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new vinyls- lou reed(metal machine) + plugz (better luck)

So in the past two weeks I’ve bought three vinyls that I’ve been looking quite hard for. I haven’t given them the spins they deserve yet, but I’m getting there. While collecting records, I’ve realized I’ve become somewhat obsessed with getting the original/first pressing. That obviously makes my search a lot more expensive and tedious, but more exciting too. The feeling I get when I grab an original pressing with an 8 buck sticker at Ameoba is so rewarding (Black Flag-Damaged, Butthole Surfers-Brown Reason to Live…etc). Seeing them sold on E-bay for a lot more is also fun to see, but I have no interest in selling them. Beyond their obvious monatary value, I think there is a bit of romanticism in first pressings. It’s a piece of history. It’s what was released when the artist had no idea if more than 10 would sell. THAT, is exciting to me. Re-pressings just don’t hold that quality. I dont feel the same connection with the history in re-presses. That being said, below are my 3 recent purchases, one an original pressing, another an original German pressing, and the last a total repress. Lou Reed-Metal Machine Musc(1975)

I’ve been looking for this sucker forever. The originals are selling on on Ebay for apx $100 , which is way out of my price range at this point. I was able to grab a German pressing though at the local Rockaway Records in Silverlake for $25. The monatary thing really shouldn’t be an issue, but my mother would be so proud(bargain shopping is one of her passions)! Anyhow, this record is considered one of the first defining moments in noise music. It consists of about 65 mins (2 LP’s) of soaring guitar feedback. It’s absoluely beautiful, blissful, chaotic and overwhelming all at the same time.

Some Question whether it was simply a slap in the face to his record company, or a piece of art. When asked about it, Lou Reed said “I was serious about it. I was also really, really stoned.

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