Portland Sheriff
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Some might even say I’m like Godzilla
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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MikeH
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“My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. She had a voice like Billie Holiday’s and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed.” – Bob Dylan Karen Dalton's 1969 Capitol debut is finally back in print! Light in the Attic is thrilled to present a brand new edition of this heart-w
Boom boom alert! @Ghost get in here!
TenderLovingKiller®
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I think they sometimes look cool though.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Obi are just an aesthetic thing like colored vinyl. They are kinda fun but I wouldn’t necessarily pay a bunch more for an album with an obi-strip.
That being said, if I buy an album that is missing an obi-strip that once had one, It would feel incomplete and that feeling would remain every time I pulled the album off my shelf. I would feel similarly if I had an album missing liner notes or a printed inner sleeve as well.
That being said, if I buy an album that is missing an obi-strip that once had one, It would feel incomplete and that feeling would remain every time I pulled the album off my shelf. I would feel similarly if I had an album missing liner notes or a printed inner sleeve as well.
Whereas to me it’s more like shrink or a sticker on the shrink. Rip it off and bin it, meaningless advertising. As such the cheaper no obi ones on the Japanese sites are my happy place!
TenderLovingKiller®
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I use a hair dryer to pull off hype stickers as save those as well. I enjoy the graphic designs/aesthetic of it all.
I’m kinda just there 99% for the tunes and the other 1% probably extends to the sleeve and the sort of romantic idea of vinyl.
TenderLovingKiller®
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The music is what matters ultimately but this silly hobby of ours has many facets. Some other things I take into consideration are collectibility, value, and aesthetics.
kafunis
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Yeah, occasionally one slips through that's a bit rough, I got 20 records from them the other week and one was pretty marked up and noisey, I've given it another clean, but haven't had a chance to listen yet. But most were as described.
kafunis
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There are 2 other quite long scratches on it as well.
zdkaiser
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I agree. Dont care for the VMP ones at all though. Those are just a nuissance.
TenderLovingKiller®
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The Rhino ones are lame too VMP lite.
Turbo
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Re OBI strips - I don't particularly seek them out, but their presence in good condition on a japanese record gives me added confidence that the record was well taken care of and that the grading is accurate. I’m not sure how scientific that is though. But I have my limits if it jacks up the price a lot.
jamieanderson1968
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Pretty much what I was going to say. If they are there, great and I will pay a few bucks more but not searching them out.
kafunis
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I'm happy to get a nice obi on a Japanese pressing, but I think the trend to stick them on other shit should stop . Obi means Sash in Japanese and it is an important and finishing touch to traditional clothing .
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, the Rhino Television is something else, I have the 2018 Rocktober cut which sounds really fantastic but this is pulling out some instrumentation that was a bit lost in the mud before. I am so used to other cuts it’s gonna take some time to get used to this. I think I prefer the Rhino cut but I not sure yet. I will need to spin it a few more times to take it all in.
TrainFan73
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the worst are the glued on ones from Spacebomb.
TrainFan73
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YOU MEAN IT DOESN'T MEAN OUTER BAND INSERT?
TrainFan73
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I actually agree with Fremer all this audiophile stuff is ruining music. I jest a little. I like mud to be mud if that is what was intended 9except for Exile on Main Street because otherwise I wouldn't be a music junkie who is overopiniated. There has to be some hypocrisy.)