Lots of rare items for sale

[tuc70021]

Originally Posted by bigfatlove06

As it was explained to me by somebody who knows far more about it than I do... That was just standard practice at the time. If you create plate for whatever manufacturing company presses the vinyl in your region then you can either send that plate to one of many markets (then the run out grooves and such would be the same), create new plates and send those to multiple markets (which doesn't make sense because the have the ability to do it on their own), or send them master reels and let them manufacture the plates. It made sense to me. When the album was released I was 15 or 16, and it's the only master reel I have ever seen. So like the auction says, "I won't to pretend to be an expert on Master Reels. I'll just tell you what I know about this one."

And it is sitting on my kitchen table.

And if you want it to be sitting on your kitchen table you can do that for $400.

That does make sense. I used to own a reel-to-reel but alas, I didn't feel like lugging a trillion pound piece of archaic equipment around with me any more.

I do wonder how your reels sound after all these years. I think the quality of the tape mattered a lot. I know guys who have reggae reels from the 70s and they still play (not superbly, but it's fine), meanwhile I know musicians who've pulled their old reels out of their closets and they were basically dust. Then again, they probably bought shitty tape from some drug store to record their garage band while professional producers would buy actual good quality stuff.

[bigfatlove06]

It's all very fascinating. In the world of master reel collecting, the price may be arbitrarily high or low. I don't know. I valued it about the same thing ProfD paid for it when he grabbed itit.

[bigfatlove06]

Something I've noticed while going through all these is that because I got a ton of stuff from other collectors, I see tons of copies that have stickers, condition issues with the sleeves, split seams and stuff. Then you pull out the vinyl and it's pristine. Just an observation.

[bigfatlove06]

Originally Posted by tuc70021

I do wonder how your reels sound after all these years. I think the quality of the tape mattered a lot. I know guys who have reggae reels from the 70s and they still play (not superbly, but it's fine), meanwhile I know musicians who've pulled their old reels out of their closets and they were basically dust. Then again, they probably bought shitty tape from some drug store to record their garage band while professional producers would buy actual good quality stuff.

That is another good question. I have never looked into trying to do a digital transfer from a reel. I sent off some Laserdiscs for replication because they were really hard to find, and I wanted to have Digital to Digital recordings of whatever was on there (as opposed to grabbing audio from a VHS).

[bigfatlove06]

Third post in a row to my own thread is usually a good sign that I need to stop posting. For anyone interested in the items for sale, PB related vinyl is completely listed and I will start CYH items shortly. I'm going to go silent on this thread to keep from bumping it and using the bbs to sell. I'll respond to questions.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

No, please keep posting! This is the best thread on the board right now!! That Paul's Boutique Instrumental tape is fire!

[bigfatlove06]

Originally Posted by Sir SkratchaLot

No, please keep posting! This is the best thread on the board right now!! That Paul's Boutique Instrumental tape is fire!

Ok. Thanks man. The PB Instrumental tape sold to a private collector outside of ebay who prefers to keep the details private. It's in good hands though. They have a VERY impressive collection.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

Originally Posted by bigfatlove06

Ok. Thanks man. The PB Instrumental tape sold to a private collector outside of ebay who prefers to keep the details private. It's in good hands though. They have a VERY impressive collection.

Sweet! I thought about it, but it was a little too steep for me. Some of these things are getting into the realm of SP1200 money! I'm waiting for when Adrock's 808 comes up for sale

[bigfatlove06]

Originally Posted by Sir SkratchaLot

Sweet! I thought about it, but it was a little too steep for me. Some of these things are getting into the realm of SP1200 money! I'm waiting for when Adrock's 808 comes up for sale

I'd be shocked if he sold it. I don't know the guy, but in interviews he has talked about it like it was family.