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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    brianlux said:
    FR181798 said:
    brianlux said:
    FR181798 said:
    With vinyl prices so high, I've started looking at black vinyl versions of a lot of records when I'm buying new releases now. I've seen quite a few where they have dropped to about £16 here a few months after release. I've always usually gone for the limited indie exclusive etc but getting kind of tired of that when I see so many good deals for the regular version. I'm convinced there are less pressed of the black versions sometimes.

    Black vinyl sounds fine, and some will even tell you it presses better.  That, I don't know.  But I do know it's easier to queue up a song in the middle of a side on black vinyl! 
    Generally speaking, I think the whole colored vinyl thing is a bit over-rated.  If you think about it, basing a vinyl purchase of color is sort of backwards in priorities.  The vast majority of old vinyl is black and analog sourced.  A big percentage (maybe the largest?) of today's vinyl is colored and the largest percentage of sourcing by a bunch is digital.

    And also- let's face it- "Spin the orange circle" or "Spin the purple circle" just doesn't have the same ring, ya know?  :lol:
    Ive always been a bit of a sucker for coloured vinyl. I used to fall for the limited edition line all of the time but slowly trying to get out of that mode.

    I have to admit, I have some and they look very cool! 
    Juliana Hatfield's 7"  "Christmas Cactus/ Poinsettia" is a beauty:
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    Your girl crush!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    FR181798 said:
    brianlux said:
    FR181798 said:
    With vinyl prices so high, I've started looking at black vinyl versions of a lot of records when I'm buying new releases now. I've seen quite a few where they have dropped to about £16 here a few months after release. I've always usually gone for the limited indie exclusive etc but getting kind of tired of that when I see so many good deals for the regular version. I'm convinced there are less pressed of the black versions sometimes.

    Black vinyl sounds fine, and some will even tell you it presses better.  That, I don't know.  But I do know it's easier to queue up a song in the middle of a side on black vinyl! 
    Generally speaking, I think the whole colored vinyl thing is a bit over-rated.  If you think about it, basing a vinyl purchase of color is sort of backwards in priorities.  The vast majority of old vinyl is black and analog sourced.  A big percentage (maybe the largest?) of today's vinyl is colored and the largest percentage of sourcing by a bunch is digital.

    And also- let's face it- "Spin the orange circle" or "Spin the purple circle" just doesn't have the same ring, ya know?  :lol:
    Ive always been a bit of a sucker for coloured vinyl. I used to fall for the limited edition line all of the time but slowly trying to get out of that mode.

    I have to admit, I have some and they look very cool! 
    Juliana Hatfield's 7"  "Christmas Cactus/ Poinsettia" is a beauty:
    Primary


    Secondary 3 of 5
    Your girl crush!

    Haha!  Well... what can I say!  :smiley:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • DC29940
    DC29940 Tucson, AZ Posts: 708

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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    The Mars Volta-S/T….much better than expected.

    Marcus King-Young Blood

    both well pressed and packaged but on the pricier end for a basic issue.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    DC29940 said:

    Batiste!!!!  Let me know how you like that album!
  • DC29940
    DC29940 Tucson, AZ Posts: 708
    tempo_n_groove said:
    DC29940 said:

    Batiste!!!!  Let me know how you like that album!
    Loved it! Got it on clearance for under $10 and after listening to it, it was an absolute steal. Great album.
    Kansas City 7.03.98
    St. Louis 10.11.00
    Kansas City 10.12.00
    St. Louis 4.22.03
    Kansas City 6.12.03
    St. Louis 10.5.04
    Kansas City 5.3.10
    Phoenix (EV) 4.13.12
    Phoenix (EV) 11.4.12
    Phoenix 11.19.13
    Wrigley 1 8.20.16
    Seattle 1 8.8.18
    Phoenix 4.11.20
    Phoenix 5.9.22
    Indianapolis 9.10.23
    Los Angeles 1 5.22.24
    Indianapolis 8.26.24
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    DC29940 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    DC29940 said:

    Batiste!!!!  Let me know how you like that album!
    Loved it! Got it on clearance for under $10 and after listening to it, it was an absolute steal. Great album.
    Awesome price for a great album!
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  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    edited October 2022
    Bought a 2020 reissue of En Roue Libre (The freewheelin) Bob Dylan just on a whim since I only had it on CD and I've never found a nice original. Arrived from France via Poland and Germany to the UK in nothing more than one of those thin cardboard envelopes, not even one designed for records. Arrived in a bit of a state as you can imagine.

    Slightly different but also ordered elsewhere Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful. I've listened to that loads online recently and looking forward to the physical copy arriving.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    edited October 2022
    Another nice recent find and one that takes my back... way back. 
    When I was in high school, this band came and played at our school's large general purpose auditorium/ cafeteria.  A couple of my friends and I under the leadership of an older student did all the stage crew work for shows and plays.  We had a general policy of giving bands the light show they deserved.  If they were demanding or pushy, they got the basics.  If they were cool and treated us decently, we gave them a good show.  This band got one of the best light show/ stage set up we had ever given.  These guys were super nice, totally cool and one hell of a great band.  During intermission, they hung out with us back stage and we had a great time.  At one point, I showed them this trick I'd made up where I took a large balloon, filled it up big, and made it look like I could inhale all of the air (I had taught myself how to suck the air into my mouth and blow it out through my nose, all the while lifting up and expanding my chest.  The guys were blown away and one of them said, "Man, you must smoke a LOT of grass!"  Laughs all around (But I never let on how I did the trick, lol.)  Good times!
    The amazing The Chocolate Watch Band. 
    How sweet it is to have this LP to listen to.
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    The Chocolate Watch Band* – The Inner Mystique

    Label:Tower – ST 5106
    Format:
    Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
    Country:US
    Released:1968
    Genre:Rock
    Style:Psychedelic Rock



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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    NIN pretty Hate machine repress, NOT THE AWFUL REMASTER
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    hrd2imgn said:
    NIN pretty Hate machine repress, NOT THE AWFUL REMASTER
    I have a hard time listening to that now.  It's very dated to me.
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,714
    True for me too. I can see the love for it. I loved it when it was released. Very new sounds and experimenting. Memories of playing the tape in my 78 mercury cougar with a really cute punkish friend squeezed into my backseat singing along to every word of up above it. 

    That's hot.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Loujoe said:
    True for me too. I can see the love for it. I loved it when it was released. Very new sounds and experimenting. Memories of playing the tape in my 78 mercury cougar with a really cute punkish friend squeezed into my backseat singing along to every word of up above it. 

    That's hot.
    I was full on in to Techno when this came out and I was listening to Lard and this was a meld of the two genres.  It was definitely fun when it first came out.  I always wanted more bass from it.  Reznor gave you teases...
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    edited October 2022
    Loved the bass intro in Kinda I Want To. Made my brain melt on high volume
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  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    edited October 2022
    Head Like a Hole was a game changer for me.  Same with Evenflow
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,714
    All true^^enjoy it!
  • Robbert
    Robbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 1,048
    edited October 2022
    Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011. 
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  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    edited October 2022
    Robbert said:
    Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011. 
    Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things.  You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.




  • Robbert
    Robbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 1,048
    edited October 2022
    FR181798 said:
    Robbert said:
    Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011. 
    Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things.  You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.




    Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things
    I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,380
    Robbert said:
    FR181798 said:
    Robbert said:
    Just scored a original ( thinknit is an original ) Chris Cornell songbook vinyl for only 35 euros on a Record&CD fair in the Netherlands. I was ( and still are ) so in doubt if it isnt a reissue or a unofficial copy. But on the back it says 2011. 
    Don't know much about this album but the majority of unofficial copies of this look like they are on coloured vinyl. There does appear to be a black unofficial issue but you should be able to tell by the matrix on the run out groove. The details are on discogs of what you need to look for. The sleeves of unofficial stuff tends to be made of cheaper card that's grey on the inside and often any small text is broken up with little bits missing or blurry. You need an eye for detail sometimes with these things.  You can often find good stuff at record fairs but if its too good to be true then you know what they say. Good luck, hope it's the real deal.




    Yeah i really think its the real deal. The sleeve is good quality stuff. The vinyl itself is black with a little bit of the cover around the needle opening. I googled the vinyl and its cover and looked for it on Discogs, i cant find any weird things
    I know there is the 2020 Europe (black/red)version, but again on the back one i bought says 2011

    official/unofficial has its importance for sure, but above all else HOW DOES IT SOUND!!!!!
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