What readily available LP's should I consider


After many years of chasing "perfect" digital playback, I’ve ordered a new vinyl playback rig, and am dusting off my old vinyl, and am so to speak, going back to the future.

While I've found many posts, web sites etc., with vintage vinyl recommendations, finding a list of well-recorded, excellent-sounding new, or READILY available pressings, has not been so easy.

What highly prized, must have LP's, should I be looking for? As most of us, my musical tastes are quite varied, and with the exception of rap, hip-hop, and opera (quite a combination huh?), I'm open to your list of EASILY procurable, LP's to die for.
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Showing 1 response by dirtyragamuffin

I think the latest 180g virgin 30th anniversary Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" pressing sounds great, if that's your thing. I also have an 70's era "plain jane" pressing that collects dust now. Someone mentioned the 4 LP Echoes set. I borrowed this set from a friend and thought the quality of the vinyl was fine, but I refused to buy it when I found that the version of "Echoes" was abridged--just shameful, shame shame!

I also enjoy the Classic Records 200g "Kind of Blue". Very nice quality vinyl.

Both are cliche "everyone's got em" albums, I must apologize, but I've found these to be very good quality pressings of popular choices and both are readily available as new.

If you're into Radiohead, the 10" Kid A pressing sounds wonderful...the Smash OK computer and the Bends are also very nice vinyls.

If you dig Portisehead, the Go virgins sound lovely.

All available brand spankin' new, though I did find that as the Smash Radioheads are imported to the US (not sure where you are), you need to stick with a place that deals in imports. I live a block away from an import shop so I don't know where online to get them, but they're out there, sealed, waitin' for ya.

$.02, cash tendered ;)