The Rolling Stones to rerelease entire catalogue on vinyl

[Death on Credit]

Tonight, the Rolling Stones posted a vague statement on facebook, stating "We have some new vinyl box sets coming......more detail very soon!" Being the good Stones devotee that I am, as well as a little irritated that I just all but finished my collection of Stones albums from the 60's and 70's when they made this announcement, I went to the web in search of information.

What I found is that the Stones are releasing two gigantic vinyl boxsets, spanning their entire career. The price of the sets is a little steep, but I'm sure that it will drop over time. My only hope is that the albums are eventually given individual releases.

For more information, go here.
Hot Off the Press and Ready to Roll This November The Rolling Stones... -- NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Amazon pre-order pages are also already up:
Amazon.com: The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 - Limited Edition Remastered Vinyl Box Set: The Rolling Stones: Music
Amazon.com: The Rolling Stones 1971-2005 - Limited Edition Remastered Vinyl Box Set: The Rolling Stones: Music

If I had the money, I would almost certainly snatch these releases up. For now, I'm perfectly complacent with my current collection.

 

[That 70s Guy]

$370 is pretty cheap considering all the albums you get.

 

[Death on Credit]

It averages about $26 an album...which isn't bad for back-to-black 180 gram vinyl with special packaging, but it's not great either.

 

[LG]

^^If it's a limited release they will only go up in value over the years. The best thing to do is buy them now when they are released. I can see some people buying a few sets and selling them a few years from now at a Big mark up.

I am not getting back into vinyl, I have assembled all the pieces necessary to get the best sound from my digital sources and am happy with that. Does vinyl sound good when the records are in mint condition played with a HQ turntable and cartridge? They sure do I have one myself but I also love the quiet/dynamic range of a properly mixed CD/DVD as well.

It's a good thing Ortofon, Grado and Audio Technica still make cartridges that are modestly priced.

 

[Death on Credit]

For me, the appeal of vinyl isn't really the sound. There's surface noise, cracks, and lots of little problems with records. But, there's a lot of warmth in it for me. For one, records are a bit harder to find than CDs, so there's a certain bonding that takes place whenever I find some gem on vinyl. I like the album artwork better, too.

I'm no audiophile, I don't really care about all that, I just like records better than any other format.

As for the set, these days "limited edition" tends to mean that it'll be years before they go out of mass distribution. If I had the money, I would jump on it, but I don't see any reason to believe that it will be all that difficult to acquire a few years down the road. Actually, I think that the price will probably drop a bit before it starts going up.

 

[LG]

It depends on the labels strategy, if it's a limited set it will go up right away. If it's open to pressing more copies as needed then they will stay reasonably priced.

I am an audiophile and proud to be one. I have spent a lot of money over the years to get the best sound possible, and it just irks me that people who have never assembled the right gear slam all Digital media as cold or lacking. My set up is awesome either with vinyl, cassette, CD or DVD, doesn't matter if the original album was well produced/engineered then it sounds great.