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 Message 570 
 August Abolins to Atreyu 
 90's vinyl 
 25 Jan 26 14:43:00 
 
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Hello Atreyu!

** On Tuesday 20.01.26 - 22:16, Atreyu wrote to All:

 A> Picked up Beck Odelay on vinyl.

On Discogs..

Stats:

    Have:5913Want:3406Avg Rating:4.54 / 5Ratings:635

    Last Sold:Dec 2, 2025Low:CA$53.22Median:CA$122.41High:CA$274.00

A signed one on Etsy = 690$


 A> Unfortunately this is another example of cramming an hour-long CD onto two
 A> sides of one LP and the sound quality is almost that of a Ktel
 A> compilation.

Apparently there are different pressing out there.  Was yours a sealed one?


 A> Seems to be hit-n-miss with these rereleases. Some pressings that are 2xLP
 A> are worth it, others look to be just a record company cashgrab.

The closest I ever got to purchasing vinyl all over again was when I was  
tempted to consider a special limited edition of a Mannheim Steamroller LP.   
That was still in the early days of CDs - and good DAC tech for CD players  
was still emerging.

-- 
  ../|ug

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