Melt Face Molly Drop
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Does this one have the actual zipper or just a printed picture?
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folsom_lives
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Amazon just sent me a notification that my package was damaged in transit and won't be delivered and will be refunded...
AnthonyI
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I would be surprised if it did.
MikeH
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No actual zipper. I don’t believe they make the reissues with it anymore because it’s too expensive to manufacture.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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They did this one in 2015, wasn't sure if they were still hanging around in places The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
MikeH
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Ah interesting! I like the idea of having the zipper but I'm also fine with paying half as much for a potentially better pressing too.
AC Slaughter
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They sent me the same thing on my Andrew Hill and it ended up showing up. It was weird.Amazon just sent me a notification that my package was damaged in transit and won't be delivered and will be refunded...
Corycm
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This is one of those albums I keep buying used to progressively get a better version. So many zippers. It’s one of my favorite Stones albums but it’s going to eventually require its own shelf with all the damn spacers to protect the other records.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Think I need to upgrade my copy as well. Not because it's bad, but because it's a '71 original that I paid $15 for 6 years ago in VG+ shape and discogs is telling me that maybe I should keep it that way.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Also, that zipper tab is sure to wreak havoc on the backside of any jacket that resides beside it in your records stack.
MikeH
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that's my other worry hah. i try not to pack my records too tight in the shelves but they are definitely not loose enough to not have that dent whatever is to the side of it.
gregathon
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Yes, I wonder how many original chronologically filed copies of "Exile..." have the corresponding zipper mark on their back cover?
dhodo
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Are original/early presses crazy now? I got one for around $20 just doing a saved eBay search a few years ago for a couple months. As long as you know what to look/ask for, you can find an original that people don't really know or advertise is one.
Seemed like most of the guys over at sh.tv really prefered them to the half speed. IIRC someone even posted some samples from different versions when it came out.
dhodo
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I can't remember if I have a piece of cardboard or a trash album cover between them. I'll have to check. Nothing compared the first Durutti Column album though!
TenderLovingKiller®
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So are these Half-Speed Abbey road pre-orders just a repress or are these newly remastered? I am curious mainly for Exile I read the original Abbey Road that the original half speed remasters were not worth the money and so I just picked up a cheap reissue a few years back. Does any know how f these are new remasters or just represses?
TenderLovingKiller®
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Also was it Public Image LTD that had like a single where the sleeve was just low grit sandpaper designed to destroy the sleeve of anything that sat next to it on a shelf?
EDIT: LOL, nope! that was the Durutti Column Album you mentioned.
DOUBLE EDIT: I guess, that was the initial idea for Metal Box packaging but never came to fruition...
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MikeH
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Oh I meant twice as much for the 2015 pressing that was linked that has a zipper. Not sure how much an OG costs but I was fine dropping under $20 for the half speed remaster either way. The half-speed isn't out yet so not sure how the hoffman folks are comparing them? Unless I'm missing something on that specific release.
dhodo
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Not sure about PiL, just know about that Durutti Column one.
dhodo
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Sorry, maybe I was thinking of Exile? I think there was a half speed box set, so there should be opinions on it as well, if it is the same.