The Blue Nile

try the discogs website.

IIRC Linn Records no longer own the copyright to these recordings.  The albums were reissued in 2012 by Virgin EMI so, while original Linn pressings might be hard to find, the albums themselves shouldn't be too hard to source.  A quick check of Discogs would help put your mind at ease.

Thanks Dozey - so immaterial then and no need to worry as their loss wouldn't exceed my excess and, according to discogs, is significantly less than the £11.99 John Menzies sticker that is still on the Hats CD! Maybe in 20 years things might look different so I  will leave them to my kids who will probably chuck them out. Guess I need a reliable HD download to keep me sentimentally whole.

Br

George

King Size posted:

IIRC Linn Records no longer own the copyright to these recordings.  The albums were reissued in 2012 by Virgin EMI so, while original Linn pressings might be hard to find, the albums themselves shouldn't be too hard to source.  A quick check of Discogs would help put your mind at ease.

 

Thanks King Size - mind at ease

Br

George 

Romjock posted:

I know there are some Forum fans out there. I have their first two albums on CD (Linn Recordings) and have carried them all over the world from UK to UAE via Pakistan, Romania and NZ, playing them often. Having tried to get a Hi Res download of both from Linn, and to be told that they no longer have access to them, I now have a concern about how I might replace them if things turn to custard through fire, theft etc. I would include them on my insurance policy but have no idea of their value (material or immaterial) - not that cash would replace their absence. Is there a website where I can establish what value they have? For the avoidance of doubt they are NOT for sale and I hope this post does not, directly or indirectly, offend any Forum rules. No doubt Richard will let me know if it does. 

ATB 

George

Minimum I'd do would be to rip them then make the data files part of your routine off-site data back-up. You DO have an off-site back-up for your data, don't you?

The original LPs are well worth having - but only of you have a record player to play them on...

I have both the original albums on Linn vinyl. Iconoclastic, un-categorisable, and utterly brilliant. Worth buying a turntable for!

Loki posted:

I have both the original albums on Linn vinyl. Iconoclastic, un-categorisable, and utterly brilliant. Worth buying a turntable for!

The Blue Nile's 12" singles are worth buying a turntable that can play 45s for.

I have first pressings of the first three albums, plus all the 12-inchers and the SQ is pretty amazing. I think they went off the boil after Hats but the music up to and including that second album is teriffic.

The extended 12" remix of "Stay" from 1984  (Linn LKS-1-12) is particularly worth seeking out.

Despite not having had a turntable for at least 20 years, I kept a handful of my old records for mostly sentimental reasons. I've still got my Linn pressings of Walk Across The Rooftops and Hats, though I'm pretty sure I hardly played them.  I appreciate that many people loved them - in fact it was an effusive recommendation that made me buy them in the first place - but they never did it for me. Judging by the current prices for mint vinyl copies on Discogs marketplace, I should pass them on to someone who'll appreciate (and play) them more.

Mark