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New and reissued records can actually be pretty pricey. If you go into Guitar Center, Hot Topic or any store that sells reissued records now a days, unfortunately that is around the price you will pay (in stores of course). I am sure eventually you will be able to find it cheaper online but that's the way things are going, everything is getting more and more expensive.

ScottyP wrote:

xRotorstormx wrote:Vinyl records sound SO much better than CDs or cassettes IMO. The sound quality is a lot deeper and almost larger than life when cranking some top notch produced albums.

I have a huge collection of 80's vinyl but never got into getting newer albums on vinyl but this is a must have!

I need you to recommend me a record player. Got rid of my DJ turntables years ago and don't have a way to play vinyl at all since then.

I used to use my parents old record player. Can't remember what it was called...actually that reminds me, I should ask them and see if they still have it

Emerje wrote:I'm no audiophile, but the combination of being a special edition import, limited to only 1000 numbered copies, and being on clear blue vinyl sounds like a $50 high end collectable rather than a second hand find to me.

Emerje

shajaki wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm no audiophile, but the combination of being a special edition import, limited to only 1000 numbered copies, and being on clear blue vinyl sounds like a $50 high end collectable rather than a second hand find to me.

Emerje

Where is this information in the listing that its's limited to 1000, and is a japanese import? I didnt see that. Color shouldn't affect pricing, though.

It Is Him wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm no audiophile, but the combination of being a special edition import, limited to only 1000 numbered copies, and being on clear blue vinyl sounds like a $50 high end collectable rather than a second hand find to me.

Emerje

Where is this information in the listing that its's limited to 1000, and is a japanese import? I didnt see that. Color shouldn't affect pricing, though.

Check the very beginning of this thread. Also, read closely: only the first 1,000 pressings will be on clear blue vinyl.

Meh...

Using blue dye in the plastic when pressing a record doesnt cost the record company any more than it costs takara to get the colors right after hasbro slaughters them...

And limiting a pressing to 1000 copies is the politically correct way of saying theyre scared to print more because they might get stuck with them. We see this all the time with "limited" 3rd party repaints that are too niche. This vinyl re-release is very niche...

I have collected vinyl on and off since I was a teenager. I never felt that "warm" ambience that vinyl enthusiasts claim to hear. All I hear is a bunch of popping in the background like when you pour a can of soda. The reason I got into vinyl is because in the DJ world there are so many promotional remixes that are never made available to the public on CD. Thats common with synthesized music. I do know its not the same concept in the world of live music such as rock bands. People who enjoy live music seem to hear things differently. Since I dont listen to rock or other forms of live music, ill probably never get it or hear what they hear.

Either way, the price of this reissue is total BS and doesnt reflect the current value of LPs in the collectors market.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm no audiophile, but the combination of being a special edition import, limited to only 1000 numbered copies, and being on clear blue vinyl sounds like a $50 high end collectable rather than a second hand find to me.

Emerje

Where is this information in the listing that its's limited to 1000, and is a japanese import? I didnt see that. Color shouldn't affect pricing, though.

Check the very beginning of this thread. Also, read closely: only the first 1,000 pressings will be on clear blue vinyl.

OK, cool. 1000 pressings on blue vinyl as a first pressing (more pressing tbd). Not a Japanese import.

Even with that, $50 seems nuts to me, and I bought Sentinel Scorponok.

It Is Him wrote:Even with that, $50 seems nuts to me, and I bought Sentinel Scorponok.

shajaki wrote:

It Is Him wrote:Even with that, $50 seems nuts to me, and I bought Sentinel Scorponok.

Agreed. 50 bucks for a blue record is crazy. And this is coming from a guy who spent almost $800 on TFC Hercules and all his upgrades.

Rated X wrote:

shajaki wrote:

It Is Him wrote:Even with that, $50 seems nuts to me, and I bought Sentinel Scorponok.

Agreed. 50 bucks for a blue record is crazy. And this is coming from a guy who spent almost $800 on TFC Hercules and all his upgrades.

You just had to one up me, didn't you.

500 plus for scorpy, 800 for herc. ill say it again. you people are impossible.

Don't hate the player, hate the strong yen and low production numbers.

It Is Him wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm no audiophile, but the combination of being a special edition import, limited to only 1000 numbered copies, and being on clear blue vinyl sounds like a $50 high end collectable rather than a second hand find to me.

Emerje

Where is this information in the listing that its's limited to 1000, and is a japanese import? I didnt see that. Color shouldn't affect pricing, though.

Check the very beginning of this thread. Also, read closely: only the first 1,000 pressings will be on clear blue vinyl.

OK, cool. 1000 pressings on blue vinyl as a first pressing (more pressing tbd). Not a Japanese import.

Only one that said it was a Japanese import was you. Amazon is the one listing it as an import, but they didn't say where from.

Emerje

Are you saying there imports not from Japan??? (That was a joke)

I believe the import is from Northern Europe.

got the vinyl in hand!

looks pretty awesome; really wishing i had the cake to get in on this at the time.

Seibertron member Shajaki recently purchased the new vinyl release of the 1986 Transformers animated movie from a specialty shop. He was gracious enough to share images of his recent purchase. You can see the nice artwork included inside the album jacket. Check out his images below.

Looks awesome, can't wait to pop this on my player, it's going to be epic.

Nice.. I still have my original album from 86.

Any idea if this has been remastered or anything? The original CD hasn't got the best sound quality by today's standards.

Vinyl? LOL. Is it coming out on 8 track next?

shockblast2 wrote:Vinyl? LOL. Is it coming out on 8 track next?

The 8-track medium is actually younger than the Vinyl record as the latter dates back as far as the 1920's, compared to the 8-tracks' 1964 debut year. The only thing older than a vinyl record would have to be the phonograph cylinder

shockblast2 wrote:Vinyl? LOL. Is it coming out on 8 track next?

Lotso people collect records. Some even say it's the best way to listen to music.

"There’s a fetishism around vinyl, it’s about the process of listening. If you take more time to prepare for something, it’s likely that you’ll enjoy it more. If this is what you want, then by all means, go for it; but the sound of vinyl is actually inferior to that of CDs or digital audio. "

A good read to understand more about Vinyl.
http://www.mcelhearn.com/do-vinyl-recor ... iler-nope/

I still love listening to vinyl because I listen to a lot of metal, and distortion and warmth (especially for 1st gen Black Metal) adds to the sound and experience. Having that same level of dirty sound, I believe would add to the retro vibe that I welcome in a 1986 Transformers Movie OST.