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Records don't cost that much more than CDs usually. If the alternative is not buying music than I guess it's expensive. Or if you spend hundreds of dollars on hilarious records.
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I drop like at most $100 every couple of months on records. AND if you're a smart shopper you can make it; recently picked up some boxsets that go for like $50+ for like ~$20-$30
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Jan 3, 2016 03:51
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Record collecting can be expensive. It depends entirely on what you're buying. A couple months ago, I bought an LP for $45, which discogs list median price of $83 (low, $54). That might be a "smart" buy, but it's still expensive, especially when you start getting into having thousands of records in your collection.
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Toe Rag posted:Record collecting can be expensive. It depends entirely on what you're buying. A couple months ago, I bought an LP for $45, which discogs list median price of $83 (low, $54). That might be a "smart" buy, but it's still expensive, especially when you start getting into having thousands of records in your collection. What was it?
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Jan 3, 2016 13:42
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I got the Machinarium and Botanicula soundtracks. They come with art prints and they're pretty neat:  Here's some download codes: 
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Jan 3, 2016 15:54
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BigFactory posted:What was it? Wire - Pink Flag
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Jan 3, 2016 18:11
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Totally worth it.
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Jan 4, 2016 01:36
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vinyl swap yesterday- traded for some Ornette Coleman, James Blood, Stanley Clarke, Martha and the Muffins, Blue Oyster Cult and Bonzo Dog Band. A buddy who plays black metal brought some 7"s and tapes. I ended up paying him cash but he gave me a deal because last time I comped him my copy of Lost Boys OST he wanted but didn't have any money. Portal x2 Tangerine Dream Morbid Angel Cave Ritual Carcass(tape) COC(tape)
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Elrobot posted:vinyl swap yesterday- traded for some Ornette Coleman, James Blood, Stanley Clarke, Martha and the Muffins, Blue Oyster Cult and Bonzo Dog Band. A buddy who plays black metal brought some 7"s and tapes. I ended up paying him cash but he gave me a deal because last time I comped him my copy of Lost Boys OST he wanted but didn't have any money. good poo poo m8
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Jan 4, 2016 22:28
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Pingiivi posted:I got the Machinarium and Botanicula soundtracks. They come with art prints and they're pretty neat: This looks really loving cool. I love that color.
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Jan 4, 2016 22:32
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Wow. I paid less than $20.00 for a new pressing about... twelve years ago. Never mind.
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Jan 6, 2016 01:56
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Picked up the new Bowie lp today. Packaging is very cool and well put together with lots of black embossed letters on black backgrounds. http://imgur.com/a/3mDU2 
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Jan 6, 2016 22:33
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Mine comes later this week, I've been hearing incredible things! Tony Visconti has really been talking up the vinyl mastering at the definitive version of the album. e: Ha, fair enough. vvv Millions fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Jan 6, 2016 |
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Jan 6, 2016 22:59
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Tony Visconti is also a record exec. I imagine he would say a lot of things to get people to buy physical media.
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Jan 6, 2016 23:02
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Well it sounds real good to me either way
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Jan 6, 2016 23:37
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Today is the day you can get the Star Wars soundtracks (I-VI) vinyl box on popmarket for a $15 discount from amazon. I have ordered from there before and would do it again. My finger hovers over the button now. Must ... Resist.... ...Also, weird that the clear vinyl version of Blackstar is a barnes and noble exclusive (I remember originally there were pre-orders via davidbowie.com) HerzogZwo fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Jan 8, 2016 02:01
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Yeah I got my copy from Bowie's site
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Jan 8, 2016 03:16
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I haven't seen it in person, but from the images the clear vinyl version of Blackstar from Barnes and Noble looks kind of dumb. The album cover is a star-shaped cutaway that reveals the record; given the title of the record and its general sound it makes a lot more sense for that cutaway to be filled with black vinyl.
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Jan 8, 2016 17:43
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This is an unfortunate reminder that I've been wanting to get more Bowie in my collection.
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Jan 11, 2016 09:18
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Ballz posted:This is an unfortunate reminder that I've been wanting to get more Bowie in my collection. Same. Also really fortunate for anyone who was already trying to flip one of those blackstar copies as I can only assume there will be a slight spike in price. My favorite store has a bin of 45s just for him that I'm sure is gonna get wiped out later today (especially if I have anything to say about it)
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SeXReX posted:Same. Also really fortunate for anyone who was already trying to flip one of those blackstar copies as I can only assume there will be a slight spike in price. My favorite store has a bin of 45s just for him that I'm sure is gonna get wiped out later today (especially if I have anything to say about it) Slight spike is an understatement: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DAVID-BOWIE...CQAAOSw5dNWk46s
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Jan 11, 2016 15:11
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Ballz posted:This is an unfortunate reminder that I've been wanting to get more Bowie in my collection. Diamond Dogs has been sitting in my collection for a while now, but I have yet to listen to it. I guess now's a good time.
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Wronkos posted:Diamond Dogs has been sitting in my collection for a while now, but I have yet to listen to it. I guess now's a good time. That album was my introduction to David Bowie. It's probably got my favorite opening line of any album I've ever listened to.
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Jan 11, 2016 17:59
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I finally decided to order one of my favorite albums of all time I also went to KSTARKE Records in Chicago to look around   They had an amazing house selection, but I didn't budget it out unfortunately. Next time I'm there I'll have more.
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Jan 11, 2016 23:13
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yeah mike yeah!!! yeah!!!!!
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Jan 11, 2016 23:15
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Boinks posted:Slight spike is an understatement: It's going to be so funny when these go for 50 bucks a year from now.
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Jan 11, 2016 23:44
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Or you wait another week or so. I ordered from Amazon yesterday. It's a little sick to see people profiting off of someone's death so brazenly. But if people paid, then they are just as guilty.
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Jan 12, 2016 01:07
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Cemetry Gator posted:Or you wait another week or so. I ordered from Amazon yesterday. I was actually wondering who is really going to pay 300+ dollars for a brand new mass produced album that just came out.
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Jan 12, 2016 01:29
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There is a Barnes and Noble near work that I hit up over lunch break. Guy in the music section said that a "gross looking dude" (his words) was waiting for the store to open, and bought every copy they had.
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Jan 12, 2016 01:40
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local shop put a $500 lot of records up and I feel like there's no way that you'd get your money's worth from it https://www.facebook.com/humanheadnyc/photos/a.405824829535461.1073741826.387720674679210/867724530012153/?type=3&theater maybe those bootlegs are worth a lot? and they've had that Blue Jean 12" for like literally a year so that has to be worth zero meanwhile Rough Trade is donating all profits from Bowie sales this month to a cancer charity, which is nice http://www.roughtrade.com/artists/1089. Rough Trade NYC retweeted it so I assume the same applies there
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abraham linksys posted:local shop put a $500 lot of records up and I feel like there's no way that you'd get your money's worth from it https://www.facebook.com/humanheadnyc/photos/a.405824829535461.1073741826.387720674679210/867724530012153/?type=3&theater They don't even include Let's Dance? You'd think a record store would have a copy laying around. I think I got mine at Goodwill.
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Jan 12, 2016 02:31
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Only the clear version is selling for that much. It's limited to 5000, which isn't that much considering world wide popularity. No B&N within 200 miles of me had a copy when I checked this morning.
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abraham linksys posted:local shop put a $500 lot of records up and I feel like there's no way that you'd get your money's worth from it https://www.facebook.com/humanheadnyc/photos/a.405824829535461.1073741826.387720674679210/867724530012153/?type=3&theater obviously they're all first presses and this is a very generous deal and not at all a money grab on a dead man
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abraham linksys posted:local shop put a $500 lot of records up and I feel like there's no way that you'd get your money's worth from it https://www.facebook.com/humanheadnyc/photos/a.405824829535461.1073741826.387720674679210/867724530012153/?type=3&theater There are some good/rare records in there fore sure (especially if the Man Who $old the World isn't a bootleg), but 500 for that lot seems like highway robbery. especially since all the 80s poo poo is dollar bin stuff. The top row and those bootlegs are really the only stuff there that is rare or valuable.
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CPL593H posted:There are some good/rare records in there fore sure (especially if the Man Who $old the World isn't a bootleg), but 500 for that lot seems like highway robbery. especially since all the 80s poo poo is dollar bin stuff. The top row and those bootlegs are really the only stuff there that is rare or valuable. For 500 bucks, you'd have to be an idiot to buy that set. The records don't look like they're in great condition. The first two albums are alright, but they're not great. I wouldn't be surprised if the Man who $old the World is a boot, and then everything else was at least a moderately popular album or looks like it isn't in the best condition. I don't see 500 dollars worth there. Especially when for half that, you can get the Five Years boxset. Sure, it's all represses, and it features the 2003 stereo remix of Ziggy Stardust that exists for some reason, but it's at least a quality product.
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Cemetry Gator posted:For 500 bucks, you'd have to be an idiot to buy that set. The records don't look like they're in great condition. The first two albums are alright, but they're not great. I wouldn't be surprised if the Man who $old the World is a boot, and then everything else was at least a moderately popular album or looks like it isn't in the best condition. Oh I know, I wasn't even getting in the specifics of that. Just matter of factly saying that assuming those are even copies that are at least VG+ it still isn't worth that much money. And I personally wouldn't bother with his debut album. Space Oddity/Man of Words, Man of Music is alright is pretty good but I wouldn't pay the high premium for a copy of it with the UK title when there are plenty of good copies of the 72ish reissue floating around for cheap. That said, I'd have to assume that anyone who'd actually spend 500 bucks on records would actually know enough about this collection to know that it isn't worth anywhere near that much. And if I may still be pedantic, that copy of Low is clearly a reissue from the 80s. edit: Oh and as for the five years box set I'm pretty sure it includes the original mix of Ziggy Stardust and that 03 remix is a bonus disc. CPL593H fucked around with this message at 07:24 on Jan 12, 2016 |
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Yeah, it features both. I didn't make that clear. It's just weird that it features both, since the remix is mostly pointless. It's very dry, and given that Ziggy wasn't drowning in reverb, it doesn't really do much.
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Cemetry Gator posted:Yeah, it features both. I didn't make that clear. It's just weird that it features both, since the remix is mostly pointless. It's very dry, and given that Ziggy wasn't drowning in reverb, it doesn't really do much. The best feature of the Five Years box set is the inclusion of Santa Monica 72, which is not just an essential David Bowie album but an essential live album as well. It was officially released in a limited edition a few years back, that record now sells for crazy money. I didn't hesitate to buy it when they put that out (and I remember thinking 50 bucks was a bit much for a 2xLP). CPL593H fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jan 12, 2016 |
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CPL593H posted:The best feature of the Five Years box set is the inclusion of Santa Monica 72, which is not just an essential David Bowie album but an essential live album as well. It was officially released in a limited edition a few years back, that record now sells for crazy money. I didn't hesitate to buy it when they put that out (and I remember thinking 50 bucks was a bit much for a 2xLP). My local record shop is going to break apart the box set to sell the albums individually, I've got dibs on Santa Monica  What's the consensus on the Re:Call material? Worth $20ish a piece?
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Just because you don't like his first release doesn't mean an original Deram s/t UK 1st minty isn't worth like a thousand bucks. This is a good deal imo : http://www.popsike.com/DAVID-BOWIE-10-metal-ACETATE-on-PYE-1966-I-Dig-Everything-early-rare-/301080704321.html But really just get Early Years 1964-1966 and Deram Anthology 1966-1968(includes his s/t) on CD or whatever because those releases are rare
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