200 second press, going by percentages it's a good thing. As before the second press, if you were buying a copy you had a 100% chance of getting first press, where as after, there is only a 33% chance of getting one, so it definitely become more rare. Thus pushing the price up. However! 2) If there is only 100 copies and someone just wants a copy, but doesn't care about pressing/colour/anything, they wouldn't be willing to spend the extra money for a first press if they know they can go to the store and buy a second press for $13. So to collectors, it's worth more, but to people who just want the record, it's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i think while it may stop people who really want a copy from plunking down hard money for the previously OOP record.. first press is still first press.. i mean theres 9,000 copies of Reinventing axl rose out there.. and the first press still goes for decent money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magalvsr13 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i dont know how much it makes something worth - all i know is that i can get a copy of the record! thumbs up to re-presses!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 ^^ I agree. There are some records that I am extremely hesitant on dropping cash on...if they get repressed, sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i used to think it didnt matter, but now im starting to believe that represses actually lower the value of original pressings. i recently bought isis - celestial on red/brown marble for $25 bucks. before the recent gatefold repress i would not have been able to get that for any less that $60-80. and im noticing this with a lot more records, recently. just an observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfiction Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 it gets the music into the hands of more people and drives away the eBay scalpers. works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I like tracking down records and I like when hard-to-find records are reprinted. It's a win-win-win situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Its a cop-out, but IMO, it depends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 it gets the music into the hands of more people and drives away the eBay scalpers. works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nickman Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 it gets the music into the hands of more people and drives away the eBay scalpers. works for me. ...as well as giving the label more money so they can continue to release records by bands you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I think a Re-press hurts the value of an original. That being said, Re-press everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 As far as I can tell, represses seem to hurt the value of original pressings. Maybe I'm wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i hope it makes the pressings worthless an we can get over this whole idea of people speculating and buying up pressings to sell copies later at an inflated price *cough*HWM Til the Wheels Fall Off tour press*cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbet Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well, obviously it affects the value of the original. I'm not exactly against represses but sometimes they do get out of hand. Why do they need to repress a record 40+ times in different colors? I think that's a little too much. I know most people who visit this forum are here for the music but there is a demographic that is into records for their limited pressing. One thing that turned me towards getting vinyl over CDs is the fact that I'm getting a limited item that not everyone can have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 up with represses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well, obviously it affects the value of the original. I'm not exactly against represses but sometimes they do get out of hand. Why do they need to repress a record 40+ times in different colors? I think that's a little too much.I know most people who visit this forum are here for the music but there is a demographic that is into records for their limited pressing. One thing that turned me towards getting vinyl over CDs is the fact that I'm getting a limited item that not everyone can have. It's still limited compared to CD's or any other format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 It depends on the band. If by repress you mean a 300 copy bootleg of an obscure punk record from 1981, then I think it tends to create or keep people interested in that record and often makes a record worth more money. If you're talking about represses like Robotic Empire keeping all the Isis stiff in constant print, then no, that hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbroken Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 i really don't care that much about what its actually worth in cash. represses affect its value, but they don't drop it substantially. 1st press out of 10 pressings is still going to be worth more. especially if it was limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiopride Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 re-issues don't matter to me. i have 104 different coalesce records, some re-issues, but they are my favorite band of all time so they can keep putting them out and i'll keep buying them. it all depends on much you care about vinyl and/or the band to me. i don't think it effects value you though. all of us on this site are vinyl geeks and most of us are collectors and i know that a re-issue doesn't matter to most of us. if we love a band as much as we say we do, we will buy everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentumlost Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I personally feel if your intrested in a record for the value...hunt down a test press. But for me, a repress means I can own and listen to a record I otherwise wouldn't have picked up due to its price. I'm all for them and hope some of my fav. Records get repressed(jawbreaker, jimmy & brandnew I'm calling you out!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbroken Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 speaking of jawbreaker represses, i know Unfun is being reissed, but are the pressing vinyl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammyg Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I personally don't care that I have Deja Entendu in a 2nd press, or even the Against Me! 18274th press. I'm just happy they're in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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