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RHANDMJ said:
Keep them. The Euro Parlophones are outstanding. The US, I am guessing pressed at rainbo, are crap, but I can't see the reissue sounding better, or eventually having greater value, than those OG's.
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Honestly it’s more justifying owning two copies of an album, especially when it is worth enough to flog and get a couple of rarer things with and that it’s unlikely the market will keep rising at the same rate once we get out of the pandemic bubble.

Of course with the reports of the new press sounding worse then of course I’ll keep both for the best sound and the extra tracks!
 
Joe Mac said:
Honestly it’s more justifying owning two copies of an album, especially when it is worth enough to flog and get a couple of rarer things with and that it’s unlikely the market will keep rising at the same rate once we get out of the pandemic bubble.

Of course with the reports of the new press sounding worse then of course I’ll keep both for the best sound and the extra tracks!
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Agree. I have a very hard time justifying two copies of any record. I have only a handful of such cases, most stereo vs. mono, but even then, not many.

I've cashed out too - and I don't worry about whether I am 'downgrading' sound because I am not looking for the grand prix de son. Actually, in most cases, it isn't a downgrade at all.
 
Joe Mac said:
Honestly it’s more justifying owning two copies of an album, especially when it is worth enough to flog and get a couple of rarer things with and that it’s unlikely the market will keep rising at the same rate once we get out of the pandemic bubble.

Of course with the reports of the new press sounding worse then of course I’ll keep both for the best sound and the extra tracks!
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A bit jagged on the edges too…
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Thankfully didn’t notice any debris in the sleeve or any stuck to or scratching the lp but I’d recommend giving it a thorough wipe down with that fancy new cleaning device just to be safe.
 
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RHANDMJ said:
Agree. I have a very hard time justifying two copies of any record. I have only a handful of such cases, most stereo vs. mono, but even then, not many.

I've cashed out too - and I don't worry about whether I am 'downgrading' sound because I am not looking for the grand prix de son. Actually, in most cases, it isn't a downgrade at all.
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Yeah similar tbh.

The only double (or triple 😬) that I have are the mono v stereo (v Giles) of The Beatles. I’d be tempted by an AP 33 stereo of Pet Sounds to go with my AP 33 mono. They’re particularly special cases. There are few other examples that I can think of that I’d do that for!
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
A bit jagged on the edges too…
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Thankfully didn’t notice any debris in the sleeve or any stuck to or scratching the lp thankfully but I’d recommend giving it a thorough wipe down with that fancy new cleaning device just to be safe.
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Yikes - looks like they’re really cutting corners these days. Thanks for posting your thoughts - I was feeling some FOMO seeing this at my local today, but I have good copies of both and couldn’t rationalize buying another set for a disc of alt versions. OKNOTOK was a different story with all the new tracks.
 
D Jilla said:
Yikes - looks like they’re really cutting corners these days. Thanks for posting your thoughts - I was feeling some FOMO seeing this at my local today, but I have good copies of both and couldn’t rationalize buying another set for a disc of alt versions. OKNOTOK was a different story with all the new tracks.
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Yeah, overall it’s better than what I had and I don’t want to make it sound like it’s garbage because it’s an average pressing. I was just hoping for flawless. Though, I imagine if some of those broken off bits made it into some of the sleeves they could really do some damage.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I was very happy with Let It Come Down. It may be the best sounding of the 4 reissues thus far.

Hopefully, I oversold the flaws on Kid Amnesia a bit and you will end up being pleasantly surprised by your copy.
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I’ll have to listen to it again because on first spin I thought it had been cut too hot. Not as hot as Pure Phase which is verging on the ridiculous, but too hot for my ear. I actually thought Lazer Guided Melodies was the nicest sounding of the four remasters 😂
 
Joe Mac said:
Yeah similar tbh.

The only double (or triple 😬) that I have are the mono v stereo (v Giles) of The Beatles. I’d be tempted by an AP 33 stereo of Pet Sounds to go with my AP 33 mono. They’re particularly special cases. There are few other examples that I can think of that I’d do that for!
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LOL. I have a Toshiba Pro-Use Abbey Road and the Giles. White Album & Sgt. Pepper - mono, Toshiba Stereo, Giles. Toshiba Pro-Use DSOTM and KG cut. KOB mono Kg & MOFI, a few Dylan mono & stereo, and a handful of others. Special cases!
 
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