Great albums out of print as of 4/24/05

Pylon's Hits wasn't out of print when I bought it two years ago, I don't know about now, though. They're supposed to be a 2-CD reissue coming, though, according to the website.

I found that Y Pants comp new for $5 a few months back.

Feelies supposedly working with Bar/None on some reissues, perhaps box set? Maybe entire catalog w/ extras? (trypes...)

49 Americans stuff was on CD recently, no?

The Gist release on Ryko is out of print and hard to find.

Delta 5 Rough Trade stuff I think coming on KRS, but not the Pre stuff.

Fusetron repreassed the Y Pants CD not too long ago, or was planning on it. Probably will keep repressing it periodically so long as there is demand.

Apparently John Bonham joked with Ian Anderson once at a party that said album should have been called Bore 'Em at the Forum.

i sold this for like $60 not long ago

there is some sort of orange juice reissue out soon on domino but i think it is the pre-album singles.
why don't they just reissue "the heather's on fire"? they would be fucking stupid to mess with that tracklist.

does this mean it's time to sell my copies of those two gatefold postcard lp reissues? i think those are really rare.

The Gist release on Ryko is out of print and hard to find.

i think i still have my copy of this... i hope i do anyway. this was never given a proper release i don't think. i mean i think a few 1,000 copies--if that--were pressed and that was it. i've only ever seen it once in my life and i bought that copy.

duh.

yeah, those mini-LP sleeve things are kind of silly. i like how economical they are, but they are a pain to use.

Doug Sahm-Texas Rock For Country Rollers
Dream Syndicate-Medicine Show
The Complete Buddy Holly
Neil Young-Time Fades Away
Phil Ochs-Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits
Nancy & Lee-S/T
Lulu-Melody Fair & New Routes
Gene Clark-White Light & Roadmaster
Bob Seger-All Pre-Beautiful Loser albums
The Soundtrack to "Z"

Isn't "The Good Earth" the Feelies record produced by Peter Buck? I bought it new at Virgin about 4 years ago.

ESG - ESG

Slovenly are one of my very favourite bands of all time, and I totally endorse this! Never found any of the New Alliance stuff here, so I could really use an extensive comp. And maybe some folk dont know some of their later stuff either? (I have Mike to thank for introducing me to them thru Chemical Imbalance all those years ago and I guess this is my one big chance to thank him for doing me that inestimable favour - sorry to embarrass you Mike, but thanks like about a million times!)

Oh also, what Clock DVA stuff is in print these days?

Weren't Lou Reed's Rock and Roll Heart, The Bells and Growing Up In Public reissued not too long ago? I can't find 'em anywhere. Street Hassle and New Sensations are also scarce.

A lot of 80s noise stuff...
First four Live Skull records
Skullflower's Form Destroyer
Cop Shoot Cop's Headkick Facsimilie (though that went OOP almost as soon as it was released)
Swans - First EP
Drunks With Guns - entire catalog

Although I wouldn't call them great records, Rob Zombie's done a great job of supressing the first two White Zombie albums.

After the Dylan doc aired, I discovered the entire John Jacob Niles is OOP.

Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts
Lou Reed - New Sensations

I'm very much afraid that there's something very seriously wrong with either your speakers or your ears.

It's a long story, but apparently there was some sort of fuck up by Track Records (who were probably somewhat distracted by the fact that they were rapidly going down the pan at the time) which resulted in the original vinyl release sounding horribly muffled; almost as if there was someone holding a pillow either over your ears or in front of your speakers.

I'm told this didn't affect the original cassette release - and I've even heard it suggested that the masters used for the vinyl were actually the wrong ones!

If the sound reproduction - not to mention the distribution - of the original album hadn't been so piss poor, then I strongly suspect that the story of Johnny Thunders; the Heartbreakers; and maybe even (who know?) the entire punk scene in both the UK and the USA; would have unfolded very differently.

That's not to say that the original L.A.M.F. couldn't be advantageously remastered, because I rather suspect it could; but in the meantime, L.A.M.F. The Lost '77 Mixes sounded like a complete revelation to my ears, after having lived with that original vinyl since it first came out.

I excitedly purchased The Lost '77 Mixes as well, listened to it a few times, and put it back on the shelf. While it's definitely preferable to the abortion that is LAMF Revisited, it's not a life-changing punk record for me. The original mix is dirty back alley rock n roll, and I wouldn't want it cleaned up anymore than I'd want Junkyard or Right Now! or Enter The 36 Chambers cleaned up.

The fact remains that L.A.M.F. is out of print, and it will probably never make the transition to CD because of its reputation as being the nadir of audio fidelity. Being a fan of punk + indie music, I've heard way worse recordings than the original L.A.M.F. (waaaayyy worse) and anybody scared off should really give it a listen before they judge. Maybe I'll YSI the thing...

.... as if it really should - as if it really ought to - sound so much better.

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To me it sounds / sounded as if someone had fucked up the bass EQ; or one of the speaker cones had blown; or someone had draped a duvet over one of the speakers; or you had an earful of wax - or maybe full of water from when I took that shower earlier....

Unfortunately no amount of dicking about (at least none that IIII ever achieved) with either the equipment or a cotton wool bud ever actually managed to put that right, and ultimately only added to the frustration.

Of course you're also absolutely right that people should make up their own minds if and when they get the opportunity rather than just believing what they read.

Always.

About everything.

I'll bet one whole shiny new penny that more than half of them will agree that L.A.M.F. sounds horribly and frustratingly muffled 'though.

Still, great cover pic http://blog.drecom.jp/avallo/img/14/Heartbreakers-LAMF-.jpg

The same recording (and supposedly the same mix / master) as the album - but fuck does it sound better!

Never heard the Chinese Rocks 12", but your tip has certainly put me on the hunt!

Raw Power by The Stooges

I have the original UK cassette and it sounds fine to me. Haven't heard the vinyl so I've nothing to compare it to, but it doesn't exhibit any of the well-documented problems often attributed to the original LP.

I haven't played either of then for a while now, but IIRC Jungle's 'LAMF Revisited' doesn't sound *hugely* different to the Track cassette.

(more on it here - http://stereosociety.com/drumiseverything.html )
(May be the best British pop-jazz record of the early 80s.)

Did Drunks with Guns ever get reissued?