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Re: help find Val Valentin mix 3rd on vinyl please
Posted: 16 Nov 2013 19:19
by alfredovu
Very lucky!
See.. GBP 149 at ebay Ebay today
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOU-REED-AND- ... 4d14ea2c70
Congrats!!
Re: help find Val Valentin mix 3rd on vinyl please
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:02
by leamanc
Yes, amazing price for the original 3rd LP UK version. I paid close to $200 USD for mine. It's wonderful! It's a little more "1960s" sounding than later Valentin mixes, to my ear. Not a huge difference, but you can tell they cleaned it up for the 1985 remaster.
For my money, the best sounding vinyl version of the Valentin mix is that 1985 reissue. I picked up a sealed copy for $20 last year, and love it to death. I admire the artistic intent of the Closet Mix more, but for pure, beautifully unadulterated sound, a good-sounding Valentin mix is the way to go. Look for a nice copy of the '85 reissue; I think you'll be pleased.
I have the 2000 "replica" reissue vinyl on MGM (yellow label)...not sure if it's the same as the copy mentioned with poor sound in one channel, but that sums up this copy pretty well. It's a very poor pressing, IMO.