The VINYL Thread!
08-07-24 | 10:45 AM
#4276
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: The VINYL Thread!
I haven't opened mine yet, maybe I just want to look at them a little longer, still sealed. Plus, I'm doing a little surgery on my sound system, trying to add an auto switcher so my vinyl plays through the speakers with my vintage receiver, then my home theater setup runs through the same speakers. Before I actually had the HT system feeding into the vintage receiver, and it was all a big pain in the ass.
I just gave my friend her records last week, don't know if she's opened them yet either. But we loved the Bowie concert shirt from the Serious Moonlight tour. They just don't make shirts with that cut anymore. It was like stepping into a John Hughes movie.
Oh, and one of the titles I ultimately passed on was Let it Bee, the debut from Voice of the Beehive. I found an American seller on Discogs with a "mint", "unplayed" copy much cheaper so I got that. You probably already see where this is going by my use of quotation marks. It's neither mint nor unplayed. The shrink wrap was long gone, and there were signs of wear on the vinyl. Now, it's still the best copy of the record I've ever gotten, and I'm keeping it, but it's NOT mint. He probably could have gotten away with an "NM" designation, but mint is mint as in brand new and this was not. I gave the guy a neutral rating on Discogs and he tears into me saying I should have just returned it blah blah blah. I don't see where I'm in the wrong. People suck.
I just gave my friend her records last week, don't know if she's opened them yet either. But we loved the Bowie concert shirt from the Serious Moonlight tour. They just don't make shirts with that cut anymore. It was like stepping into a John Hughes movie.
Oh, and one of the titles I ultimately passed on was Let it Bee, the debut from Voice of the Beehive. I found an American seller on Discogs with a "mint", "unplayed" copy much cheaper so I got that. You probably already see where this is going by my use of quotation marks. It's neither mint nor unplayed. The shrink wrap was long gone, and there were signs of wear on the vinyl. Now, it's still the best copy of the record I've ever gotten, and I'm keeping it, but it's NOT mint. He probably could have gotten away with an "NM" designation, but mint is mint as in brand new and this was not. I gave the guy a neutral rating on Discogs and he tears into me saying I should have just returned it blah blah blah. I don't see where I'm in the wrong. People suck.
08-11-24 | 12:49 PM
#4277
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The VINYL Thread!
Black Sabbath S/T was just released as a part of the Rhino High Fidelity Series, AAA cut and limited to 5000 numbered copies. I grabbed a copy, it will probably sell out fast. Can't wait to hear it, I was really impressed with Television's Marquee Moon from the same series.
https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-sto...227814434.html
08-11-24 | 01:01 PM
#4278
DVD Talk Gold Edition
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Nice to see Rhino doing that ... 
08-28-24 | 12:43 AM
#4279
DVD Talk Legend
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Picked up a great RSD release that flew under my radar back in April: The debut (and only) album by Tinted Windows. I don't even remember if it was at any of the stores I went to, I'd never even heard of them. But it's a powerpop supergroup consisting of Taylor Hanson (Hanson), James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick). This was their only release, from 2009, and so far, only pressed on vinyl for RSD. I managed to get a copy for $30 off the 'cogs, and I gotta say its a great piece of powerpop. If that's your thing (and I know a for few of you here, it is), see if you can get a copy. You won't regret it.
10-04-24 | 05:32 PM
#4280
DVD Talk Hero
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Picked up these two the other day. Really nice pressings, and some of the songs on Floodland have a few differences from the various versions on other releases of the album.
10-05-24 | 06:51 PM
#4281
DVD Talk Legend
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Yeah, but now you have to listen to Sisters of Mercy.
(I kid, I kid. If you're into them, enjoy the records. They were never my cup of tea)
(I kid, I kid. If you're into them, enjoy the records. They were never my cup of tea)
10-05-24 | 07:32 PM
#4282
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The VINYL Thread!
I like SoM, but they're not one of my favorite artists. Floodland is a pretty good album, though.
10-06-24 | 05:51 PM
#4283
DVD Talk Hero
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I get it, they're not one of my favorites either but I really like these two albums. Their earlier stuff, and the later Vision Thing, not so much, so these two will probably be the only SOM I'll own on vinyl. And it's not like there will ever be a new album to buy. 
10-06-24 | 06:21 PM
#4284
DVD Talk Legend
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I probably already mentioned this, but I read somewhere an interview with a DJ from the 80s who said they put on "This Corrosion" just because they wanted a smoke break.
10-07-24 | 10:25 AM
#4285
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The VINYL Thread!
It was the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida of the 80s.
10-07-24 | 03:54 PM
#4286
DVD Talk Hero
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I also remember hearing that a DJ broke Rush in the US by playing "Working Man" for similar reasons because it was a seven minute track.
And people heard it and started calling into the station thinking it was a new Led Zeppelin song.
And people heard it and started calling into the station thinking it was a new Led Zeppelin song.
10-08-24 | 05:21 PM
#4287
Re: The VINYL Thread!
I want this, LA Woman Ultra-High Quality Record but I don't want to pay the $125 it goes for these days.
Has anyone heard it?
Has anyone heard it?
10-08-24 | 05:39 PM
#4288
DVD Talk Hero
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I want this, LA Woman Ultra-High Quality Record but I don't want to pay the $125 it goes for these days.
Has anyone heard it?
Has anyone heard it?
https://www.rhino.com/article/the-do...ersary-in-2025
The Doors 1967-1971 6-LP set will arrive as the latest installment in Rhino’s acclaimed High Fidelity audiophile vinyl series on November 22nd, featuring all six of the band’s original studio albums cut from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio. The vinyl was pressed at Optimal Media and the box includes a heavyweight gatefold jacket featuring rare photos and liner notes by Doors archivist David Dutkowski. Only 3,000 copies of the limited-edition set will be available exclusively at thedoors.com and rhino.com.
10-08-24 | 05:52 PM
#4289
Re: The VINYL Thread!
Interesting. I'm not a fan of that many of their albums so I won't need the box set. Is the quality of "Rhino’s acclaimed High Fidelity audiophile vinyl series" as good as a UHQR version?
10-08-24 | 06:42 PM
#4290
DVD Talk Hero
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To be honest, I don't know, I've never heard a UHQR vinyl of anything, but that release does look really nice. Perhaps someone else here has experience with their releases?
10-08-24 | 07:25 PM
#4291
DVD Talk Gold Edition
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I've never owned a UHQR but I do have the Rhino High Fidelity edition of The Cars debut album and it sounds excellent. Kevin Gray is cutting the lacquers for all the High Fidelity titles that Rhino is releasing.
10-09-24 | 12:42 PM
#4292
DVD Talk Hero
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I missed out on RHF's The Cars S/T and it's now going for close to $200 on Discogs. Hoping it will get an unnumbered repress like some of the others, but haven't heard anything yet. 
10-09-24 | 01:24 PM
#4293
DVD Talk Gold Edition
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10-09-24 | 02:03 PM
#4294
DVD Talk Legend
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While I like high quality sounding stuff, sometimes the best is just the original. I found a copy of The Cars' debut record in the used stacks a couple years back, and the sound quality just blew me away. So much so that I immediately checked the record afterwards, thinking I had gotten some "enhanced" or "new high definition digital master" or whatever terms they use, but nope, just an analog copy from the 70s, not even a first pressing. Sounds amazeballs.
10-09-24 | 02:23 PM
#4295
DVD Talk Gold Edition
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The original pressing of The Cars debut album is very highly regarded. I have an original pressing of Candy-O, bought back in '79, that's all but worn out now, sadly.
10-09-24 | 02:29 PM
#4296
Re: The VINYL Thread!
While I like high quality sounding stuff, sometimes the best is just the original. I found a copy of The Cars' debut record in the used stacks a couple years back, and the sound quality just blew me away. So much so that I immediately checked the record afterwards, thinking I had gotten some "enhanced" or "new high definition digital master" or whatever terms they use, but nope, just an analog copy from the 70s, not even a first pressing. Sounds amazeballs.
10-09-24 | 03:51 PM
#4297
DVD Talk Legend
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I probably mentioned this before, but a few years back I found a virgin copy of Candy-O in the wild. 80s pressing, but from the Columbia House plant, not one of the more sought after ones. Still, I finally slit open the shrink wrap it had been imprisoned in for nearly 40 years and enjoyed the splendor.
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10-09-24 | 04:45 PM
#4298
DVD Talk Gold Edition
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I love Candy-O. Every song is outstanding (save for maybe Shoo Be Doo, which is essentially a minute-and-a-half bridge between Double Life and the title track). My favorite album of theirs.
10-24-24 | 04:07 PM
#4300
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: The VINYL Thread!
The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream re-master is probably the best sounding vinyl I own right now.