Vinyl?

[Tumdace]

So, I am going to be picking up my very first turntable soon, and need to start my vinyl collection.

What better way to start than with some DT.

So what Vinyl is available, and from where? The only luck ive had is finding SC, BC&SL, and ADTOE.

I want some old stuff, like I&W, Awake, SFAM, and even ACOS if I can.

Of course, I would ultimately like everything, but I think I read somewhere that a few albums were never released on vinyl, like possibly I&W (althought that is the album I would love most to have on vinyl).

Anyone looked into this before?

[TL]

I could be wrong, but I don't think ACOS, FII, SFAM, SDOIT, ToT, or Octavarium were ever released on vinyl.

WDADU, IaW, and Awake are on vinyl, but I think Awake is less than common.

[Tumdace]

Im having a hell of a time finding anything other than the 3 newest ones.

[voncorn]

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[DreamTension]

Check this out: https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=dream+theater&sortord=dprice

[The Letter M]

Above post is 100% correct. It's such a crying shame that they haven't been pressed yet. I will be a very happy boy the day I hold the LP edition of SDOIT in my hands.

That'd be nice!

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence as vinyl:
Side 1 - The Glass Prison
Side 2 - Blind Faith, Misunderstood
Side 3 - The Great Debate
Side 4 - Disappear
Side 5 - SDOIT (I-IV)
Side 6 - SDOIT (V-VIII)

Probably the best way to do it, and oddly enough, the album would have SIX sides.

As for the rest? Here are my best estimations as for how splitting up the albums would work on vinyl...

Train Of Thought as vinyl:
Side 1 - As I Am, This Dying Soul
Side 2 - Endless Sacrifice, Honor Thy Father
Side 3 - Vacant, Stream Of Consciousness
Side 4 - In The Name Of God

Octavarium as vinyl:
Side 1 - The Root Of All Evil, The Answer Lies Within
Side 2 - These Walls, I Walk Beside You, Panic Attack
Side 3 - Never Enough, Sacrificed Sons
Side 4 - Octavarium

Scenes From A Memory as vinyl: (LP 1 as Act I, LP 2 as Act II)
Side 1 - Regression, Overture 1928, Strange Deja Vu, Through My Words, Fatal Tragedy
Side 2 - Beyond This Life, Through Her Eyes
Side 3 - Home, The Dance Of Eternity, One Last Time
Side 4 - The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free

Falling Into Infinity as vinyl:
Side 1 - New Millennium, You Not Me, Peruvian Skies
Side 2 - Hollow Years, Burning My Soul, Hell's Kitchen
Side 3 - Lines In The Sand, Take Away My Pain
Side 4 - Just Let Me Breathe, Anna Lee, Trial Of Tears

-Marc.

[DreamTension]

Above post is 100% correct. It's such a crying shame that they haven't been pressed yet. I will be a very happy boy the day I hold the LP edition of SDOIT in my hands.

That'd be nice!

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence as vinyl:
Side 1 - The Glass Prison
Side 2 - Blind Faith, Misunderstood
Side 3 - The Great Debate
Side 4 - Disappear
Side 5 - SDOIT (I-IV)
Side 6 - SDOIT (V-VIII)

Probably the best way to do it, and oddly enough, the album would have SIX sides.

As for the rest? Here are my best estimations as for how splitting up the albums would work on vinyl...

Train Of Thought as vinyl:
Side 1 - As I Am, This Dying Soul
Side 2 - Endless Sacrifice, Honor Thy Father
Side 3 - Vacant, Stream Of Consciousness
Side 4 - In The Name Of God

Octavarium as vinyl:
Side 1 - The Root Of All Evil, The Answer Lies Within
Side 2 - These Walls, I Walk Beside You, Panic Attack
Side 3 - Never Enough, Sacrificed Sons
Side 4 - Octavarium

Scenes From A Memory as vinyl: (LP 1 as Act I, LP 2 as Act II)
Side 1 - Regression, Overture 1928, Strange Deja Vu, Through My Words, Fatal Tragedy
Side 2 - Beyond This Life, Through Her Eyes
Side 3 - Home, The Dance Of Eternity, One Last Time
Side 4 - The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free

Falling Into Infinity as vinyl:
Side 1 - New Millennium, You Not Me, Peruvian Skies
Side 2 - Hollow Years, Burning My Soul, Hell's Kitchen
Side 3 - Lines In The Sand, Take Away My Pain
Side 4 - Just Let Me Breathe, Anna Lee, Trial Of Tears

-Marc.

Awesome post!  I can't imagine having to flip the record 3 times to listen to Scenes from a Memory...defintlely reminds of of some of the benifits of having CD's/Digital Audio.

[The Letter M]

Awesome post!  I can't imagine having to flip the record 3 times to listen to Scenes from a Memory...defintlely reminds of of some of the benifits of having CD's/Digital Audio.

Thanks!

I think, for albums like that, they put Sides 1 and 4 on the same LP, and then Sides 2 and 3 on the same LP, so that you could put up Sides 1 and 2 and play them both on a double-turntable, listening to the whole first half of the album continuously, then once you reach the end (in this case, "Through Her Eyes"), you'd turn over both LPs and then play the whole second half! It would be a lot easier than stopping after "Fatal Tragedy" to start up "Beyond This Life"...that is, IF you have a double-turntable to play two LPs side-by-side.

-Marc.

[SystematicThought]

I have a feeling doing the actual turntable part on TGP would actually be kind of fun 

[The Letter M]

I have a feeling doing the actual turntable part on TGP would actually be kind of fun 

Conversely, actually bumping into the turntable at the end of "Finally Free" and creating the static in real life!

-Marc.

[DreamTension]

I have a feeling doing the actual turntable part on TGP would actually be kind of fun  

Conversely, actually bumping into the turntable at the end of "Finally Free" and creating the static in real life!

-Marc.

Nice! Is Scenes your favorite?

[The Letter M]

And correct me if I am wrong, but is this correct?

Awake:
Side 1 - 6:00, Caught In A Web, Innocence Faded
Side 2 - Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man
Side 3 - The Mirror, Lie, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Side 4 - Scarred, Space-Dye Vest

Also, I assume that the first two albums each fit onto one LP, split down the middle (4 tracks on each side?). If so, that means Side 2 of IAW crams about 30:33 of music on to it, where as usually most vinyls fit at most 26 minutes on to each side before the sound becomes worse. Was vinyl made to hold 30 minutes of music by the time IAW came out, without losing too much of the sound quality?

-Marc.

[SlickSy]

And correct me if I am wrong, but is this correct?

Awake:
Side 1 - 6:00, Caught In A Web, Innocence Faded
Side 2 - Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man
Side 3 - The Mirror, Lie, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Side 4 - Scarred, Space-Dye Vest

Also, I assume that the first two albums each fit onto one LP, split down the middle (4 tracks on each side?). If so, that means Side 2 of IAW crams about 30:33 of music on to it, where as usually most vinyls fit at most 26 minutes on to each side before the sound becomes worse. Was vinyl made to hold 30 minutes of music by the time IAW came out, without losing too much of the sound quality?

-Marc.

I've just checked my DT vinyls and yes you've got the Awake track layout right. As for the first two albums, again, you're correct. The first two albums have one LP with 4 tracks on each side.

EDIT:

And is case anyone is interested, here's a pic of my DT vinyls. (I've excluded the LPs in the deluxe boxset)

[Tumdace]

And correct me if I am wrong, but is this correct?

Awake:
Side 1 - 6:00, Caught In A Web, Innocence Faded
Side 2 - Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man
Side 3 - The Mirror, Lie, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Side 4 - Scarred, Space-Dye Vest

Also, I assume that the first two albums each fit onto one LP, split down the middle (4 tracks on each side?). If so, that means Side 2 of IAW crams about 30:33 of music on to it, where as usually most vinyls fit at most 26 minutes on to each side before the sound becomes worse. Was vinyl made to hold 30 minutes of music by the time IAW came out, without losing too much of the sound quality?

-Marc.

I've just checked my DT vinyls and yes you've got the Awake track layout right. As for the first two albums, again, you're correct. The first two albums have one LP with 4 tracks on each side.

EDIT:

And is case anyone is interested, here's a pic of my DT vinyls. (I've excluded the LPs in the deluxe boxset)

Where did you get your collection from? I just ordered the last 3 albums from RoadRunner records, I found I&W in Korea for like 80 bucks. Not sure if its legit, and it looks used.

Is there a place to get all that stuff brand new?

[SlickSy]

All the vinyls pre Systematic Chaos are out of print so you won't find them anywhere brand new unless you can obtain sealed copies if you're lucky. You can see that I have two "Lie" 12 inch singles, one of which is sealed. I picked up most of my vinyls off of eBay. The Awake and Live at the Marquee vinyls were the hardest to find for me. The Images and Words vinyl I have is Korean and it seems to be the most popular pressing of that vinyl in circulation so it should be legit. So really I would suggest you just hunting until you find them. Thats how I got mine. Good luck!

[Tumdace]

All the vinyls pre Systematic Chaos are out of print so you won't find them anywhere brand new unless you can obtain sealed copies if you're lucky. You can see that I have two "Lie" 12 inch singles, one of which is sealed. I picked up most of my vinyls off of eBay. The Awake and Live at the Marquee vinyls were the hardest to find for me. The Images and Words vinyl I have is Korean and it seems to be the most popular pressing of that vinyl in circulation so it should be legit. So really I would suggest you just hunting until you find them. Thats how I got mine. Good luck!

The thing is, if I can find a sealed I&W vinyl, theres no way in hell that I'm going to open it. Not unless I'm on my deathbed.

[Elite]

I'm getting a turntable soon for my ADTOE vinyls, now on the hunt for the other Dream Theater albums. I know this old record store in my previous hometown, so I'm going to check that one out. Try places like that, old stores with lots of stuff basically.

[Tumdace]

Called every store in a 1 hour drive.

Only thing that popped up was Systematic Chaos, for like 50 bucks. Ordered it from RoadRunners for 22 (along with BC&SL, and ADTOE for 35 shipping).