My first, expensive, PJ vinyl
Hello,
Long time lurker, not so much poster here.
I have recently bought the Avocado vinyl. To me, this is the first in line of the, rediculously, expensive PJ vinyls (Riot Act, Binaural, Lost Dogs, Benny etc.)
I've been a Pearl Jam fan and collector since '91. And I bought all vinyl LP's up until No Code. Then I started university, and just did'nt have the cash anymore to buy anything but the latest album or single on cd.
My question to you is. What was your first expensive/ holy grail PJ vinyl purchase? And, was it worth it?
Cheers
Long time lurker, not so much poster here.
I have recently bought the Avocado vinyl. To me, this is the first in line of the, rediculously, expensive PJ vinyls (Riot Act, Binaural, Lost Dogs, Benny etc.)
I've been a Pearl Jam fan and collector since '91. And I bought all vinyl LP's up until No Code. Then I started university, and just did'nt have the cash anymore to buy anything but the latest album or single on cd.
My question to you is. What was your first expensive/ holy grail PJ vinyl purchase? And, was it worth it?
Cheers
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Congrats on your purchase, hopefully it's the first of many!
My Benny from the mystery sale gets an honorary mention because oh my, I think nothing can ever top that!
Good for you with the Avocado, besides RVM that is the only one we don't have as original yet. I have started buying vinyl in 2009, it is a hobby that requires patience if you are after some certain things. But that patience can be rewarded, and when it does, it feels awesome. I spin all my albums, that sometimes sweetens paying a higher price. But I have limits. My Binaural was 200 bucks. I don't think I could justify paying more for an album. That is why reissues would be awesome!
I recommend opening a discogs account if you don't have one yet. It is good to organise your collection and also lets you set alarms for when a certain album you are after is on sale.
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
Second question, of course, don't know why you asked that, how much did you pay for Avocado? Was it worth it? Are you having second thoughts? Buyer's remorse can be easily shaken off...
Try to buy things here in the shop when the 10c does specials/ or when prices are good and then trade them for what you need- it takes time but the prices are just out of whack for what you're getting. No one should have to spend $1000+ on a 4 record set.. :(
Best of luck in your collecting... Hopefully a few of the more expensive ones get reissued (Yield/No Code?) for you in the not too distance future.
Philadelphia 2016 (Night 2)
Upper Darby 2016 (Night 2) (Temple of the Dog)
My first was a No Code/Vitalogy bundle from eBay, both sealed, $300, and yes, it was worth it. I jumped in with both feet after that. I had all the rest of the studio albums plus most of the other LPs within a year and a half. It was an expensive year and a half, lol! It was that first PJ vinyl purchase that was the literal start of my entire vinyl collection, too (a passion resurrected at that time - I had ditched vinyl in the late 80s - dumbest thing I ever did in my life). Up to over 170 albums now. All I still need for PJ is the Benny and Soldier Field..... neither of which I'm ever likely to own, but oh well. I still consider my PJ LP collection sort of an achievement!
And yes, good luck OP. Patience and diligence are key. Just fyi, I got most of my vinyl on ebay as I often found better deals there than here on the board, believe it or not.
Edit: The ITW picture disc I bought last year for myself for Xmas was about the same as the signed BS.
Bought a set of the boxset sampler 7" records with the box about 18 months ago. Most expensive PJ vinyl purchase for sure, but not a single record.
MSG 2016 1&2
Wrigley 2016 1&2
Eddie Vedder Obama Farewell Address 2017
Eddie Vedder Louisville, KY 2017
London 2018 1
Wrigley 2018 1&2
St. Louis 2020
I never spun it once in fear of ruining it, so I sold it for the same price later. My bets Grail was YIELD vinyl for the PJ20 BB print, I struck early when the value was low....what a bargain! I love that fucker everyday (with my eyes)
All the albums I've bought at original retail. Even Benny.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
There are deals to be had if you are patient!
PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
Most expensive PJ vinyl I've bought was $60 for the first xmas single and now $173+shipping for soldier field. I didn't join the 10c til '98 but I manged to get most of my missing single for close to $20 or less. I bought Ten through Yield on the Yield tour (yes vinyl was so popular that copies of No Code sat on shelves for that long). After that I kept buying new releases at they came out (hence why Soldier Field was the only real gap in my collection).