Official CD/LP purchases thread

[IceyHotshot]

So, I'm super stoked 'cause I have my new turntable and phono preamp picked out to buy for Christmas. It's the Music Hall MMF 2.2 with a Musical Fidelity V-LPS MKII amp. My question, what would be a good pair of speakers to buy? Any suggestions $300 and under would be greatly appreciated!

If you're handy and willing to build it yourself, this is a pretty good kit. http://www.diysoundgroup.com/speaker...amiga-kit.html

[bballarl]

LP:
Tone Loc - Loc'd After Dark

I love "Funky Cold Medina."

[greghead]

Yeah dude! Such a hot track.


And DIY speakers? Not quite sold on that. I don't believe I could personally achieve the level of fidelity to which I'm accustomed.

[FEELS]

Yeah, I'm not sure I'm handy enough to make them how I'd like aha. Greghead, do you have any other suggestions?

[woogie846]

Wombleton Records...

Os Mutantes - Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol
Gilberto Gil - s/t

Both original Brazilian issues!!!

[FEELS]

Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister CD

[bmack86]

Wombleton Records...

Os Mutantes - Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol
Gilberto Gil - s/t

Both original Brazilian issues!!!

Which Gilberto Gil self-titled? By my count he has three legit self-titled releases and three more that are live albums with titles like Gilberto Gil Au Vivo. And if that's vinyl you mind me asking how much?

[IceyHotshot]

Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

Thanks for the rec, Bryan!

[bballarl]

Mail order.

LP:
Mahmoud Ahmed - Mahmoud Ahmed
Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do
Deafheaven/Bosse-de-Nage - Split
How to Dress Well - Total Loss
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch

7":
How to Dress Well - Set It Right/Again b/w Blue Crystal Fire

[bmack86]

Let me know how the Aphex record sounds. If it's good, it's my next purchase. I'm listening to Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 right now and really wishing I had Druqks instead.

[greghead]

Druqks is a record I very, very much wish I owned. Are there any good represses? I'm supremely out of the loop with that stuff ...

[bmack86]

Never been repressed and it was only pressed in a ridiculously small number of 4LP box sets. I'm really fighting the urge to buy a copy on eBay for 100 bucks right now, but it's from England and the shipping will kill that good deal.

[greghead]

Never been repressed and it was only pressed in a ridiculously small number of 4LP box sets. I'm really fighting the urge to buy a copy on eBay for 100 bucks right now, but it's from England and the shipping will kill that good deal.

Wow, that's tempting. I turn 30 this coming year, perhaps I'll have to treat myself with something like this.

[faxman75]

The Who - Who's Next ltd edition colored vinyl (1000) from Soundstage
Nirvana - Bleach (remastered)

Waiting on
Frank Ocean - Planet Orange (Germany, bootleg pressing)
The National - Virgina EP (colored vinyl)
The Smashing Pumpkins - MIFS Vinyl Box

[bmack86]

Wow, that's tempting. I turn 30 this coming year, perhaps I'll have to treat myself with something like this.

I'm avoiding it for now because popsike tells me that you can get copies for about 60-75 off eBay if you're diligent. And, he's reissued much of the catalog in the past few years, so I'd almost expect this to be included in that eventually.

Thrift stores:

Roy Orbison - The Orbison Way
Duane Eddy - $1,000,000 Worth of Twang
The Ventures - Play Telstar and other hits

[bmack86]

I hit the last thrift store in Bishop today, and something I ordered showed up. Guess which is which!

Fats Domino - Lets Play (1959 mono press)
Dawnbringer - Into the Lair of the Sun God

[IceyHotshot]

[JorgeC]

Got a gift card to a mall that I never go to (Victoria Gardens) so i ended up going into Urban Outfitters. Found the following

Niki & The Dove - Instinct 2LP (Green vinyl exclusive)
Father John Misty - Fear Fun (Blue vinyl exclusive)

There was also the new Hot Chip 2LP on Red and Blue vinyl (exclusive?), but the sleeve was pretty banged up. Anyone know how often they get exclusives? I never go into that store, so not sure if it's worth making a trip every once in a while. There's one across the street from amoeba, but it never crosses my mind to go into it.

[bmack86]

Woah. Yeah, I never even think to check Urban, but I do know I got an Altamont catalog from there because it had an exclusive No Age 10" once. Definitely something to check out.

Arriving today via Amazon:

The Gun Club - Pastoral Hide and Seek
The Gun Club - Lucky Jim

Never heard either. Incredibly excited.

[mmsk123]

Urban gets quite a few exclusives. Grimes Visions on purple vinyl is pretty cool. Father John Misty Fear Fun on this sweet turquoise blue, Feist's reminder on red.. some others. They also have alot of picture discs but not sure if those are exclusive. It's worth checking their website everyone once in awhile to see - they always list their exclusives on it.

[Spooks]

Got a gift card to a mall that I never go to (Victoria Gardens) so i ended up going into Urban Outfitters. Found the following

Niki & The Dove - Instinct 2LP (Green vinyl exclusive)
Father John Misty - Fear Fun (Blue vinyl exclusive)

There was also the new Hot Chip 2LP on Red and Blue vinyl (exclusive?), but the sleeve was pretty banged up. Anyone know how often they get exclusives? I never go into that store, so not sure if it's worth making a trip every once in a while. There's one across the street from amoeba, but it never crosses my mind to go into it.

UO has exclusive color for some releases. You can check out some lists here: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/in...finitive-list/

[JorgeC]

Awesome, thanks for the list! Guess I will have to track down that Hot Chip at another store.

[greghead]

Fats Domino - Lets Play (1959 mono press)

Now, this. This is what the fuck I'm talking about.

[bmack86]

That and the Roy Orbison record that I found recently are both so goddamn good. They're both a little beat up but still sound fine and the songs man, the songs.

[xanman86]

A few recent music purchases

[nosurprises12]

Thanks again to my Secret Santa Robin for the Reservoir Dogs reissue (blue version)!

Went to Atomic today:

Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross
The Faces - Ooh La La
Gang Of Four - Gang Of Four EP
Chromatics - Cavecare EP (this has been sitting in their bin for months priced at $15, but they repriced it this month and I got it for $6)
Fingerprintz - The Very Dab
Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King

[faxman75]

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange arrived today. I'm listening to it now. It's 2 LP's and the back has the full track listing with song times on the back and in the bottom corner it says "limited edition". It sounds great vocally and musically BUT there is subtle static that can be heard coming in during the quiet parts on occasion. I want to stress it's very subtle but absent on other new vinyl i've tested so it's not a dirty needle and the records are shiny clean. I'm playing it fairly loud and loving it so it's not ruining the experience at all. This was ordered on Discogs from a seller in Germany.

[bballarl]

12":
Girls Names - The New Life

Their new album is going to fucking RULE. I'm telling you guys, listen to this shit now.

[IceyHotshot]

Stars of the Lid - The Ballasted Orchestra (2013 repress, preorder)

[greghead]

That and the Roy Orbison record that I found recently are both so goddamn good. They're both a little beat up but still sound fine and the songs man, the songs.

Is that Roy Orbison disc on Monument, or had he already switched to MGM? If not Monument, it's gotta be his first or second MGM release. Nice.