Vinyl Me Please Anthology

Enaz Fox said:
@Mather and anyone else who's interested in this box. Found this write up from a deadhead on reddit that's super informative and has links to available copies of things.
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Though if someone wanted to follow that guideline, I would drop the $100 Terrapin Station.

I'd propose better uses for that money would be and super readily available:

Wake Up To Find Out - $100
One From The Vault and MoFi In The Dark - Would run about $110
MoFi Skull & Roses - $70ish
Giants Stadium '91 - $90 ish
 
Enaz Fox said:
@Mather and anyone else who's interested in this box. Found this write up from a deadhead on reddit that's super informative and has links to available copies of things.
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This is so good. When you’re spending 100 on just terrapin and you still save money. Without a Net is honestly almost more of a completist novelty at this point. I want it because it’s the only one I don’t have—I know that’s silly, but hey that’s how my brain works. But I also stream a lot of Dead and have never once went to WaN. Really thoughtful write up and pretty hard to argue with any of it. Even with this, people will stay justify that it’s an easy way to get into a band, when they could spend twenty minutes clicking links and get the records cheaper, and faster.
 
Mather said:
Yeah but Cogs is a no go for Canadians pretty much right now. Take that Europe for 40, add $25 shipping, then add 40% exchange rate. That $40 record is $91 when it lands on my doorstep. That's the problem right now...

Amazon UShas AB, WMD, and Live Dead, all under 25$ Not sure about Canada.
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Amazon has AB and the new WMD
 
30 bucks a record sound pretty solid until you think about how that means each album must cost 30 for a single LP, 60 bucks for a double, and 90 for a triple LP

assuming analog production costs it might actually make sense since 35 for a single LP from qrp by chris bellman, 55 for double LP, and 100 for 3LPs...

steep jump for 3 LPs and still probably should be at least 50 bucks less but still
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I am looking at that RSD 5lp boxset. Amazon.ca marketplace has a 2011 for about $35 plus they have Workingman's Dead 50th on pre-order, just not sure of the pressing info on it.

Or getting the 5lp Warner set for about $250cdn on discogs, from a Canadian seller so shipping shouldn't be to terrible.
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A 2011 what, Europe 72?
 
VMPs emails / You tube videos etc really do ramp up the FOMO on anthologies. If you dont own any GD id say the most sensible solution is to put this thread on ignore 😊 Please test them out on a stream before dropping $450 on VMPs doorstep.
About 12 months ago i tested GD out on Spoti thought it was OK so bought American Beauty and Live/Dead - combined cost under £40. Both spun once and forgotten, never really reaching top spot during my many “pick a rarely played record” moments during lockdown.
 
sjaygray said:
I feel like Jerry would roll over in his grave over a $450 vinyl box set of otherwise readily available music.
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Outside of Without A Net, I totally agree. They definitely threw that one in for the people who want it and have convinced themselves this is the best way to get it. I haven’t seen it work too much yet though.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I am looking at that RSD 5lp boxset. Amazon.ca marketplace has a 2011 for about $35 plus they have Workingman's Dead 50th on pre-order, just not sure of the pressing info on it.

Or getting the 5lp Warner set for about $250cdn on discogs, from a Canadian seller so shipping shouldn't be to terrible.
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Heads up on the new WD. These 50th reissue campaigns that dead.net have been doing have consisted of a CD set (with a live show), and a picture disk. WD did have a colored pressing put out as well, but that was a dead.net exclusive and sold out. So if you see WD and it is a preorder, it is likely the picture disk, and nobody needs that.
 
I may have purchased the "Live/Dead" vinyl on amazon for $31.06 - but can't really tell anything from the listing about which release it is. It should be delivered by Sunday, though, so I'll let people know (if we don't figure it out before then).
 
For anyone interested, it appears that Plaid Room has 4 copies of the MoFi American Beauty. A huge deal at that price.

I own this and recommend it. Can't see how you could get a better version of American Beauty.

www.plaidroomrecords.com

Grateful Dead - American Beauty [2LP, 45 RPM]

Order now from an independently owned record store in Cincinnati, OH 821797242912
www.plaidroomrecords.com www.plaidroomrecords.com
 
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