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10 Easy To Find Records That Sound Incredible Without Hurting Your Wallet!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I show 10 records that have great sound quality without the expensive price tag. I talk about records from bands/artists such as The Beatles, Men At Work, REM, The Police, Michael Jackson, Wes Montgomery, Paul Simon, Sade, Yes, and Don Henley. I also discuss an album from The Flat Five.
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Like yourself, I am just now getting into YES. Late to the party I know. I was actually at a record store today trying to find “Fragile “ in the used bins but they didn’t have that one so I got a different title. Now that I know of the version you showed, I’m going to go ahead and get that version of Fragile. Thanks for showing that. I also agree with you on that Don Henley album. Love these episodes Melinda!
I found my copy of Fragile at a Barnes & Noble store brand new. It sounds wonderful and is hiss and pop free because it's a new vinyl. The older ones are hard to find in good condition. It's a great album worthy of being on your turntable. Thank you and take care.
Thank you for showing your incredible sounding , reasonable priced records!! Love the, “Yes” ‘ Fragile’ record!! I recently bought , “ELO “, ‘Out of the Blue’ record , it was reasonably priced and sounds excellent!! Love it!! Thank you for all your videos!! I appreciate you taking time to make all your videos!! I’ll tune in next time. Take Care. Life is better with music.🎤🎸🎵🥁
Thank you so much Dianne and I always appreciate your kind comments as well. I love ELO. Out of the Blue is a wonderful classic. I bet it does sound wonderful on vinyl. Jeff Lynne is incredibly talented. I hope you have a great upcoming weekend. Take care.
Great video as always. Funny you posted about great sounding records. I couple of weeks ago, I played my original copy of Steve Winwood's "Back In The High LIfe". I was blown away with how well the record was recorded/pressed, given that this was played on my original turntable from high school that has a vintage Audio Technica cart, fitted with a modern elliptical stylus!! Agree 100% with Sade - I have an original pressing as well!!
Someone else mentioned the sound quality of Back In the Highlife. It must be very good. 🤗 Sade is fantastic too. Thank you and take care.
I went out and picked up a vintage Sade album today based on your recommendation. I had picked up another of her albums a few weeks ago based on another TH-camr. I’m really enjoying her. I forgot to look for Don Henley. Will try to remember next time. Love your videos. Keep it up. I always look forward to your new posts.
Thank you so much! Some of the Sade albums are hard to find so I'm glad you were able to track down a couple. She's wonderful and I think the Don Henley album is still pretty easy to find. It's definitely worth owning. Thank you and take care.
YES❗ At last you are exploring Yes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Yes has their own style of music, their own brand, and do not really fit anything else than a YesMusic category ❤️ Melinda, i really hope you continue your Yes journey, and explore all their albums, and hopefully the solo albums too 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Yes music can be as addictive as a drug, but Yes music is a lot safer 😉😉 You may not have picked up on it, but, yes i am a Yes fan 😜 Hope you enjoy the journey, Melinda, have a great week ✌🏻✌🏻
Glad you posted this because I just wrote a big thing about Yes myself.
I will definitely be looking for more Yes in the future. The trick is to find clean copies. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy indeed that is a trick, haha! It ain’t always easy.
Jon Anderson of Yes has such a unique sound to his voice. If you’ve ever become familiar with even one of his songs, you’ll never miss when he’s singing. You might not even know his name, but you’ll always know that voice. Like Michael Jackson, he can hit certain high notes that most male singers cannot hit. I don’t think he could sing tenor at all, and could only slide part-way into falsetto, so he could not do like Michael and jump from tenor to falsetto and back, but the fact he used his skills and talent to hit those high notes frequently is one reason I think his music is rarely if ever covered. Almost nobody would be capable of making the songs sound right.
Great tips Melinda! A couple of months ago friends of ours had us for dinner and they knew I collected vinyl. They let me pick out whatever I wanted from their deceased daughter's records. Most were not in the best condition and needed cleaning badly, but I scored a few decent ones and they gave them all to me. I just held my Police LP up to the light and it has the same translucent vinyl, score!!!
I'm happy about The Police album. I feel so sorry for your friends losing their precious daughter. I can't even imagine. It's great that her beloved albums are being shared. What a huge honor. Thank you and take care.
I'll never forget my father playing jazzy Wes Montgomery in our tiny apartment when I was a small child.
Great memories! Montgomery had a wonderful tone. Take care.
Another great video, thanks. The Beatles blue album was the first Beatles I ever bought myself, when I was about 9. I’ve got a couple copies now, along with the red album. And Yes? You can’t go wrong. My favorite, just under the Beatles.
Cool! I just picked up Close to the Edge. I am excited to give it a listen. I don't do blind buys often but so many people have mentioned how much they love that album so I had to pick it up. Thank you and take care.
You showcased some doozies, dear Melinda! One of those gems were Wes Montgomery’s record. I’m a Smooth Jazz fanatic. And he’s definitely one of the pioneers, including George Benson, of that particular genre. I have the CD. But I must grab that one. Given that there’s not a lot of Smooth Jazz on vinyl, I didn’t even begin to wonder if there were any vinyls of Wes available. Or even others like David Sanborn, Norman Brown, Lindsey Webster, Gerald Albright, etc;. Have a wonderful weekend!!! 💖
I do see Wes Montgomery albums often. They are usually compilation albums but they are pretty good too. Montgomery sounds amazing on vinyl and those older records were made well and sound killer when they are in good shape. 🥰 Take care.
Love your choices! You just can't beat the Beatles' Red and Blue, Fragile, Synchronicity, and Building the Perfect Beast!
I agree. They are terrific albums worth owning. Thank you and take care.
I always enjoy your aspects on vinyl, it's not fake you enjoy what you have and are honest what you don't like, most vinyl you tubers come off as too cool for school ( I got this or that) but with you I can definitely see the love of analog. Keep up the great content.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the encouragement. Music and vinyl are true passions of mine that bring me so much joy. I'm so glad that comes through on the videos. Thank you and take care.
Must have album, cheap and absolutely superb sounding: Suzanne Vega with „solitude standing“. 5 Eur/USD, a real killer.
I haven't heard that one. Thank you for the suggestion. Have a great week!
Hi Melinda, great selections. Don Henley's album is amazing... Sounds amazing front to back! One album that sounds amazing is John Cougars " American Fool" ( 1982). Thanks again.
I love American Fool!!! That's definitely a favorite for me. ❤️🤗 The Don Henley album is wonderful too. Thank you and take care.
The Beatles compilation LP’s are mostly stereo. Their preferred format and what the band and producer spent the most time getting the sound right was with the mono pressings. Only “Let it Be” and “Abbey Road” were recorded in stereo only versions. Even JL complained about these issues being in stereo, and should have been in mono. The all analog pass through and LP cutting was only done with the “The Beatles in Mono” pressings. All frequency (to an LP format) changes were made to the sound engineers notes and was reproduced with high accurately.
I have The Beatles in Mono box set and it's wonderful. These compilation albums are still available at a decent price and sound great. The blue album is heavily loaded with songs recorded in stereo only. Thank you and take care.
It's funny thinking back to all the Beatles 45's I had and played on a Silvertone (Sears) record player hearing the snap crackle and pop of rock n roll and loving every second. Yes Fragile the first album I played on a rented record player while in the Army check out Close to the Edge also . Sunset Grill has a special place in my heart, great song and the stand fed me for twenty years I had my own sandwich and Joe the owner changed my name to Herman because when Thelma would put in my order for Rick translation meant crazy in German and that could have been everyone on the Strip.. great video Melinda
Haha! Very interesting story. I remember the days of renting stereo equipment and I remember renting VHS tapes and machines to watch movies from home. Times have really changed.
The Beatles 45's hold alot of great memories for so many. Thank you and take care.
Melinda that is so great your uncle played with glen miller. What a time he must have had playing with one of the greats! Take care
Have a great week!🙂
He did love it. He shared the stories every time I saw him. ❤️
I have a copy of Alice coopers classicks, sounds incredible, I recently upgraded my felt mat to a cork it from project audio, it makes records sound so much better without the resonance from your platter, you know a fair bit about your artists I will keep an eye out for the vinyls take care Sam, Fleetwood Mac rumours I have the reissue it sounds fantastic...
Hi Melinda 👋 - I still have my originals of REM & Sade & they sound as good today as they did in the 80's. Murmur was easily the Best album of 1983 & Diamond Life was in the Top 10 of 1984. Two brilliant debut albums. See Ya 😃
I agree! Great records that sound amazing!!! Thank you and take care!
Bought Murmur the day it came out! Awesome you pulled that one out!!!
Although hard to come by on vinyl try a listen to both Up and Reveal. Criminally underrated later REM lps! You wont be sorry.
Thank you for the suggestion. I would love to find more REM. I have been enjoying those recent pick ups alot. Take care.
I agree with all these! One I will add that comes to mind is The Cars' first album! So dynamic!
Agreed. Actually all The Cars original albums sound great to my ears. George Marino (R.I.P.), mastered all The Cars albums, up to and including 'Door To Door. Because of George Marino's excellent mastering on the originals I've never felt I needed the Audiophile pressings, but I do have them and they sound good as well.
It's a great sounding album. ❤️ I agree!
Thanks for this video. I’ve often thought of making my own list of essential great sounding inexpensive records. The entire IRS era R.E.M. five album plus Chronic Town run is essential on vinyl-all five albums sound incredible and better any other version. The second pressings of Chronic Town and Murmur got pressed on translucent vinyl. Reckoning got translucent runs and also some are green or purple.
Synchronicity is one of my top 5 all time best sounding records and absolutely incredible top to bottom. It manages to outdo even Ghost in the Machine sonically and pairs that with astounding RL mastering plus the KC-600 vinyl formulation.
You’re right that the Building the Perfect Beast LP has a really great sound to it and makes even the staples come to life again.
The translucent vinyl really allows the beautifullly recorded music to come through. The REM albums are terrific. Synchronicity is an incredible record and they did a phenomenal job recording and packaging it. A winner all around. Thank you and take care.
When she reviewed Thriller, she said “You can’t beat it” lol 😂 🤪. Is that what they call an “in joke?”
Haha. Not intentional but I'm glad you picked up on that. 😀
Melinda, check out Captain Beyond. They’re 1972 release… Capricorn records… 3-D album cover on the original pressing… Kind of an obscure band and definitely one of the Best kept secret albums of the 70s. JD
I used to see that album often but now that several people have told me how good it is, I no longer see it anywhere. Lol. That's the way it goes. Thank you for the suggestion. Take care.
Checking in! What a lovely theme. Lost my job so a great idea to get some listening joy.
Records can sound great at any price. Those older records you can buy for just a few dollars sound so incredible. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy oh yeah. Sometimes the ones you pay most for are the worst!
I just got a nagaoaka mp500 styli for 270 with customs from Japan its great. Instead Of getting the whole cart for 1000 i put it in my mp11. Works great never change the house on your 2m Blue just upgrade the needle its the same house its just plastic.
Fragile by yes it wonderful one of my top 5 yes albums
I really enjoy it too. 🥰
Hi Melinda I have a couple of Wes Montgomery. He's like easy Jazz guitar but good. The only records i buy but not lately since i have so much stuff is big bands and lounge and some vocals but i think i have enough stuff lol. I use to have the first copies of the Beatles Red and Blue set when they came out in 73 i think on Apple before they rereleased them on the Capitol label. To bad i don't have them anymore as well as the other stuff i use to have because of certain circumstances that happened which i told you earlier. Oh well lol. Anyway have a good day and see you later.
I hope you find some of those records again at great prices. The Beatles records are worth having, especially these 2014 versions. Wes Montgomery is great and the records are always affordable. Thank you and take care!
@@MelindaMurphy Oh I"m fine with the cds i have of the Beatles. i don't live in a big house anymore and my music room is the right space for my stuff even tho i have some stuff in the living room and my bedroom lol. I wish i had the money to get record cabinets for my records to have some room in the music room I have them mostly in record crates which is not bad but not very strong. Anyway once again have a nice day. it's hot here in Florida with rain coming later so Keep Cool now lol. Bye!
It's always cool to see records that I own as well in vinyl videos. I have the Men at Work, Beatles 1962-1966, Yes, Sade, Michael Jackson and Police albums you showed. I never heard of the Flat Five; I might look into them.
The Flat Five are very different. Be sure and give them a listen before buying. Lol. You may love them but I would never say someone should do a blind buy with that album. I love having common records that sound wonderful. They were done right the first time. Thank you and take care.
Hi, Melinda! Tears for Fears’ Songs From The Big Chair has killer sonics. Sounds like an audiophile pressing.
I agree completely! That would be a good one to discuss in a future video. Thank you and take care.
Agreed!
You cannot go wrong with any Yes album. I am so psyched that you purchased this. So many state Close to the edge is their favorite but mine is Fragile. All of them in the band each did their own composition on Fragile. The gate folds of Yes surpass any others of any other band. You have Rodger Dean masterfully creating all the artwork on every Yes album. I've got goosebumps about this right now. Fragile was either the second or third 180gm I ever bought. I got mine for about $18 back in 2017. Now you got to start collecting Yes albums because they are so much more than 90210. All of their albums sound pristine. I'll stop there because I could go on and on and on because they are one of my top 5 favorite bands
Very cool! I definitely enjoy Fragile and will keep my eyes open for other clean Yes albums. This record is terrific and the artwork is superb! 🥰 Thank you and take care.
Nice video Melinda.
David Bowie - Let’s Dance
Edie Brickell & the new Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
Scandal - Warrior
Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life
Steve Miller - Fly Like an Eagle
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Styx - The Grand Illusion
All the original pressings of these records sound amazing and are very inexpensive.
I have several of those and you're right. 😀 Bowie's Let's Dance is truly incredible. Thank you and take care.
Fragile - South side of the Sky .
Yes played Kent State University on that tour . Put speaker's completely around the auditorium , just for the introduction of that one song
Oh wow! What a wonderful memory. ❤️❤️
Hi Melinda. I have Paul Simon's Graceland on vinyl too and I love it. My favourite song is You Can Call Me Al. It's a fantastic song and was the first single released from the album. It reached no. 4 here in the UK singles chart. It was interesting to hear you mention about translucent vinyl. I know I have one or two albums in my collection that when you look at them they are black but when you hold them up to the light they are translucent and I probably might have more of them in my collection, I don't know. I'll have a good look at my records at some point and see if I have, I may be pleasantly surprised. I don't know if my copy of Synchronicity is translucent. I will have a look at it and see if mine is a translucent one. I wonder if some of the black vinyl is in fact a very dark purple/red colour that just looks black, then again it could just be due to some records being quite thin which means you can see light through the vinyl when held up to the light. Very interesting though, and I agree they do have fantastic sound quality. Stay safe Melinda.
You will have to check your Synchronicity album and see if you have one of the translucent copies. It's a great sounding record. I may have others that I haven't checked as well. They do look just like standard black copies upon first glance. Thank you and take care.
Good Lord, Melinda, I went to Amazon for Don Henley as soon as I watched your video and NADA, streaming only.........seems like recommendations make these records disappear as soon as the video is posted. I hadn't checked Discogs yet, but I haven't ordered anything off that site yet so maybe they are buried in all those thousands of versions, foreign and domestic, you have to wade thru to find good stuff. I just wish I could get lucky and find that Beatles "Hey Jude" I've lusted after since starting on vinyl again for the price that's always to good to be true. (What I hate is they will use this stock photo of the album instead of an honest ACTUAL photo of the real product they are offering and that always just smells of Stay Away to me). You looked beautiful today, and thank you for a really nice show as always.
Ask Rick Beato about Don Henley. That's all I'll comment. He is not a nice man Don Henley
The Don Henley record is out there and pretty easy to find. Used copies of records are hard for me to find on Amazon. Discogs would probably be a much better place to find it. Thank you and best wishes.
I've heard he is pretty difficult. I do like his music though.
So glad to see you mention Synchronicity. Great album, and that pressing sounds incredible! One of the best sounding, reasonably priced, LPs I own. I like your other choices, as well!
Thank you! Synchronicity is a great sounding record that is still affordable. It's a classic. Take care.
Hi Melinda. Great video. I might pick up that Men At Work at some point, I always hear that it sounds very good. I do enjoy that Beatles Greatest Hits you sent to me.
The Thriller album does sound very good, I never shown my copy but it's an OG.
I have two OG Toto albums that sound great. Also a couple OG Def Leppard albums that sound great.
I like your outfit (: oh and Happy Birthday! I hope you did something fun or you are going to. Have a nice week.
Thank you! I did have a good birthday. I got to spend it with my daughter. ❤️ Those originals are very good. Thriller is one of the best sounding originals I own but it has alot of scratches unfortunately. Let me know if you would like a copy of Men At Work. I have an extra copy. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy Glad to hear it Melinda. I bet she was excited to spend some time with you.
Thriller seems to be an easy one to find in the wild, just got to find a clean copy lol
I will take your extra copy of Men At Work if you get around to it but, hate for you to spend the money mailing it out lol I can probably find a copy at my record store whenever I happen to go.
@@JeffsVariousVinyl I'd be happy to send it your way. It doesn't cost very much.
@@MelindaMurphy OK thank you, I appreciate it (:
So many original pressings are the best. Love your take on Don Henley- I haven't played that album in years but will give it a spin this evening.
I hope you do. The music is still wonderful. Take care.
Picked up original UK copies of all The Police albums at record fairs over a period of time for pretty cheap and they all sound fantastic.
I wouldn't even think about going for audiophile versions the originals are just so good sounding.
That Men At Work album too,great stuff.Keep up the good work Melinda
Thank you so much! If you have all of those wonderful Police albums then you have quite a treasure. I wouldn't replace them either. The Men At Work album is a wonderful listen. Take care.
Santana Abraxas 50th Anniversary vinyl is one you need to get if you don’t have it. Also remastered by Kevin Gray. I’m definitely going to be hunting for that Yes Fragile you mentioned in the video!
I have tried to find that Santana album but it's sold out nearly everywhere. If you know an online store that has it in stock, please let me know. I found my Fragile album at a Barnes & Nobles store. I hope you can find one. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy I will let you know if I see it out there.
@@MelindaMurphy Have you checked Toad Hall Online??? I'd call the store to find out if it's the Anniversary pressing... toadhallonline.com/product/23263/santana-abraxas-vinyl
@@MelindaMurphy The place I get a lot of my records Bullmoose has plenty of copies!
Another great video there Melinda. I can relate to a fair few of these records. Am enjoying buying different physical music at present- happy days! All the
I'm glad you're having fun and enjoying different types of music. Thank you and take care.
Some odd ball choices...Fame Movie Soundtrack from 1980. Great soundstage. Also "Anything Goes" Broadway recording from 1962. Great episode Melinda,!
Very cool mentions! I love those old soundtracks. I just picked up The Pink Panther today. 🤗❤️ Thank you so much!
Hi Melinda! Had the Yes Fragile need to get that album again and with the better pressing like you have when i can. The Men At Work album use to have and maybe I can locate at some point Saw Men At Work along with 5 other pretty known bands as they played in the lineup of all day X FEST out at the fairgrounds back then in 99.
Men At Work would have been fun to see in concert. 🤗 I found my copy of Fragile at a Barnes & Nobles. If you have one of those stores, maybe you can find a copy as well. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy You bet. Yea we have one Barnes & Nobles to the east and one to the south. So either of 2 stores plus I will recheck and see of local independent store for that Yes.
Morning Melinda! Great to see new video from you to drink my morning coffee with again 😊. So I have both a mint original and the MoFi pressing of that Men At Work album. While they both sound fantastic, I can tell you the MoFi is a clear improvement, mainly because the low end is more present. Giving it a fuller sound. MoFi is hit and miss, but they truly did a great job with this one. I also have original and the remasters of those Beatles albums and I agree the remasters sound far better. The only complaint I would have is that the tracks from the “Please Please Me” album have a slight echoey sound with the vocals a bit buried in the mix. The remaster of the Please Please Me album itself sounds Phenomenal! In fact, the remasters of all the individual albums sound absolutely fantastic on my system. I must say that sometimes digitally remastered can sound awesome, when done right. The current pressing of Led Zeppelin 2 is a good example. I’ve read that this pressing is the closest you’ll find to the Ludwig hot mix in sound, outside the Classic Records pressing. And I’ve compared several original pressings and None of them sound better. Although I have not been lucky enough to find a Ludwig or Classic Records copy. Someday maybe. Another great sounding and affordable record would be Blood Sweat and Tears “Self Titled”. Excellent sound! Anyway have a great day!
Thanks for letting me know about the MoFi Men at Work. I have always been curious about the sound difference. I agree that digital pressings can sound great and I have several that I'm quite happy with. Take care.
I've got a Japanese press of The Beatles Blue album and it sounds amazing! That's kind of a sentimental album for me my mother bought me a copy of that for my 13th birthday and that was that was a few years ago..lol. Great video Melinda
That was just a few years ago. Music that reminds me of my mom hits me right in the heart too Rod. Thank you and take care.
YES for YES!!! I'm so glad you're getting into them! "Fragile" is one of my favorite albums of them! I was dying laughing because when you said "analog, etc....SOLD!" I said it along with you! "SOOOOOLLD!" Lmao! Yup, that's a no brainer. Hahahaha. Enjoy that classic, but "Close To The Edge" is their masterpiece, imo! Don't skip on that one if you see it! Cheers!
I still need The Yes Album and Close To the Edge. I hope to find them. I was so thrilled to find a quality copy of Fragile. Lol. It truly was a no brainer when I saw Kevin Grays name. Thank you and take care.
Hello Melinda; Patience, Affordability/Pricing, & Condition, are basic steps of collecting. Record pricing is structured by demand. As long as consumers are willing to pay exorbitant prices they will continue to increase. Liked all the LP showings. Good luck in finding the records you want. Take care. Tina & Pat!!~
Very true! People are paying big bucks for records that with patience, can be found for alot less money. Thank you and take care.
If vinyl records keep going up and up then I'll go back to cds and streaming services more and more, it is ridiculous the prices for vinyl, I blame : the resellers/scalpers, greedy record stores and department stores, hoarders that NEVER play the records and buy them just to show off or just have them, that drives the prices up because there's no more copies left at decent prices and if you want it is very expensive, thank you for your videos, keep up the good work.
The high demand for vinyl right now is big and sellers are definitely taking advantage of it. I don't mind a little mark up but some of the asking prices are obscene. Lol. Thank you and take care.
HI MELINDA GREAT VIDEO ON YOUR 10 VINYL LP'S. THANKS FOR SHOWING THEM FOR US. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE OR FIND VINYL LIKE THESE. ENJOY AND TAKE CARE.
I love finding bargain records that sound wonderful. Thank you Bobby!
Great video Melinda. What is awesome about the topic is that awesome sound quality doesn't always have to cost a fortune. I'll throw pretty much any version of Dire Straits Brothers in Arms in the mix as one of the best sounding albums ever. I have had the plain old standard pressing and the MOFI... both sound incredible. Rock on Melinda!
I have just a regular copy of Brothers In Arms and have always been impressed with the sound quality too. Thank you Brian!
Thank you Melinda I will keep in that in mind. I love the beatles, the police, men at work, and sade. Sade has an amazing voice one of a kind.
Sade has a beautiful voice. I wasn't a fan when she first came onto the scene but now that I'm older, I really enjoy her music. Thank you and take care.
Wow, that Flat Five LP is very interesting! I just sampled it on Amazon. What an eclectic assortment of genres and styles.!! It reminds me of Paul's "RAM" in how it swings from jazz, to music hall, to folky blues, Broadway show tunes, and many others.
It's all over the place in a good way. For the most part, it's a happy record that lifts my spirits. Take care.
I'm not a vinyl collector at all, though I do love their art covers, but do enjoy your passion for them... : )
Thank you so much! That is a wonderful compliment to give. The artwork is a huge draw for me as well. Take care.
I won those Beatles red and blue along with Elvis’ Today LP off a radio station in 1975. Love that Tom Petty box you have behind you. I bought the CD/Blu ray deluxe package a few years ago. I found the Paul Simon Graceland reissue unopened at a store for $5. Another great sounding record is Hearts LP Dreamboat Annie. Recorded at Mushroom Records here in Vancouver. Oh by the way Drip A Drop by The Flat Five has got my head bobbin’.Thanks for the video.
I'm glad you're listening to The Flat Five! 🤗 You won a great contest. That was some prize.
I love this Tom Petty box set. There is a song on it called "Melinda." Of course, I enjoy that song.
I love Business As Usual! It sounds wonderful on vinyl! Fragile is one album I still need to get! I have definitely been enjoying Yes recently, I will have to check out that pressing!
I saw a copy of Fragile at Mellow Matt's Saturday but didn't check the condition. I'm new to the prog version of Yes but I do enjoy what I have heard.
Men At Work was a wonderful band back in the 80's and I still enjoy their music. Thanks Marichen. Take care.
Hey, Melinda - glad to see you exploring the older Yes catalog. I'd highly recommend the 2018 Steven Wilson production of their album Close To The Edge. I have all my original 70's Yes vinyl, and have listened to CTTE for almost 50 years but Wilson's mix, while being very faithful to the original and sounding amazing, brought out things in those three incredible tracks that I had never picked up on before. It's a highlight from the band and I don't think it's ever sounded better. Hope you check it out, but regardless, enjoy your exploring of Yes' earlier works!
Thank you for the specific recommendation. I always like knowing what's considered the best pressing. Now I just need to find one. Lol. I appreciate your help. Take care. 🤗
You can still get the box set with all 5 of Wilson's Yes album re-do's on eBay and elsewhere but it's pricey. Good luck - hope to hear that you scored at least some of them in a future video!🤞🏼
Great vid! One of my all time favorites is the Chambers brothers “Time”. Everyone has heard time or part of it on movies and commercials. I heard the record company wanted to cut the full version down to 4 or so minutes but the band fought it and won. If I remember right the song is about 10 + minutes long. If you can’t find an original music on vinyl has a copy. Turn the lights out, light some incense and turn on the lava lamp!
I will have to look that song up. I'm sure I will recognize it when I hear it. I need a lava lamp. 🤗 Thank you and take care.
Thanks Melinda for another great vinyl video. Always learn something new. Went to a goodwill store and picked up a Glen Miller and a Connie Francis album. Both in real nice condition! I enjoy all different kinds of music also. Lol still have some osmond records from when I was a kid.
Till next video 🙂✌
That's awesome. I love having music from all genres. My mom loved Connie Francis and I had an Uncle that played with Glen Miller's band. 😀 Take care.
I bought the original Japanese vinyl LP pressing of Janet Jackson's Control, which I paid $35 off eBay from a US seller. I haven't played it yet. The condition looks to be excellent for the outer jacket, the record & the inserts. It's the only release that includes the song, Start Anew.
I'm sure it's going to be beautiful! I love Japanese pressings. 🥰
@@MelindaMurphy I just ordered a new cartridge for my Stanton STR8.150 turntable. The stylus looked to be a bit damaged, which concerned me. I ordered the Audio-Technica AT-VM95E/H.
Thank you for this....with the recent thousand dollar George Harrison box set, I was beginning to wonder if record collecting was out of reach for many. Prices are way up over the last couple years.
The All Things Must Pass Uber Deluxe Edition is really nice. I consider it a luxury item with wonderful collectors pieces in it.
Buying vinyl for the music can still be fairly inexpensive. I have found a new honey hole where every record is only $2.50. I am finding amazing records there. I just have to dig deep and clean them up really good. It's very rewarding. Thank you and take care.
Graceland is one of my regular go to albums, most of paul Simon albums are well produced to a high standard, also totally agree with you regarding the shiny vinyl genuinely sounding best Melinda!
Graceland is a classic. Paul Simon is one talented guy. Thank you and take care.
Great episode, Melinda! You highlighted some of my all-time favorites in this one, the Beatles Red & Blue greatest hits, Don Henley's 'Building the Perfect Beast' and 'Synchronicity' by the Police. Also a fan of Sade and Men at Work have the original issue for both of those. On another note, If you are in the Nashville area, you're in luck. That is one of the cities selected by Eric Clapton for his small tour of just 8 shows in 2021. It looks like Nashville is on September 21st. Take care!
Oh wow! They would be nice. I'm a couple of hours away from Nashville but it would be awesome to get to see him live. Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda those two Beatles compilations are brilliant, my brother has a blue vinyl copy of the blue album, I also own Yes's triple LP YesSongs, love your channel : ) x
Thank you! I have been slowly picking up the early Yes albums. They're really good. ❤️🤗
You are a true music aficionado!!
Thank you so much! I do love music on vinyl. ❤️🤗
*Melinda got on your "Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes" clothes. Graceland featured South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and was incredible. Henley's "Beast" was phenomenal --He led the pack on any Eagles solo work. I just listened to it again (after about 30 years!) and was shook. It's that good. Lots of deep cuts. A masterpiece . (Fun fact: In the haunting Boys of Summer video; Its actually filmed from the perspective of Henley on the hood of the car looking into the camera through the windshield as the car drives backward! You realize this in the last 10 seconds as he shifts into the drivers seat from the hood and then goes...forward. Very metaphorical as it relates to "dont look back..you can never look back..." lyric. I've shown this too people who've seen it 100 times but never caught the shift at the end ). And The Police-Synchronicity ...wow. What a great time to be alive.
It was a really great time for music and I feel very fortunate to grow up when I did. It has been such a long time since I have seen the video for Boys Of Summer. I will have to check it out. I'll be honest with you, I don't think Glenn Frey's solo career was anything to write home about. Don definitely wins. Joe Walsh also had some good solo work. Thank you and take care.
Great information to have, thanks very much Melinda! I always loved the Sunset Grill song on that Don Henley album also🤘I picked up the new Neil Young's Greatest Hits last night, I've heard it's done well, can't wait for it to arrive..noticed NIN reissued With Teeth also.had to grab that one too😁 have a great day!
Thank you so much! I'm wanting to get that Neil Young album as well. It's on the list. Lol.
Hi Melinda, me being a Hoosier and you telling me before that you were long ago, did you know that Wes was an Indianapolis boy? i have that Wes album in my jazz collection, yeah! all of those CTI pressings are great sounding albums. and YES! everyone that has a music collection MUST have the Beatles red & blue collections, i know i have probably 8-10 copies of each in my collection and need another copy like i need a hole in the head-lolol BUT, i've got colored American Capitol & Apple and French pressings of them both as well as Japanese and i think either German or UK pressings as well, i'm kinda partial to the colored French pressings as they sound awesome and the red & blue vinyl are bright & vivid in the colors. love the Henley vinyl i've got it but i love End Of The Innocence much more as it has a lot of personal meaning to me when it came out. well, hope your doing well darln' and keep the vinyl rockin' !!! ,Jerry \m/ \m/ xoxoxo
Hey there! End of the Innocence was wonderful. In A New York Minute is probably more favorite from that album.
I had no idea Wes Montgomery was from Indiana. Very cool. 🤗
I have a few too many of those Beatles albums myself. I love them for different reasons. Thank you and take care.
Great video Melinda! You hit on a few that I think sound excellent also. There are so many that fall into this category, but Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil is particularly awesome and probably not that hard to find. It’s nice to see your knowledge and passion grow. Most importantly, your understanding that a good system and sweet spot isn’t something to overlook.
Thank you so much! I don't have that Midnight Oil album. Now I'm curious to hear it. Lol. Great sound is so important. Take care.
Great video Melinda! I agree, there are many albums that have great sound quality. Love some of the ones you mentioned in the video. Take care my friend!
Thank you so much! Have a great evening! 🤗❤️
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You have great musical tastes. I am in the UK and can remember when I was very young buying a vinyl album for two pounds. Showing my age now.
Haha! The good old days. 🤗❤️
Translucent vinyl is awesome! My OG Labour of Love by UB40 is of the same type. So many great sounding albums that don't kill your bank. Might have to make a video of my own. Great video as always Melinda, cheers!
I will have to look at my UB40 album and see if my copy is translucent as well. Everyone complains (me included) that vinyl is an expensive hobby. These records are a great reminder that it doesn't have to be. Thank you and take care.
So funny Melinda - I found that Wes Montgomery record at an antique store recently for $5 and I agree, it sounds amazing!
That's funny. It's a great bargain and really great to just sit back and relax to.
This is the type of video I subscribe to see/hear.
Thank you so much. 😃♥️
I did enjoy your video on this . You sure do have some good vinyl and some I don't have and it is something to pick up the other ones !!!!! Great video and some great vinyl to have too take care !!!!
Thank you so much Beatle Brad. I hope you're enjoying your Record Store Day finds. They looked really cool. 🤗❤️
I've owned a CD copy of Building the Perfect Beast since it came out in 1984, but a couple of years ago I purchased the High-Definition Audio (96kHz · 24bit) files of that record, and it's absolutely the most incredible music I've ever heard!!! What an amazing recording project! In fact, I think I need to sit and listen to it again right now!! ~Frank
It's truly beautiful. The guitars are amazing. That was music meticulously recorded. ❤️
@@MelindaMurphy Agreed!! If you haven't listened to The End of the Innocence lately, give it a spin. I think it might be even better!! ~Frank
I found my Graceland at Goodwill for 99 cents, Great sounding record!
Wow! You hit the jackpot. 😀❤️
A great video, Melinda! I have the original pressing of Men At Work vinyl record of Business As Usual, as well as Cargo, in my collection. I also have the original pressing of Michael Jackson Thriller, as well as the picture disc of Thriller. I have The Police original pressing Synchronicity in my collection. I grew up.in the 1970s, which is why I'm a Progressive rock music fan. I have every Yes original pressing of the bands albums, and yes Fragile. I also have the original pressing of every record that Genesis released in the 1970s. Because I grew up in the 70s, Genesis and Yes are my 2 favorite Progressive/Classic rock music bands.
It's great to be a 70's kid. ❤️ I love all of those older artists and bands. I do need to find more Yes albums and get to know the Peter Gabriel version of Genesis. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy Both Genesis and Yes had that same great instrumentation in their music back in the 1970s. I was born in 1962. Though, I grew up in the 1970s. I'll be 60 years old this November. As I was 19 years old, in November 1981. It was great being a 70s kid, I had really long hair, etc. I still let my hair grow, to a point.
I have several of these original albums - bought them when they first came out back in the day and am happy to have held on to them through the years.... Men At Work, Michael Jackson, The Police and I think a 1984 reissue of The Beatles red and blue albums. All good stuff. Oh yeah... YES too!
It's great that you were able to buy them back in the day. I feel bad for new collectors right now. The classic albums are now hard to find a little pricey. Thank you and take care.
Great video Melinda I was lucky enough to see the Police back then they were fantastic have a great day!
Wow! That would have been fantastic! Thank you and take care.
Melinda, I think I said it before in another one of your vids, but I love Synchronicity. I have the original vinyl and the cassette, however the cassette tops the vinyl! I know thats not usually the case, but for me on this one, it is. Glad to see Men At Work's Business As Usual in there too. A very underrated and overlooked album!
I haven't listened to a cassette in a very long time but I don't doubt you. Music is great in all formats. I think Synchronicity would sound good no matter what. I just love my vinyl copy. Thank you and take care.
Love seeing videos like this! I shot one not long ago that should be out soon. You definitely don't have to break the bank to have amazing sounding records. I actually have the two versions of Thriller you showed AND a third "audiophile" pressing but like you said, the original sounds amazing as it is :)
Thriller was done right the first time. I look forward to your video coming out. Thank you and take care.
Nice video Melinda ! 👍You are so sincere when presenting your videos and that really shines through. 🌞
I do have an original Thriller and I’m pretty sure I have Murmur also.
Here is Some Classic YES information next:😄
I really love YES ! I was lucky to have seen them in 1974 on the “Relayer” tour….Classic YES starts with “The Yes Album “ in 1970 with Yours is No Disgrace & Perpetual Change (2 of their superb longer tracks)…Then “Fragile” which you showed. …And the Progressive Rock masterpiece “Close to the Edge” came out in ‘72. Yessongs is a superb live album from ‘73 also. Info is just in case you were looking to have all the great YES albums. !!!
Thanks for your effort to make such enjoyable videos.. Take it easy !!!👌:). :)
Thank you so much! I do want to pick up those Yes albums. They are tough to find at the moment but I will keep looking. The ones you mentioned will be next on my list. I appreciate all of your kind comments. Take care.
Good Video Melinda I got the Paul Simon Graceland album i bought it at the pawn shop for $1.00 it almost look like brand new and in good condition also have the older version of The Beatles 1962-1966 album i bought at the antique mall for $20.00 and in good condition and last Michael Jackson Thriller album i have 2 copies of it i bought it at the thrift store and garage sale the one for $1.00 and the second one for $5.00 which it's in good condition and they are in my vinyl collections.
It sounds like you have some major skills when it comes to thrift stores. It's hard to find any record for $1 anymore. Take care.
I snagged "A Day in a Life" for $1 at a swap meet, and I agree it's FANTASTIC!
It's the best dollar you'll ever spend. ❤️ Take care.
have the original Of Sade , its one i put on my Turntable several times every month, in the 80's i could not afford, and even if i could our music centre was not as good as some other hi fi decks, and i had my 1st stereo stack system, i mainly used the tape to tape facility , so it took till 2003 to get a decent deck..wow so glad i did ind re-visited hits for 80's like Sade..and the whole album great
Good for you! Diamond Life is a beautiful record. I'm glad you're enjoying it too. Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda....great idea for a video I have a number of great sounding records that are not "audiophile". I have a number of the records you've shown here. I can't believe that REM MurMur is an OG '83...it looks immaculate. My YES Fragile copy is not an original it's a later 70's Re-Issue but it sounds fantastic. Graceland was a perfect record and incredibly well produced....I have an OG and it sounds fantastic to me. The Police Synchronicity is definitely a great sounding record.......I'll have to check if mine is translucent purple????
The other day I was doing some spring cleaning and I can't believe it but I found my Ghost In The Machine Tour shirt form August of 1982. I'll never forget that show. It was amazing to see that shirt again...I was 14 at the time so it doesn't really fit the way it used to. :-))
I just checked copy of Synchronicity and it is indeed translucent purple up to the light.
The Synchronicity album was well done with the colored vinyl and all of the album cover variations.
Finding a clean copy of a Yes album is half of the battle. I'm glad your reissue sounds wonderful.
What a cool find! I wish I still had my old concert t shirts. The Ghost in the Machine tour would have been so cool. Thank you and take care.
Thanks for the video It's always a pleasure to listen to you
Thank you so much! 🤗❤️
hello beautiful melinda missed you last week. great albums . awesome video melinda 👍have a great week and take care
Thank you so much. Have a wonderful rest of the week. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy you too beautiful
Great video and a lot of those albums you can still pick up for under $10. I got that Men At Work album and also Cargo for a total of $9 and both sound awesome. Just picked up Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship( has song Miracles) in NM condition for $1 and it sounds awesome. There is a lot of albums from the 70's and early 80's that are cheap with great sound.
I agree with you. I love the song Miracles by Jefferson Starship. The Men At Work albums were recorded very well. I complain often about how expensive this hobby is. These records are proof that it doesn't have to be. Thank you and take care.
Hi! You are so right regarding the sound quality of the original Sade... Missed opportunity for the new box set.. digital instead of analogue .. that voice deserves only the best.. Another great original from that era would be Anita Baker - Rapture. Perfect album and sound for no money! best wishes from a sunny London, England 🌞🌞🌞
I remember Anita Baker. Her voice is great. I do enjoy the Sade box set but they could have done it better. She is a beautiful singer and her music is enjoyable even with a digital source. Thank you and take care.
Hey Melinda, great video. I do have a question for you. What do you think of the police half speed box set? I was thinking of picking it up but I keep reading not so good reviews. The reviews are more recent, and the problems people are having is the pressing. The vinyl has lots of skips, scratches, pops, etc. I've read some reviews from when it was first released, and people were not having any problems with the vinyl. I'm guessing maybe it was repressed and something happened.. I don't know. Anyway, please let me know what you think about the box set. Thanks in advance.
I have the vinyl box set and got it for a very good price. I haven't had any problems with mine. The sound is really good (not excellent). I'm happy with it. If you can get it on sale, I don't think you'd be disappointed. Thank you.
Talk Talk " The Colour Of Spring" sounds amazing.
I am still kicking myself for not picking up a Talk Talk album when I had the chance. 🤔 I bet it is great.
Hello Melinda ! We can agree on red & blue , men at work , Graceland , syncronicity , thriller and Sade , because we have them too. The other ones , we don’t know about. Take care and stay safe. A & R.
Ps : I (Roger) got one of my grails in the mail today. Happy happy happy happy !!!!
Yay for you! What is your grail???🤗
@@MelindaMurphy : Kraftwerk - The mix 1991 English language version , 1st pressing Germany in NM condition. I’m over the moon.
Cool installment Melinda. I have an original pressing of the Wes Montgomery and it sounds fantastic. I have the Paul Simon Graceland 25th Anniversary reissue by Ryan K. Smith and to my ears better than my original pressing.
I don't have another copy of Graceland to compare to my original. If that one sounds better then all I can say is WOW!!! What a beautiful record. Thank you and take care.
Thanks for The Beatles information. I’ve bee debating on how many versions one actually needs, and still have to stumble upon the 1962-1966 LP. Currently finding the 1967-1970 at around $40.00+.
That's about the going rate for that album these days. Some stores even ask more. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy The one thing the Apple and subsequent Capital pressing (up to the 1993 reissues) is the James Bond intro on “Help” and the reverb/mono re-channeled stereo version of “I Feel Fine” for the “1962-1966” Red LP.
Still, an OK listen, and how I remember them.
Congrats on getting in with the VH cutting session! Have fun, looking forward to the subsequent video blog!
Cheers Melinda, this was a nice idea for a video. With pay cuts and some people not being employed, the idea of being able to get great music for not that much money is very appealing! 👍👍👍 I have a lot of the albums you mentioned and many other bargain albums that sound really good. Everyone should own the red and blue Beatles Greatest Hits albums. That music is essential for every serious rock music collection. I acquired those albums in the early '80's. I bought the red album at Tower Records brand new, and it still has the shrink wrap and price tag on it. I bought a used copy of the blue album at a music store called Morning Glory Music in Isla Vista, Calif. The cover is rubbed, but the records sound good. I got it cheap. I have an early original issue of Yes' Fragile album in NM condition. It sounds great. That leads me to a bargain record I bought that sounds absolutely, stunningly fabulous. I was at Rasputin Records and flipping through the vinyl albums when I saw a copy of the Harry James King James Version album. If you don't know Harry James, he was one of the best big band swing leaders of the 1940's. He played a very lyrical, sweet sounding trumpet with a kind of romantic vocal quality. This album is a D2D recording on the Shefffield Lab label in NM condition. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Engineering Excellence back in the day. I was thrilled to find it and only paid $5.00 for it. It is the very best sounding record I've ever purchased at that price point, just unforgettable stunning sound. 👍💖🎸😎
Wow! I will have to remember Harry James, The King James Version. I would love to hear that one! ❤️
I'm one of the first people to complain about vinyl being an expensive hobby when it really doesn't have to be. I love all of these records but I also enjoy the audiophile ones as well. At this time, it is wise to spend less and spin more. Thank you so much! I always look forward to hearing from you. It must be fun to look through (and own) your record collection. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy I tend to focus on quality not quantity. My collection isn't big, but I have some pretty nice stuff. You have a really nice collection too. You can get the Harry James King James Version album for not that much money on eBay or maybe even Discogs. You aren't likely to see it in the wild. I've only seen it one time when I bought it, but I will buy just about anything on the Sheffield Lab label, since they're D2D recordings. It's just very cool to hear this recording technology, nothing beats it. 👍👍👍
All great picks M! One I would add to the list is the recent Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits release! 2 Lps, under $30, and one of the best sounding pressing I have heard in a some time. :)
Thank you for letting me know. I have seen that record and was a little concerned about sound quality because it's a compilation. I definitely trust your judgement on that. Take care.
Hello Melinda, I would have to say the best sounding record I have in my collection is Fleetwood Mac Rumours on 45rpm pressed at Pallas, Nirvana Never Mind 180g audiophile pressed at Pallas, and VH first album sound amazing, Last one is Boston released by Friday music from the original tapes cut by Joe Reagoso and Kevin Gray at RTI. Great video
I agree with you about Rumours and Nirvana. They are wonderful. I will have to look into the Boston record. I am wanting a wonderful copy of that one. Thanks for the tip. 🤗 Take care.
I have the original press of that REM album that I bought in 1983. You’re right. It sounds great!
It's my favorite REM album at the moment. ❤️ Thank you and take care!
Hey Melinda. Wonderful video. Love your work as always xx
Thank you so much! 🤗❤️
The word cheap, or in retail, we would say inexpensive, has taken on different connotations in the last couple of years in regards to vinyl. So many people, including myself , are In search of better sounding vinyl that at times you can forget how the OGs did sound. Albums like your $4 Montgomery are out there but you just don’t know about them, happy accidents. I’m not the best at distinguishing the best pressings so I will go with your thoughts. Steve
I've been going down the audiophile rabbit hole lately but some records were just done right the first time. Thank you and take care.
YES Fragile - I bought a Japanese pressing around '84. Warner Brothers Pioneer Corp under license to Atlantic. It was a separate bin with other bands - all high priced. I paid around $21 at the time, which was the first time I spent that kind of money on vinyl. Very impressive sound, on an album full of great dynamics.
I think you got an excellent deal. 🤗❤️ Well done!