What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?

@flash56 

The pink label is the best that I have. The next best is the pink rim Island but it shares some of the same characteristics as the A&M's. It's as if it's a version of the A&M's but done better, if that makes any sense. Any Island records that I have are always better in some ways than their US releases. I always thought it was the best but only because I never heard what it could or should sound like. If @bdp24 hadn't brought it to my attention, I'd never have noticed as I had nothing better to compare it to. If my 180g had a properly centered hole, I might have found it to be better than the A&M's, as these reissues were "touted" to be. This has been a real learing experience for me and I've picked up a number of things to add to the collection. 

Make that learning, not learing. I sure do a lot of typos. Sorry.

@sls883 

I have not found The Ghost of Childhood. Maybe it isn't available? I do have another coming called falling farther in..........I think. Will post after I get to hear it. Having never heard of them before, I was pleasantly surprised. 

@billpete Falling Further In is their second recording.

You have to order the newest cd directly from the band via Bandcamp. 

https://octoberproject.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-of-childhood-2

@sls883 

Cool, thanks. I noticed a couple others on Amazon. I'll probably have them all at some point. So......is the self titled one their first? It has a photo of someone with a shopping bag over their head, looks like a poor kid's halloween costume. I wore similar when I was a kid.