Whats on your turntable tonight?

@slaw  I definitely get the sticker shock on the the price of the specialty vinyl but I guess I also understand how much manual work goes into everything from the re-mastering to all of the pressing stages, packaging and the rest of it.
The record pretty much sounds like something that was started from the ground up to be the best sounding piece of music you can offer your ears. It is indeed 'special' in my opinion. I paid $109 all in for mine but I pre-orded it from my favorite local shop that does a lot of Mofi and Acoustic Sounds stuff so they pretty much sold the pre-orders at retail. Heck, it was so good I called them back and had them hold another copy of it for the sake of hoarding or if I can swap a copy of the Bill Evans box that Mofi did that I don't have.
The other good part about it, even if you feel like you paid too much for it just hang on to it for about a year and sell it on eBay for $300, there are already copies of this one listed for over twice retail. 
I really can't wait for the Hendrix Axis mono version that is due any time as well. That one should sound killer too. 
When you see how much some people shell out for early first pressings (used at that) it doesn't seem quite as bad. 
Just my 2 cents (well, +$109) 
Pablo 

@slaw you asked about the MSFL One Step 45RPM pressings. I have several, they're certainly very nicely presented and exemplary pressings. In addition being double sided discs they do not suffer from the endemic dish warp that afflicted the Classic Records one sided 45RPM issues. I'm actually looking forward to comparing the Classic 45 Bridge Over Troubled Water with the new MSFL, should be interesting -- just need to sort out a hum in my phono stage

The "gold standard" for expensive new pressings is of course The Electric Recording Company. However bear in mind that the comps for these are the originals which are usually $1,000+

I had an interesting shock recently picking up this - the only original currently listed on Discogs is $1,800!

@slaw I also wondered about the value and waited too long on some of the other high dollar releases from Mofi, Analog Productions and Classic Records that I really would like to have but now I won't pay 'scalper' prices for it.

What I can say is that EVERY single 200gram lp from Analog Productions, 45rpm ($50 retail) or 33rpm ($34 retail) has been worth every cent (at least at retail). If I were a guy of more means I would just buy the whole damn catalog they are so well done. The 25 Verve re-issues on 45rpm 200g that were all remastered from original tape by George Marino are some of the best vinyl I have ever heard, ever, but the 33rpm releases, like the Prestige and others, are so good as well that it has kinda spoiled me and make listening to decent copies of third and fifth pressing versions hard to enjoy as much. 
I like the fact that vinyl demand has allowed Mofi/Acoustic Sounds to thrive and put out this specialty stuff. The downside is it is expensive but paying high dollar for some Japanese pressing off of Discogs for used vinyl seems even more expensive to me. With me? 

@folkfreak folkfreak, I would love to hear your impressions of the difference between the Classic Records 200g Bridge OTW And the 1step Mofi version.
I think the 1step is incredible (after 2 spins) but I do find it a bit bright on the strong and more intense passagess. 

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