What's it worth to you?

IF I had a VERY wide wallet,

I WOULD be that guy buying some those albums. The difference would be, I’d actually play them on my uber setup.

I have a thing about playing the very best period press of whatever the "legacy" release -stereo/mono. No interest in "super reissues" of albums.

The BEST available period press played on the BEST assembled rig is what it’s about for me.

I have some records I value very highly, but which aren’t worth a lot monetarily. Capitol Records released "Caroline, No" as a single, credited to Brian Wilson alone. The song was included on the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album that was released a few months later.

I took the 7" 45 RPM single along with me to the record release signing event for Brian’s first solo album, held at Tower Records in Hollywood. I handed Brian both his new album and the 45 to sign, and when he saw the single he froze, staring at the record as a look of wistful longing crossed his face. I had to hold back my tears.

All Brian’s "hanger-ons" were there, including Dr. Eugene Landy and writer David Leaf. They and all the others left poor Brian alone on the dais, shaking like a leaf, as they busied themselves making deals with the industry people present. The music business is full of those kind of guys.

I'll be taking a look at the cover of my original copy of Bowie's Diamond Dogs. Maybe mine is one of the scarce ones with the family jewels on display!

I will pass none of these LPs are my cup of tea.