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Matthew Sweet - "Girlfriend"
Intervention Records - IR-021 Man, this is a great pressing. 2xLP, so it has all 15 tracks from the original album, plus 3 bonus tracks. OK, so here's a good use for the 2xLP format I complained about a couple of days ago. I have this record on MOV, but it only contains 12 tracks, not the original 15. |
@bkeske A real irk of mine. I know many have LRS inventories but Discogs might look at penalizing them for this. They're quick enough to get heavy with buyers who delay payment.
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Yea, as the inventory is tied to his collection, you would think this should not happen. He said he searched for it, but could not find it, thinking it may have sold long ago. So @tomic601 is off the hook. 😁 I picked up another, but this time an original pressing. |
Spacemen 3 “Playing With Fire” Superior Viaduct 2018 reissue of Fire Records 1989 release L. Voag “The Way Out” Superior Viaduct 2015 reissue of a no label 1979 release Underground Railroad to Candyland “The People Are Home” Recess Records 2015 Philip Johnson “Youth In Mourning” Superior Viaduct 2014 reissue of Namedrop 1982 release |
@boxer12 Tim, the Superior Viaduct reissues of Spacemen 3 are great. 180gm vinyl pressed by Record Technology. Remastering is first rate. I think Steve (Superior Viaduct) has sold out but I’m sure if you’re looking, they can be found. How’s the new tone arm by the way? |
@reubent: Classic Records also issued Girlfriend (12 tracks on a single disc, mastered I believe by Bernie Grundman), as well as Matthew's Altered Beast, Blue Sky on Mars, and 100% Fun albums. My copies aren't for sale ;-) I have a coupla Intervention LP's---which are great, but have no idea how Classics compare to Interventions.. |
@reubent: Classic Records also issued Girlfriend (12 tracks on a single disc, mastered I believe by Bernie Grundman), as well as Matthew’s Altered Beast, Blue Sky on Mars, and 100% Fun albums. My copies aren’t for sale ;-) . I have a coupla Intervention LP’s---which are great, but have no idea how Classics compare to Interventions. |
@sbank and All, The Intervention Records 2xLP of Matthew Sweet - "Girlfriend" is available on eBay right now. I don't know the original MSRP, but they are selling for $56 plus shipping right now and they have multiple copies available. I do not enjoy paying "collector pricing". However, it's a really good example of the album for someone who is a big fan. It is remastered from the original analog tapes. Also, it contains all 15 tracks from the original CD only release, plus 3 bonus tracks. I think the Intervention Records release is the only vinyl release containing all 15 of the original tracks. I could be wrong about this, but I did do some cursory research. |
Wow, you guys were busy yesterday! I had my kids and grandkids over for a late Christmas, so no vinyl yesterday. Moving through the last of the Def Leppard this morning, their 2015 eponymous release. You'd think they might have been out of gas at this point, but it's really quite good. No Mutt Lange, but the songs and production are still really good. |
@puffball08 My youngest son likes a lot of rock, but no, neither of them are into vinyl. They probably think I have lost my mind but are polite enough not to say so. |
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Sounds so good. Interesting, horns (which I’m almost sure we’re added late in the mix) sound like they’re recorded very differently than the principal voice and instruments which are forward, sharply defined, and alive. The horns are recessed and flat relative to the rest. Not bad but different. Not that I care or anything... Just never used to consistently notice stuff like this until I started hanging out with you dudes…. They say some stereo owners can be faulted to listening to their gear more than they do their music. I think I may in fact be guilty once in awhile of listening to recordings and production more than to the music itself. Sometimes. Mostly I’m lost in the music. Like yesterday I had my own personal early heavy rock fest. What a trip on this stereo. |
Ok, technical question time. Are you using a Degritter? How many records do you clean in a session? Do you clean records in rapid succession (one after another) or do you wait a bit between runs? How long do you leave the machine off between sessions? Like overnight, couple of days, a week? Do you pre-clean records in another gadget like a Spin Clean? I have one but am curious about other people's experience. |
@bkeske +1 Mink DeVille |
@puffball08 great ? i want one but am curious about duty cycle, etc. I have not forgot about music visit, i have been under weather..argh Happy New Year Daniel. Jim |
for what it’s worth, if there is interest, might be able to schedule a visit ( eventually ) at Intervention. The owner use Lyra, Basis, Vandy 7 and 7. Gig Harbor. Let me know or remind me Summer. Yes, the Intervention pressing of Night and Day is super lovely.. i will add tge Sweet discs to want list…. you guys r a bad influence robot….bad… |
Happy New Year to you and Trish. No worries Jim. You and Trish get well soon. Lots of quality listening time and good coffee (with a brandy chaser🍷). If I get any replies about the duty cycle of the Degritter, I'll let you know. There is a lot to tell, but not here. By the way, thanks for the Spencer connection. I'm looking forward to that. daniel |
@bslon +1 X "Los Angeles" Remarkable record, particularly the first Slash pressings. Engineering/mixing were superb given X was still considered something of an outlier at the time. I'm sure having Ray Manzarek producing it helped a lot. Have you heard the recent (August 2020) X release "Alphabetland"? (don't know if this link will embed properly) Original lineup, like they never stopped.
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@puffball08 I hadn’t played that X record in a long while, Billy Idol’s Gen X reminded me to dig it out. Ray M plays on it too, also produced Wild Gift which I planned to play but ran out of gas. Cool the originals are still together, there’s been some health issues. Haven’t heard Alphabetland but after reacquainting with LA I’ll need to stream it. Thanks for mentioning! |