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Multiple Copies Of LP s Same Title

A short note to see how perverse my record collecting is.

I have the worst habit of buying multiple copies of the same title especially if they are rare, and or sought after.

I feel that they are not going to get any cheaper, and there will be a day when we never see some of them again. If a rare LP is presented to me from my UK Sellers, and or found in the Shop's I just have to buy it (Regardless of how many copies I have).

I thought of this last night as I was play grading my third Atlantic Plum Label Yes - Fragile copy.

Just wondering if there are others like me out there.

Thanks,

David
djohn
slowhand
610 posts
 
I am guilty of this also. I own 4 copies of Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" (Japanese, British, EMI, Mobile Fidelity).I also have 4 copies of The Who "Who's Next" (Japanese, British, German, MCA reissue). Each of the LP's has a different sound to it. I also own multiple copies of many other LP's. Is this a sicknes? My wife thinks it is, but I am having FUN!
frap
213 posts
 
Whatjd says is of utmost importance. The basic record collector rules/guidelines for audiophiles are as follows:
1)Always try to identify first issues/labels
2)Always purchase the copy in the Home country of the master tape (and forget about those wonderful Japanese pressings with the perfect and quiet surfaces and the better covers. Magnificent work, but almost always inferior sound compared to original country of origin issues. wasted alot of money on these. Too bad cause the workmanship was none finer!)
3)There are exceptions, but remember reissues are usually Not as good as originals. Many factors that include Tape deterioration and SS electronics in the case of pre 64 music.
4) Audiophile issues from Mobile Fidelity usually are Not as good as original issues either, UNLESS the mastering was botched up to begin with (Like most A&M Record 70s pop releases)
Sorry if I drifted off thread.
Finally, Yes I also snag insurance copies when I see the correct combiations listed above......Thanks for listening...Frank
khawk2
31 posts
 
I also am guilty. Especially with used LPS. You never know whether it sounds a little better than the other 9 you own. I once bought a Copy of Pines and Fountains of Rome (Reiner, RCA shaded dog) for $10. . It looked to have some small surface marks but even though I already owned 3 copies of the same LP it was the 1s1s (first) pressing and I figured what the hey. Once I got it home and cleaned it on the VPI we sat down for a listen. My wife wept. I choked up it was so outstanding. The shear emotion of the recording had been fully revealed.
It is the constant search for the music that moves us. And once we find it we do not want to live without it.
That's why I think we buy multiple copies.
frap
213 posts
 
Khawk, And that 1S/1S Pines sounds waaaay better than the Classic Reissue. Too bad, Had they used Doug at The Mastering Lab,I am sure he would have equalled and most likely surpassed the 1S/1S Original,since the tapes were in such good shape. Once again Tube vs SS from I to O. mastering!!........Frank
khawk2
31 posts
 
Frank, you are correct. If they treated the masters like treasures and had used Doug we probably would have ended up with an LP that bettered the 1s1s pressing. I am just thankful that there are reissues at all. I am also thankful that I have as many RCas and VICS(s) as I do. My wife collects Reiners.
Dennis
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