What's The Last Album You bought?

[Mel O'Drama]

And a few from later in the year:

 

[Payton Cross]

Once again I've got a little behind (so to speak). Here are some additions from the first half of '24:

That's a great cd purchases @Mel O'Drama, I hope you love this double compilation "Gold" from Olivia Newton-JOhn as much as i do, i think it's one of Olivia's best compleet compilation album that's been released.

I still need to get "The Singles" from ABBA as well, maybe i will find on the records and cd fair day next month.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

I hope you love this double compilation "Gold" from Olivia Newton-JOhn as much as i do, i think it's one of Olivia's best compleet compilation album that's been released.

Thanks @Payton Cross. I've been after this one for quite a few years, and it took me a while to find a new copy at a reasonable price. I really like the track list, and I've always been happy with the sound quality of this series.

The big surprise for me has been how much I enjoy the re-recording of I Honestly Love You with Babyface. It's a terrific vocal, and I think it might have surpassed the original for me.

I still need to get "The Singles" from ABBA as well, maybe i will find on the records and cd fair day next month.

That sounds exciting. Good luck, and I hope you share your finds here.

 

[Payton Cross]

Thanks @Payton Cross. I've been after this one for quite a few years, and it took me a while to find a new copy at a reasonable price. I really like the track list, and I've always been happy with the sound quality of this series.

The big surprise for me has been how much I enjoy the re-recording of I Honestly Love You with Babyface. It's a terrific vocal, and I think it might have surpassed the original for me.

I'm glad you found a brand new copy of this cd, sometimes you have get lucky to find that special cd that you want so bad, and yes the cd quality from this Gold series is very good i also have the Gold cd from Donna Summer, sometimes the price can be a dealbreaker because you don't want to spend to much on the cd.

That sounds exciting. Good luck, and I hope you share your finds here.

Thanks, i will share my new finds here, i hope to fins some great items.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

A few recent buys featuring my most-played artist of Q4 2024 (and I'm still playing them).

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(The image of the 5 Japanese CDs are my copies. The Japanese import of The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies is taken from the internet, but mine's identical... right down to the Obi).


The Foul Play soundtrack, since nobody asked, includes numerous versions of Bazza's Ready To Take A Chance Again - the film's theme - and throws in a couple of his Copacabanas to boot.

 

[Payton Cross]

A few recent buys featuring my most-played artist of Q4 2024 (and I'm still playing them).

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(The image of the 5 Japanese CDs are my copies. The Japanese import of The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies is taken from the internet, but mine's identical... right down to the Obi).


The Foul Play soundtrack, since nobody asked, includes numerous versions of Bazza's Ready To Take A Chance Again - the film's theme - and throws in a couple of his Copacabanas to boot.

Wow that's a great cd purchases @Marley Drama, you're really into Barry Manilow i see, i have most of his albums also on cd but those Japanese cd's looks amazing mostly they sound very great .

I have some new purchases myself and some great finds from the records fair but didn't find the time to post them yet, but i will try to do it early next week when i have some more time.

 

[Payton Cross]

My latest CD and vinyl purchases both in the music store and at the record and CD fair.

Finally find some good prices for the Keith Urban cd's at the musicstore, and bought also Patrick Fiori's latest album and Tina Turner's first solo debute album 1974 "Tina Turns The Country On"



And finally also bought Cher's album Dancing Queen and her Chrismtas album.



And some Vinyl 7-inch singles from Barbra Streisand on the Record fair





And i bought 3 Celine Dion 7-inch vinyl singles and 1 Carpenters single "Superstar"


And two brand new vinyl Christmas release from Barbra Streisand on colour vinyl.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

My latest CD and vinyl purchases both in the music store and at the record and CD fair.

Wow. You certainly have been busy stocking up, and there are some rare ones there, it seems.

I'm especially intrigued by Streisand's En Français, as I had no idea she'd recorded this one.

you're really into Barry Manilow i see, i have most of his albums also on cd but those Japanese cd's looks amazing mostly they sound very great .

Yes, the sound is pretty good. These are budget Japanese CDs, so they're missing a lot of the niceties that often come with Japanese albums, such as lyrics booklets, but of course none of this affects the lovely mastering. And some of these albums aren't easily available on CD in the UK now, which made buying these ones an absolute must.

 

[Payton Cross]

Wow. You certainly have been busy stocking up, and there are some rare ones there, it seems.

I'm especially intrigued by Streisand's En Français, as I had no idea she'd recorded this one.

Thanks, yes i was really stocking up some cd's and i have a couple more on order i hope they will arrive next week and those will be my final cd purchases for this year.

Yes the Barbra Streisand's single "En Français" is very special because there are 4 song on this single two song i have never heard before. And on the single "Promises" there is a short version from the song "Make It Like A Memory" that lasted on the album for more then 7 minutes, so very special.

Yes, the sound is pretty good. These are budget Japanese CDs, so they're missing a lot of the niceties that often come with Japanese albums, such as lyrics booklets, but of course none of this affects the lovely mastering. And some of these albums aren't easily available on CD in the UK now, which made buying these ones an absolute must.

I agree, as long the cd sounds good and it's a budget then i will not mad about it either, but lyrics is always a nice to have if you don't know much about the songs. I'm still looking for Barry's 1981 and 1982 studio album on cd but still can't find them for a decent price.

 

[Payton Cross]

I finally bought the two Beatles compilation cd's "The Beatles - 1962-1966" (The Red album) and "The Beatles - 1967-1970" (The Blue Album). All two compilation cd's where re-released again in 2023 with 21 extra bonus-tracks, and also included their last song "Now and Then"

I have waited so long for a good compilation cd from The Beatles that also included one of my favorite songs from The Beatles "Twist and Shout" and many others that was missing from the older releases.

 

[Seaviewer]

the two Beatles compilation cd's "The Beatles - 1962-1966" (The Red album) and "The Beatles - 1967-1970" (The Blue Album).

I've passed on this myself, already having the previous versions as well as all their other albums, but the new release does make full use of the greater playing time of a CD vs vinyl LP and the addition of classic cover and important album tracks makes them an ideal "starter" for new fans,

 

[Payton Cross]

I've passed on this myself, already having the previous versions as well as all their other albums, but the new release does make full use of the greater playing time of a CD vs vinyl LP and the addition of classic cover and important album tracks makes them an ideal "starter" for new fans,

I agree with you @Seaviewer, if you already have the previous red and blue albums of the Beatles then you don't need this release unless you want the extra tracks as well. I myself didn't have any CDs of the Beatles yet because I wanted to wait until a more complete compilation CD would be released but I do remember that I often had those blue and red albums in my hands but couldn't persuade myself to buy them until I saw that these red and blue albums were re-released with several songs that I missed on their previous releases of this compilation album. I also totally agree if you don't have any of the Beatles music in your collection yet that this is a great edition for the newer Beatles fans or for those people like me who have been waiting so long for a more complete overview of all the Beatles hits, for me the song "Twist and Shout" must be on their because it's one of my favorite Beatles songs.

 

[Payton Cross]

Friday i bought this wonderful collection from Michael Jackson, finally a compilation cd with the two of my favorite songs that never could be found on other compilation cd's from Micheal Jackson. "Say Say Say" with Paul MacGartney and "Liberian Girl"

Micheal Jackson - King Of Pop: The Dutch Collection (2-cd's)

 

[Seaviewer]

Say, Say. Say is technically a Paul McCartney track. I've had the reverse problem with The Girl is Mine. It's not available on any McCartney compilations AFAIK. I only have it on a Jackson set.

 

[Payton Cross]

Say, Say. Say is technically a Paul McCartney track. I've had the reverse problem with The Girl is Mine. It's not available on any McCartney compilations AFAIK. I only have it on a Jackson set.

Okay thanks, i didn't knew it was technically a Paul McCartney song that's why it was never being released on a Micheal Jackson compilation cd until now, i always saw that song as a duet between Micheal and Paul so it would be normal to release that song on all compilations from Micheal and Paul.

"The Girl Is Mine" is almost a standard song on any Micheal Jackson compilation cd but strange not on a Paul McCarntey compilation.

 

[KayLloyd]

Voyage by ABBA.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Some acquisitions from late last year and early 2025:

A few of my holy grails here. The Deluxe Spider-Man 2 was a pre-order and goes perfectly with the first film's expanded edition. Alison Moyet's Voice is the expanded edition from 2015, which includes the audio of her One Blue Voice Live concert (fantastic). Tina Arena's In Deep is the Japanese edition (I already have the UK and French editions).

Barry Manilow continues to get daily plays after I explored some of his studio albums in greater depth last year, yielding some great discoveries. The Complete Collection And Then Some... takes it to another level, with many deep cuts and tracks I hadn't heard elsewhere. I've been after this for a long time, and it wasn't cheap, but it was certainly worth the investment.​

 

[Payton Cross]

Some acquisitions from late last year and early 2025:

A few of my holy grails here. The Deluxe Spider-Man 2 was a pre-order and goes perfectly with the first film's expanded edition. Alison Moyet's Voice is the expanded edition from 2015, which includes the audio of her One Blue Voice Live concert (fantastic). Tina Arena's In Deep is the Japanese edition (I already have the UK and French editions).

Barry Manilow continues to get daily plays after I explored some of his studio albums in greater depth last year, yielding some great discoveries. The Complete Collection And Then Some... takes it to another level, with many deep cuts and tracks I hadn't heard elsewhere. I've been after this for a long time, and it wasn't cheap, but it was certainly worth the investment.​

Great finds @Mel O'Drama, and that cd-boxset from Barry Manilow looks amazing i found it myzelf a few times in a music store but never took the time to buy it because it's indeed very pricy.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Great finds @Mel O'Drama,

Thanks @Payton Cross

that cd-boxset from Barry Manilow looks amazing i found it myzelf a few times in a music store but never took the time to buy it because it's indeed very pricy.

It's great because it's so comprehensive and there are also lots of hidden gems such as live tracks and demos and alternative takes. It had a lot of praise on a music and audio forum that I read and trust, so that encouraged me to took the plunge. I'm glad I did.

Of course, there are lots of Bazza compilations out there, so it depends what you're after.

 

[Payton Cross]

Thanks @Payton Cross




It's great because it's so comprehensive and there are also lots of hidden gems such as live tracks and demos and alternative takes. It had a lot of praise on a music and audio forum that I read and trust, so that encouraged me to took the plunge. I'm glad I did.

Of course, there are lots of Bazza compilations out there, so it depends what you're after.

Your welcom @Mel O'Drama,

That's great to hear, i alway love boxsets from artist like this because there are always hidden gems or never released tracks on there, i remember when i bought the 4-cd boxset from Barbra Streisand "Just For The Record" so many great songs on there that never was released before. so yes i can imagine that you are very happy with this purchase.

Yes that's true, i mostly want compilation albums from artist where all the songs are on that i know from them, but mostly there are always a few songs missing so they can make other compilation albums to sell more.

That's why I like to make compilation CDs on CD-R myself, so that I have all the songs I want on it.