dbarila
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I was just being tongue and check. I would care about the quality too if I was looking for GBV vinyl.
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Oh, Of course you are. I am being self deprecating because it is a silly thing to care about and yet I still strangely do for some reason.
Bloodlemons
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I have the 2009 Newbury blue starburst pressing of UTBUTS. I can't find any Kevin Gray mastering listed on Discogs. It would be interesting to compare the two.
dhodo
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I feel the same way about getting the ORG There's a Riot Goin' On. I wanted to hear the murkiness and degradation from 46 overdubs as well as I can. At least I got it at list price.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, there are also some early Sonic Youth albums that ORG repressed that are on my want list also.
dhodo
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Yeah I am guilty of seeking those out. I have had eBay searches of them for a long time and got good prices on the colored version of EVOL and I think black of Sister, but the EVOL is quite dished and Sister is super noisy without any scratches. They sound great otherwise, but I usually have much better luck than that buying used. I am pretty happy with whatever other standard reissue of Daydream Nation I have.
MadLucas
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As long as the songs are good, I really don't care about the fidelity. Some of the best Robert Pollard songs I ever heard were recorded on four tracks or handheld tape recorders, and some of the worst I have ever heard were done in professional studios.
However, the band that he is working with now, now that Doug is back in the band, is unstoppably great and I think rivals if not exceeds the classic lineup of the '90s.
Now that I have ordered a copy of Vampire On Titus, I only need Universal Truths and I will be the owner of every proper studio album they have a recorded! Just wanted to share that win
Bloodlemons
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As long as the songs are good, I really don't care about the fidelity. Some of the best Robert Pollard songs I ever heard were recorded on four tracks or handheld tape recorders, and some of the worst I have ever heard were done in professional studios.
However, the band that he is working with now, now that Doug is back in the band, is unstoppably great and I think rivals if not exceeds the classic lineup of the '90s.
Now that I have ordered a copy of Vampire On Titus, I only need Universal Truths and I will be the owner of every proper studio album they have a recorded! Just wanted to share that win
You have 99 GBV albums? Lordy!
MadLucas
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GBV has 30 LP'S, of which I have 29.
Robert Pollard, including GBV and his side projects and solo albums, is where the number 100 comes in.
I have about 70 total, and I do have some white whales.
Ethos99
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I've got to go back and listen to mine.. I thought it sounded better than my 2010 version. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well I've never heard the 2010 so who knows, it's a lo fi album. Just sounds flat to me.
Ethos99
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Ethos99
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I think that's it, Elephant sounds lo-fi to me as well.
Bloodlemons
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Then why are there 155 for sale on discogs starting at $14?
Not sure. I think I got my copy for about $16 in 2015 or so. I am positive that it sounds better than the VMP press, either way.
Bloodlemons
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Thanks for the clarification! That's still a ton of Pollard/GBV.
dhodo
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They're still in print.Then why are there 155 for sale on discogs starting at $14?
Ethos99
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Fair enough.
Wouldn't the same plates then be used for the VMP version?
And perhaps the plates are worn the hell out since they've been stamping since 2010? So a version bought in 2010-2015 would be superior?
Mcgruffed that bitch!
HollywoodJohns
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This is a staggering achievement!!
No, different master. Run outs are totally different. No idea why but... reasons....Fair enough.
Wouldn't the same plates then be used for the VMP version?
And perhaps the plates are worn the hell out since they've been stamping since 2010? So a version bought in 2010-2015 would be superior?
Mcgruffed that bitch!
dhodo
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You'd think so, but per discogs, they are not from the same lacquer.Fair enough.
Wouldn't the same plates then be used for the VMP version?
And perhaps the plates are worn the hell out since they've been stamping since 2010? So a version bought in 2010-2015 would be superior?
Mcgruffed that bitch!
I'm not an expert on large scale vinyl manufacturing, but I believe there are established ways to make 10 thousand or so records from the same lacquer.
I think they make a father off of the lacquer and then make mothers from the father. Then they make stampers from the mothers and each stamper can press like 1000 or so.
If anyone knows better than that and can correct me, please do.
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