Nice response Brian, thanks for doing this. I totally get what you mean about the unpleasurability (??) of flicking through CDs in record stores, really not something I do anymore - usually if I buy a CD it's online or it's something I know I want so I can just march into a store and look for it. As you got into your video I thought we were going to coincide on everything, but then you diverted quite a lot on the fifth one, so I'll just share with you how we overlap (or not): Loveless - CD only (never seen the vinyl) Electric Ladyland - CD only (I once queued behind someone in a charity shop who was paying a hundred pounds for an original vinyl copy and that's the closest I've ever come to one, and yes it was the naked ladies edition). Grace - CD only (never seen the vinyl) Marquee Moon - CD and vinyl (reissue - one of the first records I bought when I got back into collecting seriously again) Nirvana Unplugged - never owned or heard it! (heard certain songs obviously) Mellon Collie - never owned or heard it (I have Siamese Dream on CD and that's it for SP) Jon Spencer - never owned or heard. Remember him from back in the day - will check it out. Sticky Fingers - vinyl only (original pressing but not the zip one) Beatles - CD (twice) and multiple vinyl Your Arsenal - never owned or heard. Have his debut on vinyl and all the Smiths on vinyl plus Queen is Dead on CD.
Very interesting differences, James. Maybe my goal for 2025 should be to pick up all of the albums I mentioned on vinyl. I wonder if that is possible 🙂 At the very least, I should probably get some Beatles! Or, I could buy all new things and stop the duplication!
With new music I gravitate towards streaming and CD. For me, collecting vinyl is mainly an historical pursuit, looking for original copies of things that were either popular (and good!) from back in the day, or which came to be seen as significant over time despite not really selling much. I do also pick up things that are unknown to me, but again they usually are things from past times that I've missed, or things that look interesting. Reissues on vinyl do bring pleasure sometimes (like the Thomas Dolby one I got recently), but new music by new artists (or new music by older artists) I hardly ever buy on record.
I think I used to have that divide, too, but then started acquiring new releases on vinyl. One thing I did notice, though, is that I found that I listened to vinyl less than CDs because the digital files were so accessible (iPod, car, computer) and the record took more work. As a result, I think it takes me much longer to get into a new record unless it has a download.
Fun vid Brian! I wouldn"t worry too much about getting Electric Ladyland on vinyl...I have an OG "Naked Ladies" Australian copy on vinyl and three CD versions...they all sound great.....I was 17 years old when I bought the vinyl in 68....in my TOP 5 greatest albums of all time!!!
I had a similar experience listening to Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, and the Smashing Pumpkins. You highlighted three of my all-time favorite recordings in quick succession. Jeff's cover of Hallelujah is considered the definitive version. After a period of not listening to those recordings due to oversaturation, I've come back to them. At this point in my life, they don't get old.
It's funny how that happens. I heard some Smashing Pumpkins on the radio recently, and I remembered how much I like it. I am looking forward to listening to Buckley again, because it has been a while 🙂
You're just going to keep putting your accidental buy of Let It Be Naked in my face, aren't you? Great video, Brian. I have Nirvana Unplugged and Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness only on cd, too. But they are both on my vinyl wish list!
Great response Brian. I love all those albums except maybe the Smashing Pumpkins. Not heard the Jon Spencer Blues explosion… sounds good though. I’ll give Afro a listen. I have 4 of those on vinyl. Love my OG Nirvana live (and I’m not a massive Nirvana fan). I’ve been meaning to do this thread too. Cheers, Jack
Hi Jack, Three or four people have mentioned that they do not like Smashing Pumpkins! The others attribute that to his voice, which I will admit is a bit odd 🙂
Nice selection Brian, I recently looked into the catalog of My Bloody Valentine and other ''related'' late-90s indie rock bands from the same period of time such as f.i. The Breeders. While at the Den Bosch fair, I set the goal to get ahold of one of those albums on vinyl, but I quickly abandon the idea haha. The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland is one of these important records I grew up with. As a prog nerd I should like the Mellon Collie album, though I can't get around Billy Corgan's voice.. for some reasons.
Some real surprises in your 10 Brian. We all have classics in our collections on CD only, but Marquee Moon, shock! horror! I might have a go at this and confess some of the unforgivable gaps in my vinyl. Cheers Mike 👍
OMG HP the VC will outcast you if you don't get these classics on vinyl now!!! I was totally into Loveless in 1991. I'd just moved to Melbourne and discovered community radio. Wow! I got the repress direct from the My Bloody Valentine website about 5 maybe 10 (😲) years ago which are meant to be AAA. My uncle was the classic rock dude. I still think the John Cale version of Hallelujah best. Jeff Buckley is like Radiohead to me. When I'm in the mood I really like them but when I'm not I can't stand that super emotive singing which just sounds like crying to me. Marquee Moon I gotta admit is a must have on vinyl, but yeah pricey. I can't get around Billy Corgan's voice on Mellon Collie. I might be crazy but I thought he changed from a kinda whispery voice which I liked, to this super annoying nasally whine on that album. I don't know why but I didn't expect you to have a copy of JSBX. I have an Au Go Go vinyl copy of that album plus the rest on vinyl. I remember seeing them several times in the 90's and would've sworn they were the best band on the planet at that time too. They used to put on a hell of show. I never had Sticky Fingers until I bought that big AAA box set years ago and it has the zip. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is mind blowing. The downside of the box set is you get all of the shit albums from the 80's onwards too. My uncle had that Beatles weird cover comp too. I think I like Revolver best because She Said is my favourite Beatles song. I'm the same I grew up surrounded by them because of family but then discovered punk/new wave/post punk & it was all over. Viva Hate is the only Morrissey I own. Maybe I have a cd best of too. I have lots of 90's Australian bands on cd that never got issued on vinyl, but they're probably not considered classics and the fact that they were never on vinyl probably disqualifies me from this thread. Cheers...Ben
I think I might be expelled for the VC if I do not acquire all of these albums on vinyl by the end of 2025! John from Downunder also mentioned Billy Corgan's voice. I guess I see what you mean. The kids don't his voice either, but they hate most things. Jon Spencer! Yes. I still don't know why I don't have any JSBX LPs. Maybe they are harder to find than I though. I will go on a quest! Also, I do need to find Sticky Fingers ...
@ The kids are doing their job if they hate most things. I’m sick of all of these youngin’s saying I love “such & such’s” music because my mum or dad liked them. Wrong! The kids are supposed to hate their parents music & play music that annoys the parents. It’s the natural order of things. It’s weird JSBX were one of the few bands in the 90’s that would release all of their stuff on vinyl so I snapped them up at the time. I hate to promote classic rock but a nice vinyl copy of Sticky Fingers is a good thing to have. Side B is sooo good. Although you probably don’t dig Wild Horses & Dead Flowers because of the country flavour. I guess then cd is better because it’s easy to skip those songs.
@@benrankins4446 On Monday, we went to see Aurora, 'cause the little kids love her. She is not really my thing, but I understand the appeal. They used to love my music, and now they are all about other things. I guess that makes sense. I still hate ABBA and my dad loved them! I don't mind a little Stones country 🙂
@ HP still a rebel again Abba 👍 I don’t know Aurora, but friends took their kids to see this Japanese pop star that is just an anime thing on a screen that sings pre-recorded songs which is a blend of a singer & AI. Even though it’s completely not live apparently the kids went wild & it was an arena size show!!! Makes me wonder why my band doesn’t just plug a laptop into the p.a. & mime. No one seems to care if you play live anymore except for a bunch of balding old white blokes.
Maybe you have heard of the Wings of Pegasus TH-cam channel. He broke the news that Taylor Swift is miming and, when she does sing, it's auto-tuned live. He also had bad news for those who loved Celine Dion's Olympic "performance." If they can do it, you can 🙂
Groups like MBV and Television I learned about on compilation box sets. Rhino compilation box sets introduced me to so much music, they still do. Even a repress of MBV is expensive. I had OGs of both but now it is so expensive to try to get them
Taking the no logo fashion concept to new levels every video! I would do a video on this topic if my collection wasn’t in storage. I have that My Bloody Valentine CD as well. I first heard them at the Dance Cave when I lived briefly in Toronto. “I grew up in a classic rock household”…”He was for a time really interested in disco music, which really irritated me”…”But of course Jimi Hendrix was long dead before I knew anything about him”…”I quite like it”…I still have my CD copy of that Jeff Buckley album. Still love it. “I know that I’ve seen repressings of this, and I don’t know why I haven’t bought them”…I never understood Smashing Pumpkins. “I think I ruined it a bit for myself by playing it too often”…I have a very funny story about the first time I heard The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at a party in Toronto of all places, yet again. My friend had a place in the annex. I will never forget everyone singing along to that song “Brenda”…that was a wild time in the 90s.
I might have to appear without a shirt to really bring home the no logo style. That might be too much for the average viewer, though. But, I may only have a few good years left physically! Hey, I am sure I was living in the Annex when I first heard Jon Spencer! Brenda 🙂 I have some work to do if I want these albums on vinyl!
@@EmbryonicRobotNo logo to no shirt. That’s something I would do. Of course I have a history of taking off my shirt in public at any given moment. I reserve that behavior for the summer months. 😂
Hei hei Brian. I actually bought Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 3 times. First the CD when it came out, then once again soon after when I finnished at the film college in Denmark and realized that one of the cd's was most likely left behind or ended up in someone elses cd's. And then I got the vinyl box a few years ago. I also can't get myself to go down the vinyl rabbit hole as far as the Beatles go. I had and still have all the early days of CD cd's and then the black towershaped CD box set and the box sets that have come out over the years. But on vinyl... I have that US comp, Let it Be, the remaster singles vinyl and a couple of odd comps my dad got me when he tried to "stop me" listening to the Rolling Stones. Didn't work but did make me a McCartney fan (he bought me Tug of War). Fun to see why you don't have some of those on vinyl.
You win for having bought Mellon Collie three times! I do have cases where I have two different CD versions (regular and a remaster) plus a vinyl copy, but I try to avoid that. Your dad had a very interesting strategy to make you not listen to the Stones. That's fabulous!
@ My dad was born in 1924 so not a huge rock fan, but tried to guide me away from the ones that really got on his nerves. Oddly, later he preffered some of the heavy metal I listened to because he noted elements of classical music in it. Nearly made me not want to listen to it 😄 I bought the Cataronia debut CD 3 times... Lost the first at school, then the second I managed to leave on a train 🙄
Hey Brian! I've been down that "if I own it on vinyl I'm not going to buy it, and if I own it on CD I'm not going to buy it on vinyl" road. I'm guessing I've done that a couple thousand times. I own 4 of what you showed, and I also discovered Television much later in life. I can't get into it, so I don't need it on vinyl. Think I bought it because it appeared in a list of 500 greatest albums. Cheers!
Hello AisForAlice, etc. Are you who I think you are? 🙂 The CD - LP duplication is a problem, but I do love the CD for the car and MP3s. I wonder how much money I would save if I never duplicated anything. . .
Brian, some surprising CD only music, but some more understandable. Those early 1990's vinyl pressings were hard to acquire. I match you with the Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Jeff Buckley. Thanks, Chris
Interesting topic. I was cringing a bit when you started naming Beatles albums you don't have. Help was a tad shocking, but at least you didn't name Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road and The White Album. Those are obvious staples in most collections. Nice video Brian.
@@EmbryonicRobot I actually do have my parents White album now that I think about it, but it’s in terrible shape. Those two did not take care of their records
Cool to see CD related thread. To me also "all along in watchtower" is more Hendrix song, though I'm not sure whose version I heard first. Smashing pumpkins I am looking also on cheap CDs. I have that Beatles on CD also. I love it. And actually I am happy with cd, but something would be great to have on vinyl from them. mr. Finglish (Bäd Eglish Recs)
@@EmbryonicRobot To me one those is Leningrad Cowboys & Red army choir's version from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. I like orginal but that Cowboys version just have something. I could be hated from my comments by some people. And I understand that well.
I bought Loveless because I heard it was a major influence for Sloan’s Smeared. I liked Loveless, but I felt the recording quality was lacking. So it became one of the many CDs I offloaded to Disk Union several years ago.
I didn’t like Marquee Moon first listen but there’s something hypnotic about that guitar riff. I don’t own it either because I need near mint copies of records I love so I’m holding out for a perfect OG pressing.
that television album man is such a good album and the track "Elevation" has a guitar riff that influenced the one on "Californication" sounds really similar surprised me when i first listened.
I’ve been thinking about doing a response to James’ video if I find the time as it is a quandary in which I often find myself; should I really buy certain albums that I already have on CD. For years I only had The Beatles blue and red compilation albums before I started buying the others and I still only have my favorite on CD. I only have that Stones album and Morrissey album on CD as well.
Hi Randy, I am generally a really frugal person, so I am always alarmed when I duplicate my collection. Maybe there is something wrong with me 🙂 I'd be interested to see a response from you!
A fun idea! The bulk of my CDs have been on my old school iPod for decades, and most definitely backed up! The physical CDs themselves I've sold off over the years. We overlap here with MBV, Jeff Buckley, and Nirvana. As much as I've tried over the years, I just can't get into Television. I'm in the minority on that I think 🎶😎
Hi Brian- I have a few ‘CD but not vinyl’ situations too…if you do track down MBV Loveless on vinyl look for the most recent reissue on Domino Records…easily the best. I was late to the game with Television and Marquee Moon is one I picked up on vinyl in the early 00s. I need Your Arsenal on vinyl, too. I may have to put together a video on this topic as well!! 🤔👍 Cheers-R
I mentioned to someone else that I could make it a goal for 2025 to pick up vinyl copies of all of these, but it is probably bot possible anyway. I'd be interested in your video on this topic!
Hey Brian. Never considered getting rid of my vinyl, so didn’t try to duplicate them when I started buying CDs. I did buy a Little Feat CD duplicate for playing in the car, but it certainly didn’t sound as good as the vinyl, so that experiment ended. The CD vs. vinyl debate is boring so I won’t get into that. I don’t buy vinyl versions of my CDs because it takes away from buying music I don’t own, and I’m too cheap. Glad you didn’t get hit with that snow they got in Buffalo and the Muskokas. Cheers.
Your Beatle collection hurt my head, you need copies of any kind! Haha. I need to go lay down. Sticky Fingers is so good, Moonlight Mile is my favorite by the Stones.
Several years ago, maybe 2013 or so, I walked into HMV in downtown Toronto and they had about 5 or 6 copies of Let It Be Naked all priced at $12.99 (Canadian). I knew nothing about this release and left it there on the shelf. A day later, I went back and they were all still there. I recognized that this was a good price, even then. I looked at it again and put it back on the shelf. After picking up a couple of other records, I went to the shelf once again to look at it again. The funny thing is that I wasn't really too familiar with the original Let it Be. I had bought the 2009 CD reissue, but only listened to it a couple of times. When I got to the checkout, I realized that I still had Let it Be Naked in my hands with the other records. Rather than put it back, I just bought it. Only later did I realize that I should have bought them all!
This was like watching a video of myself, spooky. Up until Sticky fingers you just kept showing every album i have on cd and not on vinyl. I do have Sgt Peppers on vinyl though, and all those Beatles albums you mentioned i also haven't heard, and i love the Beatles (obviously that period isn't my favourite.) Oh and i only have 1 Morrissey comp on CD, no Smiths at all.
That does sound spooky! I really should get some more Beatles on vinyl, but it is daunting at this point. So, maybe I should just get Sgt Pepper's 🙂 Maybe my quest will be to get copies of all of these, but that will be difficult!
@@EmbryonicRobot I've kind of made a rule for myself that if I've got an album on CD and it sounds fine to not get a vinyl copy (I do break that rule rarely) I think thats why I haven't got Nirvana Unplugged or say Electric ladyland on vinyl, they both sound great on CD and I'd rather spend my satoshis on albums I don't already have.
This is the first time satoshi has ever been mentioned here. I had to look it up! My CDs of Nirvana Unplugged and Electric Ladyland do indeed sound great!
All Along the Watchtower is a Dylan song? I thought it was a U2 song….😂😉 Cool topic. I went thru same dilemma when CDs hit. Don’t start buying stuff I have on vinyl or cassette on CDs. Which didn’t last. And then 10 yrs ago when I started buying vinyl again same train of thought: don’t start buying vinyl of what I have on CD. That went out the window pretty much day one. I think I first really heard Television was in a Ramones documentary. They played Venus and instantly I was like I gotta get that CD. I never really got into the Beatles. I respect them but never had much interest. I have maybe 3 of their CDs but never listen to them. Found them for 99¢ at Goodwill and just seemed silly to pass up. You should do vid on those 5 CDs you always used to take on road trips…
I am sure I will get some input with respect to the lack of Beatles in my collection! None of my friends through middle school and high school listened to the Beatles either. Even in University, there were not really a thing. I guess I just missed the boat. But, I really should have Sgt. Pepper on vinyl!
A great response Brian, and an excellent thread idea by James👍I cannot stand bands with whiney male singers: REM and Pumpkins spring immediately to mind. Who are the Beatles, anyway?? I have exactly zero in my collection - in any format. 😂Here in Australia, vinyl died out in 1991, so a lot of Aussie music in the following years is CD only. Some are now getting re-issued, thankfully. Cheers from Oz. John D.
The Jeff Buckley release has a cult following! I see it all the time, next time I will pick it up! Hallelujah is a great song. I’m Not really a Beatles guy either Brian but as I’ve gotten older, I like em more & more. 🤷🏻♂️
Some real surprises there Brian. I have been thinking about doing a response to this since I saw James's video...cheers Dale
Hi Dale, I'd be curious to see a response from you 🙂
Nice response Brian, thanks for doing this. I totally get what you mean about the unpleasurability (??) of flicking through CDs in record stores, really not something I do anymore - usually if I buy a CD it's online or it's something I know I want so I can just march into a store and look for it. As you got into your video I thought we were going to coincide on everything, but then you diverted quite a lot on the fifth one, so I'll just share with you how we overlap (or not):
Loveless - CD only (never seen the vinyl)
Electric Ladyland - CD only (I once queued behind someone in a charity shop who was paying a hundred pounds for an original vinyl copy and that's the closest I've ever come to one, and yes it was the naked ladies edition).
Grace - CD only (never seen the vinyl)
Marquee Moon - CD and vinyl (reissue - one of the first records I bought when I got back into collecting seriously again)
Nirvana Unplugged - never owned or heard it! (heard certain songs obviously)
Mellon Collie - never owned or heard it (I have Siamese Dream on CD and that's it for SP)
Jon Spencer - never owned or heard. Remember him from back in the day - will check it out.
Sticky Fingers - vinyl only (original pressing but not the zip one)
Beatles - CD (twice) and multiple vinyl
Your Arsenal - never owned or heard. Have his debut on vinyl and all the Smiths on vinyl plus Queen is Dead on CD.
Very interesting differences, James. Maybe my goal for 2025 should be to pick up all of the albums I mentioned on vinyl. I wonder if that is possible 🙂 At the very least, I should probably get some Beatles! Or, I could buy all new things and stop the duplication!
With new music I gravitate towards streaming and CD. For me, collecting vinyl is mainly an historical pursuit, looking for original copies of things that were either popular (and good!) from back in the day, or which came to be seen as significant over time despite not really selling much. I do also pick up things that are unknown to me, but again they usually are things from past times that I've missed, or things that look interesting. Reissues on vinyl do bring pleasure sometimes (like the Thomas Dolby one I got recently), but new music by new artists (or new music by older artists) I hardly ever buy on record.
I think I used to have that divide, too, but then started acquiring new releases on vinyl. One thing I did notice, though, is that I found that I listened to vinyl less than CDs because the digital files were so accessible (iPod, car, computer) and the record took more work. As a result, I think it takes me much longer to get into a new record unless it has a download.
Fun vid Brian! I wouldn"t worry too much about getting Electric Ladyland on vinyl...I have an OG "Naked Ladies" Australian copy on vinyl and three CD versions...they all sound great.....I was 17 years old when I bought the vinyl in 68....in my TOP 5 greatest albums of all time!!!
It is a great album! If a good copy falls into my hands, I will consider it. Otherwise, I guess I am happy with what I have.
I had a similar experience listening to Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, and the Smashing Pumpkins. You highlighted three of my all-time favorite recordings in quick succession. Jeff's cover of Hallelujah is considered the definitive version. After a period of not listening to those recordings due to oversaturation, I've come back to them. At this point in my life, they don't get old.
It's funny how that happens. I heard some Smashing Pumpkins on the radio recently, and I remembered how much I like it. I am looking forward to listening to Buckley again, because it has been a while 🙂
You're just going to keep putting your accidental buy of Let It Be Naked in my face, aren't you? Great video, Brian. I have Nirvana Unplugged and Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness only on cd, too. But they are both on my vinyl wish list!
Ha ha. Well, I was thinking about you as I mentioned Let it Be Naked! I do feel a bit bad about it 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Don't! That was a fantastic stroke of luck! The vinyl gods were watching over you that day 🙂
I guess they were!
Great response Brian. I love all those albums except maybe the Smashing Pumpkins. Not heard the Jon Spencer Blues explosion… sounds good though. I’ll give Afro a listen. I have 4 of those on vinyl. Love my OG Nirvana live (and I’m not a massive Nirvana fan). I’ve been meaning to do this thread too. Cheers, Jack
Hi Jack, Three or four people have mentioned that they do not like Smashing Pumpkins! The others attribute that to his voice, which I will admit is a bit odd 🙂
Nice selection Brian, I recently looked into the catalog of My Bloody Valentine and other ''related'' late-90s indie rock bands from the same period of time such as f.i. The Breeders. While at the Den Bosch fair, I set the goal to get ahold of one of those albums on vinyl, but I quickly abandon the idea haha. The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland is one of these important records I grew up with. As a prog nerd I should like the Mellon Collie album, though I can't get around Billy Corgan's voice.. for some reasons.
FVA - You are the third person to mention Billy Corgan's voice! Wow, and I never even thought about that before. I wonder why...
Some real surprises in your 10 Brian. We all have classics in our collections on CD only, but Marquee Moon, shock! horror! I might have a go at this and confess some of the unforgivable gaps in my vinyl. Cheers Mike 👍
No kidding. I am a terrible VC member! I have some work to do for sure 🙂 I am curious now as to what your gaps are ...
Hey Brian. Great video. I have about half of those albums - the ones I like anyway. Cheers
Cool. Thanks!!
OMG HP the VC will outcast you if you don't get these classics on vinyl now!!!
I was totally into Loveless in 1991. I'd just moved to Melbourne and discovered community radio. Wow! I got the repress direct from the My Bloody Valentine website about 5 maybe 10 (😲) years ago which are meant to be AAA. My uncle was the classic rock dude. I still think the John Cale version of Hallelujah best. Jeff Buckley is like Radiohead to me. When I'm in the mood I really like them but when I'm not I can't stand that super emotive singing which just sounds like crying to me. Marquee Moon I gotta admit is a must have on vinyl, but yeah pricey. I can't get around Billy Corgan's voice on Mellon Collie. I might be crazy but I thought he changed from a kinda whispery voice which I liked, to this super annoying nasally whine on that album. I don't know why but I didn't expect you to have a copy of JSBX. I have an Au Go Go vinyl copy of that album plus the rest on vinyl. I remember seeing them several times in the 90's and would've sworn they were the best band on the planet at that time too. They used to put on a hell of show. I never had Sticky Fingers until I bought that big AAA box set years ago and it has the zip. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is mind blowing. The downside of the box set is you get all of the shit albums from the 80's onwards too. My uncle had that Beatles weird cover comp too. I think I like Revolver best because She Said is my favourite Beatles song. I'm the same I grew up surrounded by them because of family but then discovered punk/new wave/post punk & it was all over. Viva Hate is the only Morrissey I own. Maybe I have a cd best of too. I have lots of 90's Australian bands on cd that never got issued on vinyl, but they're probably not considered classics and the fact that they were never on vinyl probably disqualifies me from this thread. Cheers...Ben
I think I might be expelled for the VC if I do not acquire all of these albums on vinyl by the end of 2025! John from Downunder also mentioned Billy Corgan's voice. I guess I see what you mean. The kids don't his voice either, but they hate most things. Jon Spencer! Yes. I still don't know why I don't have any JSBX LPs. Maybe they are harder to find than I though. I will go on a quest! Also, I do need to find Sticky Fingers ...
@ The kids are doing their job if they hate most things. I’m sick of all of these youngin’s saying I love “such & such’s” music because my mum or dad liked them. Wrong! The kids are supposed to hate their parents music & play music that annoys the parents. It’s the natural order of things. It’s weird JSBX were one of the few bands in the 90’s that would release all of their stuff on vinyl so I snapped them up at the time. I hate to promote classic rock but a nice vinyl copy of Sticky Fingers is a good thing to have. Side B is sooo good. Although you probably don’t dig Wild Horses & Dead Flowers because of the country flavour. I guess then cd is better because it’s easy to skip those songs.
@@benrankins4446 On Monday, we went to see Aurora, 'cause the little kids love her. She is not really my thing, but I understand the appeal. They used to love my music, and now they are all about other things. I guess that makes sense. I still hate ABBA and my dad loved them! I don't mind a little Stones country 🙂
@ HP still a rebel again Abba 👍 I don’t know Aurora, but friends took their kids to see this Japanese pop star that is just an anime thing on a screen that sings pre-recorded songs which is a blend of a singer & AI. Even though it’s completely not live apparently the kids went wild & it was an arena size show!!! Makes me wonder why my band doesn’t just plug a laptop into the p.a. & mime. No one seems to care if you play live anymore except for a bunch of balding old white blokes.
Maybe you have heard of the Wings of Pegasus TH-cam channel. He broke the news that Taylor Swift is miming and, when she does sing, it's auto-tuned live. He also had bad news for those who loved Celine Dion's Olympic "performance." If they can do it, you can 🙂
Groups like MBV and Television I learned about on compilation box sets. Rhino compilation box sets introduced me to so much music, they still do. Even a repress of MBV is expensive. I had OGs of both but now it is so expensive to try to get them
Imagine having OGs of those! I should track down copies in 2025. That might be a goal 🙂
Taking the no logo fashion concept to new levels every video! I would do a video on this topic if my collection wasn’t in storage. I have that My Bloody Valentine CD as well. I first heard them at the Dance Cave when I lived briefly in Toronto. “I grew up in a classic rock household”…”He was for a time really interested in disco music, which really irritated me”…”But of course Jimi Hendrix was long dead before I knew anything about him”…”I quite like it”…I still have my CD copy of that Jeff Buckley album. Still love it. “I know that I’ve seen repressings of this, and I don’t know why I haven’t bought them”…I never understood Smashing Pumpkins. “I think I ruined it a bit for myself by playing it too often”…I have a very funny story about the first time I heard The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at a party in Toronto of all places, yet again. My friend had a place in the annex. I will never forget everyone singing along to that song “Brenda”…that was a wild time in the 90s.
I might have to appear without a shirt to really bring home the no logo style. That might be too much for the average viewer, though. But, I may only have a few good years left physically! Hey, I am sure I was living in the Annex when I first heard Jon Spencer! Brenda 🙂 I have some work to do if I want these albums on vinyl!
@@EmbryonicRobotNo logo to no shirt. That’s something I would do. Of course I have a history of taking off my shirt in public at any given moment. I reserve that behavior for the summer months. 😂
Hasselhoff!
Hei hei Brian.
I actually bought Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 3 times. First the CD when it came out, then once again soon after when I finnished at the film college in Denmark and realized that one of the cd's was most likely left behind or ended up in someone elses cd's. And then I got the vinyl box a few years ago.
I also can't get myself to go down the vinyl rabbit hole as far as the Beatles go. I had and still have all the early days of CD cd's and then the black towershaped CD box set and the box sets that have come out over the years. But on vinyl... I have that US comp, Let it Be, the remaster singles vinyl and a couple of odd comps my dad got me when he tried to "stop me" listening to the Rolling Stones. Didn't work but did make me a McCartney fan (he bought me Tug of War).
Fun to see why you don't have some of those on vinyl.
You win for having bought Mellon Collie three times! I do have cases where I have two different CD versions (regular and a remaster) plus a vinyl copy, but I try to avoid that. Your dad had a very interesting strategy to make you not listen to the Stones. That's fabulous!
@ My dad was born in 1924 so not a huge rock fan, but tried to guide me away from the ones that really got on his nerves. Oddly, later he preffered some of the heavy metal I listened to because he noted elements of classical music in it. Nearly made me not want to listen to it 😄
I bought the Cataronia debut CD 3 times... Lost the first at school, then the second I managed to leave on a train 🙄
Hey Brian! I've been down that "if I own it on vinyl I'm not going to buy it, and if I own it on CD I'm not going to buy it on vinyl" road. I'm guessing I've done that a couple thousand times. I own 4 of what you showed, and I also discovered Television much later in life. I can't get into it, so I don't need it on vinyl. Think I bought it because it appeared in a list of 500 greatest albums. Cheers!
Hello AisForAlice, etc. Are you who I think you are? 🙂 The CD - LP duplication is a problem, but I do love the CD for the car and MP3s. I wonder how much money I would save if I never duplicated anything. . .
@@EmbryonicRobot I am.....coming back Jan 1. Stay tuned!
I'll break out the champagne! 🙂
Brian, some surprising CD only music, but some more understandable. Those early 1990's vinyl pressings were hard to acquire. I match you with the Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Jeff Buckley. Thanks, Chris
Hi Chris, I do like to be surprising sometimes! Mission accomplished 🙂 I'll see how many of these I can find in 2025!
Interesting topic. I was cringing a bit when you started naming Beatles albums you don't have. Help was a tad shocking, but at least you didn't name Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road and The White Album. Those are obvious staples in most collections. Nice video Brian.
I don’t have any except for that mofi version of magical mystery tour, which I have listed. I don’t dislike them, but I’ve never been a huge fan
The funny thing is that I like the Beatles, but I guess I never had a desire to own everything 🙂
None of my friends were really into the Beatles, either. Maybe my hometown is really uncool!
@@EmbryonicRobot I actually do have my parents White album now that I think about it, but it’s in terrible shape. Those two did not take care of their records
Sounds about right. I have three original Canadian 7" Beatles singles that were my parents'. They are unplayable!
Cool to see CD related thread. To me also "all along in watchtower" is more Hendrix song, though I'm not sure whose version I heard first. Smashing pumpkins I am looking also on cheap CDs.
I have that Beatles on CD also. I love it. And actually I am happy with cd, but something would be great to have on vinyl from them.
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Hendrix owned All Along the Watchtower. I imagine that there are many examples of cover versions that are better than the original. . .
@@EmbryonicRobot To me one those is Leningrad Cowboys & Red army choir's version from Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. I like orginal but that Cowboys version just have something. I could be hated from my comments by some people. And I understand that well.
@@BadEnglishRecs OK, now you have me very curious about Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army's cover version!
@@EmbryonicRobot Live version with video is quite beatiful.
I am watching to it now. It's better than the description would suggest!
I bought Loveless because I heard it was a major influence for Sloan’s Smeared. I liked Loveless, but I felt the recording quality was lacking. So it became one of the many CDs I offloaded to Disk Union several years ago.
Interesting. I have only heard my copy and streaming, so I will need to find a vinyl copy so I can compare them 🙂
I didn’t like Marquee Moon first listen but there’s something hypnotic about that guitar riff. I don’t own it either because I need near mint copies of records I love so I’m holding out for a perfect OG pressing.
I hope you find one! Maybe 2025 will be the year of Television 🙂
@ Carolina Soul has a WLP Marquee Moon on eBay right now, but it’s already too much and there’s still 5 days left lol
Wow. I will pass on that!
that television album man is such a good album and the track "Elevation" has a guitar riff that influenced the one on "Californication" sounds really similar surprised me when i first listened.
I had never noticed that before, but I see what you mean!
I’ve been thinking about doing a response to James’ video if I find the time as it is a quandary in which I often find myself; should I really buy certain albums that I already have on CD. For years I only had The Beatles blue and red compilation albums before I started buying the others and I still only have my favorite on CD. I only have that Stones album and Morrissey album on CD as well.
Hi Randy, I am generally a really frugal person, so I am always alarmed when I duplicate my collection. Maybe there is something wrong with me 🙂 I'd be interested to see a response from you!
A fun idea! The bulk of my CDs have been on my old school iPod for decades, and most definitely backed up! The physical CDs themselves I've sold off over the years. We overlap here with MBV, Jeff Buckley, and Nirvana. As much as I've tried over the years, I just can't get into Television. I'm in the minority on that I think 🎶😎
I think I see why some people do not like Television. They might be an acquired taste? The voice is a little challenging at first 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Yes, a very acquired taste....No Little Johnny Jewel for me!
Hi Brian- I have a few ‘CD but not vinyl’ situations too…if you do track down MBV Loveless on vinyl look for the most recent reissue on Domino Records…easily the best. I was late to the game with Television and Marquee Moon is one I picked up on vinyl in the early 00s. I need Your Arsenal on vinyl, too. I may have to put together a video on this topic as well!! 🤔👍 Cheers-R
I mentioned to someone else that I could make it a goal for 2025 to pick up vinyl copies of all of these, but it is probably bot possible anyway. I'd be interested in your video on this topic!
How unfortunate you are wearing a cap. Your hair is marvelous.
Ha ha! This is the best comment I've received this week!
Hey Brian. Never considered getting rid of my vinyl, so didn’t try to duplicate them when I started buying CDs. I did buy a Little Feat CD duplicate for playing in the car, but it certainly didn’t sound as good as the vinyl, so that experiment ended. The CD vs. vinyl debate is boring so I won’t get into that. I don’t buy vinyl versions of my CDs because it takes away from buying music I don’t own, and I’m too cheap. Glad you didn’t get hit with that snow they got in Buffalo and the Muskokas. Cheers.
Sometimes, it pays to be cheap! My back is especially glad we didn't get the snow, but I sense that it is coming 😔
Your Beatle collection hurt my head, you need copies of any kind! Haha. I need to go lay down. Sticky Fingers is so good, Moonlight Mile is my favorite by the Stones.
Yeah, I do need some Beatles on vinyl probably!
Loved the video. You bought a copy of Let It Be Naked on vinyl ACCIDENTALLY?? That is one of my grails and you bought it by accident.😂😂😂😂
Several years ago, maybe 2013 or so, I walked into HMV in downtown Toronto and they had about 5 or 6 copies of Let It Be Naked all priced at $12.99 (Canadian). I knew nothing about this release and left it there on the shelf. A day later, I went back and they were all still there. I recognized that this was a good price, even then. I looked at it again and put it back on the shelf. After picking up a couple of other records, I went to the shelf once again to look at it again. The funny thing is that I wasn't really too familiar with the original Let it Be. I had bought the 2009 CD reissue, but only listened to it a couple of times. When I got to the checkout, I realized that I still had Let it Be Naked in my hands with the other records. Rather than put it back, I just bought it. Only later did I realize that I should have bought them all!
This was like watching a video of myself, spooky.
Up until Sticky fingers you just kept showing every album i have on cd and not on vinyl.
I do have Sgt Peppers on vinyl though, and all those Beatles albums you mentioned i also haven't heard, and i love the Beatles (obviously that period isn't my favourite.)
Oh and i only have 1 Morrissey comp on CD, no Smiths at all.
That does sound spooky! I really should get some more Beatles on vinyl, but it is daunting at this point. So, maybe I should just get Sgt Pepper's 🙂 Maybe my quest will be to get copies of all of these, but that will be difficult!
@@EmbryonicRobot
I've kind of made a rule for myself that if I've got an album on CD and it sounds fine to not get a vinyl copy (I do break that rule rarely) I think thats why I haven't got Nirvana Unplugged or say Electric ladyland on vinyl, they both sound great on CD and I'd rather spend my satoshis on albums I don't already have.
This is the first time satoshi has ever been mentioned here. I had to look it up! My CDs of Nirvana Unplugged and Electric Ladyland do indeed sound great!
@EmbryonicRobot
Now get your hands on as many satoshis as possible. 😉
The only hard money mankind has ever had
I have a lot to learn about that!
All Along the Watchtower is a Dylan song? I thought it was a U2 song….😂😉
Cool topic. I went thru same dilemma when CDs hit. Don’t start buying stuff I have on vinyl or cassette on CDs. Which didn’t last. And then 10 yrs ago when I started buying vinyl again same train of thought: don’t start buying vinyl of what I have on CD. That went out the window pretty much day one. I think I first really heard Television was in a Ramones documentary. They played Venus and instantly I was like I gotta get that CD. I never really got into the Beatles. I respect them but never had much interest. I have maybe 3 of their CDs but never listen to them. Found them for 99¢ at Goodwill and just seemed silly to pass up. You should do vid on those 5 CDs you always used to take on road trips…
I am sure I will get some input with respect to the lack of Beatles in my collection! None of my friends through middle school and high school listened to the Beatles either. Even in University, there were not really a thing. I guess I just missed the boat. But, I really should have Sgt. Pepper on vinyl!
@ same here nobody i was hanging with was listening to the Beatles at that time either.
A great response Brian, and an excellent thread idea by James👍I cannot stand bands with whiney male singers: REM and Pumpkins spring immediately to mind. Who are the Beatles, anyway?? I have exactly zero in my collection - in any format. 😂Here in Australia, vinyl died out in 1991, so a lot of Aussie music in the following years is CD only. Some are now getting re-issued, thankfully. Cheers from Oz. John D.
Hi John, I never thought of Michael Stipe as having a whiney voice. Maybe he does... I certainly see what you mean with the Pumpkins!
@@EmbryonicRobot Throw in Guns 'n' Roses too!!!!! I actually like REM's Shiny Happy People, mainly due to Kate Pierson.
@@downundertuneage3875 I agree 100% on GnR!
I sold almost all my CDs.
I considering doing that in the past, but I am happy that I didn't ...
But you are still s youngster. I don’t mean to sound morbid but when I pass away I don’t want to leave a bunch of stuff behind.
Youngster? Maybe this is the best comment I have received this week!
@@vinylrichie007trust me, your record collecting buddies will attend the estate sale lol
The Jeff Buckley release has a cult following! I see it all the time, next time I will pick it up! Hallelujah is a great song.
I’m Not really a Beatles guy either Brian but as I’ve gotten older, I like em more & more. 🤷🏻♂️
I think I feel the same way about the Beatles, but I do love Sgt Pepper. I may have to seek it out 🙂