Just got myself a copy of camels first album on cd remasterd, sounds very good, ive been looking for a vinyl copy, on first press, but the price wow its
in the £200 bracket, why so dear, this is the only downside to vinyl.
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Camels first album
Just got myself a copy of camels first album on cd remasterd, sounds very good, ive been looking for a vinyl copy, on first press, but the price wow its
in the £200 bracket, why so dear, this is the only downside to vinyl.
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No way on earth do they fetch £200Sorry but mine was a tenner minto
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Paid £6 for a copy just a year or so ago in exceptional condition - sounding only a little better than my mid-80's copy, so I wouldn't think getting a decent vinyl copy would be so tricky.
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The Camel Decca albums have been digitally mastered twice to my knowledge (the first one is a Deram release, isn't it?). The first time by the late Tony Hawkins at Decca, who told me he added a little lift at 40Hz to improve the sonics. I feel he was correct since this is what the vinyl medium would have sort-have done.
The second mastering was done (I think in the old Decca premises) by ex-Decca engineer Paschal Byrne (Audio Archiving Co.) and the discs I have of his sound as if he re-transferred the masters "flat" as they sound a bit leaner. I can guarantee that little would have needed to be done to the tapes, unless they were shedding or suffering the malaise of many masters of this period and what you hear on CD is what was really there in the master, for good or bad. Not sure I cared much for thisone though, as "Mirage" was where I came in to know this band, and bloody good it is too in any format
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Re camels first album
The labels look like this on the first issue anything different is not a first issue or press.
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Re camels first album
And another
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And im sure you can get this one for £15
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I got a copy on the fame label for less than 6 quid so I'm happy.Its pretty near mint so everythings cool.
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Yep thats what i bought, infact i saw another a few weeks ago & a 1st issue 'Snow Goose' in Doncaster market minto for a fiver each.Originally Posted by oceanobsession
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Re camels first album
Sounds like you got a bargain, ive got snow goose, mirage, and moonmadness
all first press, not so keen on there stuff after that. cheers phil.
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