When I was about to pay for the records I wrote about in my two previous posts, I caught a glimpse of a Beatles record I still have on my want list behind the guy at the check out counter. It was the Beatles’ Blue Album, which is their greatest hits from 1967-1970. That compilation, together with the red one, which sums up their early years, was my introduction to the Beatles when I was a kid. My parents only had the 2xCD, but once I listened to them, they more or less moved to my room. I was really happy when I picked up the Red Album earlier this year, so getting the blue one in the same record store was pretty cool.
What I hadn’t seen was the sticker on the cover which says “NEU - Limitierte Sonderauflage: blaue LP’s [sic]”, which translates to “NEW - Limited Edition Blue LPs”. I would have been perfectly happy with regular black copies, matching the Red Album I picked up earlier this year. But I’m definitely not saying no to colored vinyl perfectly matching the artwork. The only issue that needs solving now is that the Red Album I own is not on colored vinyl, which means I really want to pick up a red vinyl copy as soon as possible to have the two albums match.
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| 1978 Pressing on Blue on Apple /??? |
This is really cool. But as ever, means you have to now track down a different version of what you already have with that red one.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I need two copies of the red one to be honest. At least not a colored copy and a regular black one. If it's a cool different version, sure, but the regular black one can go.
DeleteI have the blue and red album both on black vinyl. But the special thing about them is that they come from my parents personal collection. Makes them extra unique.
ReplyDeleteThat's way cooler though! Those are definitely keepers and much better than anything my parents had in their record collection, haha.
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