Why So Blu?

Just purchased a few LP's - I'll post pics when I get them in, but so far I got:

Ghost - Opus Eponymous
Ghost - Infestissumam
Kiss - Destroyer Resurrected


Infestissumam and Destroyer were ordered via 3rd market sellers.

CRM114

I finally got a pristine original US pressing of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.

Heh. I just bought a bunch of Bowie vinyl over the past 2 years. I had Diamond Dogs already from years ago and added: Hunky Dory (original - my far and away favorite Bowie album), Ziggy (with the 5.1 mix), David Live, Station to Station, Low, Lodger, and Scary Monsters. I don't think I paid more than $8 for any of them except Hunky Dory and the Ziggy reissue.

No, for $9 it should not skip. (Unless its like a copy of an old Beatles album sold at a discount for the condition.) But there are so many variables here - the tonearm, is the record clean, etc.

islandclaws

Anyone else order a copy of Rosemary's Baby from Waxwork this week? Not sure if I made it in time to get the dual-colored, 200 gram version limited to 200 copies, but either way it should be a sweet release.

Geofferson

^ Yup, always liked that score. Waxwork shows some promise as a label.

Rocketdog2000

My envy looms large, sir. I did just score a decent original press copy of Young Americans for $5. Still on the lookout for the others, though. Just going to take a little time, patience, and luck. Got a few nearby places I still need to check, but not the time to get to them of late. On the up side, the guy who runs the place I got Young Americans at, is going to let me know if/when any of the others come through his store. He said they come thorough regularly enough, but usually sell quickly. He's a big Bowie fan himself, and we had a really cool, lengthy conversation about him.

Supermallet

I listened to that MFSL pressing of Ziggy last night. Holy shit. It was like hearing the album for the first time.

Geofferson

The AOP13 OST arrived today. Giving it a spin right now. Music to my ears. . Another top-notch pressing from Death Waltz.

Why So Blu?

My Ghost stuff came in yesterday. Opus Eponymous was a neat picture disc and Infestissumam is a red vinyl:

Rocketdog2000

I don't have the MFSL to compare it to, but I was equally impressed with the 40th anniversary reissue, which I finally got a chance to spin last night. The separation of instruments and stereo sound field really shine.

Mick Ronson's solo on ""Moonage Daydream" - still get's me every time. Wish it could have gone on longer.

Haven't checked out the 5.1 mixes on the DVD-A, but that was icing as far as I was concerned, anyway. I got this for the vinyl aspect, after all.

islandclaws

I'm going to Amoeba tomorrow and I really hope they have a copy in stock.

Supermallet

The low end on the MFSL is monstrous. It's incredible. I always thought Ken Scott's production was too thin, but I was wrong.

Rocketdog2000

Yeah, if there is one thing the 40th is lacking, it could perhaps use a tad more low end. I just adjusted the bass, and all was good, though.

CRM114

Ziggy has always sounded awesome in any format.

Lone Wolf

I didn't know about the Rhino releases. I do have Core and Purple from MOV, though.

I read somewhere that 4 wasn't released on vinyl when it came out. I don't know if that's true though. I may have read it in this thread. I never had the cd though and listened to it rarely, but I'll pick it up if it gets a release.

Geofferson

^ Yeah, it may never have been available on vinyl (not sure). I had the CD (still do). The case was one of those cardboard flip jobs that got beat up to all hell over the years (I listened to it quite a bit when it came out).

Mikael79

Same here. I picked mine up on release day (technically, it was at night at a now closed music store here in Iowa) and the case has definitely seen better days.

Rocketdog2000

Pretty certain that neither 4 nor Shangrila-di Da ever got vinyl releases previously, but with MOV's track record on reissuing STP's catalog so far, I can't imagine that they won't do them, as well.

Why So Blu?

Random question: How many of you cats keep the original inner sleeves that come with the LP's you buy? I don't, I have the sleeves made out of thicker paper that make up a full square with the middle plastic sheet guard. I always thought the ones records came with looked flimsy. I like the heavy duty ones.

Supermallet

If the inner sleeve is clearly the original sleeve issued with the record, I will keep it in the outer sleeve, but transfer the record to a new inner sleeve (same as you, heavy duty paper with plastic lining). If it's a generic sleeve or an obviously replaced sleeve, I'll toss it.

Why So Blu?

Likewise. If the original sleeves look like they belong to the set or are specially designed sleeves, I keep 'em.

Why So Blu?

I almost forgot about today's haul:




I just finished listening to it and it was great. Bob Ezrin really did a subtle and outstanding job with the re-mastering. The noticeable improvements that I was able to detect were the bass and drums being given just a bit more heft. The vinyl label at the top says that it's "virgin vinyl" and 180 gram. I also LOVE the original Destroyer artwork. I remember when they first showed a picture of it in the Kiss My Ass long form video years ago but had to go with a latter design cuz they were wearing different outfits by then.

Supermallet

Is it missing a half beat in Flaming Youth, about five seconds in? People complained about that with the CD and lossy digital release.

Why So Blu?

No, that got corrected many months ago. This was flawless. Fuck, I didn't realize it was released over a year ago! Kinda cool now that they're finally getting inducted into the HOF.

Rocketdog2000

Yep, they even sent out a hotline number you could call, and for all those folks who bought the original, flawed copies (like me), they sent out replacement copies free of charge . You didn't even have to send your old copy back, so now I've got both versions.

It's an interesting listen, but I mostly prefer the original mixes. Some of the newer mixes, like "Great Expectations", I do prefer on this version, though.

Rocketdog2000

In a related KISS on vinyl note, I had a situation similar to this happen to me the other day, only with Hard Rock and Metal albums...

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Sadly, in this case, it also involved a bit of tragedy. A friend of a friend's brother had recently passed away, leaving behind a rather sizable LP and Rock & Roll memorabilia collection. My friend is helping the departed's sister deal with trying to sell most of it off, and I got brought in to consult on how best to help do this, as well as determine the worth of the collection. It was a veritable goldmine, easily worth thousands of dollars. Numerous different pressing of albums, import copies, numbered limited editions, colored vinyl, picture discs, long out of print albums...and a fairly good percentage of the lot still in mint condition and sealed. It was mind blowing.

The guy was a HUGE KISS fan, too. He had three or four crates just of various pressings of KISS albums, plus action figures, posters, Halloween costumes, concert bills, concert T's...pretty much anything KISS collectible you can imagine.

For my help, I was able to pick out some albums of my choosing for an extremely deep discount. I grabbed a few KISS releases I'd been looking for for several years, but had either never been able to find, or always got outbid on. Four of which were KISS Unplugged, Revenge (on marbled blue vinyl), Alive III (on white vinyl) and Alive IV - Symphony. Each of these regularly sells for between $50 to $100 used, and I got all but one of them still sealed. In fairness, I did tell them upfront the worth of these records, but since he had multiple copies of most of them, and she wanted to see them go to someone who would appreciate them, she still let me have them for $10 each, and I practically had to convince her to take the money from me, too.

I also got some Ramones original pressings, and a few other things he had multiple copies of, too.

It was a weird situation of my good luck coming from someone else misfortune, but I just went with it. Sometimes best not to question these things too much, and just go with it.