What's that one holy grail record that's missing from your collection?

Obviously, "Holy Grail" is different for everyone and it doesn't always have to be an album costing in the hundreds or even thousands (like a butcher cover). One of my very holiest of grails is a top loading Greek White Album on Parlophone. I was bought one back in the Summer of 1969 by an aunt during an extended family visit to the "old country". I was 10 years old and was blown away that Greece even had any Beatle records. I didn't get to play it till a month later when we returned to the states in September (two days before the start of "junior high school"). i can still almost feel the transfixed state of mind it put me in as I listened to it for the first time, staring at the Parlophone label spinning round and round on my little RCA phonograph. I have many copies of The Whits Album but treasure none as much as this one...which I moronically "lost" over time.

 

I actually purged my collection of several thousand records and now it's down to about 600 and I have never enjoyed my collection more. All killer and no filler. One day I realized that I had records I had not listened to for many years. I began by going through them one by one and holding each one and asking myself if it brought me joy (Marie Kondo style ). I now listen more and I listen to my whole collection.

 

Dido - Life For Rent (Classic Records)

 

A genuine Beatles Christmas Album (US).

 

A complete set of near mint Apple UK Badfinger albums along with a near mint Iveys Maybe Tomorrow from either Germany, Japan or Italy.

 

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals- III/IV

 

Probably a black and gold labeled original UK Please please me Lp. (in mono).

 

Until the 3 CD box came out, it was the Birds Bees Monkees mono album.
I pretty much have everything I want although I'd love Greg Hawkes Niagara Falls on CD.

 

The Birds The Bees and The Monkees, US mono.

 

Chagall Guevara - German LP pressing in 1991.

 

I hope to do that too, one day. I have set my sights at 500, but - starting from 10,000 - that may be a tad overoptimistic.

 

Irma Thomas-Wish Someone Would Care
Barbara Lynn- Here Is,Atlantic and You'll Lose A Good Thing,Jamie
Bobby Bland-Two Steps From The Blues on original Duke yellow/purple label,and orange label red vinyl
B.B. King-red vinyl Crown LP's
Dylan-BOTT NYC version
Wayne Shorter-original Adam's Apple mono or stereo
Art Blakey-original Moanin'
Nina Simone-Little Girl Blue original mono in nr. mint condition

Just a few off a much longer list

 

Nothing too exotic: PJ Harvey's Dry would make the set for me of her work.

 

Are you serious or being ironical?
You can feed swine with Monster cd's here in europe.

 

Adam's Apple and Moanin' originals are on my want list too. In fact tons of Blue Note classics are on my want list. Also looking for originals of Horace Silver - Song For My Father, Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces and Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song.

 

I`ve never agonised over an LP or CD. Too much good music in my collection to be happy with.

 

Why don't you come out of your dream world!

 

Just bought the last one I was looking for VJLPS 1085 Beatles & Frank Ifield On Stage Stereo Portrait cover. Harder to find than the Stereo Introducing the Beatles Ad back.

 

This compilation LP which is the last of Julian Cope's Album of the Month for which I don't have a physical copy (other than the Postpunksamplers and other JC-compiled "albums" which were never physically released). The sole web reference I can find is the review itself, so either it is a regional LP (its a Danish garage-rock comp) or a bootleg. Either way, who knows if I would ever find it, but every once and a while I'll do another web search in vain.

Other than that, I'd take an original copy of Sun Ra-Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (1967).

 

Short list:

• Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking and Liege And Lief (OG UK Pink Island Labels)
• Dillard & Clark - Fantastic Expedition (OG A&M)
• Replacements - Let It Be (OG Twin Tone)
• Monkees - Birds, Bees, & Monkees (OG Mono)

Not super ambitious I know (except probably the Monkees)... I just need to get used to the idea of dropping $50-$100 for a record.

 

Respectfully, not me.

 

I acquired a copy of HEJIRA in immaculate condition here in the Twin Cities for about $4. Sonics of COYOTE and AMELIA absolutely shine!!

 

I do this ever so often. There are some albums I acquire, and realize, I will never listen to this one again. I will either sell it, or pass it on to someone that will enjoy it. This practice definitely works for me, and also helps others.

 

Sgt. Pepper Audio-5 Australian release.

The Origin of The Rarest and Most Sought After Pressing of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

 

1.velvet underground and nico- peelable banana.i actually saw one in a record store in the 70's.held it and put it back thinking i will get it next time.needless to say there never was a next time.it was long gone.