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Starting out- a Beatles question

I starting to piece together a budget system, and I really wanted a turn table to be a part of it. In my head I thought it'd be no problem at all to get any Beatles or Pink Floyd album with no issues. When I look on Amazon or Music Direct, looks like only Abbey Road and Dark Side are readily available new. Should I be looking elsewhere?

Is it the case that if you want classic rock type material, you're typically going to have to find them used?

I also listen to a lot of Radiohead and new indie groups, and it seems like getting those albums on vinyl is no problem.

My proposed system so far: My current MMGs, a Clearaudio Concept table, an NAD PP3i preamp, and a TBD amp (solid or tube, under $2500).

Thanks.
adnan
photon46
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Perhaps patience will be rewarded. Looks like finally the remasters which were previously released will be made available on vinyl during the upcoming Christmas season. Amazon's UK site is taking pre-orders for a September 11th release.
kurt_tank
1,189 posts
 
I have heard, (whether true or not is still up in the air), that the newly remastered Beatles catalog will be mastered from digital copies. Given this, and the cost, (which will probably run around $30 a title), it makes getting the box sets on CD look a bit more attractive, at least from a monetary standpoint.

I have the mono CD box set myself, and I must admit that they sound really good. (I do have a few of the LPs in both stereo and mono, and I feel that CD box set did a very good job, better than the stereo box set did, IMHO.)

I recommend getting the UK parlaphone blue box if you can. They are priced reasonably well, (a few hundred dollars for a dozen albums), and they sound very good. (I agree that the MFSL set also sounds good, albeit different than the Parlaphone set does, but they are priced out of reach as they are all OOP and have a name recognition that the Blue Box lacks, luckily for all us!!!)

My two cents worth.
dcisok
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Beatles blue box, best value out there
zenblaster
504 posts
 
I just bought a sealed copy of "Abbey Road" at Best Buy. It was $12.99. I always check them out, they usually have a dozen or so different albums at any one time and the prices are very low. Along with Abbey I boughr Radiohead "Rainbows" for $12.99 and Springsteen 2- album gatefold 180gr with MP3 download- Working On A Dream for 19.99.
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casperd
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Lucky you! You get to begin a fantastic voyage. When I started out I was a teenager too. My advice is to go to your local indoor flea markets, outdoor flea markets, thrift stores such as goodwill, and small town antique stores. Explore places where records are not the main draw for business. At your age I had amassed quite a collection I had better records than most of the adult audiophiles. It will take time and patience. Also don't pass up an imperfect copy of something, you can always replaceit later. Right now records are glutting many of these stores. I recently picked up the first two Jimmy Hendrix records in fantastic condition for ten bucks each. Some time back got a mint English copy of Pink Floyds Nice Pair for 15 bucks. These came from a local indoor flea market. Happy hunting!!
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