What Is Your Collecting Holy Grail?

[Brian75]

For me it's still the Lost Sounds "Plastic Skin" 7" on Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records. The only thing they released that I don't have.

Last one went for over $165 USD which was my max bid. Anyone have a copy?

[TheArc]

What is the one record that you just cannot track down or is only available at a horrendous price?

For me it is the classic records 200g Led Zep "Houses of the holy".

I just cannot find this anywhere under £150. That is way too much for an LP for me!!!!

You should read Hoffman forums - Themusic.com selling this title at $33 but I think they have all just gone.

That is just my luck!!! I have been tracking this down for a year or too. There nearest I got was bidding around £80 when the item went for around £95. I think I got a bit over excited even going up to £85. Kind of glad I didn't win really!!!!

They sure did sell HOTH for $33 last Saturday. I was lucky enough to snatch one up before they sold out. They only lasted a few hours. They also Had Led Zeppelin III and Presence, but those are gone as well. Only The Song Remains the Same is still available.

Luckily i managed to snap up a few of these Classic Records Quiex LZ albums a few years ago for about 30-40 pounds each - LZ1, II, III, IV, HOH, Graffiti, Presence and ITTOD - they sound brilliant and are well worth getting. I am still after the BBC Sessions double set, now 200 - 300 pounds.

Another rare gem i am still after is the Robert Plant "Dreamland" album, seen those for 100 - 300 pounds, very attractive set.

I had a copy of "Jethro Toe" MGM years ago but must have sold it, no longer in my collection, though 20 years ago i found a copy of Family's legendary "Scene from the eye of a lens" for 40 pounds in good/fair condition, here is a video of it playing...

http://www.youtube.com/user/mystic4fred ... FkaW2eDN-I

I still look for rare Prog albums, including Vertigo, but originals are all going for really silly prices so will grab a foreign repress if i find one.

Porcupine Tree reissues are also coming up as the original LAVA recordings are going for over 150, managed to pick up a Tonefloat reissue of "Absentia" in black vinyl for 20 pounds but don't know how the sound quality will compare...?




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Sound quality on that In Absentia is stunning. Makes the CD sound grey and lifeless.

There's a ton of records I'd love to get my hands on.

Saw a copy of Culpeper's Orchard's 1st album (sort of Danish psych, proto prog) on eBay the other week. Would love a copy of that but went for over £450!

Agitation Free's 2nd on Vertigo swirl would be nice. Have an IRI copy but the Vertigo would be good as would their first album Malesch.

Pink Floyd Pulse - that would be good.

Full set of Zep's on Classic - have a few but rest would be good.

I'd like a copy of Rush's Roll the Bones and Counterparts and Test for Echo - not because I particularly like those albums but just for completism.

Most of the stuff I want is affordable enough, I'm just too cheap!!!

[goatbreath]

I would love to have a copy of The Sex Pistols God Save The Queen on A&M! I do have a bootleg copy which looks the part though.

Theres no way I could ever afford an original.

Wouldn't mind trying to get mint originals of The Falls "Slates" and "Hex Enduction Hour" but theses are pretty hard to come by.

I knew an Idiot who hated punk,He made a copy of God Save the Queen on A&M into an ashtray.It was 1984 when I saw it,he thought he was clever,Hope he regrets it.But I think he was too stupid and probably is still proud of himself.

[el.LP]

I'm in constant search of The Mars Volta's "De-loused in the Comatorium" OOP ridiculously expensive album. If i could find that at a reasonable price it would make my day/month.

[banerjba]

Roger Waters ''Amused to Death'' I refuse to pay the prices wanted for a copy. I have filled a few elusive albums like Floyds ''Pulse'' Led Zepps. ''BBC Sessions'' & David Gilmours ''Live In Gdansk''

That one is mine too.

[mysticfred]

Snap these up if you can as prices are rising, though hopefully there are some forward thinking manufacturers who can reissue some of these aforementioned gems ....?

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[One L]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

[Audio_Man]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

LZ Classic 45's are only in the flight case box set - mega expensive. Criminal if someone is splitting these. BTW they had pressing problems so after paying all that money a high chance of some flawed discs.

[newdreams]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

LZ Classic 45's are only in the flight case box set - mega expensive. Criminal if someone is splitting these. BTW they had pressing problems so after paying all that money a high chance of some flawed discs.

A flight case boxed set just went for US$3850 on auction... Think I'll stick with my originals.

http://www.musicpriceguide.com/689088/Led-Zeppelin-Classic-Records-45-rpm-200-g-Road-Case.html

[One L]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

LZ Classic 45's are only in the flight case box set - mega expensive. Criminal if someone is splitting these. BTW they had pressing problems so after paying all that money a high chance of some flawed discs.

A flight case boxed set just went for US$3850 on auction... Think I'll stick with my originals.

http://www.musicpriceguide.com/689088/Led-Zeppelin-Classic-Records-45-rpm-200-g-Road-Case.html

All the more reason I wished I would have won this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1154

[sparrow]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

LZ Classic 45's are only in the flight case box set - mega expensive. Criminal if someone is splitting these. BTW they had pressing problems so after paying all that money a high chance of some flawed discs.

I only paid £70 for the LZ BBC sessions last year in me local vinyl shack. I thought the price at the time was a bit steep..

[mysticfred]

My holy grail at the moment is LZ II 45 RPM. There was one listed on ebay a week ago, no cover, just the 4 discs. It went for $225. Unfortunately, I was out of town and did not have internet access when the auction ended.

I've searched and it just is not out there or available.

LZ BBC Sessions would be cool. Acoustic sounds has them but for $275 ? Maybe after a few beers I'll just go ahead and order it.

LZ Classic 45's are only in the flight case box set - mega expensive. Criminal if someone is splitting these. BTW they had pressing problems so after paying all that money a high chance of some flawed discs.

I only paid £70 for the LZ BBC sessions last year in me local vinyl shack. I thought the price at the time was a bit steep..

lucky boy - going for 4x that price now...


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[Paul Clarke]

I have actually got LZ 1, LZ 3, the BBC sessions & the extended SRTS on 200g, but it is the HOTH that I'm really after. I'll guess I'll just keep searching......
In the meantime, if anyone does see a copy for sale, it would be great if you could reply to the thread.
Cheers.
Paul.

[soundsliketom]

I picked up all my LZ LP's for $1.99 or cheaper in the clearance bins at Amoeba. Scuffed up and beat up but no skips. Works for me.

my holy grail right now is Helmet's Meantime LP.