Your latest vinyl record purchase thread

I got the second record in my K-TEL "The hot ones" collection a couple days ago!! (A collection of 70s hits)

Months ago I found the first one (No jacket) but the 2nd one was cracked!! (So I only got the first record)

Today I found the whole jacket! (With both records in it) I only got the jacket and 2nd record though as I already have the first!

I was worried when I saw that they both had a # on them (56) as K-TEL started doing this after they came back from bankrupty in the late 80s and MOST OF THIER RECORDS WITH A # ON THEM SOUND LIKE CRAP! (Low audio,not much bass,etc)

However this K-TEL record HAD THE SAME DESIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RECORD as the one I have so i was hopefull this was an EARLIER RELEASE they just added "56" to...... (The newer re-issues have a different design)

I brought it home and listenend to it,ITS GEORGEOUS SOUNDING on some songs but crappy on others!! (If i can find the original ill be getting it)

I dunno exactly what happend to K-TEL but its quite sad....... (When they came back from bankrupty the quality of thier records went TO CRAP!!)

 

Because cheapo crap compilations worked from dodgy down generation master tapes and banged out as many as they could from the same stampers. You're better off finding proper releases of the tunes you like.


Took delivery today of this Funk classic. Quality 1st official reissue since 1973 from original master tapes.

 

Well what I think they started doing is using the DIGITAL MASTERS when they came back in the late 80s which do not sound as good!!!!! (On K-TEL records (alot of them) it says this on the jacket "K-TEL music products are produced from the highest quality material available at the same manufactoring facilities by the major labels")

When they first starting making records in the 60s and 70s THE ONLY MATERIAL THEY HAD WAS THE ANALOG MASTERS!! -- In the late 80s alot of stuff was DIGITALISED and they most likely used that either because they didnt have the original OR THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS BETTER (Which it is NOT by a long shot) -- The #s on the re-issues probably signify which plant the record was made at.. (Originally they made them all AT THE SAME PLANT so there were NO NEED TO # THEM)

Seems plausable to me!!


Anyway,

I got 2 records today

1) Styx - Cornerstone
2) Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over troubled water

 

In your excitement don't forget there are some rubbish analog releases too.

 

Yes indeed you are right!!!!!

 

I last got all these

Greatest Country And Western Hits (No. 4) - This one is in Mono
A 78: Frank Sinatra - That lucky old sun/Could Ja
A 78: Frank Sinatra - If I loved you/You'll never walk alone
A 78: Gene Autry - Rudolph the red nose reindeer/If it doesnt snow on christmas (*)


* - I found a FIRST PRESSING of this 78 -- The one I had didnt sound as good and had a skip @ the very end of the first song.. (Rudolph the red nosed reindeer) -- RED COLUMBIA LABEL (Sounds better than the re-press I had of this (As most original pressings do))

 

Well yesterday I got "Greatest country western hits" - There are 5 records in this set,they are all in Mono!! (They dont have a date on them,i tried to find info but I cant..... I found a stereo copy of this same set but it also didnt have a date!!) -- I believe it was put together in the 60s or early 70s......

TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC -- GOOD STUFF!!

 

Full of Hell and KEN Mode

 

I got some awesome albums today

1) Beach boys super hits
2) Chicago - Album 3 (2 record set)
3) Billy Joel - Piano Man
4) The Rolling Stones - Through the past,darkly (VOL 2)
5) The BEST of the Guess Who
6) The Who - Who are you (I have this cassette -- IM GLAD TO FINALLY HAVE THE ALBUM ALSO)

 

I got these today

1) Journey - Evolution
2) A 78: Rosemary Clooney and Gene Autry - The night before christmas song/Look out the window
3) A 78: Gene Autry - Poppy the puppy/He'll be coming down the chimney

 

just bought the debut London Grammar album today, hauntingly beautiful vocals,
2lp 45rpm, sounds amazing on my system

 

^ looks interesting.



Japan pressing.

 

I got an awesome SUPERTRAMP record yesterday!! -- Breakfast in America (1979)

I only knew 1 by name (Take the long way home) -- The first 3 songs on side 1 I HAVE LOVED MANY YEARS!!! (Just did not know the names)

Im glad I got it!!!

 

I got all these on monday

Little river band - Time Exposure
Genesis - No Name on it (The one with 'Taking it all too hard' on it)
Genesis - A trick of the tail
Genesis - ...and then there were three...

 

I got 2 records today

1) Eddie Money - Life for the taking ("Demonstration - Not for sale" -- Ah man!!)
2) Andy Gibb - Flowing Rivers

 

I got these records yesterday

1) Heart - Dreamboat Annie
2) Heart - Little Queen
3) Babyface - Tender Lover
4) Frank Sinatra - Come fly with me (This one is in Mono)
5) Frank Sinatra - All the way (This one is in Mono)

 

I got 2 records today!!!!

1) Al stewart - YEAR OF THE CAT (Excellent album)

2) Def Leppard - PyroMania (This is a replacement for this album that I got in the 80s which I didnt take care of (Now it has scratches,skips,etc) -- Luckily its the same masterdisc copy (From our friend Bob Ludwig))

 

I got 2 records today

1) Queen - A night at the Opera
2) The Doobie Brothers - What were once vices are now habits

 

enter the wu tang... friend bought it for me. my favorite hip hop album.

 

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