Very brave and candid from you about these albums you do not have on vinyl. Not something to be ashamed whatsoever, I agree, there's nothing you "should" have but there's the albums you want to have. For me, all physical media is ok, not only vinyl but CDs and cassettes as well. Streaming is also ok for its convenience and easy access, although neither every song nor every pressing/version is available, but on the other hand the sheer amount of songs that's available is amazing if you think what we had in the '90s and early 2000s, before streaming was a thing. Thanks for another entertaining video!
Recently found your channel and really love it. It's funny, down to earth, and you're not afraid to speak your mind. You don't have the "THIS album is a must own" mindset.
In 1982, when I was 21, I was babysitting for a friend. He worked for Phonogram and had The Who box set Phases which was made in West Germany which he got from work. It includes all the classic Who albums, My Generation, A Quick One, Who Sell Out, Tommy, Live At Leeds, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, The Who By Numbers and Who Are You. He wasn't into The Who and he gave it to me. It is cut quite low but is clean and crisp, and it was free. I've just stuck Who's Next onto the turntable.
I’am on a quest to get the vinyl community’s attention on the English progressive band Family, who I saw back in the late 60’s70’s. I’ve recently realised that there music is worthy of some love and respect, as they were an excellent band that never got much traction in the U.S!
I recently found your channel as well. Love watching your videos. Still laughing at the Falco one where you go off about the version with all of the dates in it.
👍👍well done Robert! I have Parallel Lines. Original Heart of Glass but the album Is all beat up unfortunately. Keep up the excellent vids. PS: I enjoyed the "Balloon" reference...
I'm impressed with Robert knowing his stuff with records and pressings. I worked in records retailing in (US) the 1970s, and when Robert mentioned about "Band of the Run" Capitol pressings having some shortcomings, I recall very well how the Classical music fans cringed at the low quality LP pressings on the "Angel" label, which was the EMI/Capitol branch label for Classical music. So, the claims of shortcomings with the LP pressings from Capitol in the 1970s is a valid one.
Wow, I never dreamed I'd have a record you don't have, and much less 2. I have Blondie and The Cars. I don't know which version of Heart of Glass I have, but I'll definitely check now just out of curiosity. Don't cry Robert, you'll get them someday, even if you're old like me...
Robert lamenting about not having a particular Allman Brothers vinyl LP reminds me of the flood of Allman Brothers albums in the bargain bins [cut-outs] racks at Tower retailers in the late 1970s ~ early '80; as their record label, Capricorn Records, went out of business. With that, record distributors had inventory they had to unload, with retailers, such as Tower, selling those records for $1.99 ~ $2.99 (US), even for the double-albums.
It's marvelous that Robert Fithen brought up the aspect about trading-in vinyl for CDs earlier in life. A friend of mine did just that when The Rolling Stones was first released on CDs, as he was financially struggling at the time. While he marveled at the clarity of the sound, there was something 'lacking,' too; so he went back to the used record store and, though it meant going into debt, bought-back the 'Stones vinyl LPs.
Damn Robert, the only one I don't have on cd is "I'm Stranded" Agree with you on your assessment on "Pet Sounds" and thanks for the head's up on the Santa Maria and Monarch pressings.
My sister had Blondie's Parallel Lines on vinyl. Unfortunately, I believe she exchanged or pawned it years ago. She did admit it was one of her very first records she bought at the time it came out.
The Cars debut is among the best debut albums in rock music history, but glad to see you acknowledge it! Also, in my opinion the first Wings album,Wildlife, is the best they did. Band on the Run is a close runner up.
Heh! When you switched to outdoors, next to that big "tree" for THE WHO, I thought we were about to see a reenactment of the "Who's Next" album cover (supplant tree for monolith) Okay, first off, I think it's only responsible to let you know that the 1996 MCA 180g "Who's Next" is, IMO, the best pressing. I get in-between the speaks with that one, and it's impossible for me to leave my Maxell chair (i.e. black leather recliner) until it's over! A sublime, yet powerful pressing. As for DAVID BOWIE, well, that's my all time, life-long favorite artist, so I'm sure I'd have an extra STS for you. That said, I bought it with my allowance brand new in early '76 when I was just about 10, so the *black and white* cover is the one that seems right for me. And hey, when you think about it, taking the overt use of cocaine into account, the more white the better, right? I mean, as far as exuding the true essence of that iconic, great album. The title track especially is a "white" song. The color LP jacket (although nice for sure) just doesn't fit. But again, I'm coming from a place of loving Bowie all the way back then, as it was happening. I have to speak from that honest, connected vantage point. - I almost bought that 1991 UK import LP of "Station To Station" back then (Ryko US stopped after "David Live at The Tower, Philadelphia" while the UK kept 'er going through "LOW,", I think it was - I just have all the RYKO US "sealed in a perforated clear bag" vinyl from '69-'74), plus promo posters, through to Heroes. Obviously have the original RCA LPs! Gotta have that original back cover art, the "MainMan" logo and most definitely the *US 1972 album covers* for "Space Oddity" and "The Man Who Sold The World" Those two Ziggy era covers embody those two albums soooooo much better than their "original Mercury counterparts" Anyway, I've got most of the other great albums you mentioned on vinyl (though I still, and always will, go to bat for well mastered CDs) I love both. And I know I have an extra "Candy-O" on vinyl, but not sure about the debut. Might have a second one of those debuts with the ol' hype sticker in tow. I need to check. *Oh, and before I go...right on about the original LP version of "Heart of Glass" 🥂 Marc ⚡
@@RobertFithen Haha. Yeah, I don't think a reenactment would've been good, esp for the more impressionable TH-camrs out there. It was great that you decided to go outside to that tree, just then, and only while talking about Who's Next. Haha The humor was there and the imagery just popped in.
Exile on Mainstreet was the very album that made me decide to get a record player about 11 years ago. I just woke up one day and said "I haven't actually heard exile as it is meant to be, with songs grouped in sides not just one long playlist". By the end of the day I had a turntable, amp, speakers, and 4 or 5 other of my favourites on vinyl too, such as the first big star, sweet baby james, and for the roses. Been hooked ever since, but thankfully kept most of my cds too.
You are right about Station to Station, in my opinion it doesn't have any filler material. David had a knack for songcraft. I was pleased when I learned my son had listened to it recently. He's attempting to listen to an album a day. Naturally , I am trying to keep up with him , and I'm always sending him links to checkout , especially the music I grew up with. Like your topics btw! I'm a new subscriber. Best wishes.
I'm with you on the Blondie, I have bootlegs and about 5 other records, even The Best of Blondie on vinyl but no Parallel Lines!! I' find it in the wild at a local store or yard sale. Same with The Saints.. Enjoying the videos Robert..
No need to be ashamed even if you are right, you ought to have them, but then it's fine to have gaps in the collection to be filled, because when all the gaps are filled, then where do you go? Great video!
I feel ya man, I'm still missing quite a few landmark albums too. You're really missing out on that Cars mofi though.. They sound incredible and they're cheap! Only paid $30 for mine bout a year ago. Good luck with those vertigo Sabbath records.. Wish I had em too, but I ended up settling for the next best thing, OG green label Warner Bros pressings. The Who, I'd just get the new half speed master.. It sounds great. The 3LP version with bonus & live tracks is the one to get IMHO. As far as stuff I'm missing that I should have, I don't even know where to start! Lol. There's a bunch! 😜
Man! I am so glad I subscribed to Robert's collection of album appraisals and such. He really knows what he's talking about and I very often burst out laughing at his humorous way of presentation. Robert, you could very well be a stand up comedian!
it never occurred to me to get rid of my vinyl records when I got the same titles on CD because vinyl records have a visual appeal that CDs don't have.
It's good to hold onto the original releases on vinyl, as I've experienced some disappointing remixes that were done on CDs. Example: Allman Brothers "Blue Skies." The original vinyl had the lead guitar prominently front-and-center doing its solo. The CD version of the same song, the lead guitar is now sharing the spotlight with the rhythm guitar; where the rhythm guitar is now diluting the prominence of the lead guitar solo.
i have lot´s of vynil but because of their superior sound compared to their cd version this if analogue instruments are played like guitars or voice , also have thousands of cds but a cd with guitars with efects on it only sound as they should if in vynil ,in digital sounds really bad ,i have one Supertramp album , the chrime of the century but the cover is already very old allthough the record is perfect, one day i bought the cd and when playing it , thought to myself what the hell is this, Horrible not even close to the original ,such a shame no wonder kids today don´t like old bands they only heard bad recorded copies of what really were those albums
@@RUfromthe40s Ah! So you also noticed that about guitars with CDs. Years ago I bought an Allman Brothers CD of their greatest hits, looking forward to hearing "Blue Sky" with the guitar solo. Much to my disappointment, the rhythm guitar was crowding into the sound of the lead guitar play by Dickey Betts when he was playing lead.
@@bloqk16 it happened to me when thinking that cds would be an improvement and bought several from my favorite LP´s i had in Vinyl but , surprise they are there since 1993 and don´t know what to do with them ,they sound so bad and i also have Allman brothers Lp´s and others from late 60´s to early 70´s , normally the covers start to be in bad shape but the records always took care of them and still sound almost as new , maybe it helped having almost no humidity in the air. there are a lot of records that in cd one can´t listen to the guitars , they are there but with a weak and low volume sound, regards
I lucked into finding a UK Parallel Lines with the original album version of Heart of Glass on it at some hole in the wall record and book store. And I'm in Canada so it was doubly lucky!
45 years I've owned Parallel Lines on vinyl with the disco version, and never had a clue there was another until today. Well, I'm too damn old now to do anything about it.
Watched this earlier today. Later I went to my local haunt, Dutch vinyl here in Brisbane Australia and saw an Electra pressing of the cars and snatched it up. The quality is amazing.
Brother I'm from Brisbane first time to your channel I have that saints album and I do come across it time to time and if I find one I'll get it for you definitely a must my situation as in like 25 years ago we thought vinyl was my worth shit is rock n roll nightmare from ritch kids on LSD actually I had it twice on vinyl it's been reissued but sell s out quick dig your channel peace and love lloydy
Had no idea about the Blondie (turns out mine's a disco version). I've always sworn by the Decca label original US press of Who's Next, but I found a MCA cloud label copy for cheap a while ago and it was better quality than I expected
1971 Decca Label Los Angeles Pressing has been generally excepted as the best sounding American pressing. I have this myself along with the MCA from the same time. And I can definitely say the Decca far superior. Got VG++ for $25 from local store.
When ya gotta go… ya gotta go. I do have the Cars. I missed out on all the others. Shameful, I know. But who’s counting. I’m gonna have to check up on the different versions of “Heart Of Glass”. Great video.
I'm 6/10 on your list! lol. Most of them are most likely second or third pressings except Brothers and Sisters which I "borrowed" from my dad's collection. I was lucky to find an original copy of Station to Station at my local used record store owned by a hippie-dippie couple back when I was in high school for 10. I've recently discovered through a box of my dad's old albums was Getz/Gilberto; the one with "The Girl From Impanema". I betcha he only played it once back in college and it was never even removed from the sleeve since then! Happy hunting!!!
We all have these lists. There are many essential rock albums I don't have because I never find clean enough copies. And yes, many Discogs sellers goof on getting the exact pressing right. I, on the other hand, obsess over it. (Gotta find the "P" for Columbia Pitman in those runouts, even if all Columbia plants used identical labels!) I did once get a clean Zep II RL for the price of a standard pressing on there, so I can't whine too much! You are right to wait on an Australian pressing of "(I'm) Stranded," by the way. I have a clean US original - it sounds dreadful. Muddy, muddy, muddy (and not in a charming "punk" way). And I LOVE that album, too.
Don't feel bad - things slip through the cracks sometimes. I fancy myself as a classic rock aficionado, and yet I never heard Piper at the Gates of Dawn until I was 45 years old! How the hell did I miss that one??
I have an early 80's Japanese Pressing of "Who's Next". I like it. How do you know which pressing of Blondie's "Parallel Lines" has the 5-minute disco version and which has the 3-minute?
Ah! Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits on vinyl, with the notch cut on the jacket, probably a promo release on Arista, as I have one, too, which I got when working at Tower in the late 1970s.
Do you have The Shaggs - History of the World? I really can’t recommend it as an enjoyable listening experience but it’s still the holy grail of rare vinyl last time I checked.
I always spend so much time making sure I'm listing records on Discogs accurately, getting labels and minute details right. Good to know no one else bothers lol. I was about to buy Bob Dylan the times they are a changin first pressing, and had the seller email me some pics, and sure enough it wasn't the right label, it had the 360 Sound label from '65, and I told him and its still listed with the first pressings. BTW, I always see Band on the run half-speed master! I know where one is right now sitting in a crate in an antique mall
Robert, don’t beat yourself up to bad. There’s plenty of stuff behind you. As long as you are looking for these, you are keeping in good standing with the VC. Lol. I’m ashamed of you being so damn ashamed. I’ve got a long list of albums on vinyl. Yea, I’ll get em when the universe lines it up, man. We are just here for the trip. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
I try to be as practical as possible in my music collecting. If I find something in good shape at a decent price, I'm happy. But I admit it bugs me whenever I realize I have a record club version.
I got an early copy I don't think it's an original but it's very early us pressing of exile on main Street from Randy Weaver you know Randy Weaver he's got a channel? all the postcards and everything in it and it sounds wonderful
Didn't know Parallel Lines with the standard HOG version was "rare". I got a mint US import copy for 3 euro a couple of years ago here in Italy of all places. My Band On the Run is an old UK pressing with a poster. Still sounds great.
I didnt even notice the 'who's next' cover joke until the end of the video. Then again, I didnt notice that The Who did that on those concrete slabs until about the 20th time I saw the cover photo. I have some of these albums and was actually surprised that you don't. My Parallel Lines has the 'disco' version of Heart of Glass and you are right about Band on The Run, the last song on side 2 becomes pure distortion.
The very recent stereo vinyl pressings of those mid 60s Dylan albums (Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde) with the hype stickers on the shrink wrap and issued by Columbia are first rate, audiophile quality in my opinion.
If you still need Paranoid on vinyl, the 50th anniversary red and black splatter is a pretty worthy specimen when the Vertigo is not an option. Having each of the 50th releases for those would be a worthy way of owning the physical music
You mentioned certain artists' albums that are always beat up. Have you ever passed up on something you found and wanted but it was too beat up? Did you regret it later? I still miss the copy of the Youngblood's Elephant Mountain I left in a bin as it was so toasted.
Yes, that happens to me all the time especially at antique malls and flea markets. You wouldn't believe what some people will put out for sale, I even made a video about some antique malls in Memphis with outrageously beat up records.
Band on the run was also released on picture disc in 1974 I think, didn't sound as good as on black vinyl the NZ release had Helen wheels great album.I have Who's next on UK tracks label and it sounds awesome, love the video..
The UK budget pressing on the Fame label of Parallel Lines has the original version of Heart Of Glass on it. I bought my copy back in December 1983. This was when budget pressings didn't mean lower quality. No Ronco, K-Tel or Warwick rubbish here.
An Australian friend of mine (who lives in Brisbane and is a friend of Ed Kuepper) told me that the Aus pressing of '(I'm) Stranded' was mastered from a copy of the UK vinyl album. Sounds like a bizarre thing to do to me, but his source of info is pretty solid.
@1:01 "...the Nautilus one, I understand, sounds excellent", referring to The Cars. I look forward to hearing your feedback after you hear one. I own an Elecktra pressing, that has outstanding sound quality: Side A: 6E-135-A1-RE-PRCW Side B: 6E-135-B-1-PRCW
I like the MoFi Cars version. I don't have any vertical swirl albums. I didn't even know what a vertical swirl was until I stated watching VC videos. I ordered the first pressing of the Cramps Songs The Lord Taught Us on discogs. The band name is white and the track listing is different. Of course, I got the more common version. I purged my Band On The Run and most of my other McCartney albums.
@@RobertFithen I'm going out on a limb but I'm going to guess, Venus and Mars, Band On The Run and maybe Tug Of War, or could be Ram, which I never really liked when it came out, but it's grown on me.
Haha. Good one. True about discogs being full of amateurs who can't tell the difference between one pressing and the next. And that halfspeed cut of Band on the Run you mention was digitally remastered on the CBS DisComputer™ System and does not sound so very good, really. The old UK pressing is really wonderful, though.
The original EMI Australian vinyl of band on the run has Helen Wheels and it doesn't have inner groove distortion...and also the original Australian EMI lp of red rose speedway is really good sounding too (the recording was engineered by Alan Parsons)
Just curious what turntable you have, I don’t see a “system tour” video. I’ve seen some channels that have TT’s that are over $5k, and in one of Fremer’s videos a $40k TT, yikes!
No Exhile! Blasphmy! Dude get at least a bad version, until! Dude You are a hoot! I'm addicted! BTW My fav was Whipped Cream! I never leave Herb behind, always pay the $1.00 and bring it home! Clean it up find a sleeve and put it with the others! Can't stand to leave her in the throw away pile! BTW please stop picking on Pet Sounds. juat kidding I love the album.....but that's why there coke and pepsi, right? Dude you are a breath of fresh air after being "crop-dusted in a crowded hall! pissed on the tree..............
For those of us that aren't wealthy, it's often a choice between buying a classic album on vinyl that you have on CD or buying a record you don't have at all. I only have The White Album on CD.
@@RobertFithen If peeing on a monolith helped the band achieve some of its greatest charting success, perhaps your act will bring you good fortune too. After appeasing the rain gods, it’s just a matter of time before you find this album and feel shame no more ;)
Discogs --> I ALWAYS confirm runouts, never had an issue...everyone is VERY paranoid about their Seller ratings and after 35 purchases all good. I have a Terra Haute of Parallel Lines, Santa Maria a top pressing? The Cars self-titled was JUST repressed by Rhino, mastered by Kevin Gray...thinking of checking this one out myself.
I have a nice copy of exile on main Street. Must be 1980s era. Got it for 10 bucks before the vinyl resurgence. I don't have tattoo you, some girls. I have sticky fingers with the zipper. But switched the vinyl from another copy because it was in better condition. Have white vinyl of hot rocks 1964-71. And recently got a cover for through the past darkly which I bought the album off an old biker lady back in 1988. But it never had a cover.
You are right to be ASHAMED.. How dare you call yourself a record collector....Good info on the Parallel Lines various releases. I will look out for the shorter Heart Of Glass. I remember in my first job being in a record club where we took turns of buying records. My first purchase was the Cars debut and I recently repurchased it
Say Robert... Yes I'm ashamed myself to say their are record albums and 45s I should have but do not. I whittle away at that list when the opportunity arises but I don't get all hot and bothered about it. I don't feel bad about it at all after watching your video because I have vinyl of all those 10 albums you don't. Serendipity lol...
I have that Cars on vinyl. Got it cheap too. $30??? Used? Peak vinyl. I got a $20 reissue of Paranoid a while back. Its 180 gram and weighs a ton to bring to a DJ gig. But it does the business. And it wont warp at that thickness. Blondie is pretty common find too. Get on it Robert! :)
I have a 2015 reissue of Who's Next on the Geffen imprint Track Record that sounds good to me. My copy of Band On The Run is on white vinyl and sounds kind of crappy.
some years ago i sold a lot of records for a lot of money a guy which is a musician ,went to my house because other menbers on his band knew me and told him ,"that guy has a incredible record colection" ,one day maybe in 2008 ,he went to my house and started to ofer me a fortune for each record. He used to ask me ,"Is this the first edition? " i would reply that all the records there were bought when released ,mainly because i had to go to London had my sister living there and still is. Untill April of 74 my country was rulled by a dictatorship it looked 50 years in the past against most of European country´s
Just gotta make sure when you find the original LPs that all the doodads that came with the album are still in there. For example: Band On the Run - poster All the Women in the World Beware - hilarious two-panel poster showing the band as supermen with women chasing them. I think the poster was created by the fantasy cartoonist Frank Frazetta. Live at Leeds - gatefold with a bunch of fascimiles of various Who artifacts (e.g. contracts, poster ads). Early Elton John albums - came with booklets stapled into the gatefold sleeves. The only original album(s) I'm interested in getting is the first one by the band "Them" on Parrot, with all the variations on the front cover (e.g. "Featuring Here Comes the Night", sticker pasted on album saying "Gloria Here Comes the Night", "The Original Hit Gloria").
@@RobertFithen I bought the Half Speed Master of ELO's Discovery and gave my little sister my standard UK pressing. There were no extras in the half-speed copy and I regretted giving her the standard copy but, 40 years later, I bought another standard copy to sit alongside my half-speed one.
Et tu Robert! Et tu? The vinyl police are coming for your record collectors card! LOL! I used to have the nautilus pressing of The Cars first LP and I gave it away! What an idiot I was! I also had the nautilus pressing of Heart - Dreamboat Annie, gave it away as well! I have done some idiotic things in my youth. The nautilus pressing of both of those LPs sounded great too. I still beat myself up over those, in fact, I am gonna have myself a cry now!
For the Bob Dylan bro get the Bob Dylan box-set all the prestons in that are wonderful.. I just picked up an original pressing of that cars album it came in a lot of albums that I bought I bought some more Ladies album collection..LoL and after she left the house I said man she's got good taste in music for an old lady,. And my daughters like man she's your age 😳
Lol. I saw a video with grandma's reacting to metal songs like Metallica and the host was acting all surprised that they liked them. But, the thing is these grandma's would have only been in their 20's when the albums were released.
Very brave and candid from you about these albums you do not have on vinyl. Not something to be ashamed whatsoever, I agree, there's nothing you "should" have but there's the albums you want to have. For me, all physical media is ok, not only vinyl but CDs and cassettes as well. Streaming is also ok for its convenience and easy access, although neither every song nor every pressing/version is available, but on the other hand the sheer amount of songs that's available is amazing if you think what we had in the '90s and early 2000s, before streaming was a thing. Thanks for another entertaining video!
Recently found your channel and really love it. It's funny, down to earth, and you're not afraid to speak your mind. You don't have the "THIS album is a must own" mindset.
Thanks!!
@@RobertFithen Yee of course
@@RobertFithen and you don't always call every album "KILLER!"
@@Pluralofvinylisvinyls Oh wow! I actually just saw a video yesterday where someone said every album they showed was "killer". lol
@@RobertFithen haha I bet I know who it is
I love the cut to the outdoors lol! Great video
In 1982, when I was 21, I was babysitting for a friend. He worked for Phonogram and had The Who box set Phases which was made in West Germany which he got from work. It includes all the classic Who albums, My Generation, A Quick One, Who Sell Out, Tommy, Live At Leeds, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, The Who By Numbers and Who Are You. He wasn't into The Who and he gave it to me. It is cut quite low but is clean and crisp, and it was free. I've just stuck Who's Next onto the turntable.
I’am on a quest to get the vinyl community’s attention on the English progressive band Family, who I saw back in the late 60’s70’s. I’ve recently realised that there music is worthy of some love and respect, as they were an excellent band that never got much traction in the U.S!
I recently found your channel as well. Love watching your videos. Still laughing at the Falco one where you go off about the version with all of the dates in it.
👍👍well done Robert! I have Parallel Lines. Original Heart of Glass but the album Is all beat up unfortunately. Keep up the excellent vids. PS: I enjoyed the "Balloon" reference...
Love the on location vibe!!!we must all touch grass at least once a day
I'm impressed with Robert knowing his stuff with records and pressings.
I worked in records retailing in (US) the 1970s, and when Robert mentioned about "Band of the Run" Capitol pressings having some shortcomings, I recall very well how the Classical music fans cringed at the low quality LP pressings on the "Angel" label, which was the EMI/Capitol branch label for Classical music.
So, the claims of shortcomings with the LP pressings from Capitol in the 1970s is a valid one.
Dude, I didn't know about the Monarch pressing of Exile. Now I want it!! Damn you, brother!!
Wow, I never dreamed I'd have a record you don't have, and much less 2. I have Blondie and The Cars. I don't know which version of Heart of Glass I have, but I'll definitely check now just out of curiosity. Don't cry Robert, you'll get them someday, even if you're old like me...
Robert lamenting about not having a particular Allman Brothers vinyl LP reminds me of the flood of Allman Brothers albums in the bargain bins [cut-outs] racks at Tower retailers in the late 1970s ~ early '80; as their record label, Capricorn Records, went out of business. With that, record distributors had inventory they had to unload, with retailers, such as Tower, selling those records for $1.99 ~ $2.99 (US), even for the double-albums.
It's marvelous that Robert Fithen brought up the aspect about trading-in vinyl for CDs earlier in life.
A friend of mine did just that when The Rolling Stones was first released on CDs, as he was financially struggling at the time.
While he marveled at the clarity of the sound, there was something 'lacking,' too; so he went back to the used record store and, though it meant going into debt, bought-back the 'Stones vinyl LPs.
Damn Robert, the only one I don't have on cd is "I'm Stranded" Agree with you on your assessment on "Pet Sounds" and thanks for the head's up on the Santa Maria and Monarch pressings.
My sister had Blondie's Parallel Lines on vinyl. Unfortunately, I believe she exchanged or pawned it years ago. She did admit it was one of her very first records she bought at the time it came out.
The Cars debut is among the best debut albums in rock music history, but glad to see you acknowledge it!
Also, in my opinion the first Wings album,Wildlife, is the best they did. Band on the Run is a close runner up.
Boston is good so is The Doors debut albums.
I live not too far from the gravesite of Benjamin Orr. He's buried in thompson ohio of all places. Middle of nowhere.
Heh! When you switched to outdoors, next to that big "tree" for THE WHO, I thought we were about to see a reenactment of the "Who's Next" album cover (supplant tree for monolith)
Okay, first off, I think it's only responsible to let you know that the 1996 MCA 180g "Who's Next" is, IMO, the best pressing. I get in-between the speaks with that one, and it's impossible for me to leave my Maxell chair (i.e. black leather recliner) until it's over! A sublime, yet powerful pressing.
As for DAVID BOWIE, well, that's my all time, life-long favorite artist, so I'm sure I'd have an extra STS for you. That said, I bought it with my allowance brand new in early '76 when I was just about 10, so the *black and white* cover is the one that seems right for me. And hey, when you think about it, taking the overt use of cocaine into account, the more white the better, right? I mean, as far as exuding the true essence of that iconic, great album.
The title track especially is a "white" song. The color LP jacket (although nice for sure) just doesn't fit. But again, I'm coming from a place of loving Bowie all the way back then, as it was happening. I have to speak from that honest, connected vantage point.
- I almost bought that 1991 UK import LP of "Station To Station" back then (Ryko US stopped after "David Live at The Tower, Philadelphia" while the UK kept 'er going through "LOW,", I think it was - I just have all the RYKO US "sealed in a perforated clear bag" vinyl from '69-'74), plus promo posters, through to Heroes. Obviously have the original RCA LPs! Gotta have that original back cover art, the "MainMan" logo and most definitely the *US 1972 album covers* for "Space Oddity" and "The Man Who Sold The World" Those two Ziggy era covers embody those two albums soooooo much better than their "original Mercury counterparts"
Anyway, I've got most of the other great albums you mentioned on vinyl (though I still, and always will, go to bat for well mastered CDs) I love both. And I know I have an extra "Candy-O" on vinyl, but not sure about the debut. Might have a second one of those debuts with the ol' hype sticker in tow. I need to check.
*Oh, and before I go...right on about the original LP version of "Heart of Glass" 🥂
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Thanks for the info. I couldn't show a reenactment of "Who's Next". ' Just like the album cover, I only showed afterwards. Lol
@@RobertFithen Haha. Yeah, I don't think a reenactment would've been good, esp for the more impressionable TH-camrs out there.
It was great that you decided to go outside to that tree, just then, and only while talking about Who's Next. Haha The humor was there and the imagery just popped in.
Exile on Mainstreet was the very album that made me decide to get a record player about 11 years ago. I just woke up one day and said "I haven't actually heard exile as it is meant to be, with songs grouped in sides not just one long playlist". By the end of the day I had a turntable, amp, speakers, and 4 or 5 other of my favourites on vinyl too, such as the first big star, sweet baby james, and for the roses. Been hooked ever since, but thankfully kept most of my cds too.
Awesome!
You are right about Station to Station, in my opinion it doesn't have any filler material. David had a knack for songcraft. I was pleased when I learned my son had listened to it recently. He's attempting to listen to an album a day. Naturally , I am trying to keep up with him , and I'm always sending him links to checkout , especially the music I grew up with.
Like your topics btw!
I'm a new subscriber. Best wishes.
Thanks!!
I'm with you on the Blondie, I have bootlegs and about 5 other records, even The Best of Blondie on vinyl but no Parallel Lines!! I' find it in the wild at a local store or yard sale. Same with The Saints.. Enjoying the videos Robert..
No need to be ashamed even if you are right, you ought to have them, but then it's fine to have gaps in the collection to be filled, because when all the gaps are filled, then where do you go? Great video!
Thanks!!
I feel ya man, I'm still missing quite a few landmark albums too.
You're really missing out on that Cars mofi though.. They sound incredible and they're cheap! Only paid $30 for mine bout a year ago.
Good luck with those vertigo Sabbath records.. Wish I had em too, but I ended up settling for the next best thing, OG green label Warner Bros pressings.
The Who, I'd just get the new half speed master.. It sounds great. The 3LP version with bonus & live tracks is the one to get IMHO.
As far as stuff I'm missing that I should have, I don't even know where to start! Lol. There's a bunch! 😜
Man! I am so glad I subscribed to Robert's collection of album appraisals and such. He really knows what he's talking about and I very often burst out laughing at his humorous way of presentation. Robert, you could very well be a stand up comedian!
lol thanks!!
Wonderful video ....LOL with 'Lesley Gore' lps being beat up. Haha.
it never occurred to me to get rid of my vinyl records when I got the same titles on CD because vinyl records have a visual appeal that CDs don't have.
It's good to hold onto the original releases on vinyl, as I've experienced some disappointing remixes that were done on CDs.
Example: Allman Brothers "Blue Skies." The original vinyl had the lead guitar prominently front-and-center doing its solo. The CD version of the same song, the lead guitar is now sharing the spotlight with the rhythm guitar; where the rhythm guitar is now diluting the prominence of the lead guitar solo.
i have lot´s of vynil but because of their superior sound compared to their cd version this if analogue instruments are played like guitars or voice , also have thousands of cds but a cd with guitars with efects on it only sound as they should if in vynil ,in digital sounds really bad ,i have one Supertramp album , the chrime of the century but the cover is already very old allthough the record is perfect, one day i bought the cd and when playing it , thought to myself what the hell is this, Horrible not even close to the original ,such a shame no wonder kids today don´t like old bands they only heard bad recorded copies of what really were those albums
or people just stoped hearing guitars
@@RUfromthe40s Ah! So you also noticed that about guitars with CDs.
Years ago I bought an Allman Brothers CD of their greatest hits, looking forward to hearing "Blue Sky" with the guitar solo.
Much to my disappointment, the rhythm guitar was crowding into the sound of the lead guitar play by Dickey Betts when he was playing lead.
@@bloqk16 it happened to me when thinking that cds would be an improvement and bought several from my favorite LP´s i had in Vinyl but , surprise they are there since 1993 and don´t know what to do with them ,they sound so bad and i also have Allman brothers Lp´s and others from late 60´s to early 70´s , normally the covers start to be in bad shape but the records always took care of them and still sound almost as new , maybe it helped having almost no humidity in the air. there are a lot of records that in cd one can´t listen to the guitars , they are there but with a weak and low volume sound, regards
I lucked into finding a UK Parallel Lines with the original album version of Heart of Glass on it at some hole in the wall record and book store. And I'm in Canada so it was doubly lucky!
45 years I've owned Parallel Lines on vinyl with the disco version, and never had a clue there was another until today. Well, I'm too damn old now to do anything about it.
Nautilus edition sounds great! Worth the wait!
Watched this earlier today. Later I went to my local haunt, Dutch vinyl here in Brisbane Australia and saw an Electra pressing of the cars and snatched it up. The quality is amazing.
got it! you answered the question at the very end. Keeping it real.
Good to see the Saints getting some love 😎👍🇦🇺
Who's Next the US Decca W-1 or W-1x or W-2 or W3 sound great look for 7-12888 7-12889 etched, these are plentiful
Thank you!! It's settled then.
I had the cars on 8 track, lol I like your shirt.
Thanks!
Brother I'm from Brisbane first time to your channel I have that saints album and I do come across it time to time and if I find one I'll get it for you definitely a must my situation as in like 25 years ago we thought vinyl was my worth shit is rock n roll nightmare from ritch kids on LSD actually I had it twice on vinyl it's been reissued but sell s out quick dig your channel peace and love lloydy
Had no idea about the Blondie (turns out mine's a disco version).
I've always sworn by the Decca label original US press of Who's Next, but I found a MCA cloud label copy for cheap a while ago and it was better quality than I expected
1971 Decca Label Los Angeles Pressing has been generally excepted as the best sounding American pressing. I have this myself along with the MCA from the same time. And I can definitely say the Decca far superior. Got VG++ for $25 from local store.
When ya gotta go… ya gotta go.
I do have the Cars. I missed out on all the others. Shameful, I know. But who’s counting. I’m gonna have to check up on the different versions of “Heart Of Glass”. Great video.
I remember you showed the Cars album and the similarities to George Michael "Faith".
I'm 6/10 on your list! lol. Most of them are most likely second or third pressings except Brothers and Sisters which I "borrowed" from my dad's collection. I was lucky to find an original copy of Station to Station at my local used record store owned by a hippie-dippie couple back when I was in high school for 10.
I've recently discovered through a box of my dad's old albums was Getz/Gilberto; the one with "The Girl From Impanema". I betcha he only played it once back in college and it was never even removed from the sleeve since then!
Happy hunting!!!
Fun video and topic
I’ve got The Cars debut on CD but have Candy-On vinyl AND both of them on cassette!
Hey Robert, if you like Power and Passion, you need to listen to Midnight Oil's Power & the Passion! Great song!!
The fact that you have all the other Sabbath albums on vinyl makes me respect you more than if you just had Paranoid.
We all have these lists. There are many essential rock albums I don't have because I never find clean enough copies. And yes, many Discogs sellers goof on getting the exact pressing right. I, on the other hand, obsess over it. (Gotta find the "P" for Columbia Pitman in those runouts, even if all Columbia plants used identical labels!) I did once get a clean Zep II RL for the price of a standard pressing on there, so I can't whine too much! You are right to wait on an Australian pressing of "(I'm) Stranded," by the way. I have a clean US original - it sounds dreadful. Muddy, muddy, muddy (and not in a charming "punk" way). And I LOVE that album, too.
Don't feel bad - things slip through the cracks sometimes. I fancy myself as a classic rock aficionado, and yet I never heard Piper at the Gates of Dawn until I was 45 years old! How the hell did I miss that one??
There's so many classics that I've been meaning to get around to finally hearing for years now.
Suggest you get the 70s Australian pressing of 'Band on the Run' & it has Hellen Wheels, superb pressing in good condition!
Thanks for the info!
I have an early 80's Japanese Pressing of "Who's Next". I like it. How do you know which pressing of Blondie's "Parallel Lines" has the 5-minute disco version and which has the 3-minute?
It's states which Blondie version on the label.
Ah! Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits on vinyl, with the notch cut on the jacket, probably a promo release on Arista, as I have one, too, which I got when working at Tower in the late 1970s.
I’ve got the German Who’s Next, The Cars Nautilus, and CBS half speed Band on the Run. All excellent.
Dude! You Rock!!
Do you have The Shaggs - History of the World? I really can’t recommend it as an enjoyable listening experience but it’s still the holy grail of rare vinyl last time I checked.
I've heard it, but don't have it.
I always spend so much time making sure I'm listing records on Discogs accurately, getting labels and minute details right. Good to know no one else bothers lol. I was about to buy Bob Dylan the times they are a changin first pressing, and had the seller email me some pics, and sure enough it wasn't the right label, it had the 360 Sound label from '65, and I told him and its still listed with the first pressings.
BTW, I always see Band on the run half-speed master! I know where one is right now sitting in a crate in an antique mall
Is it in the midwest? lol
Robert, I have the Exile postcards but not the record. Opps, I just lost them.
Love how Levon Helm chose to work on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico instead of continuing to tour with Bob Dylon.
Robert, don’t beat yourself up to bad. There’s plenty of stuff behind you. As long as you are looking for these, you are keeping in good standing with the VC. Lol. I’m ashamed of you being so damn ashamed. I’ve got a long list of albums on vinyl. Yea, I’ll get em when the universe lines it up, man. We are just here for the trip. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
I try to be as practical as possible in my music collecting. If I find something in good shape at a decent price, I'm happy. But I admit it bugs me whenever I realize I have a record club version.
I got an early copy I don't think it's an original but it's very early us pressing of exile on main Street from Randy Weaver you know Randy Weaver he's got a channel? all the postcards and everything in it and it sounds wonderful
Didn't know Parallel Lines with the standard HOG version was "rare". I got a mint US import copy for 3 euro a couple of years ago here in Italy of all places. My Band On the Run is an old UK pressing with a poster. Still sounds great.
I didnt even notice the 'who's next' cover joke until the end of the video. Then again, I didnt notice that The Who did that on those concrete slabs until about the 20th time I saw the cover photo. I have some of these albums and was actually surprised that you don't. My Parallel Lines has the 'disco' version of Heart of Glass and you are right about Band on The Run, the last song on side 2 becomes pure distortion.
Yeah, I didn't mention it specifically just to see if anyone would catch it. Thanks for the info on "Band On The Run" sound.
The very recent stereo vinyl pressings of those mid 60s Dylan albums (Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde) with the hype stickers on the shrink wrap and issued by Columbia are first rate, audiophile quality in my opinion.
If you still need Paranoid on vinyl, the 50th anniversary red and black splatter is a pretty worthy specimen when the Vertigo is not an option. Having each of the 50th releases for those would be a worthy way of owning the physical music
Thanks! I've gotten it since the video. Then I also found thr quad version.
You mentioned certain artists' albums that are always beat up. Have you ever passed up on something you found and wanted but it was too beat up? Did you regret it later?
I still miss the copy of the Youngblood's Elephant Mountain I left in a bin as it was so toasted.
Yes, that happens to me all the time especially at antique malls and flea markets. You wouldn't believe what some people will put out for sale, I even made a video about some antique malls in Memphis with outrageously beat up records.
The Bowie album Parlophone reissues are very good. I just got Station to Statiin last week for $27 and it sounds great.
I have some of those. Great quality.
Band on the run was also released on picture disc in 1974 I think, didn't sound as good as on black vinyl the NZ release had Helen wheels great album.I have Who's next on UK tracks label and it sounds awesome, love the video..
The UK budget pressing on the Fame label of Parallel Lines has the original version of Heart Of Glass on it. I bought my copy back in December 1983. This was when budget pressings didn't mean lower quality. No Ronco, K-Tel or Warwick rubbish here.
Upvoted for the Who's Next segment
Nice shirt!
UK MCA pressing of Who's Next is tha bomb
I found an original us pressing of Who's Next in good shape at a flea market for $3. Good deal 👍
An Australian friend of mine (who lives in Brisbane and is a friend of Ed Kuepper) told me that the Aus pressing of '(I'm) Stranded' was mastered from a copy of the UK vinyl album. Sounds like a bizarre thing to do to me, but his source of info is pretty solid.
Interesting info. Now I want the UK pressing. I was just listening to Ed Kuepper's 1988 solo album last week.
the nautilus version of Candy O I bet sounds great,i have 6 nautilus titles ,in my opinion they all sound good to me.
I only buy my records from Sotheby's Auction House. Btw, Do you have any Grey Poupon?
@1:01 "...the Nautilus one, I understand, sounds excellent", referring to The Cars.
I look forward to hearing your feedback after you hear one.
I own an Elecktra pressing, that has outstanding sound quality:
Side A:
6E-135-A1-RE-PRCW
Side B:
6E-135-B-1-PRCW
I will probably end up getting the Elektra one.
I like the MoFi Cars version. I don't have any vertical swirl albums. I didn't even know what a vertical swirl was until I stated watching VC videos. I ordered the first pressing of the Cramps Songs The Lord Taught Us on discogs. The band name is white and the track listing is different. Of course, I got the more common version. I purged my Band On The Run and most of my other McCartney albums.
There are only about 3 Paul McCartney albums that I really enjoy throughout.
@@RobertFithen I'm going out on a limb but I'm going to guess, Venus and Mars, Band On The Run and maybe Tug Of War, or could be Ram, which I never really liked when it came out, but it's grown on me.
Haha. Good one. True about discogs being full of amateurs who can't tell the difference between one pressing and the next. And that halfspeed cut of Band on the Run you mention was digitally remastered on the CBS DisComputer™ System and does not sound so very good, really. The old UK pressing is really wonderful, though.
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep investigating for a better pressing. UK pressing is missing "Helen Wheels", though.
@@RobertFithen Which helps explain why the US version suffers from inner groove distortion.
@@wininboy Good point.
You should have Exile on Main Street on vinyl even just for the Robert Frank photos on the cover.
The original EMI Australian vinyl of band on the run has Helen Wheels and it doesn't have inner groove distortion...and also the original Australian EMI lp of red rose speedway is really good sounding too (the recording was engineered by Alan Parsons)
Lol! Awesome...and spoken truth! It is well known I alone only own must owns of my own. That was shameful. 😊🤘🎶🤘
You traded in the cars…classic!
Only two of those that I'd be ashamed of... not to have on vinyl... Band on the run & Who's next.
Just curious what turntable you have, I don’t see a “system tour” video. I’ve seen some channels that have TT’s that are over $5k, and in one of Fremer’s videos a $40k TT, yikes!
I recently got the Rega P3 after having a very fussy MusicHall.
I'd love to see a tour of your music room and what gear you have.
No Exhile! Blasphmy! Dude get at least a bad version, until! Dude You are a hoot! I'm addicted! BTW My fav was Whipped Cream! I never leave Herb behind, always pay the $1.00 and bring it home! Clean it up find a sleeve and put it with the others! Can't stand to leave her in the throw away pile! BTW please stop picking on Pet Sounds. juat kidding I love the album.....but that's why there coke and pepsi, right? Dude you are a breath of fresh air after being "crop-dusted in a crowded hall! pissed on the tree..............
I love the disdain for Pet Sounds 🤣
I love all eras all styles and am fascinated by producers too.
This album sucks.
The outside by the tree my favorite part 🥰😏😏
For those of us that aren't wealthy, it's often a choice between buying a classic album on vinyl that you have on CD or buying a record you don't have at all. I only have The White Album on CD.
Me too! And the Beatles are my favorite group. 😢
Did you relieve yourself on that tree? Bonus points for knowing all those shame songs along with the artists who sang them.
Yes, I'm not sure how many people get the "Who's Next" cover reference.
@@RobertFithen If peeing on a monolith helped the band achieve some of its greatest charting success, perhaps your act will bring you good fortune too. After appeasing the rain gods, it’s just a matter of time before you find this album and feel shame no more ;)
Discogs --> I ALWAYS confirm runouts, never had an issue...everyone is VERY paranoid about their Seller ratings and after 35 purchases all good.
I have a Terra Haute of Parallel Lines, Santa Maria a top pressing? The Cars self-titled was JUST repressed by Rhino, mastered by Kevin Gray...thinking of checking this one out myself.
I have a nice copy of exile on main Street. Must be 1980s era. Got it for 10 bucks before the vinyl resurgence. I don't have tattoo you, some girls. I have sticky fingers with the zipper. But switched the vinyl from another copy because it was in better condition. Have white vinyl of hot rocks 1964-71. And recently got a cover for through the past darkly which I bought the album off an old biker lady back in 1988. But it never had a cover.
You are right to be ASHAMED.. How dare you call yourself a record collector....Good info on the Parallel Lines various releases. I will look out for the shorter Heart Of Glass. I remember in my first job being in a record club where we took turns of buying records. My first purchase was the Cars debut and I recently repurchased it
Say Robert... Yes I'm ashamed myself to say their are record albums and 45s I should have but do not. I whittle away at that list when the opportunity arises but I don't get all hot and bothered about it. I don't feel bad about it at all after watching your video because I have vinyl of all those 10 albums you don't. Serendipity lol...
I have that Cars on vinyl. Got it cheap too. $30??? Used? Peak vinyl. I got a $20 reissue of Paranoid a while back. Its 180 gram and weighs a ton to bring to a DJ gig. But it does the business. And it wont warp at that thickness. Blondie is pretty common find too. Get on it Robert! :)
I have no excuse. Shameful
I have a 2015 reissue of Who's Next on the Geffen imprint Track Record that sounds good to me. My copy of Band On The Run is on white vinyl and sounds kind of crappy.
More CD vids man!
some years ago i sold a lot of records for a lot of money a guy which is a musician ,went to my house because other menbers on his band knew me and told him ,"that guy has a incredible record colection" ,one day maybe in 2008 ,he went to my house and started to ofer me a fortune for each record. He used to ask me ,"Is this the first edition? " i would reply that all the records there were bought when released ,mainly because i had to go to London had my sister living there and still is. Untill April of 74 my country was rulled by a dictatorship it looked 50 years in the past against most of European country´s
Haha, I do have all of these on vinyl. All very good indeed.
Just gotta make sure when you find the original LPs that all the doodads that came with the album are still in there. For example:
Band On the Run - poster
All the Women in the World Beware - hilarious two-panel poster showing the band as supermen with women chasing them. I think the poster was created by the fantasy cartoonist Frank Frazetta.
Live at Leeds - gatefold with a bunch of fascimiles of various Who artifacts (e.g. contracts, poster ads).
Early Elton John albums - came with booklets stapled into the gatefold sleeves.
The only original album(s) I'm interested in getting is the first one by the band "Them" on Parrot, with all the variations on the front cover (e.g. "Featuring Here Comes the Night", sticker pasted on album saying "Gloria Here Comes the Night", "The Original Hit Gloria").
I wonder if the half-speed "Band On The Run" has the poster. Probably not, which adds to the dilemma.
@@RobertFithen I bought the Half Speed Master of ELO's Discovery and gave my little sister my standard UK pressing. There were no extras in the half-speed copy and I regretted giving her the standard copy but, 40 years later, I bought another standard copy to sit alongside my half-speed one.
Cars Lp gone up, a standard 1-3$ vinyl a few yrs ago. Thousands lurk in thrift stores, big seller.
Et tu Robert! Et tu? The vinyl police are coming for your record collectors card! LOL! I used to have the nautilus pressing of The Cars first LP and I gave it away! What an idiot I was! I also had the nautilus pressing of Heart - Dreamboat Annie, gave it away as well! I have done some idiotic things in my youth. The nautilus pressing of both of those LPs sounded great too. I still beat myself up over those, in fact, I am gonna have myself a cry now!
That's why I never get rid of any records anymore. I used to have a few that are quite sought after these days.
Love the way u present your shamefulness 🤙
For the Bob Dylan bro get the Bob Dylan box-set all the prestons in that are wonderful.. I just picked up an original pressing of that cars album it came in a lot of albums that I bought I bought some more Ladies album collection..LoL and after she left the house I said man she's got good taste in music for an old lady,. And my daughters like man she's your age 😳
Lol. I saw a video with grandma's reacting to metal songs like Metallica and the host was acting all surprised that they liked them. But, the thing is these grandma's would have only been in their 20's when the albums were released.
That's a shame about Discogs...iv purchased 88 records from DC and never had a single problem.
I have "Band On The Run" on vinyl but it seems to suffer a bit from groove cramming.
People have said it's because of the extra song on the U.S. version.
maybe but whatever the reason, the album's best song..the beautiful "Bluebird" sounds really muffled.@@RobertFithen
The most important thing is that you have the albums..