The Vinyl, CD & Cassette thread

Didn't think I'd need to ask this.

I am looking for a specific album that is out of print.

The only place I've found a copy is on Spotify, but I want to make a physical copy that I actually own and can do with as I like.

I see there are digital suppliers like Bandcamp, but the ones I've checked don't have this particular album.

And yes, I've tried all the 'evaluation' download sites and they don't have it.

All I can think of is ripping the audio off a YouTube copy but that's not ideal.

Never thought it would be so difficult to actually buy and pay for music.
 
daveza said:
Didn't think I'd need to ask this.

I am looking for a specific album that is out of print.

The only place I've found a copy is on Spotify, but I want to make a physical copy that I actually own and can do with as I like.

I see there are digital suppliers like Bandcamp, but the ones I've checked don't have this particular album.

And yes, I've tried all the 'evaluation' download sites and they don't have it.

All I can think of is ripping the audio off a YouTube copy but that's not ideal.

Never thought it would be so difficult to actually buy and pay for music.
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Which album?
 
This.

I eventually found it available on iTunes ( yes, I should have checked there but thought their stuff was all DRM'd).
Cost around 50 bucks.

I've since bought other stuff from there that I only have on LP and haven't found anywhere else.

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Heaven 17’s first two albums, ‘Penthouse and Pavement’ and ‘The Luxury Gap’ have recently been mixed into immersive Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and Stereo by producer David Kosten and are now available to pre-order on the blu-ray audio format, via SDE Records.
www.thesdeshop.com

Heaven 17

Heaven 17's classic albums Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap on SDE exclusive blu-ray feature Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo Mixes by David Kosten (and more).
www.thesdeshop.com
 
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Mckay's in Nashville
The scale of the two-level music, book, video game, and instrument store is unprecedented. It’s 35,000 square feet, or the size of 7-8 NBA basketball courts. Really. Seriously.
The selection of stuff is a real hodgepodge but there are major finds to be had and things are mostly very reasonably priced. I was particularly blown away by the music DVD/Blu-ray section which had many things I didn’t even know existed.
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www.side-line.com

A Certain Ratio announce two Mute companion albums

A Certain Ratio announce "The Joy of Sextet" and "Force Majeure," out 28 August 2026 via Mute, with a UK tour in October.
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A Certain Ratio, the English post-punk and funk band from Greater Manchester, will release two companion albums, “The Joy of Sextet” and “Force Majeure,” on 28 August 2026 via Mute. The releases mark 45 years since the band entered Revolution Studios in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, to record “Sextet,” and 40 years since the release of “Force.”

“The Joy of Sextet” is a new companion release to “Sextet,” the band’s 1982 Factory Records album. Andy Meecham, also known as The Emperor Machine, mixed the material from the original 1981 two-inch multitrack tapes. Meecham says the process involved “adding some new dynamics” while keeping “the original raw energy and feel.”

“Force Majeure” is a nine-track companion release to “Force,” the band’s 1986 Factory Records album. The release includes previously unreleased original versions, including “Force,” a title track that did not appear on the original 1986 album. The material comes from four-track recordings made by the late Stuart “Jammer” James, who co-produced “Force” with A Certain Ratio. Martin Moscrop says the recordings were made to “review the songs for a possible album” and “practice playing them live.”

“The Joy of Sextet” and “Force Majeure” will be available on limited edition “Unforced Purple” coloured vinyl sets, CD and digital formats.

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‘The Joy of Sextet’ tracklist​

  1. “Lucinda (EM)”
  2. “Crystal (EM Night Version)”
  3. “Gum (EM)”
  4. “Knife Slits Water (EM)”
  5. “Tumba Rhumba (EM)”
  6. “Day One (EM)”
  7. “Below the Canal (EM)”
  8. “Waterline (EM Dub)”
  9. “Knife Slits Water (EM 12” Version)”

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‘Force Majeure’ tracklist​

  1. “Only Together (FM)”
  2. “Bootsy (FM)”
  3. “Naked and White (FM)”
  4. “And Then She Smiles (FM)”
  5. “Take Me Down (FM)”
  6. “Anthem (FM)”
  7. “The Runner (FM)”
  8. “Force (FM)”
  9. “Nostromo A Go Go (FM)”
 
I can’t anymore. I had a discussion with a coworker who said he prefer the sound of CD over lossless digital formats like .wav

This guy is a systems admin with access to a lot of business critical stuff.

Wtf
 
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Out 4 Sep: VA 'Tarkovsky' 5CD Boxset

This boxset contains the original soundtracks to the five core works of Andrei Tarkovsky, the master of Soviet cinema: "Ivan's Childhood", "Andrei Roublev", "Solaris", "Mirror", and "Stalker". The pieces by Eduard Artemyev and Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov may sound imperfect to the modern ear, but have been sympathetically remastered and presented as close as possible to how striking they would have sounded to audiences at the original film presentations.

Deluxe matt-laminate boxset containing 5 x CDs in individually-printed card sleeves. Each album is accompanied by an artcard featuring the original Soviet / Japanese cinema posters on its release.

-:-

Vol 1: IVAN'S CHILDHOOD
The haunting soundtrack for Andrei Tarkovsky's 1962 film "Ivan's Childhood" (Иваново детство) was composed by the prolific Soviet composer Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov. It features a deeply romantic yet sorrowful 5-note leitmotif that captures the poignancy of innocence lost in war. Ovchinnikov's sweeping score relies on romantic idioms to contrast the harsh realities of the Eastern Front with Ivan's nostalgic, dream-like flashbacks.

Vol 2: ANDREI ROUBLEV
The soundtrack for the 1966 masterpiece "Andrei Roublev" (Андрей Рублёв) was also composed by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov. The sweeping, evocative score is deeply intertwined with the film's religious and historical themes, with its profound, choral-heavy resonance that perfectly accompanies the film's exploration of faith, art, and Russian history. The composer collaborated closely with Tarkovsky to create a score that captures the raw, earthy reality of 15th-century Russia while elevating the film's stunning visual language.

Vol 3: SOLARIS
Eduard Artemyev's score for Tarkovsky's 1972 sci-fi masterpiece "Solaris" (Солярис) is a ground-breaking work of early electronic music. With Tarkovsky envisioning an ambient / mechanical soundscape, Artemyev's futuristic takes on Bach's organ works are combined with haunting, abstract synthesizer drones and environmental noise, all crafted on the famed ANS synthesizer. At atmospheric, dreamlike score that perfectly mirrors the psychological themes of the film.

Vol 4: MIRROR
Eduard Artemyev's magnificent soundtrack to Tarkovsky's 1975 film "Mirror" (Зеркало) is the natural follow-up to "Solaris". Dense, slow-moving, and often disorienting mood pieces with Baroque sensibilities resonate beyond the film's dream-like images. A combination of monolithic scale and pastoral melody makes the music so intriguing, lush and unique.

Vol 5: STALKER
For "Stalker" (Сталкер), the third part of Tarkovsky's science fiction trilogy, Eduard Artemyev was inspired by Indian classical music and employed eerie layers of synth tones, flute, harpsichord, and tar (Iranian stringed instrument), as well as choirs, to create a central theme as spellbinding as The Zone, a setting in the film where laws of physics no longer apply. Achingly beautiful.

• 5CD Boxset:
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr366bx
 
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