the most expensive album ever bought..
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Topic: the most expensive album ever bought..
Posted By: mcxwell
Subject: the most expensive album ever bought..
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:18
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The most expensive album i've ever bought was DT-live at budokan, Rp 354,000 (about $35)
for a single cd : Pain of Salvation-TPE Pt.1 Rp175,000 (about $18)  ------------- There is no Best, just DIfferent.. |
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:21
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well, there were a lot, close to 22 €.. all new releass of course... i once bought a box set, Simon & Garfunkel..full discography plus b-sides and rarities, 54 €... yeap, big fan...  ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:24
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Badfinger "Straight Up". $50 plus a 12 pack of beer. At the time, as a teen, that was huge cake. But the album was completely impossible to find back then. I later had it signed by Joey Molland and Mike Gibbons, and gave it to a friend when I abandoned vinyl. |
Posted By: mcxwell
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:24
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yep, for fans, money doesn't matter..
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:26
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I bought a 10 CD anthology of a polish jazz-rock band LABORATORIUM for 250 PLN (85,32 $) having never heard a single note of their music before (I read good reviews)! Beat me! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:26
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Erm, 18 bucks? That's a below average price for music where I live (which is why I don't buy it). ------------- sig |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:36
So did u like it? I was thinking about buying that same set.
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Tuzvihar wrote:Posted By: areniers
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:42
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$100.00 for a vinyl copy of 'Postaeolian Train Robbery' by Cos. Alvin ------------- Be good to yourself at least once a day... |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:49
Yes I did! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:56
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Probably the deluxe edition of Marillion's Marbles. Sure it was a lot of money at around $45, but well worth it. The packaging and artwork is almost as stunning as the music.
I also bought the OOP CD by Tommy Shaw called Girls With Guns, which was his first after leaving Styx. I always loved the LP, but really wanted it for my CD collection. I think it was around $40, as well. E ------------- 
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:00
i managed to track down a cd of Anglagard's "Hybris", it was located in the USA and was $120.00, but is an outstanding album! 
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:02
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By now, the most expensive albums I ever bought are imported ones, which are around $40 (equal to 13 dollars approximately).
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Posted By: Frasse
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:05
| Fläsket Brinner.s debut album for 600 SEK ($85) |
Posted By: Marwin
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:25
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hmm vinyls: Black Sabbath vol4. first print 45€ Dream Theater - WDADU 35€ cant really remember if theres anything else expensive. I have got alot of vinyls in the 20-30€ price range |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:38
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Last year I bought the special vinyl edition of Tool - Lateralus for 35€ ... does that count? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:42
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Hmmm...
Zappa - The Grand Wazoo 159kr ($22,38)
Symphony X - The Odyssey 159kr ($22,38)
Deep Purple - Made in Japan 159kr ($22,38)
Oh, and i did buy a mini LP replica (japanese import) of Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" for around 200kr ($28,15)
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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:43
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Well, the special book edition of Ayreons THE cost me about 15 punds... and thats quite a lot of money for me. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:46
Oh, and last week I ordered a very rare album from Amazon.com: I wonder if anybody in this forum knows it? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:47
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I was finally able to track down a Lightbulb Sun 2 years ago for $45. Why Steven hasn't re-released the album yet I do not know.
I think my most expensive CD purchase was Slayer's Soundtrack to the Apocalypse boxset $60. ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:53
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Yeah, just won Tommy Shaw's second disc What If off ebay for a pretty penny.
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 13:54
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An original vinyl copy of Harmonium's debut is the most expensive album
I have bought so far. It cost me 375 SEK, which is about $ 54. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 13:56
| A vinyl copy of Leaf Hound's album Grower of Mushrooms sold on the internet for about £2000 |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:00
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^ and you bought it?
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Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:00
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Keef Hartley Band's 'Halfbreed' , UK first pressing vinyl (1969) = 92 USD. ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:03
Yeah, sold his house and the last pair of pants.  ------------- sig |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:06
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AC/DC's "Bonfire" boxset costed me 479kr (77 bucks), and the "In a Word" boxset from Yes costed me around the same. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:09
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The Tangent - A place in the Queue, $55...around 18 dollars ...it hurt, but it was worth it
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Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:21
Sometimes I think you have too much money 
Anyway, I mostly buy rather cheap albums and the most expensive one is a 2-CD box of Ray Wilson ("Change" + "The Next Best Thing") for 59 PLN (the price of a single album) 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:22
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Led Zeppelin's complete studio recordings box cost $120, but that's 9 albums The Wall - $30... wasn't worth a single one of them Cluster II - $25... was worth every single one of them 3 Burzum albums for $20 each... totally worth it as well. Per Un Amico... $20 masterliness. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:27
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The most I've spent on an individual album is £20 for the limited edition blue marbled vinyl version of No Man's Speak and it was worth every penny, although I will admit that the triple LP version of Returning Jesus by No Man is very tempting. I've also paid £25 for a box set of all the 70's Black Sabbath albums, again it was worth every penny. |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:30
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Either Sky's "Great Balloon Race" on CD (been out of print since the 80's!), Achim Reichel and Machines' "Autovision" original Zebra label LP, or something else, i think they were around 50 bucks a piece...but when you are a fan you just have to have them, or at least I do.
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:36
| I once paid $52 usd (cost plus shipping & handling for BB Gabor debut album, as it was only available from a specialty shop in California. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:36
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Steve Hackett Live Archive, the first set of 4 CDs. Found it quite cheap at about £16 if I remember correctly(which I'm sure I don't) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Balthe
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:37
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Any recently released album, as they usually all fare at around $25 (~150 Danish Kroner) in my neck of the woods -_- |
Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 14:58
| Porcupine Tree's Recordings, cost me around $90 off of amazon. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:04
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^ so you bought the original releases, imported from Europe ... did you know that they were going to be re-released?
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:13
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Jean Michel Jarre box set of all his albums up to Zoolook plus a bonus live at Houston CD. About £60 (marked down in the sale.Excellent value for 8 CD's)
DVD - ELP -Pictures At An Exhibition (Japanese pressing with the full concert from The Lyceum 1970) .Cost about £45. Also well worth it.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:15
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Ron Thal - Adventures of Bumblefoot: 36 EUR.
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Posted By: Doobie
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:16
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Well not so expensive,i got RATM "live and rare" album for $25.00USD, back in the day....
As for cheap albums, i got Deep Purples "Made in Japan" Double LP for $20.00 pesos!, wich is about $2.00 USD, and i got K.C. "larks tongues in aspic" vynil for $100.00 pesos, ten dollars....  ------------- La ignorancia es el arma más poderosa que tienen los poderosos para mantenernos oprimidos, Lee y Lucha!!! |
Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:23
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Probably Live At Leeds, that ran me about $35... I have a limit. ------------- 
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:27
I bought it around February last year, I didn't know it was going to be re-released. It's still selling for a ton of money on amazon right now, the lowest price now is $95 and the highest is $200. But I don't regret buying it. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:34
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^ I don't know when, but it's definitely going to be re-released ... unless Steven Wilson decides that it should remain a collector's item.
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:36
Speaking of expensive albums, your sig cost me $30. Burzum's finest IMO. ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 15:45
I hope not, I've been looking for a copy of Recordings for a long time now. |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 16:35
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King Crimson - The Night Watch reissue (2006)+US-import = approx. $45 But it's worth every penny!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 17:24
You gotta be kidding! ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 17:53
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OMG... I also bought quite recently Mastodons Blood Mountain limited edition for 80 pln... and thats roughly 27$.
It was worth it though. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5">
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 17:56
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30$ The deluxe edition of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Worth ten times as much. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 21:34
I payed about $85 for my Recordings copy as well. I understood that there were only 20,000 (they each are numbered) and would never be released again. |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 21:36
I know that Lightbulb Sun is to be re-released this year. Hopefully not Recordings though. |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 21:37
| I got 2 CDs (Ash ra Tempel & FM) from e-bay's half.com for about 8 bucks each, not bad, but when I hit pay I realized that they charge about $14 - $15 extra EACH to ship to Canada. (border duties, etc.) I just felt scammed. |
Posted By: mcxwell
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 00:35
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So, i found out that A LOT of you guys have a lot of money..
maybe that's what prog is all about... ------------- There is no Best, just DIfferent.. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 01:59
I guess you would not say "hopefully" if you were still looking for your copy, right? I guess that in that case I'll simply download it somewhere ... it's a shame though that it's not available legally. I mean, why not simply offer it as a download on emusic.com ... that would not diminish the value of the original release. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 04:21
I've never seen it go for that much - $1200 is usually the ballpark figure.
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=growers&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=growers&thumbs =
The most I've seen a Prog Rock album sell for is Necronomicon's "Tips Zum Selbstmord", the Best Prehodi pressing once fetched $2200:
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=selbstmord&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=selbstmord&thumbs =
Most I've ever splashed out on vinyl is £100 for a complete (all 5 inserts and plastic cover) first press (green label) copy of "Glastonbury Fayre"
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=glastonbury+fayre&thumbs=&x=18&y=3 - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=glastonbury+fayre&thumbs=&x=18&y=3
...followed by £80 for a first press stereo copy of "Rubber Soul".
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=rubber+soul+stereo&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=rubber+soul+stereo&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
I sold a first press of "Tommy" by the Who on behalf of a friend for £140, though.
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=tommy+the+who&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=tommy+the+who&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
Collectible Prog albums I own (and have spent more than £30 but less than £60 on) include;
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=court+of+the+crimson+king&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=court+of+the+crimson+king&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=dark+side+of+the+moon&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=dark+side+of+the+moon&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=nursery+cryme&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=nursery+cryme&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=close+to+the+edge&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=close+to+the+edge&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=saucerful+of+secrets&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=saucerful+of+secrets&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=revolver+stereo&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs - http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=1&searchtext=revolver+stereo&incldescr=¤cy=&sortord=dprice&thumbs =
...Bargains all
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Posted By: Norm Cash
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 04:45
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I think the most expensive CD item I've ever bought was the first Genesis Archives set, which I paid £24 (US$42) for. Considering its a 4-disc set though, that wasn't too bad.
When I was a kid, the "holy grail" of pricey albums was Consequences by Lol Creme & Kevin Godley (formerly of 10cc). On release, it routinely sold for £12 or more - and this was in 1977/78!! A buddy of mine happened to be in the right place at the right time back then, and picked up his copy for £2 in Glasgow's 23rd Precinct record shop.
One of the main reasons why I've managed to significantly build up my collection in recent years is due to the fact that I don't spend huge amounts on any one specific item. Another reason is the opening up of a significant amount of disposable income as I move into middle-age
 , but that's another story.........As my old friend Arthur Guinness(
 ) says. good things come to those who wait. I've found that by being patient, doing LOTS of searching, and properly setting up preferences on sites such as Amazon and ebay to let you know when bargains crop up, you can find almost anything at a reasonable price eventually. I've also taken to often buying discs second hand, something that until a few years back I'd never have considered doing.I know that these solutions don't work for everyone, but all I'm saying is don't be too anxious and rush into paying a whole lot more for any one item than you really need to.
By the way, the bank account is going to take quite a hit over the next few weeks, with the release of the SACD/DVD versions of the post-Gabriel Genesis albums, the remastered/expanded versions of the Alan Parsons Project material, and new albums by Knight Area and Porcupine Tree. Amazon are asking for £15.99 each for the Genesis sets on pre-order, but it seems that the place to go is CD-WOW, where they are priced at only £10.99 inc postage.
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 05:09
If Recordings is going to be released as a download, it's more likely that it would be released via the Burning Shed PT download store. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 06:05
^ that's ok too ... but they would reach more more people on emusic.com, and their music is perfectly suited for that website. But of course it's their call ... 
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Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 06:23
Jacula / Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus (LP) 25000 yen [approx. 212 USD] 
Emmanuel Booz / Dans Quel Etat J'erre
Catherine RIbeiro + Alpes / Le Temps De L'autre
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes / N.2
Bubu / Anabelas
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso / Da Qui Messere Si Domina La Valle
etc were expensive when I bought them in vinyl period !
 The most expensive CD was Magma / Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogie (5500 yen ????)
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Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 07:10
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I forked out about $72.00 USD for Chicago's At Carnegie Hall (aka Chicago IV) 3CD set some time back, and $51.00 USD for Johnny & Edgar Winter's Together CD (after missing out on it at over $70.00 USD on a couple of occasions) ...neither of them prog. I paid $64.00 AUD (Aussie dollars) the day Pink Floyd's P-U-L-S-E was released here in Western Australia ... it sells for nothing like that now ... do the new copies of P-U-L-S-E have the gimmicky pulsating LED in the spine of the cover?
I have tried to pay some seriously silly amounts for some old Aussie prog LP's ... but there has always been someone prepared to pay something a little bit more out-bloody-rageous than me! You get that in eBay world
I SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON CD'S ... I MUST GET HELP!
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Posted By: Norm Cash
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 07:26
You and me both, mate!!! -------------
"We did it....you and me! Put him right under the table!" |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 08:31
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I'm not a big spender. I think the most expensive cd I ever bought was The Buggles' Adventures In Modern Recording, and that was only €36,50. |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 08:42
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most expensive...probably Dream Theater - Live at Budokan(about 35 US$), followed by Kamelot's One Cold Winter's Night(aboout 30US$+) ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 09:13
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I'm usually more proud of how cheap I managed to buy something..... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 09:16
^ me too. Yesterday for example I won an Ebay auction: Maxophone - Maxophone (1975), Mini-LP (CD) for €8.72 .
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 09:23
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^^I bought 5 Years In A Livetime Cd at £7 in a sale at Virgin ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 10:05
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WOW, there is a copy of PT's Recordings on eBay selling for £6.... That seems too suspicious to me considering how much is usually is. And I'm not just saying that just because I paid more! Oh wait, nevermind, I thought it was on the buy it now list.... That price will shoot up. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 17:55
I agree it's his best, pure masterliness! But I got it for $18------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 18:00
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Just odered Naked City complete studio recordings, for 80 bucks. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: mcxwell
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 23:21
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yeah, me too..
but it's very difficult to find cheap prog CDs here..  ------------- There is no Best, just DIfferent.. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 20 2007 at 01:28
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Between 25-30 bucks for various things I think. One of which was T. Rex's Futuristic Dragon (on cd). Almost 33 bucks for Eddie Hazel's only full length, but that bid went up to 66 after a minute so I didn't bid after my initial 33. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 09:19
i got a bargain last week - PG's "US" album on double vinyl in mint condition from my local used record store for £1.99 !!  there seems to be a 500% premium on Prog records there - Peter Gabriel is prog-related so that may explain the price drop
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 09:32
Not at all - you can get loads of prog really cheaply on vinyl in second hand stores;
All the Yes, ELP and Genesis albums nearly always appear in the bargain bins, and I snapped up some Steve Hackett, Klaus Schulze, Kansas, Triumvirat and Tangerine Dream recently for about £2 per album.
Gentle Giant, Ozric Tentacles, Peter Gabriel, Marillion, Supertramp, BJH, Hawkwind, Rush, Gong, Steve Hillage and Pink Floyd often turn up at bargain prices too - All the foundations of a good prog rock collection
If you're lucky, you'll find a first press that the store owner overlooked. I recently found a first press of DSOTM priced at £5 - I felt like I was stealing the thing, as it regularly goes for £150 on eBay, even without the posters and stickers;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pink-Floyd-Dark-Side-of-the-Moon_W0QQitemZ220091225260QQcategoryZ1593QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pink-Floyd-Dark-Side-of-the-Moon_W0QQitemZ220091225260QQcategoryZ1593QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PINK-FLOYD-Dark-Side-Of-The-Moon-LP-BLUE-TRIANGLE_W0QQitemZ170092036099QQcategoryZ16138QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PINK-FLOYD-Dark-Side-Of-The-Moon-LP-BLUE-TRIANGLE_W0QQitemZ170092036099QQcategoryZ16138QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (bargain!!!)
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 09:57
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^ I also love to go "bargain hunting" in second hand record/CD stores ... I once picked up Ron Thal's "Hermit" for €6, for example ( http://cgi.ebay.de/RON-THAL-HERMIT-CD-NEU_W0QQitemZ220094223839QQcategoryZ1055QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - Ebay ).
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 10:19
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We can talk about our bargains here....
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Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 13:25
| Courtyard Music Group's "Chan Eíl Ann Seo Ach Cuíd Dha'r Du Rachd Dhuít" (1974) for £1000. It's a classic psychedelic folk album, and extremely rare. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 04:07
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^ In the world of psych-folk, Comus "First Utterance" and Tudor Lodge's self-titled albums go for similar amounts. ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 04:21
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^ what's the deal with these "first pressings" ... do they sound better, or is it just a collectors thing? BTW: First Utterance was recently re-released on vinyl ... I might even buy it! ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 13:14
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"First Utterance" has been re-released on vinyl before - beware, the first re-issue is awful!
The deal with First pressings is that they are the very closest you can get to the original sound, as they came from the original mix on the original master tape - the trick with an audiophile collector like me is to find an early pressing with the earliest stamper numbers on;
If you understand the vinyl LP manufacturing process, then you'll realise that the first stampers are going to sound better than later stampers, due to wear on the mothers.
That rather fine-detail aside, later runs (2nd pressings and so on) are invariably packaged more cheaply and made with cheaper materials - the vinyl is typically thinner, and thinner vinyl means less up and down movement of the stylus, which equates to a thinner, less detailed sound.
Late 1970s/oil crisis pressings are worst of all.
Recently there has been a trend for 180g pressings and so on. This is all laudable, but other details need to be taken into consideration, such as the quality of the vinyl itself, and the original source of the music.
The very best re-issues are re-mastered at half speed from the original master tapes - some of these can actually be better than first pressings (but only if the first presing was on inferior vinyl).
So it depends, really... ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 13:37
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being not a real audiophile (I've never had a great stereo outfit) I rarely listen anymore to vynyl, but this summer I found by chance a record shop in Berlin with a decent vynyl (mint) section and I bought quite cheaply Lancaster/Perry 'Marscapes' which to my knowledge was never released on CD (not such a wild record either, unless you a are a big Brand-X fan) and a Franco Battiato record which I 've neversaw before.
So I am looking more and more into vynyl bargain bins again and it's more fun then I thought. While the average CD bargain bin is 95% garbage, you can find some interesting stuff (see Cert's recent discovery) in vynyl bins. Some weeks ago I found some nice Soft Prog 'Golden Avatar' I bought it mainly for the cover and a 1976 CBS compilation 'Progressive Rock' '(mainly Jazz Rock)just for the title. As I bought most vynyls when they came out, I payed them the regular price. Maybe the most expensive was a Stan Getz/ Joao Gilberto Japanese pressing which sounds very good and hasn't altered as these cheapo rereleases and a Deep Purple 'Made In Japan' which I bought in a real small record shop when it came out. ------------- Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear "Hey there! Rotter's Club! Explain the meaning of this song and share it" |
Posted By: Zoot Allures
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 20:33
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All on vinyl.
Metallica - Metal Up Your Ass (Bootleg) $40
Original (Italian) pressing Pink Floyd - Ummagumma $40
Original (British) pressing Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland $40
Jimi Hendrix - Radio 1 Sessions (Limited German press 5000 copies) $35
Original pressing Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivor (Flaming album cover) $35
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Posted By: Zoot Allures
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 20:39
Thanks for the insight on vinyl pressing. This is where I say "I've learned something new today"
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: March 27 2007 at 07:24
I bought it for 18€ (incl. shipping) a few months ago... The most expensive one in my collection that I've bought myself (thus excluding e.g. Marillion - Marbles Deluxe Edition) must surely be my signed "Deadwing" digibook by Porcupine Tree, which costed me about 30€ . Oh no, it's a tied first place with Singles Box. vol 2 by Marillion ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Politician
Date Posted: March 30 2007 at 11:01
Depends on the album. COURTYARD MUSIC GROUP, for instance, has never been reissued and was only a 100 copies pressing, so it owes its value to both extreme scarcity and musical excellence. The TUDOR LODGE album, in contrast, owes its value (anything up to £400) solely to the fact that it was on Vertigo and came with a stunning 36" x 36" fold-out die-cut poster cover. Had it been on a mainstream record label and issued in a standard sleeve, it would sell for a fraction of the price, as it is musically very unremarkable (and has been reissued several times). Despite its presence on this site, TUDOR LODGE has nothing whatever to do with progressive rock or progressive folk. It' a collection of fey, orchestrated folk/pop songs about lovely days out at Kew Gardens and the likes, and is very much a product of the late hippie era. Two tracks stand out: "Willow Tree", which has an acid-folk feel, and "The Lady's Changing Home", which is an excellent melodic rocker in late BEATLES vein (with electric guitar leads and without any strings, which sets it apart from the rest of the album). |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 06 2007 at 12:43
Today I pre-ordered Talvikuningas (The Winter King) by the Finnish band CMX. It will cost me 40€. 
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Posted By: riversdancing
Date Posted: August 07 2007 at 02:49
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55 $ Atheist - Unquestionable Presence Bought it on ebay several years ago, two years before the reissues. |
Posted By: GentleGiant
Date Posted: August 07 2007 at 09:31
ATILA-Intencion & Reviure (Pan y Musica edition) for $40  ------------- BeGiantForADay "This British band is just the cup of tea for aficionados who demand virtuosity,progress and originality in their mix." http://rateyourmusic.com/~GentleG |