I prefer record shopping. Shopping online is honestly boring and when ppl bid during the last ten seconds on ebay and u lose it's really depressing
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204518909687210&set=a.1030744023321.5901.1667000818&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/groups/154417481409369/?fref=ts The Kinks Official Facebook Group. Hope one of the above links works for you.
The UK PYE reissues from the 80s are translucent purple when you hold them up to a light. Also, VGPS of these reissues had Mono on the cover, but they are actually stereo. Great sounding vinyl and I wish I didn't sell my "Face to Face" when the PRT CDs came out....d'oh. Sold that one too...double d'oh.
This UK seller describes the single-disc editions as "limited" and on 140g vinyl http://www.whatrecords.co.uk/search...=&format=lp&catalogue=&submit.x=91&submit.y=3
With VAT subtracted, they're going to be cheaper, more like £17, so around $27 each, not counting shipping.
Well we have always been single minded. And VERY determined The 80's Kinks reissues are a bit of a mixed bag. They sound wonderful but the presentation is really cheap. Since I AM in Germany where these are neither rare nor expensive I see these all the time and picked up "VGPS" in mono for four Euros a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately it comes in a single cover so you need it's stereo counterpart to get the full gatefold glory. They DO sound good but I wouldn't pay too much for them. Still wish someone would give them the same treatment the Beatles just received....even though the RSD releases from a couple of years ago are not bad. Even though I got the German Monos I kept these as well. They certainly look much better...
Just noticed something sorta odd with the new Muswell double LP: the two discs appear to have had lacquers cut at different places. The bonus disc is signed by Kevin Gray on both sides. The first disc is not signed by KG and has different handwriting in the deadwax. Both discs pressed at MPO in France.
Yeah, I was wondering what the SST scribed on the disc 1 deadwax stands for. The sound on the new Muswell is really good whoever cut it. You can hear the Tape Hiss and the soundstage is a much better than my original US Pressed Muswell. It really is mastered well and if it is digital there is little to no noise reduction. I honestly can't tell if it is digital or analogue. It just sounds great with much better instrument separation and dynamics than I have heard before on the album. The album is not a sonic wonder to start with, kind of always had an old worn out tape recording type of sound to it. Shame since the songs are so awesome.
The presentation of the 80s reissues is indeed cheap, but the sound is great. It is as good as an original, at least for VGPS. And while records like Arthur are indeed very common and can be found for 5 Euros, VGPS is not common. You were lucky to score it for 4 Euros. It does not show up often and when it does it usually more like 15-20 Euros.
Can anyone direct me to a website for the record company re-issuing these Lps for info? The Amazon UK listings post 'Sanctuary' as the record label?
What records tends to list every record on it's site as 'limited'. Which I guess is ultimately true but can be a bit frustrating.
I'd say every vinyl release these days is limited. But frequently nobody knows the quantity. Very few records remain in print.
I don't know what some of you are talking about. This is what I was talking about: http://www.thekinks.info/latest-news/ It was a pretty effortless google. Double albums. In the Universal Vinyl Store. Scroll down and you will see Village Green, Something Else, Arthur, Face to Face. Thank you.
I believe those Lps were past RSD re-issues. 'Arthur' and 'Something Else' are marked as RES 2012. I'm not certain these are part of the six Lps being re-issued in a few weeks.
These are not part of this new series which are single LPs. All Mono only except Arthur which is stereo
As already stated, these are from a while back, but also worth noting: The link to the Universal Vinyl Store for these titles goes to a dead page: "The page you’re looking for isn't here, we may have moved it, perhaps it was never there, or maybe its gone for good."
I agree that there's far better separation and dynamics on the new Muswell compared to a US original. I like the vocal and instrumental tonality of the original better though - sounds more human and lifelike to me although certainly lo- fi. Makes me think the new one is digital. I think most people will prefer the new one - far more detailed.
