Pulled out my box of CDs maybe a year ago and the case for this album was empty. I preordered this so long ago I kinda forgot about it, but today it finally arrived.
I enjoy crate digging through used records, whether that be at my local record shop's discount or $1 bins, or at the thrift stores. What do you have in your current collection that you wish you had a better copy of? I'm not talking about finding an original pressing or a specific master, just something with less noise or wear and tear. For me I'm hoping to come across a cleaner copy of Blues Magoos- Psychedelic Lollipop and Osibisa- s/t in the wild someday.
Picked up my first integrated last weekend off fb marketplace from the original owner, complete with owner manuals. A little Deoxit, checked the bias and tweaked the meter pots so they match and she’s singing beautifully.
Freddie Hubbard with an excellent cast of players and a beer from Cacoon brewing- Fragments of Flight
Found this Eddie Money in the $1 bin a while back, then a couple weeks ago I found another copy in the $1 bin and grabbed that one too, I figured I’d keep one and give the other to a friend. Turns out the first one I found (pictured) is an original pressing and second one I found was a reissue. It was the first time I’ve been able to compare two copies and the difference was noticeable immediately despite the reissue copy looking pretty much in brand new condition. I definitely get why people hunt down original pressings.
The last track of the album has played and as you're walking over to the turntable you say to yourself "what a great album". I know a lot of the time it can be how the music happens to fit your mood at the time, but I'm curious what was the last album you listened to that the music just hit right? For me it was Hermanos Gutierrez- El Bueno Y El Malo