Pick Up Review
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Mugen / Tokoshie [Limited Release]MY FIRST STORY x HYDEDefinitely a must!
Exactly as the picture and the vinyl itself is a nice rich transparent royal blue. Definitely something to get if you're a Demon Slayer fan and into vinyl collecting!
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Async [Limited Release]Ryuichi SakamotoGreat repress!
Music is awesome! I was so happy that Commmons would repress this and ship it overseas. Whilst I was not impressed with the poppies of the '12' release, I had to give this a shot. I was happy that it was not as 'poppy' and maintained the ambient quality of the intended sound. The packaging is beautiful and whilst I haven't heard the original pressing (as it was cut and pressed by another person/plant) this is a good pressing to have in your collection.
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Utau [Limited Release]Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi SakamotoSublime audio
I was originally hesitant to order this as some of the recent vinyl pressings from Commmons has been noisy and scuffed. I was impressed by the sound quality. It is quiet and hardly any pops or cracks - sounds as it should! Although some of the discs were scuffed, there was no impact to the audio quality. For those who want to collect Sakamoto's older releases, this is a solid repress.
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"The Boy and The Heron (How Do You Live?) (Anime)" Original SoundtrackAnimation Soundtrack (Music by Joe Hisaishi)Quiet and beautiful
I was impressed by the sound quality of this release. I was concerned about the quality right out of the packaging as I noticed scuffing and a piece of drilled out vinyl sitting on the playing surface on disc 2! I was concerned it scratched the disc creating pops, but thankfully it didn't! Hopefully no others have experienced this quality check fail. I'd recommend this release, the music from Joe Hisaishi is beautiful and transports you to a wonderful place.
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Science Fiction [Limited Release]Hikaru UtadaUltimate Hikaru!
I have the CD release as well as this Vinyl release. The content is amazing and really captures the catalogue of Hikaru Utada. As for the vinyl, you will be impressed with the packaging. It mirrors the deluxe version with acetate case and premium card stock used to print the images and text. The vinyls are flat, and cleanish - I had no issues with cleaning them before playing them. I will say I was disappointed with obvious distortion (not IGD) beginning half-way through Disc 2 B4 and all of Disc 2 B5. Recommended for those who want to collect!
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On A Clean Day You Can See ForeverMassimo Farao Quartet with Accademia Arrigoni's Strings OrchestraJazz with Orchestra
Album is great, very good recording, very interesting music. Massimo, an accomplished jazz pianist, brings a fresh and soulful touch to the piece, with his quartet providing a solid jazz foundation.
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Pay Money to My Pain Vinyl COMPLETE BOX [Limited Release] [VAP STORE Limited]Pay Money to My Pain (P.T.P)A PTP fan's dream
After being a fan for several years, I always hoped that any, if not all of PTP's discography on vinyl format. When I found out that VAP was pressing PTP's four albums on vinyl, I was excited. I was originally gonna get the standard versions of their work until I saw that the boxset not only had color vinyl, but also the 3 EPS that the band did. Once it it arrived to me, the packaging was amazing. The boxset itself is one of my personal favorites designs for a boxset. Each album has a different color variant that correlates with the album artwork. The vinyl format for each album is has a very solid design from front to back and the inside images of each gatefold. The only nit-pick is that I wish that both "gene" and "Pay Money To My Pain Singles Collection" vinyl had a etch or laser design on the d sides. Overall if you are a fan of PTP, you need to get this if you want the full discography. It comes with a beanie for flipsakes
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I Am Mortal [Limited Release]THE MORTALMaterial de lujo
La calidad y costo, se han quedado cortos, es un vinilo hermoso, al ser edicion limitada lo vuelve muy especial
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Hatsukoi [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaAwesome sound stage
Great release - I had heard the original pressings were really noisy and bad sounding. This pressing is amazing! It's worth getting as it also includes the booklet and the artwork is so gorgeous. Get it!
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First Love [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaDo yourself a favour and get it!
Although the sound is clearly reminiscent of the 90s - it's such a nostalgic piece of work! Some songs are timeless, whilst others have aged - but her vocals at the time show us that she was at such an impressionable age. On vinyl it sounds SO GOOD!
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Distance [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaAwesome sophomore album
I had to get this on vinyl and I'm so glad I did because the versions of some songs on this album differ to the CD release - e.g. Can You Keep a Secret? - although the packaging of this album is very streamlined like 5 of the other albums released at the same time, it's still worth the lush vinyl treatment.
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Deep River [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaSuch a good release!
This album marked a change in her sound - maturity and life experience in her lyrics. This is a must-have especially on vinyl - where it sounds amazing!
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Heart Station [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaBeautiful release
Good release, with bonus track makes it a must have. Hikaru sounded a bit tired by this stage, with a redundancy in her sound on this album, but more than made up for it with a couple of boppy tracks - a la 'Beautiful World'. It's nice to hear this so crisp on vinyl.
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Fantome [Limited Vinyl Edition]Hikaru UtadaLove it!
This album made me think differently about Hikaru's capability to venture away from her tired sound since Heart Station... redemption here as she ventured into different sonic textures and evolved vocal technique. Sounds so good on vinyl!
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Surfin' Safari / 409 [Limited Release]The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari
Absolutely wonderful The Beach Boys 7-inch record!!! The songs are absolutely amazing!! Thank you very much!!
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BABYMETAL BEGINS - The Other One - "Black Night" (Vinyl Edition) [Limited Edition]BABYMETALA awsome Baymetal cover
I really like open album cover picture inside was really nice all the tracks are amazing , wondering when they will put it on cd
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BABYMETAL BEGINS - The Other One - "Clear Night" (Vinyl Edition) [Limited Edition]BABYMETALreally like this album cover
this was my favorite album cover from Babymetal its all three I miss Yuimetal ,but the show must go on , again great track list of songs , but again I'm waiting for the cd
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Tamahime Sama [Limited Release]Jun TogawaGood
Thank you, I have received the record, I hope you can deliver it faster, the record is very beautiful, I also like the sound
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Ura Tamahime [Limited Release]Jun Togawa & YapoosGood
I am very happy to receive the record, but it is a little damaged. I hope the packaging can be more solid and the delivery speed can be faster
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Variety (2021 Vinyl Edition) [Limited Release]Mariya TakeuchiPlastic Love on Vinyl!
Other than the single with updated cover, this is another great way to get Plastic Love on retro vinyl format. This edition of the album is an exact copy of the original version released in the 80s, with very minimum changes to the jacket. The album itself is a nice listen and I'd recommend it for all city-pop lovers out there