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Set the Wayback machine for 1972, Mr. Peabody! "Manassas" - Atlantic DS 2-903.
My copy is from a record club but seems a good pressing on nice, heavy vinyl. Cost me about $0.75, brand new, in 1972 [Join today! 13 records for $0.99 and you 'only' have to buy 6 in the next year for about $4/each, giving 9 LP's for like $30.] Fine, fine days those were!
"Manassas" is an outstanding effort from Stills. The band may not be totally tight at this point but SS holds it together with his fine singin' and playin' - what more could you ask for? My prayer every day is: "Dearest lord, please make it 1972 again!"
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I bought a few record club pressings, not knowing it at the time because I didn't pay attention to the pressing information on Discogs. Each time, I was disappointed in the sound quality compared to the original pressing that I owned that may of had a scratch or two on it. The record club pressings I bought were by Columbia House and BMG. Both were terrible! Now I pay closer attention to the pressing information on Discogs before I buy an album. I won't buy a used record club LP anymore because I think the mastering on some them was poorly done. Of course that is my opinion.
THe Columbia was OK. I was a teen.
The later RCA Classical was a LOT better. I did NOT have to return the damn card at all! RCA Classical CD was set up so you had to SEND IN the card to get any selection.. Way way better format. And pretty good selection for Classical, and I could buy Jazz... Which became my main purchases later on.
Also later on I joined the Columbia Laser Disc club, I cheated a lot on that club, and they did not care. I could call and quit my membership, In the same call I could join again, order all the free ones, order my required ones for the new membership. Then wait for delivery. Pay it off. Then a week or so later call again... LOL I must have (re)joined twenty times...
1972 was a great year for this and many other reasons, musical and otherwise. Wouldn't want to go back though.
my first club records were bought in 68. i had a packard bell console and it needed lots of records for parties.
By the time I joined in 73 or 74 it was the thin vinyl but still a good deal. Later as a used LP buyer we passed on record club records (says so on the jacket) on all but rare and oop records. They have a lower resale value too.
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The only ones they pressed for themselves were Rock. All the Classical and Jazz were normal LPs.
Though a few special record club LPs are the ONLY ones. Like a Garth Brooks I have. He never did LPs sales. Only CD. EXCEPT for in the Record club.
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