Author Topic: The "gotta have" album on vinyl (Read 4446 times)

JayOctavarium · « **on:** October 22, 2010, 09:17:48 PM »

I am kinda of a Vinyl newb... being just a kid in most eyes and what not (age 19)... but a just found a gold mine of used vinyl today... picked up Who's Next, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Heaven and Hell, In Through The Out Door, and (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd). I also have the 30th anniversary edition of DSotM, Animals, BC&SL, What Happens Next (Ill Repute. an album that i believe is a MUST HAVE for anyone interested in punk) and a couple various local punk compilations.

What else do you guys think is a MUST HAVE on vinyl? What do you think sounds better on vinyl that cd/mp3? what about must haves on cassette?

DISCUSS!

skydivingninja · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:23:39 PM »

In my experience, these sound noticeably better on vinyl.

My Arms, Your Hearse-Opeth
Bruce Springsteen. Any of it.
Crack the Skye-Mastodon
Thick as a Brick-Jethro Tull
A Farewell to Kings-Rush

PixelDream · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:27:16 PM »

Your favorite Pink Floyd and Led Zepellin records.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:28:09 PM »

Abbey Road

Also...

Quote from: PixelDream on October 22, 2010, 09:27:16 PM

Your favorite Pink Floyd and Led Zepellin records.

Emphasis on the Zepellin

ZBomber · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:30:07 PM »

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Boston - Boston
Yes - Close to the Edge

Albums that pretty much define a good vinyl listening experience.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:32:33 PM »

Quote from: PixelDream on October 22, 2010, 09:27:16 PM

Your favorite Pink Floyd and Led Zepellin records.

I just need WYWH and The Wall... and All of Zeppilen and then im set. haha

TempusVox · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:43:20 PM »

I agree with The Wall, and anything by Zep. I'd also suggest

2112- Rush
Sgt. Peppers LHCB- Beatles
Exile on Main Street- Rolling Stones
Kiss Alive- Kiss
Frampton Comes Alive -Peter Frampton
Fragile- Yes
Thin Lizzy- Thin Lizzy

skydivingninja · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2010, 09:51:10 PM »

Quote from: dtismajesty on October 22, 2010, 09:28:09 PM

Abbey Road

Also...
Quote from: PixelDream on October 22, 2010, 09:27:16 PM
Your favorite Pink Floyd and Led Zepellin records.

These are great albums to have too. Listened to Houses of the Holy today...mind asplode.

I can't find a used copy of WYWH anywhere though. Makes me sad. I have DSOTM though.

kirbywelch92 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2010, 10:12:38 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on October 22, 2010, 09:51:10 PM

Quote from: dtismajesty on October 22, 2010, 09:28:09 PM
Abbey Road

Also...
Quote from: PixelDream on October 22, 2010, 09:27:16 PM
Your favorite Pink Floyd and Led Zepellin records.

These are great albums to have too. Listened to Houses of the Holy today...mind asplode.

I can't find a used copy of WYWH anywhere though. Makes me sad. I have DSOTM though.

I found WYWH at Half Price Books for 8 bucks, it was amazing. I have an original 70's print of DSOTM that even comes with the posters, it's pretty great.

I'm just gonna throw it King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2010, 11:22:34 PM »

Anything classic rock. Yes, ELP, Tull, etc. There's really no need to buy a vinyl version any recent, digitally recorded album, but I'm sure some people like to anyway.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2010, 12:30:44 AM »

RobD · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2010, 02:24:50 AM »

I seriously need Ghost Reveries on vinyl. That album just sounds like it needs to be on it. Damn shame it's impossible to find nowadays

Scard · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2010, 02:27:01 AM »

Led Zeppelin II
Hemispheres
Moving Pictures
A Farewell to Kings
Fragile
Houses of the Holy

And probably a few more, but these get the most spins for me.

Mladen · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2010, 04:20:31 AM »

Quote from: TempusVox on October 22, 2010, 09:43:20 PM

Thin Lizzy- Thin Lizzy

This isn't a very easy vinyl to find, is it?

My suggestions: Sgt. Pepper, Dark side of the moon, and Led Zeppelin IV. Those are essential.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:26:03 AM »

Frampton Comes Alive

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:33:16 AM »

Two sides of must haves on vinyl:

The classic repetoire:
Pink Floyd - Meddle (just because Echoes is way warmer and fuller on vinyl)
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Rainbow - Rising
James Taylor - Best of

But also, the minimal kind of albums:
Brian Eno - Music for Airports
Sunn O))) - Domkirke (that one is really really good on vinyl)
Bass Communion - Ghosts on Magnetic Tape

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:35:45 AM »

I know this is the unpopular opinion here, but if it wasn't originally released on Vinyl, you don't "gotta have it" that way.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:44:47 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on October 23, 2010, 05:35:45 AM

I know this is the unpopular opinion here, but if it wasn't originally released on Vinyl, you don't "gotta have it" that way.

Shouldn't be unpopular. Should be a known fact.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #18 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:52:54 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on October 23, 2010, 05:44:47 AM

Quote from: Perpetual Change on October 23, 2010, 05:35:45 AM
I know this is the unpopular opinion here, but if it wasn't originally released on Vinyl, you don't "gotta have it" that way.
Shouldn't be unpopular. Should be a known fact.

I disagree. Music is not a matter of 0's and 1's, it's a known fact that vinyl sounds better.
So to me it's more like if you have a good stereo system and a good record player, you should get as most albums on vinyl as you can.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #19 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:53:51 AM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on October 23, 2010, 05:52:54 AM

it's a known fact that vinyl sounds better.

No it isn't. And what hef said below.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:54:04 AM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on October 23, 2010, 05:52:54 AM

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on October 23, 2010, 05:44:47 AM
Quote from: Perpetual Change on October 23, 2010, 05:35:45 AM
I know this is the unpopular opinion here, but if it wasn't originally released on Vinyl, you don't "gotta have it" that way.
Shouldn't be unpopular. Should be a known fact.

I disagree. Music is not a matter of 0's and 1's, it's a known fact that vinyl sounds better.
So to me it's more like if you have a good stereo system and a good record player, you should get as most albums on vinyl as you can.

It doesn't sound better for music that was recorded digitally and then downgraded to analog. It sounds better for music that was recorded analog.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #21 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:56:51 AM »

Not that I'm a studio technician. But aren't most big studios still recording analog, and doing the processing (cutting, mixing, editing, mastering) digitally?
I heard that somewhere.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #22 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:01:26 AM »

Does it matter? That's where the sound quality takes a hit, and it's not like anyone masters one version for digital, and another for an analog Vinyl release. Some people like listening to digitally recorded and mastered music on Vinyl. I don't understand why. Some people also like food that is advertised as having "REAL" artificial flavors." I don't understand that, either.

Nihil-Morari · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:03:57 AM »

Good point.

Thing is, I don't know enough about it. But I know that I really adore the 180g red and blue marbled vinyl version of Sunn O)))'s Domkirke, and that in my ears that sounds a lot better than any other version I've heard of that record.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:07:02 AM »

It'd a different kind of listening experience altogether. You get the cracks and pops. You get to change sides. You get to watch it spin. Etc. I actually have some recent albums that I enjoy listening to more on Vinyl, too, but nothing as drastic as listening to anything that was originally released on Vinyl is compared to its digital counterparts.

TAC · « **Reply #25 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:18:14 AM »

All Schenker and Chapman era UFO
Lucifer's Friend...Mean Machine

King Postwhore · « **Reply #26 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:22:30 AM »

For me, I miss the big fold out when you opened a double album.

Kiss Alive II and that fold out picture burned a hole in my eyes as a 9 year old. I wanted to be them so much.

Algo Fonix · « **Reply #27 on:** October 23, 2010, 07:42:37 AM »

Yes - 9012Live: The Solos

What?... it's the only vinyl I own (yet). >_>

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 23, 2010, 09:26:58 AM »

Quote from: Nihil-Morari on October 23, 2010, 05:56:51 AM

Not that I'm a studio technician. But aren't most big studios still recording analog, and doing the processing (cutting, mixing, editing, mastering) digitally?
I heard that somewhere.

No, most of it is digital now.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #29 on:** October 23, 2010, 09:54:08 AM »

If you can, find Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues. Listening to it for the first time on vinyl and its amazing.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #30 on:** October 23, 2010, 10:02:18 AM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on October 23, 2010, 09:54:08 AM

If you can, find Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues. Listening to it for the first time on vinyl and its amazing.

thats one i was keeping an eye out for. found lots of MB but no days future past

ScioPath · « **Reply #31 on:** October 23, 2010, 10:11:02 AM »

The Beatles - Abbey Road
Rush - 2112

thecrowing · « **Reply #32 on:** October 23, 2010, 11:59:33 AM »

Russian Circles - Enter
The Who - Tommy & Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Beatles - The Beatles *NUMBERED

Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Radiohead - In Rainbows.... Ok Computer.... Hail to th- ef it, the discography
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica, Sad Sappy Sucker
Joanna Newsom - Ys, Have One On ME

LieLowTheWantedMan · « **Reply #33 on:** October 23, 2010, 07:15:35 PM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on October 22, 2010, 09:23:39 PM

Thick as a Brick-Jethro Tull

A thousand times that.

Portrucci · « **Reply #34 on:** October 23, 2010, 08:06:19 PM »

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

four sides. four 20 minute+ epics. A lot of bang for your buck

Close to the best album of the 00's.

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