About a month ago I ran across an ad for the soon-to-be-released reissue of all of Kraftwerk's albums. Being ein großer Fan, naturally this drew me in. But to be completely honest I was apprehensive. On first blush, it seemed like one of those "too good to be true" things that have burned me on more than one occasion in the past
First of all, they were coming from Germany, and since COVID, I've run into nothing but grief buying records from sellers in the country. Secondly, they intially seemed a bit pricey, but adjusting for inflation over the last fifty years, were really no more than what I'd pay for a good pressing back in the day. (This has helped me justify paying $25-35 for records that would've cost $8 in the late 70s.)
Still, I was tempted enough that I threw caution to the wind and ordered two albums. They arrived earlier this week, and I have to say any misgivings I may have had were blown away by spending an afternoon in absolute aural bliss.
The quality of these recordings is phenomenal. 180g vinyl. The background is absolutely silent; what you'd expect from digital but with the overall warmth of analog. And the packaging is beautiful.
This is why I spin vinyl.
So…needless to say, I went back online and ordered 3 more: The Man Machine, Tour de France, and Computer World. I'll post more after they arrive.