buying prog on vinyl
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Topic: buying prog on vinyl
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Subject: buying prog on vinyl
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 10:59
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Does anyone know of any good places to buy prog records (vinyl) online besides eBay? I've been going to a local record store that specializes in vinyl, but it is very rare to find good things. I usually have to sift through mounds of Journey and Dan Fogelberg and Boston before, if I'm lucky, I find Genesis or Yes (havent found any KC or PF yet... and forget about anything more obscure than that) any suggestions? ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 23:47
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Sorry can't help you. Dont have a way to play vynal stuff, and thus never look for it. This makes unless post number 928 ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 04:16
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eBay is one of the best places I know - especially if you're looking for original pressings. There are sites that specialise in selling collectable vinyl, but all seem to be overpriced - they base their prices on the highest that the item has gone for on eBay, but eBay fluctuates like mad: For example, I picked up a 1st press of ITCOTCK for £35, although I've seen them go for £350, a copy of Led Zep IV for £5 - I've seen one go for £200+, and a copy of Glastonbury Fayre with all inserts for £40 (it typically fetches £300-£500). Why go for an original press? Simple. They sound so much better than represses. There's a fairly comprehensive discussion on this in an old thread somewhere on this site, if you're interested. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 07:22
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Why go for an original press? Simple. They sound so much better than represses. There's a fairly comprehensive discussion on this in an old thread somewhere on this site, if you're interested. [/QUOTE]Yes, and to be more precise, the second press, just after the very first, is the best. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 15:23
Yes, and to be more precise, the second press, just after the very first, is the best.[/QUOTE] How so? This is news to me! I was under the impression that the 1st presses (not the test presses) were the best, as you have a brand new (unworn) mother, hence the stamper will contain a more accurate reflection of the image. |
oliverstoned wrote:Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 15:38
| I can't explain why, i think this is more related to the global process of pressing. This is not an absolute rule, but many times its true. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 02 2005 at 00:29
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Go to Half Price Books, if there's one in your area. I've found a lot of prog stuff in there. But you really have to keep checking often, because there is new stuff all the time. It's really a treasure cove of vinyls. And they're cheap too, I've seen them from fifty cents up to about four dollars. I've found lots of King Crimson, Tull, Pink Floyd, a PFM record ( |
), Genesis....Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: July 02 2005 at 16:40
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Hmm - the physics of the pressing process would suggest that the first must be the best - but I'm open to any evidence that disproves it - I've never even been inside a presing plant, so I've only got 2nd hand information to go by. |