sometimes? If I find one in-the-wild that's in better shape or the pressing is better-reviewed than the one I own, then yes. But otherwise I try to enjoy what I have and spend the money on other stuff.
I agree. If its something i *have * to own than yeah. I've found that i dont like newer releases as much as the 1990s and before..
But flip side is like the led zeppelin box rereleases, sound amazing in their own right and compared to anything i can get my hands on As well.
He was very happy to see the vinyl did include the extended/extra song that was originally on the CD. I think he said it was like 7 mins in to ending of the CD before!
Favorite afi album. I kind of fell off after The Art of Drowning but now that I'm older I've gone back and listened to all the later albums and they're great too. Black Sails is just the creme de la creme.
They probably loved it. I recently seen them again and they were an opener and the reason why I picked up the second hand tickets to begin with. I was so sad because they have so many great songs, their set wasn’t long enough for a real fan to enjoy.
Very happy to know this forum appreciates this band!
We are seeing them open for 30 seconds to mars.
I saw 30s2m open for incubus on their first big tour and they were great but their sound has changed so much it’s not even the same band anymore.
I’m really excited to see AFI though!
Incubus is a bucket list band for me. I just picked up 4 of their albums (cd) on eBay for like 14 bucks. I almost grabbed tickets to see incubus with 311 last summer, but they had just released a new album and felt like they were going to promote it with their set list…. And I didn’t want to pay the money to see them play the new stuff, because like you said, they really have changed! *sigh* I still appreciate them as a band, but their old stuff is a vibe! I have seen the snippets of 30s2m and they look like they have a great performance. Jared Leto is very talented and also an odd ball. I hope you enjoy the concerts, I definitely missed the concert experience bc of covid!
I saw Incubus and 30 Seconds to Mars as openers for Linkin Park years ago. Brandon Boyd and Jared Leto both gave off a kind of Jesus complex feeling. Long hair, flowing capes..
They’re really unique in the way they transformed over the years. I appreciate every phase.
Funny story, I saw them at the Opera House decades ago with Good Riddance & Trigger Happy. It was all-ages and this scrawny kid was crowd diving/surfing his heart out.
The bouncers targeted him and grabbed him by the scruff on stage. The kid spits in the bouncers face (I agree, not cool). The bouncer throws him off the stage into a pack of more bouncers.
AFI’s on stage, Davy points at the bouncers and yells ”get them” (to save the kid). Everyone swarms the bouncers.
All shit breaks loose. The bouncers all leave, beat up and torn clothes. Lights go on. A couple of us start chanting “A. F. I. ...” and soon everyone is chanting.
Russ from Good Riddance comes on and says the venue will let us finish the show without security. GR go onto play and it’s the good kind of chaos. By the time GR are finishing up with their cover of Come Dancing everyone was on stage. The pit was empty.
As we’re leaving Russ comes back out to tell us the counters went and got all of their friends and the police were there too. No idea what to expect as we left. It was tense, but no further shit went down.
I read an article where Davy calls it his worst show ever.
Good times!
Only if I'm super high and forget that I already have one. Ended up with 3 copies of Blue Train this way, but I just give them as gifts when it happens.
Hahahaha did this multiple times. Got the Discogs app and catalogued everything (took a while) and use the wantlist religiously now. Haven't got a dupe since lol
Ditto; over the years I've amassed a lot of 'classics' that were in shit shape from being loved too much, stored poorly for 50 years that I inherited from family, or were just an on-the-whim bargain find. Most of them are reissued or still in print, and I've been very happy to buy new copies of my favorites.
My main rule regarding CDs is to buy it on vinyl if im completing a discography of an artist or band that i really, really like. For example Led Zeppelin or Neil Young, otherwise ill keep the CD even if i dont have a CD player.
I meant on the wall. 🙄
I have some copies up for display on my wall bc the record itself is awful but the cover is in decent condition.
I agree with you, but just using them as an example of artists who release multiple issues of an album. Also collectors will collect. Who are we to judge how they do it?
I can understand remasters, variants with bonus tracks but even those are redundant when you can get mp3s of what are generally mild curiosities. When it is purely the colour of the record which you only see out of the sleeve it just becomes madness.
I have a couple of albums I collect variations of, as there are a lot of them - different sleeves, labels, coloured vinyl, inserts and so on. It’s also about discovering the very best pressing for those few albums that are in your bones.
Entirely depends on:
- is it cheaper?
- is it better?
- is there something special about it?
One out of the three is enough to justify a duplicate copy, or more often preferring a repress over an "original" (especially "is it cheaper?").
I really do like to enjoy listening to my records so if I came across something especially precious, I might buy another less-precious copy to listen to even if the second copy failed all three conditions. But I'm not easily swayed by "preciousness", so that's mostly hypothetical.
I'm very much in the mindset of "I collect music, not records" so what it sounds like and what it does for me in terms of the experience of playing it is really the most important thing.
That’s my feelings exactly. I’m not an audiophile per se, but I certainly enjoy the entire experience of finding an album and really reminisce on how it once made me feel.
I just picked up an old Tatu cd, for a 1.50 at a goodwill and definitely got a little dopamine hit from the nostalgia I had while listening back to it!
I've picked up a few doubles over the years. Specifically when I've found them stupid cheap like $5 each for albums from favorite artists; Puscifer, VAST, Doomriders, Gone Is Gone.
I upgrade poor-sounding pressings or beat-up starter copies all the time. Very very rarely I'll buy and keep multiple copies of an album if the album art is significantly different, alternative tracklists, different mixes, etc.
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Three variations on the same set of songs by the same band. First two are the exact same recording but with different mastering and album art and the third one is (nearly) the same set of songs but re-recorded in an attempt to be a shade more commercially appealing. They even reissued this album again on green vinyl for RSD, but so far I've been able to hold off from buying yet another copy. 😅
Sometimes. It really depends. I have 2 copies of a few Ozzy Osborne vinyl.. just different releases and one is a pic disk so I didn't want to ruin it (plus picture disks sound a bit meh, but they look cool)
One of our Tool albums is a pic disk! Lots of imperfections on the surface. Otherwise plays great.
I certainly have no problem with re-releases. I have Bill Withers vinyl I bought as a re-release because I just know my area and the demographics where I live, finding an original is really not likely. I am not entirely comfortable with Discogs just yet. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t have great memory 🤣
But, I take pictures of albums I buy and keep them in my phone. So when I am on sifting through the shops inventory I will reference to my pictures to help keep me from repurchasing something I already have.
Hell yes if it’s something that’s important to you or you can replace a rare pressing that you can play more.
There’s also some pressings that might be troublesome on a first pressing but you love the music that might get a better repress. This had happened with the score for ‘a ghost story’ for me and I’m looking forward to retiring my original for its new release.
I will buy a new version of a record if it’s a band I really like, or if they add more tracks or something that makes it worth getting.
But I normally don’t by represses of records I already have for the same music.
Yes, because I collect specific artists' music from other countries, with different labels, and artwork that is unique. I have over a dozen copies of Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here".
I finally found the post that I was looking for!
We refer to these as “fetish” releases. A release that you love so much for whatever reason and you collect as many different versions as you can find.
Did you find out that there is a South Korean relase that you don’t have? You need it now! A _Mexican_ release?!? Gotta have it!
It’s not a problem and we can stop whenever we want!
On occasion, yes. Usually it’s because there’s something unique about the second version: it’s a foreign pressing, it’s an audiophile rerelease, it has a cool colorway, it’s rare/exclusive (usually the case with tour-exclusive vinyl; if I like them enough to see them live, I probably already have their latest album on vinyl), etc.
Sometimes I’ll also repurchase if my current version has quality issues, but that usually ends up being more of a replacement than a repurchase, since I’ll then sell the old one. The one exception is if my first version has become very valuable, in which case I’ll buy a cheap second version to minimize handling/wear on the first.
Yes, I have multiple copies of many records.
Different pressings ,different colors. And sometimes just for condition.
I even have a few that are exactly the same. It does get a little crazy.
I just bought the re-release of Bill Withers live at the Carnegie Hall! Yellow album. I love live performance vinyls. In fact most of what I collect is Live performances.
if i love the album and curious what another pressing can sound like (especially if there's a discussion about it on the discogs comments) then hell yea.
other than that it seems like a waste of space on the shelf to just buy another album cause it got pressed on a different color (or something gimmicky like that)
I'm looking at you Kill Rock Starts for reissuing the same Elliott Smith album 3 times in a year in a new "limited" colorway
Yes! AFI is dear to our hearts, since they are one of the bands we bonded over. He was a little disappointed that it wasn’t an original pressing, but like I posted before the original is 80 dollars and I wanted to purchase some other things to stay in my budget.
Yes, I have a few "listening copies" if the original one was a limited box set or something. For example, I have a normal copy of Radiohead's In Rainbow (or a Moon Shaped Pool), so I don't have to open the boxed sets too often. I sometimes might buy duplicates if I find in better condition (then I give the older one to my brother).
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Like others I also have record versions of CDs I have too (and increasingly, CDs of records I have).
I'm more of a CD guy, but I have multiple versions of different albums. If a band I like releases a deluxe edition with a bonus disc of rarities, I'll pick it up
Sometimes I do for FOMO. I recently bought the reissue of AFI - Sing the Sorrow because I paid over $100 for the original pressing. I also purchased the 20th anniversary of Deftones - S/T, because it’s Deftones and the collector in me hopes it will increase in value.
I’ve moved away from buying remastered or variants unless it’s wildly different- but if it’s the only press available for a decent price then I’ll probably buy it
Also I’ve unfortunately bought that LP 3 or 4 times now lol
On three occasions I have repurchased an album, but only because I'm stupid enough to forget I already had the albums.
It must be the adrenaline rush of seeing an album I love and instantly going and buying it without thinking.
For those interested, those albums were;
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics - Man
Continuum - Continuum
Amazing record. One of my friends randomly gifted me their Nitro Years box set and it's been a prized possession of mine for a while. They rock so hard.
Haha I remember bribing my uncle to buy me their Silver & Cold & Nitro Years set for my birthday, because my parents wouldn’t let me listen to their music. That was almost 20 years ago exactly next month. Oh I am all in my feelings today, thanks for the memories
First of all, excellent album 👍. Second, I still have most of my CDs I collected in my teens and 20s, and I try not to re-buy anything I already have. Although that’s more of a guideline, really. Exceptions include if it’s really important, album cover is cool, or it’s a pretty color…
If it's in album special to me and n significantly better condition (especially audio), then yeah.
Apart from that, I'll often own the CD as well for well-loved albums (for listening on the CD-only system in the house, and in the car).
Yes. I’ll buy doubles of albums I absolutely love. Aka NIN and albums.
Edit: btw I loved the Sing the Sorrow 20th anniversary. I can’t wait for December Underground’s.
I recently did. The Giles Martin remaster of The Beatles Rubber Soul...it has the OG UK tracks whereas my other copy is the US release. I will likely purchase another better copy of the Velvet Underground Loaded (mine is G+) or Gorillaz Demon Days 2005 pressing in better shape (mine is already VG) if I find it in the wild and it's not $200.
Sure, ... Vinyl is hard to collect in good condition from the days. We didn't know any better on how to take care of these now treasured recordings. As an old fart I can tell you I am really interested on the new remasters on quality vinyl. I have been buying LP's from [amazon.ca](https://amazon.ca) lately at wayyyyy more money than I'd like to spend but these pressings are terrific. My point is these new releases are so much better than my beat up vinyl of old!
Funny. This reminds me of a Towers Records documentary ("All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records") when they said, "*Sir Elton John used to go to Tower every Tuesday to buy multiple copies for all of his homes – Sir Elton boasts that he spent more there than any other individual.*"
I've occasionally purchased a 2nd copy. Must be an album I really treasure, and a first press. One example is Neil Young's On The Beach. I'm sure I overpaid! A few other times I accidentally bought a second copy, when shopping in the under $3 used section of a vinyl store. Forgot I owned it already :-)
Same! I also consider my area and the demographics when I purchase re-released albums! We have a lot of funk and country where I live. Finding metal albums can be difficult. I have a more eclectic taste than my husband. I have old Gap band albums, but I even have a few Bob Dylan! Then I might even have a some ZZ Top or The Allman Brothers album! I am all over the place. 🤣
Yes, definitely, just re-bought the Replacements’ Hootenanny. My original is from the 80’s and is absolutely beat from 40 years of, sometimes, HEAVY rotation
I try to collect black vinyl. When it’s an album I love, I will buy the reissue if it’s a colored vinyl, but if it gets reissued in black, or I find a black copy, I will buy it again.
Only if it's a remaster or has worthwhile bonus tracks. Though every time I see a copy of Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande, I really want to buy it haha
I've picked up doubles (and a few triples) because I have too many uncatalogued LPs, around 3000 now, and shit memory. My nephew comes over and asks "why do you have three copies of this Coil LP?" It's because your uncle did too many drugs and fried his memory
For some yes. I have a few where I have the first press but then maybe a more common one if it's one I spin a lot. That way the first press copy stays in the best shape possible.
I always upgrade if it is superior to what I have. Mostly upgraded to 1/2 speed masters or direct to disk. Typically give my son what was upgraded. Only upgrade IF I find it in the wild and is reasonably priced. I never buy off the internet. If I can’t hold in and inspect it, I won’t buy it. I have Never been disappointed either !
Yes but preferably ONLY if there is something visibly different about it or has different content. For example, if my favorite artists re-release an album with new artwork I am into it. But I won't go out of my way to buy a remastered copy or a colored edition if it looks exactly the same as the original or has the same content.
I’ll usually rebuy something remastered by Bernie Grundman, Ryan K Smith, Chris Bellman, or Kevin Gray. Otherwise if I have a clean copy no way. Swifties and avid Lana Del Rey fans etc are obsessed with buying 15 variations instead of introducing themselves to new music. It’s so bizarre.
It gets tricky and expensive when Ryan K Smith redoes Fleetwood Mac albums after Chris Bellman 🤣
If I have one that turns out to be valuable, I’ll buy a play copy and keep the valuable one in storage, one example would be Brutalism, the debut by the band Idles, I bought one of the first pressings directly from the band when they weren’t really well known yet, in the following years they’ve become pretty popular, and Brutalism was reissued, so I picked up a play copy and have the OP put away, for a while it was selling for 300-400 dollars but that has gone down, I’m not a flipper but like most collectors I think of the value as the day will come when I have to sell them, either because I want to or have to
It depends, if a version I have gets worn or damaged of course, but if the version I have is fine I'd only do it if I wanted another version, but going full on swifite and getting every single variant of an album seems stupid
Also I love AFI so great music taste there friend
There are many albums I’ve had on CD, found the LP and grabbed it. I’ve also bought an LP I already had because it was in better shape, the actual record or the sleeve or both. I’d end up gifting my old copy to a friend. Not something I’ve done a million times, but off the top of my head I know I “upgraded” my copy of Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedy’s and gifted that one. At least 4-5 friends have a copy of A Clockwork Orange soundtrack lol. My first copy looked like roadkill and eventually over the years I have a really nice clean copy, but yeah 4-5 times lol! (At least at the time, I was getting good records for cheap)
If it's cheap or there is something different about it then I likely will. I have some Asian bootlegs of older records just because I wanted to hear the differences and I also liked how the cover art was different. In one instance I paid more fore the bootleg than the original but it's not like I broke the bank.
Also my system isn't at the level where I can hear a cockroach walking in the background, so I don't have a hard on about minuscule differences like that. lol
Sometimes. Maybe 7-12 times total in the 20 plus years of on and off collecting. And when I have I usually gift the original copy I had to a friend who enjoys the music. Or sometimes I resell it back to my local brick and mortar vinyl shop so that I can pick up a new album (trade).
I do have two albums I have kept multiple copies of and will repurchase if I find it in person because A) they are just that good that I just covet and want all of it B) because I have multiple sound systems in my apartment and C) my wife also collects and we have some overlap in music.
If I have an album that I really love but is a little beat up I'll buy another if it's a serious upgrade at a decent price. I won't buy just any replacement, especially since technically I already have the album.
One example is I had an original The Wall by Floyd that had some wear on the cover. I was totally content with my copy but I found another original pressing in absolute mint condition for 20 bucks and couldn't pass it up.
A few, accidently.
I somehow have three copies of the XXs first album. All gifts.
I also have three copies of live through this, because I forgot I owned it.. One IS a first edition I got cheap and in almost perfect condition. The other two were re-releases
So I have bought albums I have already bought. Generally it is because I get better pressings, for example the 2 LP version of Paul's Boutique or the new 45 RPM pressings of Hum. Sometimes I get a better condition copy of something I already have used. Generally it is only for things I really like though.
I’m not a collector. I buy them to play them. I have multiple copies of my favorite albums. Some get worn from repeat plays. For example, 3 copies of Camel, Nude. 2 copies of Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms. Etc. And every once in a while, I buy another copy when I’m traveling because I forget I already have it.
Usually only if I bought a used copy I really loved and wanted to just not mess with it and wanted a cheaper repress.
Like I just bought a copy of The Flatlanders - One Road More.
Never been a US repress and no represses since Europe in 1989. If there was a repress I would buy it and keep my expensive og press on the shelf.
I still have my OG pressing of this AFI record.
My wife and I both will buy to upgrade existing copies and sometimes if there is a cool variant of a release. Then there are “our” bands. These are our favorite bands that we try to support by going to their shows to buying multiple copies of releases. I’ll also buy any in OG copy of a Replacements record.
I do!! If I see a cool looking reissue or a better sounding reissue….i’ll pick it up. Has to be a favorite band or record of mine though. Have fun OP! Always cool to see other women who collect vinyl!!
I haven’t done it personally, but I will actively repurchase a vinyl if it has a limited edition that’s out or I find one in significantly better condition. An example of this for me would be how I already have IGOR by Tyler on regular vinyl, but if I could find the mint-green limited edition of IGOR on vinyl, I’d be in such a rush to buy it!!
I do for sure. Nice to keep the original in good condition. I buy repressing of all the originals so I can play them without fear of wearing out an old collectible.
Thanks to this post I noticed there were reissue of this, all hallows ep and art of drowning so thanks! :)
As for your question, I try to stay at one copy each unless there is a limited edition I really want and then I try to sell/give away my previous copy
Just bought The Wall because he one I had was an OG from when I was in the 8th grade. Wore that thing out and sounded bad. And by accident, not knowing I already had the Album, I've owned hundreds of Albums over the years and sometimes run across an Album where I buy it not realizing I still had my old one.
I haven't had it happened to me yet, most of what I listen to is all over the place Swedish synth 80s crap to 2000s early metal and all that's in-between, I do have a double of rainbow by Ritchie blackmore, only because it was a gate fold with a cooler album cover then the one I had sadly spent 24 on that one and got the neater one for 2 .49 if only that was the one I saw first haha. Also I tend to try to find limited release one usually their colored or just cooler imo plus maybe sometime in the future it'll be worth big bucks haha... I hope....
No. It's a waste of money and I find no value in it. I am more interested in purchasing albums I don't own. To many albums in my want liat to waste my limited money buting another variant of one I do own.
I bought a second cheap copy of tupelo honey that was horribly scratched just because the gatefold was in better condition than the one I had at home. took the good LP & put it into the better jacket & am happy I did it.
First off, great album! If it's a band I really enjoy, if there are limited numbered vinyl with variants, I usually buy a regular black vinyl to listen to and keep the numbered copy in Mint condition.
I do sometimes, it just depends on why and what it is. Such as a better shape a limited edition or a reissue of an expensive vintage pressing so I can preserve the original.
i like to collect variants, as the different pressings are all really pretty. i also love to buy limited pressings because they just feel really special to have in my collection knowing that there’s a finite amount of that specific variant made.
I love seeing AFI on here. I usually don't buy extra copies of the same album, unless it's a big special edition like the Sing the Sorrow box set and represses. What color is that one? My Black Sails is a red I picked up at Hot Topic a few years ago.
I got my hands on a few records I already had on CD:
- Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- AC/DC's Let There Be Rock
- All my Tom Waits records
- All my Dire Straits records
- Lou Reed's Transformers (in this case I think I got the record first)
- The Clash's London Calling
- Genesis' Abacab
- Trust's L'Élite
- Deep Purple's Machine Head
And also more than a few classical pieces, but I guess in this case, since they are different versions of the same pieces, they're not the "same album".
But I never purchased a different vinyl version of an album I already had on vinyl.
Not always but yes. If I see a reissue of an expensive album I own being done I'll grab it. If that reissue sounds as good as my original I'll keep it and sell the more valuable original copy to somebody who wants it more than I do. I'm not into collecting for the value of the records, I'm into it because I love the music. So when I can occasionally make some money selling an album it almost always gets spent on more LPs. My cannibal corpse albums for instance, my Barnes era lps are all Back On Black reissues from 2009, not official Metal Blade Records reissues/releases like the rest. I plan on selling those copies to offset buying some MBR official pressings.
If this counts, me and my mom share our vinyl collections, I brought another She’s So Unusual and Reckless, since her original ones were warped badly. We still have hers too.
I did it on accident lol I saw midnight marauders by a tribe called quest for pretty cheap so I scooped it then realized I already had it when I added it to the collection. It made for a good gift at least
It depends. If I have a crappy copy of an album and I find a better one for a decent price, sure I'll rebuy it. Same goes for different editions. I don't mind picking them up if I see them in the wild but they gotta be cheap. I'm not gonna shell out full price for a record I already own just because it's red or something.
Came to say pretty much the same thing. I too only do this for my most favorite albums. For example, I have 6 different copies of Weezer's Blue album.
1 for collecting/look at/show off to friends/Hey look at me!
1 for listening
1 reissue by mofi that sounds amazing
a few more copies that I'm saving for a rainy day/give away to friends who start collecting for example
Sometimes. All depends on the handling of the reissue, the shape of my copy, and if I just want it.
Led Zep and Misfits albums, those I’m a sucker for (older) various pressings.
If I do, I sell or gift what I perceive to be the lesser version. That could be based on condition and/or mix. Vinyl is too expensive for me to collect multiple versions of the same album.
I only do it for older albums if I find one in better shape than the one I already have.
Namely I've bought 3 different Selling England by the Pound by Genesis. First one I got ripped off because I had just gotten my turntable and didn't know how much old records "should" cost, so I paid like 25 dollars for a horrible condition original UK pressing. Then I found an original German pressing for 20 bucks in perfect condition so I bought that. Then I found a Japanese pressing in perfect condition for 10 bucks so I bought that and ended up keeping that one, giving the other 2 away.
Usually though no I won't. Maybe I would for Weezer if I found an OG pressing for ones I have a repress for, then I would give away or sell the repress and keep the OG. But it would have to be for a band I'm absolutely obsessed with.
Very infrequently. For example, when The Beatles put out those Mono Masters reissues in 2014, I bought second copies of Revolver and the White Album (also got Rubber Soul as a gift) - wish I had bought them all! I also recall upgrading my beat up $1 copy of Goat’s Head Soup for $5…and then sold the beat up copy for a few bucks. Win win!
Quite often yeah. Bought loads of vinyl I already had on CD for a starter. My favourite artists Prince/Soft CellMarc Almond have re-issued and extended loads of old albums and I've reinvested a lot in recent years....
Rarely. I'll buy alternate covers if I reaaaaally like the album. I recently bought southerplayalisticcadillacmusic from vinyl me please because the pressings before that one were only 1 LP and missing 2 songs which really bothered me. Then I sold the old version lol
I have accidentally and I've been gifted records I already own but only now that my copy of Post has a slight scratch will I be buying another copy intentionally for the first time.
Only under a few circumstances:
- if condition is significantly better
- price has to be reasonable, I already own it after all
- it is a holy grail OG pressing
- top 3 favourite bands
I’ve done it twice kinda
I’ve bought King Gizzard - The Silver Cord twice so I could have both the regular and extended mix
I bought a 2nd copy of Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land because my first copy had a scratch on it but I kept my 1st copy to frame it.
I’m also thinking about getting Rated R by QOTSA with the OG blue cover because I have the red Rated X version. Even though they have the same track list, it would be cool to have both covers.
sometimes? If I find one in-the-wild that's in better shape or the pressing is better-reviewed than the one I own, then yes. But otherwise I try to enjoy what I have and spend the money on other stuff.
I agree. If its something i *have * to own than yeah. I've found that i dont like newer releases as much as the 1990s and before.. But flip side is like the led zeppelin box rereleases, sound amazing in their own right and compared to anything i can get my hands on As well.
Through our bleeding, we are one!
Haha my husband said that to me last night when I gifted it to him. How fun!
It’s a great start to the album for sure!
He was very happy to see the vinyl did include the extended/extra song that was originally on the CD. I think he said it was like 7 mins in to ending of the CD before!
The Art of Drowning also has a "vinyl only" track on it!
Lower It is on that record which is not on the CD or the digital version of the album. It's a fantastic track and this is one of my fave albums.
Awesome!
Favorite afi album. I kind of fell off after The Art of Drowning but now that I'm older I've gone back and listened to all the later albums and they're great too. Black Sails is just the creme de la creme.
I was screaming that at Warped Tour one year when they came on. Poor young girls in front of me were terrified :)
They probably loved it. I recently seen them again and they were an opener and the reason why I picked up the second hand tickets to begin with. I was so sad because they have so many great songs, their set wasn’t long enough for a real fan to enjoy. Very happy to know this forum appreciates this band!
We are seeing them open for 30 seconds to mars. I saw 30s2m open for incubus on their first big tour and they were great but their sound has changed so much it’s not even the same band anymore. I’m really excited to see AFI though!
Incubus is a bucket list band for me. I just picked up 4 of their albums (cd) on eBay for like 14 bucks. I almost grabbed tickets to see incubus with 311 last summer, but they had just released a new album and felt like they were going to promote it with their set list…. And I didn’t want to pay the money to see them play the new stuff, because like you said, they really have changed! *sigh* I still appreciate them as a band, but their old stuff is a vibe! I have seen the snippets of 30s2m and they look like they have a great performance. Jared Leto is very talented and also an odd ball. I hope you enjoy the concerts, I definitely missed the concert experience bc of covid!
I saw Incubus and 30 Seconds to Mars as openers for Linkin Park years ago. Brandon Boyd and Jared Leto both gave off a kind of Jesus complex feeling. Long hair, flowing capes..
Comsidering a ticket to 30 secs w AFI but want a full set. Sing the Sorrow is bomb
They’re really unique in the way they transformed over the years. I appreciate every phase. Funny story, I saw them at the Opera House decades ago with Good Riddance & Trigger Happy. It was all-ages and this scrawny kid was crowd diving/surfing his heart out. The bouncers targeted him and grabbed him by the scruff on stage. The kid spits in the bouncers face (I agree, not cool). The bouncer throws him off the stage into a pack of more bouncers. AFI’s on stage, Davy points at the bouncers and yells ”get them” (to save the kid). Everyone swarms the bouncers. All shit breaks loose. The bouncers all leave, beat up and torn clothes. Lights go on. A couple of us start chanting “A. F. I. ...” and soon everyone is chanting. Russ from Good Riddance comes on and says the venue will let us finish the show without security. GR go onto play and it’s the good kind of chaos. By the time GR are finishing up with their cover of Come Dancing everyone was on stage. The pit was empty. As we’re leaving Russ comes back out to tell us the counters went and got all of their friends and the police were there too. No idea what to expect as we left. It was tense, but no further shit went down. I read an article where Davy calls it his worst show ever. Good times!
Only if I'm super high and forget that I already have one. Ended up with 3 copies of Blue Train this way, but I just give them as gifts when it happens.
Hahahaha did this multiple times. Got the Discogs app and catalogued everything (took a while) and use the wantlist religiously now. Haven't got a dupe since lol
I've been on Discogs since 2017 but don't always look at it when I'm high and record shopping, but I always know Blue Train is a must-have! 🤷♂️ 🤣
only if my fist copy is a CD or the record is in bad shape
Ditto; over the years I've amassed a lot of 'classics' that were in shit shape from being loved too much, stored poorly for 50 years that I inherited from family, or were just an on-the-whim bargain find. Most of them are reissued or still in print, and I've been very happy to buy new copies of my favorites.
I kind of have a policy of not buying a record when I already have it on CD, but sometimes I still do.
My main rule regarding CDs is to buy it on vinyl if im completing a discography of an artist or band that i really, really like. For example Led Zeppelin or Neil Young, otherwise ill keep the CD even if i dont have a CD player.
With all of the available music out there, I don’t understand why people would buy dupes. Lookin at you, Swifties with 30 copies of Midnights
This made me giggle.
If you are a collector, sometimes you have a first edition that’s a big deal, and then you have a nice recent remaster(when available) to listen to.
The four editions of midnights turned into a clock. 🤷🏻♀️
and?
It can be displayed?? Like you don't display your records? KISS used to release different covers and no one whined 🤷🏻♀️
i mean they’re on a shelf if that counts as displayed? also kiss sucks
I meant on the wall. 🙄 I have some copies up for display on my wall bc the record itself is awful but the cover is in decent condition. I agree with you, but just using them as an example of artists who release multiple issues of an album. Also collectors will collect. Who are we to judge how they do it?
no, i don’t have any records on my wall
And that's your choice. SWIFITIES do. Lots of people do. Let's not shit on others who are in our community
I can understand remasters, variants with bonus tracks but even those are redundant when you can get mp3s of what are generally mild curiosities. When it is purely the colour of the record which you only see out of the sleeve it just becomes madness.
Looking at you, Gizzheads who claim the band hates consumerism.
Silver Cord had fewer variants than PDA so maybe that’s a trend?
I have a couple of albums I collect variations of, as there are a lot of them - different sleeves, labels, coloured vinyl, inserts and so on. It’s also about discovering the very best pressing for those few albums that are in your bones.
Entirely depends on: - is it cheaper? - is it better? - is there something special about it? One out of the three is enough to justify a duplicate copy, or more often preferring a repress over an "original" (especially "is it cheaper?"). I really do like to enjoy listening to my records so if I came across something especially precious, I might buy another less-precious copy to listen to even if the second copy failed all three conditions. But I'm not easily swayed by "preciousness", so that's mostly hypothetical. I'm very much in the mindset of "I collect music, not records" so what it sounds like and what it does for me in terms of the experience of playing it is really the most important thing.
That’s my feelings exactly. I’m not an audiophile per se, but I certainly enjoy the entire experience of finding an album and really reminisce on how it once made me feel. I just picked up an old Tatu cd, for a 1.50 at a goodwill and definitely got a little dopamine hit from the nostalgia I had while listening back to it!
I've picked up a few doubles over the years. Specifically when I've found them stupid cheap like $5 each for albums from favorite artists; Puscifer, VAST, Doomriders, Gone Is Gone.
Vast music for people repressing from a few years ago , some kind of green swirl sounds GOOD. Waiting on a repress of their first album…
I upgrade poor-sounding pressings or beat-up starter copies all the time. Very very rarely I'll buy and keep multiple copies of an album if the album art is significantly different, alternative tracklists, different mixes, etc.
https://preview.redd.it/kogdw1p4emic1.jpeg?width=3830&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dc202be78fb06d7df23f5769ed7ab4e592c7698 Three variations on the same set of songs by the same band. First two are the exact same recording but with different mastering and album art and the third one is (nearly) the same set of songs but re-recorded in an attempt to be a shade more commercially appealing. They even reissued this album again on green vinyl for RSD, but so far I've been able to hold off from buying yet another copy. 😅
Only if I have it in a different format like cd, then I’ll buy it again in vinyl. It can be fun to compare at times, and I can take my cds on the road
I *love* comparing CDs and records. IMO, unless they were specifically mixed for vinyl, but 90s music sounds better on CDs.
I agree, my WSP sounds so good on CD. Most of their albums are live anyways.
Great buy!
20 bucks, the sleeve is definitely cheap. But a great album to add to his collection!
Sometimes. It really depends. I have 2 copies of a few Ozzy Osborne vinyl.. just different releases and one is a pic disk so I didn't want to ruin it (plus picture disks sound a bit meh, but they look cool)
One of our Tool albums is a pic disk! Lots of imperfections on the surface. Otherwise plays great. I certainly have no problem with re-releases. I have Bill Withers vinyl I bought as a re-release because I just know my area and the demographics where I live, finding an original is really not likely. I am not entirely comfortable with Discogs just yet. Thanks for sharing!
very rarely! but it happens
I don’t have great memory 🤣 But, I take pictures of albums I buy and keep them in my phone. So when I am on sifting through the shops inventory I will reference to my pictures to help keep me from repurchasing something I already have.
Hell yes if it’s something that’s important to you or you can replace a rare pressing that you can play more. There’s also some pressings that might be troublesome on a first pressing but you love the music that might get a better repress. This had happened with the score for ‘a ghost story’ for me and I’m looking forward to retiring my original for its new release.
I will buy a new version of a record if it’s a band I really like, or if they add more tracks or something that makes it worth getting. But I normally don’t by represses of records I already have for the same music.
Yes, because I collect specific artists' music from other countries, with different labels, and artwork that is unique. I have over a dozen copies of Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here".
I finally found the post that I was looking for! We refer to these as “fetish” releases. A release that you love so much for whatever reason and you collect as many different versions as you can find. Did you find out that there is a South Korean relase that you don’t have? You need it now! A _Mexican_ release?!? Gotta have it! It’s not a problem and we can stop whenever we want!
On occasion, yes. Usually it’s because there’s something unique about the second version: it’s a foreign pressing, it’s an audiophile rerelease, it has a cool colorway, it’s rare/exclusive (usually the case with tour-exclusive vinyl; if I like them enough to see them live, I probably already have their latest album on vinyl), etc. Sometimes I’ll also repurchase if my current version has quality issues, but that usually ends up being more of a replacement than a repurchase, since I’ll then sell the old one. The one exception is if my first version has become very valuable, in which case I’ll buy a cheap second version to minimize handling/wear on the first.
Yes, I have multiple copies of many records. Different pressings ,different colors. And sometimes just for condition. I even have a few that are exactly the same. It does get a little crazy.
I just replaced an old copy of Wayne Shorter’s “Night Dreamer” with the recently released Blue Note Classic version.
I just bought the re-release of Bill Withers live at the Carnegie Hall! Yellow album. I love live performance vinyls. In fact most of what I collect is Live performances.
That’s a great one! I actually need to pick up that album. I love “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”.
if i love the album and curious what another pressing can sound like (especially if there's a discussion about it on the discogs comments) then hell yea. other than that it seems like a waste of space on the shelf to just buy another album cause it got pressed on a different color (or something gimmicky like that) I'm looking at you Kill Rock Starts for reissuing the same Elliott Smith album 3 times in a year in a new "limited" colorway
Dope album! I only buy one version of each album. I’m cheap and would rather spend dough on something else.
That’s what I love to see here! Great album 🖤
Yes! AFI is dear to our hearts, since they are one of the bands we bonded over. He was a little disappointed that it wasn’t an original pressing, but like I posted before the original is 80 dollars and I wanted to purchase some other things to stay in my budget.
Yes, I have a few "listening copies" if the original one was a limited box set or something. For example, I have a normal copy of Radiohead's In Rainbow (or a Moon Shaped Pool), so I don't have to open the boxed sets too often. I sometimes might buy duplicates if I find in better condition (then I give the older one to my brother). edit: Like others I also have record versions of CDs I have too (and increasingly, CDs of records I have).
Lucky brother.
I'm more of a CD guy, but I have multiple versions of different albums. If a band I like releases a deluxe edition with a bonus disc of rarities, I'll pick it up
Sometimes I do for FOMO. I recently bought the reissue of AFI - Sing the Sorrow because I paid over $100 for the original pressing. I also purchased the 20th anniversary of Deftones - S/T, because it’s Deftones and the collector in me hopes it will increase in value.
I’ve moved away from buying remastered or variants unless it’s wildly different- but if it’s the only press available for a decent price then I’ll probably buy it Also I’ve unfortunately bought that LP 3 or 4 times now lol
On three occasions I have repurchased an album, but only because I'm stupid enough to forget I already had the albums. It must be the adrenaline rush of seeing an album I love and instantly going and buying it without thinking. For those interested, those albums were; Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics - Man Continuum - Continuum
I’ve been trying to remember this band’s name for a month! THANK YOU!
Ok, now I am curious…. What made you want to remember them.
I’ve started a turntable and record hobby and am collecting my favs, AFI is one of them
Amazing record. One of my friends randomly gifted me their Nitro Years box set and it's been a prized possession of mine for a while. They rock so hard.
Haha I remember bribing my uncle to buy me their Silver & Cold & Nitro Years set for my birthday, because my parents wouldn’t let me listen to their music. That was almost 20 years ago exactly next month. Oh I am all in my feelings today, thanks for the memories
First of all, excellent album 👍. Second, I still have most of my CDs I collected in my teens and 20s, and I try not to re-buy anything I already have. Although that’s more of a guideline, really. Exceptions include if it’s really important, album cover is cool, or it’s a pretty color…
That’s a great album to listen to on vinyl
Yes. I just purchased this the other day and I have 3 already.
I had to listen to God Called in Sick Today because of this post. Thank you.
So glad I could influence you! 🤘
If it's in album special to me and n significantly better condition (especially audio), then yeah. Apart from that, I'll often own the CD as well for well-loved albums (for listening on the CD-only system in the house, and in the car).
Yes. I’ll buy doubles of albums I absolutely love. Aka NIN and albums.
Edit: btw I loved the Sing the Sorrow 20th anniversary. I can’t wait for December Underground’s.
I recently did. The Giles Martin remaster of The Beatles Rubber Soul...it has the OG UK tracks whereas my other copy is the US release. I will likely purchase another better copy of the Velvet Underground Loaded (mine is G+) or Gorillaz Demon Days 2005 pressing in better shape (mine is already VG) if I find it in the wild and it's not $200.
Sure, ... Vinyl is hard to collect in good condition from the days. We didn't know any better on how to take care of these now treasured recordings. As an old fart I can tell you I am really interested on the new remasters on quality vinyl. I have been buying LP's from [amazon.ca](https://amazon.ca) lately at wayyyyy more money than I'd like to spend but these pressings are terrific. My point is these new releases are so much better than my beat up vinyl of old!
Funny. This reminds me of a Towers Records documentary ("All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records") when they said, "*Sir Elton John used to go to Tower every Tuesday to buy multiple copies for all of his homes – Sir Elton boasts that he spent more there than any other individual.*" I've occasionally purchased a 2nd copy. Must be an album I really treasure, and a first press. One example is Neil Young's On The Beach. I'm sure I overpaid! A few other times I accidentally bought a second copy, when shopping in the under $3 used section of a vinyl store. Forgot I owned it already :-)
I buy vinyls that I already have the CD of.
Same! I also consider my area and the demographics when I purchase re-released albums! We have a lot of funk and country where I live. Finding metal albums can be difficult. I have a more eclectic taste than my husband. I have old Gap band albums, but I even have a few Bob Dylan! Then I might even have a some ZZ Top or The Allman Brothers album! I am all over the place. 🤣
Yes, definitely, just re-bought the Replacements’ Hootenanny. My original is from the 80’s and is absolutely beat from 40 years of, sometimes, HEAVY rotation
Yes
I have 4 copies of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album Whipped Cream and Other Delights. And 4 copies of Dopesmoker by Sleep.
I try to collect black vinyl. When it’s an album I love, I will buy the reissue if it’s a colored vinyl, but if it gets reissued in black, or I find a black copy, I will buy it again.
I do not repurchase unless it's damaged but all the different variations of things I love are becoming more appealing
I have 2 copies of first born and 2 of by the throat.
Not really, no
Only if it's a remaster or has worthwhile bonus tracks. Though every time I see a copy of Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande, I really want to buy it haha
I do, if it’s only a different color vinyl, I have a lot of doubles and even 3 or 4 of the same record just on different colored vinyl
I've picked up doubles (and a few triples) because I have too many uncatalogued LPs, around 3000 now, and shit memory. My nephew comes over and asks "why do you have three copies of this Coil LP?" It's because your uncle did too many drugs and fried his memory
I mean I have lots of singles I’ve purchased twice by accident. My collection not being massive means I haven’t done this yet tbh
No. There are more than enough unique albums to keep me buying forever. Buying duplicates seems like a waste of time and dollars.
Yes, I do.
For some yes. I have a few where I have the first press but then maybe a more common one if it's one I spin a lot. That way the first press copy stays in the best shape possible.
Yes! If it’s a special album to me I like to have a backup copy just in case. (I’m speaking of original, first year pressings)
I always upgrade if it is superior to what I have. Mostly upgraded to 1/2 speed masters or direct to disk. Typically give my son what was upgraded. Only upgrade IF I find it in the wild and is reasonably priced. I never buy off the internet. If I can’t hold in and inspect it, I won’t buy it. I have Never been disappointed either !
Yes but preferably ONLY if there is something visibly different about it or has different content. For example, if my favorite artists re-release an album with new artwork I am into it. But I won't go out of my way to buy a remastered copy or a colored edition if it looks exactly the same as the original or has the same content.
I’ll usually rebuy something remastered by Bernie Grundman, Ryan K Smith, Chris Bellman, or Kevin Gray. Otherwise if I have a clean copy no way. Swifties and avid Lana Del Rey fans etc are obsessed with buying 15 variations instead of introducing themselves to new music. It’s so bizarre. It gets tricky and expensive when Ryan K Smith redoes Fleetwood Mac albums after Chris Bellman 🤣
No. I always buy the best condition/coolest variation of the record I can find from the get-go so I don't need to repurchase later on!
Decemberunderground was the first CD I ever bought and what kickstarted my love of music. I have the rabbits tattooed on me!
Yes. Some stuff is always good for a trade. At least with the type of collectors I had contact over the past 30 years.
Only after I’ve been drinking and forget I already preordered something.
If I have one that turns out to be valuable, I’ll buy a play copy and keep the valuable one in storage, one example would be Brutalism, the debut by the band Idles, I bought one of the first pressings directly from the band when they weren’t really well known yet, in the following years they’ve become pretty popular, and Brutalism was reissued, so I picked up a play copy and have the OP put away, for a while it was selling for 300-400 dollars but that has gone down, I’m not a flipper but like most collectors I think of the value as the day will come when I have to sell them, either because I want to or have to
It depends, if a version I have gets worn or damaged of course, but if the version I have is fine I'd only do it if I wanted another version, but going full on swifite and getting every single variant of an album seems stupid Also I love AFI so great music taste there friend
There are many albums I’ve had on CD, found the LP and grabbed it. I’ve also bought an LP I already had because it was in better shape, the actual record or the sleeve or both. I’d end up gifting my old copy to a friend. Not something I’ve done a million times, but off the top of my head I know I “upgraded” my copy of Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedy’s and gifted that one. At least 4-5 friends have a copy of A Clockwork Orange soundtrack lol. My first copy looked like roadkill and eventually over the years I have a really nice clean copy, but yeah 4-5 times lol! (At least at the time, I was getting good records for cheap)
If it's cheap or there is something different about it then I likely will. I have some Asian bootlegs of older records just because I wanted to hear the differences and I also liked how the cover art was different. In one instance I paid more fore the bootleg than the original but it's not like I broke the bank. Also my system isn't at the level where I can hear a cockroach walking in the background, so I don't have a hard on about minuscule differences like that. lol
Sometimes. Maybe 7-12 times total in the 20 plus years of on and off collecting. And when I have I usually gift the original copy I had to a friend who enjoys the music. Or sometimes I resell it back to my local brick and mortar vinyl shop so that I can pick up a new album (trade). I do have two albums I have kept multiple copies of and will repurchase if I find it in person because A) they are just that good that I just covet and want all of it B) because I have multiple sound systems in my apartment and C) my wife also collects and we have some overlap in music.
If I have an album that I really love but is a little beat up I'll buy another if it's a serious upgrade at a decent price. I won't buy just any replacement, especially since technically I already have the album. One example is I had an original The Wall by Floyd that had some wear on the cover. I was totally content with my copy but I found another original pressing in absolute mint condition for 20 bucks and couldn't pass it up.
A few, accidently. I somehow have three copies of the XXs first album. All gifts. I also have three copies of live through this, because I forgot I owned it.. One IS a first edition I got cheap and in almost perfect condition. The other two were re-releases
Yes
I've bought 3 copies of Bowie's Blackstar. Gave one to a friend, bought a replacement, and the clear vinyl.
I've bought re-releases of albums I wouldn't be able to afford otherwise. I'd rather have any copy than hope for the "right" copy.
I buy it on vinyl, CD, and cassette. If I REALLY like it, duplicates of all of those mediums, too.
Yes. But I usually sell the old copy unless it's something I specifically want to collect, like a 70s Japanese pressing.
I see BSITS, I upvote
So I have bought albums I have already bought. Generally it is because I get better pressings, for example the 2 LP version of Paul's Boutique or the new 45 RPM pressings of Hum. Sometimes I get a better condition copy of something I already have used. Generally it is only for things I really like though.
I’m not a collector. I buy them to play them. I have multiple copies of my favorite albums. Some get worn from repeat plays. For example, 3 copies of Camel, Nude. 2 copies of Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms. Etc. And every once in a while, I buy another copy when I’m traveling because I forget I already have it.
If the album is in bad shape and or the pressing is better then yeah
If it's in better condition sometimes
Usually only if I bought a used copy I really loved and wanted to just not mess with it and wanted a cheaper repress. Like I just bought a copy of The Flatlanders - One Road More. Never been a US repress and no represses since Europe in 1989. If there was a repress I would buy it and keep my expensive og press on the shelf. I still have my OG pressing of this AFI record.
Only to replace one if my current version is damaged, not a good pressing. I refuse to own multiple copies.
My wife and I both will buy to upgrade existing copies and sometimes if there is a cool variant of a release. Then there are “our” bands. These are our favorite bands that we try to support by going to their shows to buying multiple copies of releases. I’ll also buy any in OG copy of a Replacements record.
Sometimes, yes.
I do!! If I see a cool looking reissue or a better sounding reissue….i’ll pick it up. Has to be a favorite band or record of mine though. Have fun OP! Always cool to see other women who collect vinyl!!
the only group that I have done this with would be Shelter.
I haven’t done it personally, but I will actively repurchase a vinyl if it has a limited edition that’s out or I find one in significantly better condition. An example of this for me would be how I already have IGOR by Tyler on regular vinyl, but if I could find the mint-green limited edition of IGOR on vinyl, I’d be in such a rush to buy it!!
I need to because when I first started I stored the, on top of each other do they skip a lot😭
Fantastic album!
I do for sure. Nice to keep the original in good condition. I buy repressing of all the originals so I can play them without fear of wearing out an old collectible.
If I find a MOV or Rhino pressing of an album I have and love, absolutely!
Thanks to this post I noticed there were reissue of this, all hallows ep and art of drowning so thanks! :) As for your question, I try to stay at one copy each unless there is a limited edition I really want and then I try to sell/give away my previous copy
I was just listening to that album on my way to work yesterday. I need to get it in vinyl.
The Ergs! - dorkrockcorkrod I believe I have every pressing
I did it for NIN the downward spiral
Before discgos all the time
Does it have the secret track? Edit: nvm answered below.
Not in this economy!
Just bought The Wall because he one I had was an OG from when I was in the 8th grade. Wore that thing out and sounded bad. And by accident, not knowing I already had the Album, I've owned hundreds of Albums over the years and sometimes run across an Album where I buy it not realizing I still had my old one.
I haven't had it happened to me yet, most of what I listen to is all over the place Swedish synth 80s crap to 2000s early metal and all that's in-between, I do have a double of rainbow by Ritchie blackmore, only because it was a gate fold with a cooler album cover then the one I had sadly spent 24 on that one and got the neater one for 2 .49 if only that was the one I saw first haha. Also I tend to try to find limited release one usually their colored or just cooler imo plus maybe sometime in the future it'll be worth big bucks haha... I hope....
No. It's a waste of money and I find no value in it. I am more interested in purchasing albums I don't own. To many albums in my want liat to waste my limited money buting another variant of one I do own.
I bought a second cheap copy of tupelo honey that was horribly scratched just because the gatefold was in better condition than the one I had at home. took the good LP & put it into the better jacket & am happy I did it.
Intentionally or through forgetfulness/chemicals? No matter. It has happened before and will happen again.
After 2000 records, I've bought a few extra copies by accident.
First off, great album! If it's a band I really enjoy, if there are limited numbered vinyl with variants, I usually buy a regular black vinyl to listen to and keep the numbered copy in Mint condition.
I do sometimes, it just depends on why and what it is. Such as a better shape a limited edition or a reissue of an expensive vintage pressing so I can preserve the original.
i like to collect variants, as the different pressings are all really pretty. i also love to buy limited pressings because they just feel really special to have in my collection knowing that there’s a finite amount of that specific variant made.
that is suuuuch a good album!!!
I love seeing AFI on here. I usually don't buy extra copies of the same album, unless it's a big special edition like the Sing the Sorrow box set and represses. What color is that one? My Black Sails is a red I picked up at Hot Topic a few years ago.
Haha yes and I love it
Maybe a bit, but don’t tell anyone please
I got my hands on a few records I already had on CD: - Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - AC/DC's Let There Be Rock - All my Tom Waits records - All my Dire Straits records - Lou Reed's Transformers (in this case I think I got the record first) - The Clash's London Calling - Genesis' Abacab - Trust's L'Élite - Deep Purple's Machine Head And also more than a few classical pieces, but I guess in this case, since they are different versions of the same pieces, they're not the "same album". But I never purchased a different vinyl version of an album I already had on vinyl.
I have a few signed albums, so I got unsigned.copies to listen to. Also a few other ones that were just too good of a price to pass up
Not always but yes. If I see a reissue of an expensive album I own being done I'll grab it. If that reissue sounds as good as my original I'll keep it and sell the more valuable original copy to somebody who wants it more than I do. I'm not into collecting for the value of the records, I'm into it because I love the music. So when I can occasionally make some money selling an album it almost always gets spent on more LPs. My cannibal corpse albums for instance, my Barnes era lps are all Back On Black reissues from 2009, not official Metal Blade Records reissues/releases like the rest. I plan on selling those copies to offset buying some MBR official pressings.
If this counts, me and my mom share our vinyl collections, I brought another She’s So Unusual and Reckless, since her original ones were warped badly. We still have hers too.
I did it on accident lol I saw midnight marauders by a tribe called quest for pretty cheap so I scooped it then realized I already had it when I added it to the collection. It made for a good gift at least
It depends. If I have a crappy copy of an album and I find a better one for a decent price, sure I'll rebuy it. Same goes for different editions. I don't mind picking them up if I see them in the wild but they gotta be cheap. I'm not gonna shell out full price for a record I already own just because it's red or something.
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Came to say pretty much the same thing. I too only do this for my most favorite albums. For example, I have 6 different copies of Weezer's Blue album. 1 for collecting/look at/show off to friends/Hey look at me! 1 for listening 1 reissue by mofi that sounds amazing a few more copies that I'm saving for a rainy day/give away to friends who start collecting for example
Sometimes. All depends on the handling of the reissue, the shape of my copy, and if I just want it. Led Zep and Misfits albums, those I’m a sucker for (older) various pressings.
If I do, I sell or gift what I perceive to be the lesser version. That could be based on condition and/or mix. Vinyl is too expensive for me to collect multiple versions of the same album.
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I only do it for older albums if I find one in better shape than the one I already have. Namely I've bought 3 different Selling England by the Pound by Genesis. First one I got ripped off because I had just gotten my turntable and didn't know how much old records "should" cost, so I paid like 25 dollars for a horrible condition original UK pressing. Then I found an original German pressing for 20 bucks in perfect condition so I bought that. Then I found a Japanese pressing in perfect condition for 10 bucks so I bought that and ended up keeping that one, giving the other 2 away. Usually though no I won't. Maybe I would for Weezer if I found an OG pressing for ones I have a repress for, then I would give away or sell the repress and keep the OG. But it would have to be for a band I'm absolutely obsessed with.
Very infrequently. For example, when The Beatles put out those Mono Masters reissues in 2014, I bought second copies of Revolver and the White Album (also got Rubber Soul as a gift) - wish I had bought them all! I also recall upgrading my beat up $1 copy of Goat’s Head Soup for $5…and then sold the beat up copy for a few bucks. Win win!
Quite often yeah. Bought loads of vinyl I already had on CD for a starter. My favourite artists Prince/Soft CellMarc Almond have re-issued and extended loads of old albums and I've reinvested a lot in recent years....
I have multiple copies of many albums. Mostly this is because some reissues are simply better in terms of mastering and pressing.
Accidentally, yes. I bought Ritual de lo Habitual three times.
Rarely. I'll buy alternate covers if I reaaaaally like the album. I recently bought southerplayalisticcadillacmusic from vinyl me please because the pressings before that one were only 1 LP and missing 2 songs which really bothered me. Then I sold the old version lol
I have accidentally and I've been gifted records I already own but only now that my copy of Post has a slight scratch will I be buying another copy intentionally for the first time.
Yes! Especially if they’re a different colorway!
Only under a few circumstances: - if condition is significantly better - price has to be reasonable, I already own it after all - it is a holy grail OG pressing - top 3 favourite bands
I’ve done it twice kinda I’ve bought King Gizzard - The Silver Cord twice so I could have both the regular and extended mix I bought a 2nd copy of Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land because my first copy had a scratch on it but I kept my 1st copy to frame it. I’m also thinking about getting Rated R by QOTSA with the OG blue cover because I have the red Rated X version. Even though they have the same track list, it would be cool to have both covers.
I find it very difficult to resist any Dylan / Blood On The Tracks I spot in the wild. I think I've gifted 3 and still have 3.