Pat Metheny's ... Secret Story is what my post above should have read.......As far as I know there was only a limited European LP pressing of this album.
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Wish List For Vinyl Pressings
Vinyl is king. Lets make it bigger and better.
With the huge resurgence of vinyl pressings new, reissue, 45RPM Lp's and specialty box sets, not to mention turntable sales, we are certainly living in the great second life of the analogue vinyl Lp album. All this and the abundance of used records is wonderful.
Here's the thing, I was thinking that the industry could use a list by us of albums that would be well received if put to press. Who else but a group of AudioGoners to offer up a wish list. This helps everyone, the artist, the record industry, the record stores and us the music lovers. Everyone wins.
Please keep with a couple of simple guide lines to make this an easy read for those industry guys. This is a list of titles that have never been on vinyl or are out of print, or very, very rare items. This should be record titles, artist names, maybe even catalog numbers if the item had previously been in press. Lets keep the banter to a bare minimum, if you would. The hope is that this will be read by the right folks and we will see (and hear) all this great stuff on our favorite format.
Happy Listing & Happy Listening, as always!
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Phish concerts. Particularly those originally recorded to analog tape, anything from 97, 98, and 99, and any good shows from other years. If the source is analog, please preserve it (no A>D>A). Grateful Dead concerts. Particularly those originally recorded to analog tape. There are so many good sounding digital copies of these shows, but I would really like to hear them without the A>D conversion. |
Ok, I know this thread has been dormant for some time but... Well, it has been a wait, and we win again, Luna's bewitched comes out this Tuesday on vinyl Lp for the first time ever!!! Vernneal, evidently you misunderstood the point of this thread...it was music that you wish was on vinyl, but is not, or is so rare that it is cost and sourced prohibitive, but that's ok. Fortunately no one (or their wallet) will have to die for acquiring this list of goodies. Happy Listener! |
Ssayeed... are you aware of these? http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&categoryid=Any&searchField=Any&searchtext=Oliver+Nelson&search.x=5&search.y=7 The two 12" 45RPM version is splendid to my ears. Happy Listening! |
Ascension -- John Coltrane All the Pink Floyd albums (I have only seen Dark Side of the Moon being reissued) particularly Relics and Meddle The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady -- Charles Mingus Another Green World -- Brian Eno On the Corner -- Miles Davis A tribute to Jack Johnson -- Miles Davis The Last Waltz -- The Band The BBC Sessions -- Led Zeppelin Expensive S**t -- Fela Kuti & Africa 70 and, The Blues and the Abstract Truth -- Oliver Nelson |
So many things by Yusef Lateef are either hard to find and/or pressings sound less than optimum, especially some of the Impulse! vinyls. Titles like Eastern Sounds form 1961 Prestige/OJC would be well worth a quality pressing, this is an amazing record. In 1957 on Savoy Jazz the Jazz Moods title is another beauty and Yusef's Live at Pep's of 1964 was a fine example of just how diverse his talents are as a multi-instrumentalist from tenor sax, flute, bassoon, and bamboo flute, and oboe etc. This was Mr. Lateef at some of his finest. CD's just wouldn't portray these performances at their best. I hope to see the record folks take some of these more seriously. I saw Yusef in Detroit at the 2007 Jazz Festival in his eight-seventh year and this man amazed me with his diverse mastery of instruments and spoken word poetry in between songs, he was sharp, vital, and loving in his handling of the music. I feel blessed to having experienced him live for the second time. I hope this music is not left to lose. Happy Listening! |
R_f: Thanks, I saw "Wicked Game" and may still be able to snag it. I have not seen "Forever Blue". I personally own: "Heart Shaped World" "SilverTone" "Chris Isaak" I have seen "San Francisco Days" too. The only thing wrong with those 45rpm rereleases: too Bloody Expensive !!!! Also, I can't say that I have ever heard a reissue that was as good as the original,45rpm or not. IMHO of course. happy Christmas e |
Emorrisiv, Look also for the UK press Chris Isaak - Wicked Game on Reprise GEMA/BIEM 1991, it has a different play list than "Heart shaped World" including an (instrumental) rendition of the song "Wicked Game" and a stunning cover of the Yardbirds "Heart Full of Soul". I think it is pretty hard to find also, yet worth it. Has his "Forever Blue" ever been put to vinyl? Wicked Game"" would also be an excellent candidate for reissue. Hey why not give it the full monty... 45RPM by Acoustic Productions?! [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Game_(album)[/url] Happy Hunting & Listening! |
MacDadtexas, I have "Heart Shaped World" on vinyl and it is indeed dear to me and hard to find. I got mine off GEMA from a guy in Brazil for a very reasonable price,($15.00 plus shipping)but most of the Ebay prices (when it is even available) seem to start at $50.00.I don't ever pay that much for ANY LP! Actually I am listening to it as I type this thread.Truly a wonderful recording,nice on CD but on vinyl,magical. For the wish list: I would like to have Christy Moore on vinyl.I have 4 of his earlier ouput, but some of the later are arguably his best music, and are only on CD. I discovered this artist while vacationing in Ireland,and while sitting in my B&B watching the telly;I flipped the channel and there was Christy and two of his mates playing the then new "This is the Day". Two days later I bought it while in Dublin. A truly beautiful song and CD.On vinyl it could be magical.(love that word) btw I have played some of Christy's LPs to audiophile friends and they all love it.Great pressings,wonderful music.I gave one of my friends a copy of Christy's "Voyage" LP for Christmas and he has been playing it daily,while he sets up his Benz. |
Personally, I would love for some of the 90's pop like: Counting Crows -- August and Everything After Smashing Pumpkins -- Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness Beck -- Mellow Gold Ben Folds -- Whatever and Ever, Amen The prices eBay are a bit wild, and you know those Pumpkins records are just sitting on some uberfan's shelf untouched. (the non bootleg ones anyway) The Tom Waits Orphans collection was way up on my list, but it just recently was released. |
Van (the man) Morrison- Poetic Champions Compose 1987 Hymns to the Silence 1991 Too Long in Exile 1993 Days Like This 1995 The Philosopher's Stone (1969-88) 1998 Polydor All great albums that are hard to find and in good shape, and in the case of the last title, a two disc set, spans almost thirty years of his career and to the best of my knowledge has never been pressed on vinyl. Happy (analogue) Listening! |