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What album have you bought in the most different formats.

As I reflected on my musical journey, it occurred to me that I have owned one recording in the following formats over time:

Album original release
Cassette - prerecorded
Cassette - recorded from my vinyl
Reel to reel (recorded on my own R2R from vinyl)
Reel to Reel 4 channel - prerecorded purchase
CD
SACD

And NO, I never did 8 track

Also I now own the recording of the entire tour from which the original vinyl was created

The album - Live at the Fillmore East, by the Allman Brother Band

Does anyone have a similar attachment to a singular musical release?
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lhasaguy OP
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Wheels of Fire vinyl, upon release and 3 more times sue to life circumstances
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I would also mention the best sounding, to me at the time, was the dedicated 4 channel R2R.  
Having seen them in concert on that tour, it captured the moment.  I later abandoned that format due to lack of product.

In retrospect, too many pieces needed, Main amplifier, rear channel amplifier, four speakers and R2R for discrete input as opposed to "mixed" sound for effect.
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One more format would have been the short lived video disc, not sure about music on them.  I was not trying to make this a contest, LOL.  It is more about a favorite piece of music and evolution of formats over time.  Being 72, I have been buying music for 60 years... how did I get this old?
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