National Record Store Day

^^^ this, I refuse to buy vinyl with split tracks, hate it so much. just gimme a CD.

I guess I didn't explain my idea very well: for albs that would fit on one record, but are released on double vinyl (prob because they get the unnecessary 45 rpm treatment), figure out a way to put them on a single disc for those who don't want the 45 rpm edition, and for 4+ LP releases priced at $75+, split them in half

or, you know... don't do any of that at all and release it as a pono player exclusive, as the real rsd gods intended.

also, for some relevant discourse-
fleet foxes, like the assholes they are, actually did follow the spirit of rsd and released a vinyl exclusive live album. i want to hear it! haven't bothered with fan uploads or youtube, but it looks mighty healthy: https://www.discogs.com/master/3463574-Fleet-Foxes-Live-On-Boston-Harbor

there are some audiophile pressings of Genesis albums that just came out at 45rpm...do I want a 4 disc Lamb? fuck no. Likewise I do not want Supper's Ready split over two sides, wtf.

I assume with the chemical brothers (and other dance stuff) it gets split across multiples to make djing easier? Wider grooves, easier to cue? Excuse me if this is dumb or obvious

well in the old school economy, 45 pressings were generally louder and, therefore, would sound p fucken spiff in the club sound system. but that was like... dance music that's supposed to go BOOMBOOMBOOM with the bass and whatnot. chemical bros makes some sense, but i don't understand the treatment for stuff like, say, genesis. you're not getting much of an upgrade between the stellar vinyl reissues from about a decade ago and the tiny bit of increased loudness on the expnaded 45 pressings.

yeah I understand why the Chems would do that but still you can do 46 minutes on a 2xLP @ 45 RPM, no reason to release a 3xLP version at the same time

I do like stuff like the Underworld Pearl's Girl 3x12" where there's a separate track on each side, but that's when vinyl was a lot cheaper...it cost me like six bucks

STOP MAKING NEW RECORDS THEY ARE DUMB AND TOO HEAVY AND THE CORNERS ARE SO SHARP THEY SUCK PLUS THE PLANET!!

(btw, i'm frantically searching for an old wordpress/blogspot post from the mid-2010s where the dude sought out full lengths pressed at 45. there was a lot of stuff from the 80s and a lot of british pop music. from what i remember he was only interested in having lps pressed at 45 and didn't care about the music; all he wanted was the thing. he was way ahead of his time.)

did the 45 rpm lp thing start with chris cutler's early eighties re records releases? i think they're the only examples i've heard (& they do sound good)

Well, Pil's "Metal Box"...

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

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

oops

The first one I came across was the Cocteau Twins' Victorialand in 1986.

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.

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.

Cabaret Voltaire's "2x45" seems like an obvious example. 1982 I think?

style council's cost of loving + xtc's oranges and lemons are a couple more that come to mind...

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

wow that image got mangled, hope this is better--
https://i.postimg.cc/xjXyzBKZ/20240426-114710.jpg

my favourite sun ra!!

yeah, seems like just yesterday all those affordable reissues were fully stocked

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.

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

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)

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