Opeth re-release of GR+ on June 28 !

[SPLASTiK]

eh, I just never see why people go out of their way to find these vinyl's. I really don't see the practical use of having a record player any more, much less buying things to play in them, when you have mp3 players and CD players that are much smaller.

Funny thing is, I'm beginning to sell all my CD's except for the Rare/OOP/Non-Vinyl releases to buy vinyl copies... I just like the format more, if I need it on a CD for the car or whatever, I can just download an MP3 or Transfer the record onto the computer.

 

[Vegetaman]

Vinyls are so much better. I love their sound quality, and the huge coverart. Now if only they didn't wear out the more I played them.

 

[MasterOLightning]

Vinyls make great wall decorations.

 

[SPLASTiK]

Vinyls make great wall decorations.

One of my friends is a huge picture disc collector, he has a couple hundred. He plans to cover a full room one day.

 

[Pate]

Vegetaman has an awesome room-covering spread of old vinyls: Rainbow, Sabbath, Maiden.

Awesomeness.

 

[Led Opeth]

if I need it on a CD for the car or whatever, I can just download an MP3 or Transfer the record onto the computer.

if you really want to waste all that time....cds sound alot better imo, and also are alot easier to play, i would never consider switching over to all vinyl, i only have vinyls for nostalgic values

 

[SPLASTiK]

if you really want to waste all that time....cds sound alot better imo

Not really a waste of time, I mean you can transfer to the vinyl while you listen for the first time I don't think CD's sound better at all, too many shitty mastering engineers and poor remastering jobs with the obssession to squeeze as much volume out of the disc, you can't master so harshly with vinyl. I'd say the majority of vinyls sound better than their CD counterparts, though a lot of current vinyl is using the same mastered audio that the CD's use instead of seperate proper vinyl mastering.

 

[Sean Casey]

Not really a waste of time, I mean you can transfer to the vinyl while you listen for the first time I don't think CD's sound better at all, too many shitty mastering engineers and poor remastering jobs with the obssession to squeeze as much volume out of the disc, you can't master so harshly with vinyl. I'd say the majority of vinyls sound better than their CD counterparts, though a lot of current vinyl is using the same mastered audio that the CD's use instead of seperate proper vinyl mastering.

yeah but lets see you play a vinyl when you're taking a morning jog or walking places

 

[Led Opeth]

yeah but lets see you play a vinyl when you're taking a morning jog or walking places

if I need it on a CD for the car or whatever, I can just download an MP3 or Transfer the record onto the computer.

didnt catch that part im guessing

 

[daz436]

ugh what a shit arguement

 

[MasterOLightning]

Some vinyls aren't done as well as others though. For example, the Agalloch - The Mantle LP sounds quite lousy. Opeth's vinyls tend to sound good for the most part.

 

[OpethNZ]

i have still life on vinyl, which is worth it for the artwork alone, the gatefold and record sleeves are beautiful

 

[Detric]

^Agreed.

 

[Ken Lyall]

Aren't we all

No

 

[Demilich]

maybe the original press of GR is sold out now and thats why they're reissuing it?

 

[Vegetaman]

Vegetaman has an awesome room-covering spread of old vinyls: Rainbow, Sabbath, Maiden.

Awesomeness.

Indeed, thank you.

 

[Sean Casey]

maybe the original press of GR is sold out now and thats why they're reissuing it?

nah, it's just roadrunner trying to get every penny they can

 

[Demilich]

can you blame them? i mean, is it RR's fault people buy these things?

 

[paradoxile]

can you blame them? i mean, is it RR's fault people buy these things?

Sure you can blame them. they could have done it the other way around.
and release the deluxe version first and the regular version later...so music nerds won't have to buy bothe versions just for the bonuses.
People who go out of their way to buy an Opeth CD on the first day it's in the shop and bringing opeth to a high place on billboard for instance which brings the band more recognition and even more sales in the next weeks.
These people should get a deluxe version for their money.

 

[batastrophe]

If it's just the radio edit of TGC, then I probably won't buy it. If it has other things, I'll get it.