Eurozone supplier of Classic records Led Zep
Posted by: Peter Stockwell on 15 November 2001
Peter
I was going to use diverse vinyl, but it's nice not to have currency variations, if I couldn't find eurozonevinyl.
Peter
David
For the cost of Physical Graffiti you could get at least 5 or 6 of the remastered Zep on Cd, is there really that much difference to justify such an inflated price?
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How can you justify prices of £25 Single and£42 dble for the vinyl versions?
Yes, these are certainly dear prices, but I have paid that price for some records, both audiophile reissue and collectable original. The main point is that I like vinyl, and owning a really excellent copy of some of my favourite music is easily worth this price. I still see CDs as facsimiles of the original, not the real thing, especially with old jazz vinyl. There is also obviously the sound issue, and the Classic Records vinyl is truly first rate, I have several, and honestly they usually leave the equivalent current CD remasters for dead. Take Mingus Ah Um for instance (one of my favourite albums), I have both the Classic Records vinyl and the current Sony remaster, the CD is very good, but the vinyl slaughters it. To my ears it is worth the difference (plus the cover is cool!). A lot of this vinyl will hold its value well too, good limited edition audiophile disks tend to change hands for more than the original price once they are long deleted, so its not a bad investment (same obviously goes for good originals). Of the few records that I have both good originals and the Classic Records / DCC / Alto Analogue re-issues, it is the re-issues that usually sound better.
If you think 25 quid is a high price, then don't ask what I will pay for certain mint original albums! I would pay a good price for a mint stereo US original of Mingus Black Saint, Oliver Nelson's Blues and the abstract truth, plus loads more on Impulse, there's plenty of obscure Krautrock I want, plus a mono blue label copy of Floyd's first album, a numbered White Album, etc, etc…
Tony.
Peter
Yes, vinyl is "best" but it depends what you mean by best. I still like my vinyl, 450+ all from late 60's to early 80's including lots of krautrock and also some now very valuable LP's eg Tractor on Dandelion label. But i gave up buying vinyl because of the awful quality of it, 4 faulty copies of Kate Bush "Hounds.." put paid to it. I got fed up with returning LP's, rarely did i get one without a fault. I can't see the point of returning to "snap, crackle & pop!!" when for far less i can get Cd's. Fair comment on sound, after my turntable was rebuilt by Peter at the now defunct West Mids Audio(Thorens TD160, RB300, MC15) i started to listen again much more to it, warmer sound etc and some vinyl is much better than the reissues on Cd g Can-TagoMago but on the other hand the Faust reissues on Cd are superb and sound more detailed than my vinyl originals. vinyl post 73 was awful as the fuel crisis of the time led to a shortage of vinyl, thinner discs and recycled vinyl, perhaps the reissues are better now as they use'virgin'vinyl and are thicker and with a much reduced run off the master.
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i gave up buying vinyl because of the awful quality of it, 4 faulty copies of Kate Bush "Hounds.." put paid to it.
Aren't all her records faulty ?
Peter
I have a Garrard 401 with an almost vintage arm, an audiotechnica AT1007, and Grado prestige gold. I've been debating for the last three years if I'm going to get a new plinth or a new arm. I had my sights set on an SME IV, but since then I've reduced my aspirations to an Origin Live modified RB250.
I only ever managed to really tolerate one Kate Bush record, the hounds of love,and that was probably because of the girl friend I had at the time.
Peter
You could try,
British Vinyl Network,
First Vinyl
Simly Vinyl
They all have web sites and do mail order.
Regards
Milan