I bought a 2x45rpm reissue of New Hope For The Wretched by the Plasmatics (second hand so it wasn't expensive) and regretted not just waiting to find a single LP version. that is not a record that benefits from the 45rpm treatment
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 07:55 (one month ago) link
oops
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 07:56 (one month ago) link
The first one I came across was the Cocteau Twins' Victorialand in 1986.
― bored by endless ecstasy (anagram), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 08:28 (one month ago) link
Klaus Schulze's Innovative Communication label put out 45rpm LPs for a while in the early 80s, including Popol Vuh's Sei Still, Wisse Ich Bin. Don't recall if it sounded significantly better than it would have at 33 tbh.
― prog ain't no religious cult (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10:12 (one month ago) link
it was big in japan in the late 70s/early 80s. for classical and jazz. wider grooves equaling louder/better sound. some sound amazing. that whole digital on vinyl pre-CD thing. some amazing 10-inch jazz reissues at 45 rpm. i mean anyone who has heard good disco 45 rpm 12-inches from the 70s knows how mindblowing they can sound. i love 70s rock 12-inches at 45. punk. post-punk. sex pistols on 12-inch rage pretty hard. but if i think of it i haven't had a ton of full albums from the 80s at 45. some though.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 11:49 (one month ago) link
Cabaret Voltaire's "2x45" seems like an obvious example. 1982 I think?
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 12:11 (one month ago) link
style council's cost of loving + xtc's oranges and lemons are a couple more that come to mind...
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 12:58 (one month ago) link
some anti-fomo/rsd propaganda to proselytize future generations. this used to be a common sight: kickass <$10 reissues of forgotten catalogue titles. no fanfare, no sales pitch, just a good deal on a good album-https://i.ibb.co/C1XWY2G/20240426-114710.jpg
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Saturday, 27 April 2024 16:35 (one month ago) link
wow that image got mangled, hope this is better--https://i.postimg.cc/xjXyzBKZ/20240426-114710.jpg
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Saturday, 27 April 2024 16:37 (one month ago) link
my favourite sun ra!!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Saturday, 27 April 2024 16:39 (one month ago) link
yeah, seems like just yesterday all those affordable reissues were fully stocked
― sknybrg, Saturday, 27 April 2024 17:01 (one month ago) link
did the 45 rpm lp thing start with chris cutler's early eighties re records releases
Klaus Schulze maybe did it just before that with his Innovative Communication label's releases.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 28 April 2024 02:53 (four weeks ago) link
still reeling from this insanity - £35 for a two track 12"! and the original is still readily available in quid bins up and down the country...
https://i.ibb.co/y8F1JBd/20240504-160619.jpg
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Monday, 6 May 2024 22:25 (three weeks ago) link
okay i lied, it's got four songs on it:
A1 Precious Little Diamond (12" Mix)A2 Precious Little Diamond (Special Remix By Ben Liebrand)B1 Precious Little Diamond (Shep Pettibone Mix)B2 Precious Little Diamond (Single Version)
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Monday, 6 May 2024 22:33 (three weeks ago) link
think the shep one is the rarest version and it's not even all that good imo - i do like a lot of his stuff but this is a song that isn't really enhanced by all his stop-start fannydangle
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Monday, 6 May 2024 22:37 (three weeks ago) link