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Record Club vs. Store purchased records

When I was younger (a long time ago in a land far away) I used to acquire some records via Columbia Record Club, Capital Record Club etc. Now, when I listen to some of those lp's they just sound "thin or lacking". Was there a difference in those pressings or were they just not good recordings to begin with. The reason I ask is maybe I should look for replacements (used of course)that weren't from record clubs. All rock titles by the way.
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macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
good question, I have thought that too regarding some of those Columbia House records I have compared to other regular pressings.

So, all you vinyl nuts out there, help us out, was there a difference in the record club pressed vinyl? They do seem kind of crappy.
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xiekitchen
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Good info, Elizabeth.. I can remember playing some record club pop/rock pressings way back when I had crappy gear and could tell the pressings were lower grade then! I would say, trash all the columbia club pressings of pop/rock and try to find used on ebay or record store original 1st pressings if you can find them.
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