Went to Aladdin's for lunch with some friends today and stopped in at 2nd time around. Great idea. Came away with this stuff for less than 5 bucks.
12 x 5
This is one of the stone's early albums. Full of early Rock and R&B covers. Only 3 of the 12 songs are written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. Unfortunately none of those 3 are hits. 2 songs off of this album however are. "Time is On My Side" and "It's All Over Now" are great songs and are hits for good reason although the rest of the album deserves a listen as well. The best thing about this album for me was the fact that it was a first pressing. I have had a real hard time coming across early first pressing Stones albums. The originals feature the London logo followed by "ffrr" for "Full Frequency Range Recording" and on the mono maroon label. For some reason I never see them. Anyway, this one is an "ffrr" Stones album. I was giddy. The cover is slaughtered but I know a guy who has a mono cover and no record that he'll probably give me so I should be in good shape. Good album, way cooler edition.
Vinyl VG+/Cover G-
Introducing the Beatles
The first American Beatles album. Also probably the most pirated album ever (especially the Stereo edition). This is basically an American Please, Please, Me that VeeJay records happily issued after Capital turned down the rights to The Beatles in America (which they quickly reaquired when the mania occured). Great early rock and roll album that everyone has probably heard before. If you haven't check it out. I don't feel the need to review Beatles albums since everyone knows they are outstanding. I had never seen this record in the non-pirated form until a month or so ago. Now I have 5 of them. This purchase had a cracked record and cost me 9 cents. Before anyone asks why I bought a cracked record, I have a legitimate record that at the time had no cover. Now it does. So the cracked record is pinned to the wall.
The first American Beatles album. Also probably the most pirated album ever (especially the Stereo edition). This is basically an American Please, Please, Me that VeeJay records happily issued after Capital turned down the rights to The Beatles in America (which they quickly reaquired when the mania occured). Great early rock and roll album that everyone has probably heard before. If you haven't check it out. I don't feel the need to review Beatles albums since everyone knows they are outstanding. I had never seen this record in the non-pirated form until a month or so ago. Now I have 5 of them. This purchase had a cracked record and cost me 9 cents. Before anyone asks why I bought a cracked record, I have a legitimate record that at the time had no cover. Now it does. So the cracked record is pinned to the wall.
Vinyl Cracked/Cover VG
II
The second Zeppelin album (obviously). This is a great album and would be worthy of purchase regardless of the pressing. This pressing, however, is special. The very first pressings of II were mastered for vinyl by Bob Ludwig (who also did the mastering for the latest Pearl Jam re-release of Ten). Well Mr. Ludwig's mix was very loud and very awesome. Too awesome for the stereo setups of the 1970's. The mix caused stereo speakers to pop and crack and people assumed that the record was the problem so they returned them. Not wanting to lose out on sales Atlantic quickly mastered it down again and put it out again. The new mix is the one that has been used ever since. The original mix is louder and fuller. The drums kick harder and the guitars are raw and loud. Yet, amazingly Plant's powerful vocals are clear and up front not getting lost in the mix. It's like hearing it all over again. The way this is identified is by finding a tiny "RL" etched into the dead wax on both sides. Most record shops don't know about this and thus, don't price these up or call attention to them. So always look. Great mix of a great album.
The second Zeppelin album (obviously). This is a great album and would be worthy of purchase regardless of the pressing. This pressing, however, is special. The very first pressings of II were mastered for vinyl by Bob Ludwig (who also did the mastering for the latest Pearl Jam re-release of Ten). Well Mr. Ludwig's mix was very loud and very awesome. Too awesome for the stereo setups of the 1970's. The mix caused stereo speakers to pop and crack and people assumed that the record was the problem so they returned them. Not wanting to lose out on sales Atlantic quickly mastered it down again and put it out again. The new mix is the one that has been used ever since. The original mix is louder and fuller. The drums kick harder and the guitars are raw and loud. Yet, amazingly Plant's powerful vocals are clear and up front not getting lost in the mix. It's like hearing it all over again. The way this is identified is by finding a tiny "RL" etched into the dead wax on both sides. Most record shops don't know about this and thus, don't price these up or call attention to them. So always look. Great mix of a great album.
Vinyl VG+/Cover VG+
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