The vinyl looks like it was pressed by a waffle maker not flat, not warped but visibly uneven. Sounds ok but it's a bit hard to know what is poor source. A good collection of tracks for $35, if I had spent $150 I would have been pissed. Certainly not essential
Control did come out as part of a Jackie Leven 4 CD box set in 2001 on Cooking Vinyl called Great Songs From Eternal Bars, not a patch on his later solo stuff - he sounds very young; sometimes folky, sometimes poppy, but it is certainly worth getting
Performers pay tribute to Jackie's music on YouTube (1) Jackie Leven at 70 - A celebration of his life & work. - YouTube
The Best of Everything - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2CD) $11.57 (UK global store) https://www.amazon.com.au/Best-Everything-Definitive-Collection-1976-2016/dp/B07HY24S8P
Derek And The Dominoes Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs - 50th Anniversary Edition (4LP) $118.17 Amazon UK https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08GB6W9Y3/
Liam Gallagher Why Me Why Not (LP) $22.44 https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07YK32K3Z/ Picture Disc
Dire Straits Studio Albums (8LP) $216.61 Amazon US https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B079PH4RZY/ Grundman/Ludwig/Bellman
Is this any different apart from the issue year? https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00F469JLQ I figure they would have used the same metal parts.
After a bit of digging around, I would say you are correct. Both boxes are Grundman mastered, pressed at GZ. EDIT: One of the comments on the Amazon page says the cheaper box is pressed at Pallas but discogs says GZ so who knows.
I think I might take a chance with the cheaper one. It is 100% certain that the 2020 pressing is done a GZ media, whereas at least there is a slim chance the 2013 pressing was done at Pallas. I've had a lot of bad experiences with GZ pressings. And I mean a lot.
I'm going with the cheaper one, too. 150 for a box of Grundman mastered Dire Straits LPs sounds good to me.
Grabbed one at $38 this morning, that's pushed it back up to $66 sorry. Will report back on the pressing but I listen to this set on Bandcamp and the music is perfection.
I went for the Priority International shipping at $17. Swifty, let me know two things: How long your delivery took. Which pressing you got (Pallas or GZ). I'll report back here on both as well.
Soundtrack Various Artists O Brother, Where Art Thou? Deluxe 2x CD AU$18.56 https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0042KZJ5K
Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra Live 2x CD + DVD + Blu Ray AU$21.57 https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07XK5PNZR