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YesFan72 
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 17:45 |
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Prog albums can be cheap or crazily expensive. Which cost you a fortune but were worth every penny?
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tszirmay
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 17:53 |
Seven Reizh-Samsara comes witha full-blown book -cost about $50.00
Dave Greenslade/Peter Woodroofe- The Pentateuch , great graphics but the music is so-so. still worth the outlay.
King Crimson-The Great Deceiver 4CD box set-probably the raunchiest live Prog ever. Bee-Zahr!
Mint LP version of Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come-Journey , a space classic.
Gary Boyle-The Dancer LP on yellow vinyl
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 17:59 |
I ordered Le Orme - Live (2-CD) at Musea for euro 50,-/US $ 100,- but it's still worth every penny 
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YesFan72
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:03 |
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Oh right! I started the post, so I should list mine!
-Yes - Yesyears (box set) - It's out of print now. It looked cool so I bought it. It also has lots of bonus tracks.
-Comus - Song to Comus (complete collection) - It wasn't too expensive ($35 + shipping), but it was still worth it.
-Chris Squire - Fish out of Water (CD/DVD autographed copy) - It came with a DVD and it was autographed, so it wasn't a bad deal. Oh and the music's pretty decent too.
-Various Italian Symphonic Prog albums - I don't remember which ones cost a lot and which didn't, but some got pricey, though all definitely worth it.
-Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas - Okay, not prog. Still, it cost a lot (~$50) but for 10 discs of quality classical music I consider it a good purchase.
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:05 |
 erik neuteboom wrote:
I ordered Le Orme - Live (2-CD) at Musea for euro 50,-/US $ 100,- but it's still worth every penny |
 As much as I love music, I don't know if I could pay THAT much for a CD.
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tszirmay
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:09 |
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 18:10 |
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 20:04 |
Keys to Ascension I & II was pricey, but well worth the investment.
Different Stages by Rush may be the best live album that I've ever heard.
Edited by ghost_of_morphy - July 16 2008 at 20:05
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jammun
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 21:19 |
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Back in 1976, when I was a grad student making a whopping $400 a month, I dropped something like $100 on Keith Jarrett's The Sun Bear Concerts (a massive 10 LP set). No regrets at all.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 21:29 |
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Fireball - Deep Purple just incredible album
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 23:02 |
cacho wrote:
Fireball - Deep Purple just incredible album
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Oye, Cacho! It was so expensive because it came from outer space? 
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 23:05 |
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Posted: July 16 2008 at 23:21 |
In the early/mid 90's, with no Internet and only one big CD store in Lima, they sold the CD's at the prices they wanted, specially the ones from Europe or Asia, the most expensive ones I bought were:
- Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record Japanese Limited Edition: US$ 60.00
- Triumvirat 's Illusions on a Double Dimple: US$ 46.00
- Triumvirat's Spartacus: US% 46.00
- Pink Floyd's DSOTM With Gold border: US$ 45.00
- PFM's Per un Amico: US$ 40.00
Iván
Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - July 16 2008 at 23:22
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inrainbows
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Posted: July 17 2008 at 02:40 |
The most expensive was a vinyl collectors item, I've got last year for 50 euro, Spriguns - Time will pass
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npjnpj
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Posted: July 17 2008 at 03:17 |
jammun wrote:
Back in 1976, when I was a grad student making a whopping $400 a month, I dropped something like $100 on Keith Jarrett's The Sun Bear Concerts (a massive 10 LP set). No regrets at all. |
Yay!!! Same here!!!
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Chicapah
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Posted: July 17 2008 at 08:21 |
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Archives I from Genesis. Incredible version of Suppers Ready and The Lamb in its entirety with Peter at the helm. Worth every dollar.
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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E-Dub
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Posted: July 17 2008 at 09:55 |
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Marillion's deluxe edition of Marbles was pretty pricey at around $40+, but well worth it. One of the best discs I own.
however, the new deluxe edition of Happiness Is The Road surpasses that in cost. I'm sure it'll be worth it.
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Posted: July 17 2008 at 12:13 |
Spock's Beard - The Light limited artwork edition (number 825 of 3000)
That cost me a pretty penny, though not as much as I would have expected! The package is as big as my damn head! 
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Posted: July 18 2008 at 20:35 |
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Oldfield 's Elements 4 CD box is well worth the expense (solid plastic packaging!) and off course the Roxy Music compilation "The Thrill of It All" is another winner though pricey but the quality , the design , the info is , as usual , very classy.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: July 18 2008 at 20:41 |
tszirmay wrote:
cacho wrote:
Fireball - Deep Purple just incredible album |
Oye, Cacho! It was so expensive because it came from outer space? |
oh! That's why! Somebody could have told me..
Though I bought in Peru, not in my place. Ivan, your CD shops rock!..though pittily they're all imported 
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