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Cassette, LP, CD -- ignoring 8 track or mini-disc. What are they? I think I only have one (and its one of my alltime faves):

The Silos - About Her Steps

you?

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Slint - Spiderland
MBV - Loveless
DLJ - Yank Crime (including 2 different LP versions)

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I own This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall on all three formats. Appetite for Destruction, too.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:59 (twenty-one years ago)

do you own both versions of This Nation's Saving Grace? What about Appetite with original cover art?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Flag "My War" on tape, then cd, then lp. (ascending order of format greatness)

― sexyDancer, Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

who here owns Metal Machine Music on LP, CD and 8-track?

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I had the hat trick on Rites of Spring for a while (wore out a cassette dub, then got the LP as gift, finally bought the CD)

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

just jean-paul sartre experience's self-titled debut.. i've got a TON of cd/lp double-ups though..

i've been looking for a copy of metal machine music on anything for the last year or so to no avail..

― chris andrews (fraew), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking
The Cure's Standing on a Beach
Kiss' Destroyer
Kiss' Dressed to Kill
Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks
io

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

None!

I did once listen to my copy of Satanic Majesties Request and thought there was too much surface noise and I actually donated it to a thrift store and bought the CD version. That's the only time I've ever done that!

― Tim Ellison, Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Led Zep's II, IV, Houses, and Presence (but just those for some reason)
AC/DC Back in Black
MC5 Kick Out the Jams
Yes's The Yes Album and Fragile

Those are the only ones that come to mind (and the order went cassette -> CD -> LP on all of them.)

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

oh wait!, of course! the clean's 'compilation' too, though the tape copy is just that - a copy. i actually own the material on that album about 5 times over, all 3 formats of the compilation + anthology on double-cd, plus both original eps..

― chris andrews (fraew), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Sugarcubes' Life's Too Good
The Church's Starfish

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

This Nation's Saving Grace and XO

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and just bought the new Joshua Molina LP, which comes with a CD of the same exact music. So, almost there.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

LOL. Jason Molina. Been watching too much Sports Night

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

MBV - Loveless
Joy Division -- Unknown Pleasures

Somewhat predictable, I know.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

what's he calling himself these days? Besides Will Oldham, obv

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry xpost

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

genesis, selling england by the pound
beatles white album
hm, not any others come to mind. I never purchased tapes much for some reason.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Automatic For The People ...oh, and also Out Of Time.
Not quite sure if there've been any others.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

XTC's English Settlement>

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Donna, he's "Pyramid Recording Co.," now. Mainly, though, he's just extra grumpy.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

No, wait, Pyramid Electric Co. I don't know which is worse right now: My grasp of proper nouns or indie-rock obscurantism.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

two things I like extra grumpy-chitlins and Jason Molina with a side of eyebrow

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Daryl Hall - "Sacred Songs"

― bahtology, Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus and Mary Chain's "Psychocandy"
During my carefree high school days, I had it on cassette. Bought it in Toronto after seeing a video or something on City Limits. While at university, picked it up when shopping for used vinyl. It was in very nice condition. Then found a used CD for $5 when looking through a bargain bin at the local record store.
(Pretty much the same thing with "London Calling," though the CD was new and City Limits had nothing to do with the purchase.)

― BanjoMania (Brilhante), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

wait...i remembered another: XTC - Skylarking (the tape and album without Dear God). There have to be more.

Also, I own the reissue and the original of that Silos album. God, it's so good.

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Jason Molina wasn't the only guy with impressive eyebrows who lived in Big 5, the house we shared in college for a few months...

anyway, I think the only release I have on all three formats is actually, and this seems kind of weird but, Red Mecca by Cabaret Voltaire. My friend Liz Young bought me the tape in high school, then I found the vinyl in Barcelona years later, then finally I decided I wanted to the CD because I wanted to rip it into iTunes and I was at Kims and feeling like spending some money.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Led Zeppelin IV
Black Sabbath Vol 4

The only two you need, really.

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

on the corner MILES DAVIS: LP cassette CD.

― lovebug starski, Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:42 (twenty-one years ago)

'This Year's Model' and 'Get Happy!!'
'The Blasters'
'Ramones' and 'Leave Home' and 'Subterranean Jungle'
'Sticky Fingers'
'Beauty and the Beat' (Go-Go's)
'Let It Be' (Beatles and Replacements)
'Everywhere at Once'
'Marquee Moon'
'Sincerely'
'Warren Zevon'

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 29 April 2004 23:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin III and Ill Communication. I lose the hepstakes.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 29 April 2004 23:52 (twenty-one years ago)

(Wait, maybe Odelay, too. Note: I still lose.)

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 29 April 2004 23:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Jefferson Starship, Red Octopus ... and had it on 8-track as well. *sigh*

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 30 April 2004 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Prince - Sign "O" The Times

Is it annoying and nitpicky to note that The Cure's Standing on a Beach was never released on CD? That the CD was, in fact, an abbreviated collection called Staring at the Sea?

― Evanston Wade (EWW), Friday, 30 April 2004 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

who here owns Metal Machine Music on LP, CD and 8-track?

*raises hand*

Though I gave away the 8-track version years ago as a present to a friend of mine who (at the time) actually had an 8-track player

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 30 April 2004 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Violent Femmes - S/T

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 30 April 2004 02:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I am ashamed to admit that I own Talk Talk - Laughing Stock on LP, cassette, and CD

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 30 April 2004 02:36 (twenty-one years ago)

why?, its a great album!

― chris andrews (fraew), Friday, 30 April 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

the reverse gold standard is Patrick Bateman, proud owner of Bruce Willis' The Return of Bruno in all formats

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Friday, 30 April 2004 03:18 (twenty-one years ago)

why?, its a great album!

Because I don't care how good it is, there's really no reason to own that many copies of the same damn album, is there?

Is there??????

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 30 April 2004 03:28 (twenty-one years ago)

well, its 'owned', meaning you may have _previously_ had the album or whatever. also, im a big believer in replacing dubbed tapes, so that explains a couple of my doubles, with the lps sneaking in as i dj.. and i prefer using all vinyl over carrying my portable cd player

― chris andrews (fraew), Friday, 30 April 2004 03:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Charlie Mingus - Tijuana Moods (well, LP and CD...in fact I bought the CD first).

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Sandinista! The Clash

3lp
2 tapes
2 minidiscs
2CD

That's all the formats ever.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Sgt Pepper

lp and 8 track.
Never bothered with the CD. Never played the 8 track.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)

(I'm trying to recall if I actually did get 'Loveless' on Minidisc...)

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 30 April 2004 07:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i think only a few albums fall into this cat :
100o years of trouble - orig cassette .. that died due to walkman overkill. mint vinyl. thats looks great. and then the cd version thats rare as f*ck
several madness albums on all formats.
foetus - Nail.

i think thats about it. m.e/ireallylovemusic

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 30 April 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

P.I.L.

http://www.kamikazebrothers.com/images/pil.gif

oh man... i can't believe that i can't turn up images of "cassette" and "album" on the goshdarn interweb....

well, i had this on CD, CS and LP.

― chr1sb0y (chr1sb0y), Friday, 30 April 2004 11:58 (twenty-one years ago)

There are several I've owned in three formats (Sign o' the Times, f'rinstance), but I've got the first Roxy Music album in four: 8-track, LP, cassette and CD. And the 8-track was the first of them! Therefore, I rock.

― briania, Friday, 30 April 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the only one for me.

You can never get too many copies of that early
Clean material.

― Sean Witzman (trip maker), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Dexy's, 'Too-Rye-Ay'
The Blue Nile, 'Hats'

There are indifferent, convoluted reasons too.

― Buffalo Stan (Buffalo Stan), Friday, 30 April 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Led Zeppelin, Presence: Vinyl, cassette, compact disc AND 8-Track! (Congrats Briania - I thought I'd be the first to post the 8-track grand slam!)

In addition, I've owned quite a few in three formats - too many to mention here. So I'll just list the 8-track-plus-two-other-formats ones: Funkadelic's Maggot Brain, Hawkwind's Space Ritual, Zappa's Overnite Sensation, Get The Knack and a dozen or so predictable classic-rock perennials by Beatles/Yes/Zeppelin/Dylan/Sabbath/Iron Butterfly/Big Brother

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

...oh wait, I just remembered: I bought Sweet's Desolation Boulevard 8-track for a quarter at a flea market, but it fell apart when I tried to play it, so I won't count it. But it would've been my other 4-format album.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(I remember. I do indeed have the Loveless minidisc)

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 30 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

New Order - Low Life only. [cassette first cos that's what I bought as a wee lad, vinyl cos the extravagant sleeve looked so fetching in a secondhand store, CD for the give-me-convenience 90's.]

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Saturday, 14 May 2005 04:32 (twenty years ago)

Clinic - Internal Wrangler

mp3's, CD, LP

― Aerodynamic (Aerodynamic), Saturday, 14 May 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

Ooooh!

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Saturday, 14 May 2005 04:52 (twenty years ago)

Vinyl, cassette, CD:

Duran Duran: their debut album (which was FINALLY released on CD as a part of the remasters that were being released last year -- i.e., it didn't have "Is There Something I Should Know?" on it, instead containing the properly 1981 "To The Shore"), Rio, Seven & the Ragged Tiger, the 1983 re-release of their debut album, Notorious.

Arcadia: So Red The Rose

I own the U.S.-only Heaven 17 compilation (from Penthouse & Pavement & The Luxury Gap) on two formats, vinyl and cassette, but I own Penthouse & Pavement on CD.

Japan, Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Plus A Flock Of Seagulls' Listen and Ultravox's Quartet. And Talk Talk's The Party's Over.

― Goodbye Indian Summer (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 14 May 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

(Anyone surprised by these mentions? I think not.)

(Also, I own the vinyl 12" AND CD single of DD's "Electric Barbarella".)

― Goodbye Indian Summer (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 14 May 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

Joy Division - Closer
Kyuss - ...And The Circus Leaves Town
Nirvana - Bleach
Radiohead - Kid A (still meaning to get the MD)

― Deluxe (Damian), Saturday, 14 May 2005 07:24 (twenty years ago)

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