As a teenager and budding guitarist in the '60's I learned much from listening to music of The Ventures. Every guy I knew back then had at least one of their albums. Since they were an instrumental group and recorded instrumental versions of current popular songs, even parents (including mine) didn't mind hearing the music.In those days I didn't know anyone that had a true high fidelity stereo setup.My rig was an all-in-one machine with a foldout turntable and two speakers that could be separated from the main unit or attached for a compact moveable package. I believe it probably cost no more than $150. But those Ventures records sounded so much better than anything else I played on it. I owned every Ventures album.In later years as music trends changed, and my interests too, I sold those Venture records along with others at a garage sale. Mistake!! Given the seemingly superior quality of those recordings, I wonder if any of you still have them and can comment on the sound quality? I know Venture LP's can still be bought but whether the quality is equal to the originals?
Audiophile LP's
That title sounds pretty general but I didn't know how else to name it to attract some attention. For several decades in the production of vinyl the sound quality has widely varied due to recording process, pressing, and other factors. I remember years ago that some commonly available LP's were also available in a much higher quality (and a higher price) than the standard LP and offered superior sound quality. Can't remember all the terms to describe these records but direct-to-disk, master recording, and probably a few others I can't recall. Back then I never purchased any of those since when the needle dropped and music was there what else mattered? To buy a record at 2 or 3 times the standard price didn't make sense to anyone I knew at the time.
My question....I know that numerous sellers on the web list LP's for sell as "mastered", "audiophile", and the like. Back in the day were current sellers offering these truly superior records just trying a ripoff? If not, are most of the ones still in existence only are owned by private collectors?
My question....I know that numerous sellers on the web list LP's for sell as "mastered", "audiophile", and the like. Back in the day were current sellers offering these truly superior records just trying a ripoff? If not, are most of the ones still in existence only are owned by private collectors?