Definitive Audiophile pressings

Most of you know my feelings on country music, but I ordered that Randy Travis mofi because I'd never listened to it and thought it would be a good gift for my brother-in-law if I thought it was terrible because he loves terrible music. I streamed the first couple tracks after ordering it and predictably thought it was terrible, even worse than expected. But... It showed up about 15 minutes ago and it's a completely different listening experience than streaming. I'm shockingly impressed and am disturbed by how much I'm enjoying it, like it's shameful to like this, but, damn, it's a hell of a listen.
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Most of you know my feelings on country music, but I ordered that Randy Travis mofi because I'd never listened to it and thought it would be a good gift for my brother-in-law if I thought it was terrible because he loves terrible music. I streamed the first couple tracks after ordering it and predictably thought it was terrible, even worse than expected. But... It showed up about 15 minutes ago and it's a completely different listening experience than streaming. I'm shockingly impressed and am disturbed by how much I'm enjoying it, like it's shameful to like this, but, damn, it's a hell of a listen.
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It's a vibe that's created by those Record City stickers sitting under the turntable.
 
In the video that came out today with Chad talking about the Steely Dan UHQR he specifically mentions his other favorite rock bands - Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Beatles. Based on that alone I donā€™t think itā€™s unreasonable to expect at least one of those bands, if not all three, to make an appearance on UHQR.

Also, if Bob Marley and Jethro Tull are for sure to be next, it doesnā€™t necessarily mean they will be next in catalog sequence.
That's Chad for ya - his favorites are the top sellers of all time. Quite a wide range of tastes there. It's all about the money.
 
The minority within a minority are the folks like us debating this stuff ad nauseam in online forums.

As I said before, if history is any indicator these titles will all sell out eventually, and if they donā€™t AP/AS like has contingency plans to deal with potential overstock.
I think you are mistaking this forum for the Hoffman forum. I don't see ad nauseum debating here.

Every retailer has 'contingency plans' - dump them on the market at deep discount prices.
 
That's Chad for ya - his favorites are the top sellers of all time. Quite a wide range of tastes there. It's all about the money.

Those are my favorite rock bands as well. Do I love them just for the money?

Chad has been at the forefront of reissuing jazz, blues, vocals, and classical for quite a while. His tastes are quite broad, and heā€™s never been shy about the fact that he reissues what he likes.

Some people will grind an axe to a nub and still think they have a useful tool.
 
I think you are mistaking this forum for the Hoffman forum. I don't see ad nauseum debating here.

Every retailer has 'contingency plans' - dump them on the market at deep discount prices.

If you find AP titles at reduced prices, please be sure to share the links here.

As for the Hoffman forum, well, thatā€™s its own can of worms that Iā€™d prefer not to open here, where people like music. šŸ‘
 
Through side a on the Mofi Los Lobos and I'm convinced ROG can improve on this one, even if just by expanding onto 2 LPs which looks to be the plan if they do it. Does anyone know if the master tapes still exist? Mofi used a digital master per the sticker on the front.
 
Those are my favorite rock bands as well. Do I love them just for the money?

Chad has been at the forefront of reissuing jazz, blues, vocals, and classical for quite a while. His tastes are quite broad, and heā€™s never been shy about the fact that he reissues what he likes.

Some people will grind an axe to a nub and still think they have a useful tool.
Chadā€™s primary interest is charging the consumer as much as he can get away with. Case in point: charging $900 for Bill Evans Riverside Recordings
 
Chadā€™s primary interest is charging the consumer as much as he can get away with. Case in point: charging $900 for Bill Evans Riverside Recordings
Yep. He's a businessman first and a music enthusiast second nowadays. He'll raise the price on the last copies of AP pressings and point to discogs and ebay sale prices as the impetus to do so.

If he's gonna try to make a cool $20 mil on some 45RPM pressings, he's gonna try to do safe bands and titles.
 
Couldn't agree more. Chad is no philantropist. He is straight up gouging and making it out to be a great service he is doing while fucking people over.

It's easy for me. Ignore these. Just don't buy them. Say no. Have self-control. Let them sit on his shelves. Buy what will surely be fantastic hi-res digital downloads of each for $25. Enjoy the music. Sit it out.

Then Chad will learn the only way he can learn - that people won't buy a thrill for $150.

And he will have to revert to putting out these types of titles at 33rpm for $35, like the overwhelming majority of people want.

Could not agree more here and thank you for posting this. I would be tempted at a reasonable price point but forget it. I'll get the digital vinyl and enjoy my well worn copies all the same. Plus my multiple CD copies and the Citizen Steely Dan box. Enough already.

I have it on good authority that the licensing fees that he had to pay is in the millions so you know, he has to "make back his investment" by gouging the suckers. Plus, I've said it before, I don't trust Chad's claims about "original analog tapes". Just look at the Jeff Beck titles which are from Sony who hasn't been sending off tapes for many many years.
 
Could not agree more here and thank you for posting this. I would be tempted at a reasonable price point but forget it. I'll get the digital vinyl and enjoy my well worn copies all the same. Plus my multiple CD copies and the Citizen Steely Dan box. Enough already.

I have it on good authority that the licensing fees that he had to pay is in the millions so you know, he has to "make back his investment" by gouging the suckers. Plus, I've said it before, I don't trust Chad's claims about "original analog tapes". Just look at the Jeff Beck titles which are from Sony who hasn't been sending off tapes for many many years.
Yea--Sony seems to be sending tapes dubbed by Mark Wilder to reissue labels for certain titles if requested, not original tapes. That's what Speakers Corner has said recently at least. Chad has also had a few titles with the 100% analogue stickers plastered all over them only to later admit they weren't from tapes at all. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø
 
Chadā€™s primary interest is charging the consumer as much as he can get away with. Case in point: charging $900 for Bill Evans Riverside Recordings

Heā€™s not running a charity. We are free to buy CDs or cheap reissues if the cost of his vinyl is so offensive.

If anyone has a problem with a $900 boxset, vote with your wallet and donā€™t buy it.

Crying about capitalism isnā€™t going to solve anything.
 
Yea--Sony seems to be sending tapes dubbed by Mark Wilder to reissue labels for certain titles if requested, not original tapes. That's what Speakers Corner has said recently at least. Chad has also had a few titles with the 100% analogue stickers plastered all over them only to later admit they weren't from tapes at all. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø
You know, a good copy tape can be an excellent substitute for the original. back in the day, you were probably getting a second, third or more gen tape copy for that OG you bought in many cases.

And Chad's bullshit about the Dan not having good reissues out there is just that. Bullshit. The Impex Aja is awesome, the SC Can't buy A Thrill is as well. And IMO the MOFi katy Lied is sublime.
 
And Chad's bullshit about the Dan not having good reissues out there is just that. Bullshit. The Impex Aja is awesome, the SC Can't buy A Thrill is as well. And IMO the MOFi katy Lied is sublime.

You mean the Aja on Cisco?

Those reissues are both out-of-print and command high prices on the secondary market. Good luck to anyone trying to get a mint copy of either for less than the upcoming UHQRā€™s.
 
Heā€™s not running a charity. We are free to buy CDs or cheap reissues if the cost of his vinyl is so offensive.

If anyone has a problem with a $900 boxset, vote with your wallet and donā€™t buy it.

Crying about capitalism isnā€™t going to solve anything.
You are correct, crying about Chads pricing wonā€™t solve anythingā€¦.. however, sometimes it makes you feel better to say Chad is a greedy money hungry fucker trying to squeeze every nickel he can out of us for digiā€¦. I mean AAA records.
 
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