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Big Come Up in Turquoise

For all you collectors

It claims to be limited to 300, but as we've seen with the RSD releases, who knows if that really means just 300.

What are everyone's thoughts on the sound quality of colored vinyl? I've heard it's worse than normal but I try to only buy a record once so I don't have any to compare.

I only have TBCU on vinyl. When I play it on 33rpm it plays to slow and when I play it on 45 rpm it plays to fast. Theres no adjusting speedknob on my player. Kinda sucks

Alive have some great bands but its lol how many 'limited edition' presses of albums they create. Every week there is some other limited addition something or other.

I'm sorta with Mirby with his thoughts on vinyl, I really dig vinyl and collect and listen via it when I can, but don't have the setup to fully appreciate it. I'll buy vinyl with modern music if it comes with a digital download, otherwise the CD will tempt me more, or i'll be resorted to illegally d/l the digital version, and purchase the vinyl. Seems nuts to buy vinyl and not get a d/l version bundled in. Most of my music listening these days is via headphones on the move and at work, and also often plugging in mp3 player into sound systems as its just easier.

I do fucking love it when I get to just sit in the room i've got setup, no interruptions, and spam some vinyl though.

On topic: No idea, I would have thought they'd be the same or a very tiny difference that only a mean ass expensive setup would be able to highlight.

I totally get the complaints about vinyl - I try to limit my new vinyl purchases to records that I absolutely love. There's just something about having the music that means the most to me displayed in my living room and being able to just sit on the floor and read the liner notes while I take the time to just sit and listen to an album. I kind of lose that with MP3s and CDs.

The only colored vinyl I have from Alive is "Big Red and Barbacoa" on red vinyl. (which they now have in yellow too, lol) Overall it sounds good, but every once in a while I think it skips, which I've never had happen with other records.

I went ahead and ordered the turquoise, so I'll report back when it comes in.

jillyrose23 - 20 minutes ago  » 
Not what I was expecting, but I like it! (and it sounds great )

That looks pretty cool.

That also looks like the record player I own.

Love the look of this. Might just have to have it.

I didn't know it was going to be marbled either! Quite the pleasant surprise!

I picked up a 180g TBCU from my local record store a few weeks ago to complement the clear/reversed copy I had (a second issue of the clear vinyl which is an upteenth issue of the original...).

It had a small circular sticker on the top as opposed to the large square sticker on the bottom. Not to say they wouldn't issue yet another version.

I wonder if TBK approve of all the reissues/limited editions or if Alive is just free to try and milk as much out of that record as it can. I'm happy they're readily available for everyone to snag a copy, but its getting ridiculous. I would be happy with a nice 180g standard version of the album they keep producing indefinitely. I guess as long as you're buying, they're selling.

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