zdkaiser
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Yeah, the Tone Poets always sound good! Personally, I like the crackling sound from the jacket when you first open the gatefold. It's the sound of a quality Stoughton jacket.
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JohnnyCashFan
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yukbon
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although I will concede that they are CDs and not big black circles, these Herbie boxes (on the left) set me back....160?ish and encompass almost the entirety of the man's recorded output (sir-not-appearing-in-this-film-yet: River). the warner box is basically the mwandishi period, blue note is self evident and the columbia box is just....an absolute monster. it is tragic how much better vmp could've done theirs.
JohnnyCashFan
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Couple Colter Wall off the list √
folsom_lives
pretty_lil_dirt_boi
Khruangbin made good on their oversell promise and this came in the mail last week. Decided to spring for another variant just so I could frame this one. 
I didn't need to know this excited. Danggggg
avecigrec
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djdavedk
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If you do eBay, I think it’s under $10
Thackeraye
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Fresh Grabbers who have used them, what's your experience with Record City in Japan? Worth it? Think I can get some stuff much cheaper than here in Oz, but not jumped yet. Sure they will be fine, but just want to make sure.
avecigrec
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No experience personally but I've definitely seen positive words for them on here. I think in the "I did a thing" thread most recently...
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Done a couple of orders. If you get things EX (or VG+ if cheapish) you are usually ok.
Thackeraye
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Yeah, looking at VG+ stuff. If the postage is good then I think I'm OK!
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Not sure for Oz, but for Canada they use FedEx. Usually 3 records is the sweet spot. Anything more and there is a big shipping price jump. Plus have not been hit with any duty or brokerage fees on orders.
Thackeraye
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Lucky I’m looking at 3 records!!
If all my costings work out I can get 3 Japanese Led Zep pressings for the price of 1 sourced here. Might be quality differences, obviously, but I’m not looking for perfection here!
Poly-Rythmo
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I got a full set of Led Zep pressings from them and are super happy. I haven't quite ordered as much as @Joe Mac from them, but still a lot and haven't had any issues. It also led me to buying off a few Japanese Discogs sellers and also had v good experiences with them.
Joe Mac
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Yeah I’ve ordered a lot, it’s been a nice way of kinda filling catalogue’s of artists who you maybe don’t see on the used shelf here as much or stuff like Beatles solo that I don’t necessarily need a shiny fancy new press of. The fed ex shipping they use is scary fast and they tend to declare 100 yen per record so customs has been low (but that’s probably not an issue in oz because I know the threshold is much higher). The cheapest per record shopping is to build up a basket over time and do a crazy order of 15-20 but if that’s not something that’s on the cards then Jamie is right that 3 or 4 is probably a sweetish spot. The grading tends to be pretty conservative and I’m yet to have a problem but they are graded on sight so if you’re spending over €15 on something I’d only get EX. For cheaper ones I’ve been happy with VG+. Finally they are often pretty dirty when they arrive so need a pretty thorough clean or two on the RCM.
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Thackeraye
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Thanks Joe! Think I’m going to try 3 out and see how I go.
Selaws
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I will mirror what @joemac said about Japanese shipping, it's insanely fast. I have been ordering the Jazz Kissa Magazine series direct from Japan and each one has arrived in less than a week. I've ordered records from Japan at the same time as ordering records from the UK and the Japanese have arrived quicker.
Selaws
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The Curtis Fuller Sextette – Imagination (Savoy/Realm, 1963 First UK Mono Pressing)
Lester Young - Pres (Columbia, 1957 First UK Mono Pressing)
Carboot season is back and I lucked out on these two today for £3 total. The sleeves have seen better days but incredibly the records themselves are in stunning shape, just super dusty!
L'J IV - An Elizabethan Songbook (CBS, 1969 First Pressing)
The Stan Tracey Quartet - With Love From Jazz (Columbia, 1968 First Stereo Pressing)
A couple of fantastic British jazz albums. The L'JIV (London Jazz 4) is quite a rarity and certainly a unique release. The group took traditional Elizabethan songs and reworked them into contemporary jazz performances. It sounds like it wouldn't work, but it really does and doesnt have any of the dated sounds. "With Love From Jazz" is a Stan Tracey album that I have been after for a long while so I'm so glad I got a copy.
Archie Shepp - Live In San Francisco (Impulse! / His Master's Voice, 1966 First UK Mono Pressing)
Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue (Blue Note, 2022 Tone Poet Pressing)
Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers: British Jazz, 1960-1975 by Duncan Heining (Equinox Publishing, 2012)
Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr by Roger Farbey (Self-Published, 2015)
Really looking forward to the TP, its an album that I have been really excited for!
Ken Moule & Don Rendell Town Hall Birmingham Souvenir Brochure
A cool piece of paraphilia with from 2 titans of British jazz!
Lester Young - Pres (Columbia, 1957 First UK Mono Pressing)
Carboot season is back and I lucked out on these two today for £3 total. The sleeves have seen better days but incredibly the records themselves are in stunning shape, just super dusty!
L'J IV - An Elizabethan Songbook (CBS, 1969 First Pressing)
The Stan Tracey Quartet - With Love From Jazz (Columbia, 1968 First Stereo Pressing)
A couple of fantastic British jazz albums. The L'JIV (London Jazz 4) is quite a rarity and certainly a unique release. The group took traditional Elizabethan songs and reworked them into contemporary jazz performances. It sounds like it wouldn't work, but it really does and doesnt have any of the dated sounds. "With Love From Jazz" is a Stan Tracey album that I have been after for a long while so I'm so glad I got a copy.
Archie Shepp - Live In San Francisco (Impulse! / His Master's Voice, 1966 First UK Mono Pressing)
Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue (Blue Note, 2022 Tone Poet Pressing)
Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers: British Jazz, 1960-1975 by Duncan Heining (Equinox Publishing, 2012)
Elastic Dream: The Music of Ian Carr by Roger Farbey (Self-Published, 2015)
Really looking forward to the TP, its an album that I have been really excited for!
Ken Moule & Don Rendell Town Hall Birmingham Souvenir Brochure
A cool piece of paraphilia with from 2 titans of British jazz!
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