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Originally Posted by Speilmen230
Most interested in getting the following:
UTTAD
RR95
Live at Luther
Are there any pressings to avoid or seek out? Any place to buy that's better than others? I try to buy local as much as possible but my record store only had Crash and CT last time I went.
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No pressings to avoid, and there's really only 1 pressing of all of them. UTTAD has a "reissue" which is just on 150g vinyl (vs 180g) and in a single-pocket jacket instead of gatefold. Vinyl weight doesn't impact sound quality, so there'll be no audible difference. For RR95 & Luther, there were colored vinyl releases for Record Store Day, but the black vinyl are from the same stampers and pressing plant. No defects reported. So buy whichever you find at a price you're comfortable. Both UTTAD and RR95 were cut by Chris Bellman (UTTAD was mastered by Ted Jensen, but Bellman cut the lacquer, with RR95 Bellman mastered and cut). UTTAD sounds pretty good, though going all analog would have been WAY better. RR95 is about as good as I've heard it. Luther College was cut by Kevin Gray and sounds great. Bellman and Gray are among the best in the business, so that's a huge plus. All were pressed at MPO, and pressing quality appears good across the board.
If local/independent is your thing but your local doesn't have them in stock, you can ask if they'll order it for you (most place can do that no problem). If you don't want to go that route but still want to support small business, go with Bullmoose:
UTTAD ($25),
RR95 ($78),
Luther ($78)
And then there's always Amazon if you decide price is a bigger factor than local/independent:
UTTAD ($20),
RR95 ($60),
Luther ($55)
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Originally Posted by haiku.warrior
I'm also interested in purchasing LT5 (black or pink, don't care which.) Is it worth shelling out the cash? Any pressing defects?
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If you like the set and the recording, LT5 is nice. No defects that I've seen.
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Originally Posted by Speilmen230
Just looking to expand my DMB collection. Once RLM figure their shit out I'll be buying BTCS on vinyl too.
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It's not an RLM issue from what I can tell.
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Originally Posted by Speilmen230
LT1, 2, 3, & 5 are all worthy of being added too. Those are some of my favorite live releases. Especially 3 & 5.
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LT3 is probably the best sounding of the bunch on wax.