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.
 
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.
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.
 
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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.
 

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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