National Record Store Day

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.