Collecting early production CD's - my perspective and some photos.

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On 11/01/2021 at 2:06 PM, Darryl said:

Hi Ralph.

No just the common ones. I can't even remember the specific discs so nothing of note (I hope!).

 

I probably still have some Japan/WG for Australia discs. I'll have a look through some time soon.

I'd love to get my hands on some Cold Chisel. Nobody answered my question about them a while back, so I did some research. They sound like they might be up my alley.

Speaking of which, I discovered that several of their albums were reissued in the late 1980's on the Line label in Germany. Has anybody seen those?

 

I was just digging into some CD boxes and I found my stash of AC/DC CD's on Albert, manufactured in Japan. Behold!

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On 11/01/2021 at 2:48 PM, hired goon said:

 

I'll keep trying when I can, but it's much harder to find rare CDs in Australia than in the USA. I lived in Salt Lake City for a couple of years and would find targets and japan CDs quite regularly, but over here ... not so much.

 

--Geoff 

So much for the idea of moving to Australia to find some old AC/DC and Cold Chisel CD's!

 

The Dirty Deeds CD still has a $7.99 price sticker on it, from Music Trader, a long-gone used CD chain in San Diego. Those were the days!

[hired goon]

29 minutes ago, targetcd.com said:

So much for the idea of moving to Australia to find some old AC/DC and Cold Chisel CD's!

 

I've found quite a few made-in-Japan Cold Chisel CDs but have never seen a made-in-Japan AC/DC CD in the wild, either in Australia or the USA. 

 

--Geoff

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It's still pretty quiet here. What does it take to wake you people up?

How about this bad boy from BJH?

[colinm1]

Got this 1 st japan pressing today,no barcode

[dcathro]

On 21/01/2021 at 10:31 AM, targetcd.com said:

It's still pretty quiet here. What does it take to wake you people up?

How about this bad boy from BJH?

 

Sorry Ralph,

 

I haven't looked at this thread for years. It is really good to hear that your health is on the improve!

 

CD collecting round here is glacial. I sometimes find a classical cd in the bins, but little else. There used to be lots of s/h cd shops here, and I used to go hunting every week. Now I look maybe once a month. Buying from overseas is also difficult with the recent addition of GST and insane shipping charges. 

 

I will have a look and see if I have any  spare Japan or WG for oz cds.

 

Cheers

 

David

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Hi David, thanks for the good thoughts. I was wondering if you were still around this forum. How have you been?

 

I hope you find some old Aussie CD's for me!

 

I have been rummaging around in my collection. Here are some interesting old discs I ran across:

 

 

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And here's one I just found at a thrift store for only three bucks:

 

 

[colinm1]

Nice

 

[dcathro]

On 09/03/2021 at 11:26 AM, targetcd.com said:

Hi David, thanks for the good thoughts. I was wondering if you were still around this forum. How have you been?

 

I hope you find some old Aussie CD's for me!

 

I have been rummaging around in my collection. Here are some interesting old discs I ran across:

 

 

 

Hi Ralph,

 

Sorry again for the late reply.

 

I am fine, have been spending most of my time building a pair of speakers - see here

 

I had a quick look for JP for Oz cds, but didn't find any. I will keep looking.

 

Cheers

 

David

[Dark_Matter]

Like David, I have been collecting early and first pressing CDs for a while now but recently supply has seen a reduction in recent years? 

Also my current focus is also on Loudspeaker design and have started working on a concept as a replacement for my own big loudspeaker which was built in the early 00s and looked a bit like a Wilson X1 Grand Slamm but under the surface bore no resemblance!!

The new design is more conventional and an interim towards by own magnum opus which will be built in the late 20s

 

Simon

[Craigandkim]

Back to CD collecting - couple picked up in the last couple of months

 

 

[Tony ray]

culling a lot of CDs I don't listen to and came across a couple of collectables,  any of you collectors would like them . Linda ronsdstat greatest hits purple target w German,, inxs the swing  purple target w German as well.

the inxs is pink with green targets

Edited July 18, 2021 by Tony ray

[Darryl]

Pretty sure I have  those ones so I'll leave them for someone else to pick up. Kind offer Tony.

[Tony ray]

also found syd barret the madcap laughs and barret , both seem to be UK releases from 1987 made by Toshiba .cdp 7 46607 2

cop 7 46606 2

and Dave gilmour self titled and about face. both seem to be early disctronic releases.

465037 2

465038 2

any good to you collectors?

[Craigandkim]

Few more to the collection in last couple of months

 

 

[colinm1]

That abba CD is a good find,think it’s the same mix and matrix as the more common solid centre wg,

 

[Craigandkim]

Possibly as both pressed/released in 1984.

[colinm1]

I think the blue is 1 st run, much like the red ones,of other titles

i know the visitor ,the red one that is worth lots of $ is the same mix as the early wg,that is much more common and cheaper,

people who have both say they are sonically the same in every way ,

being a digital recording they didn’t stuff with it,

if I see early CD pressings I pick them up,

french or wg,they surly going up in price specially with the new album coming out 

[Craigandkim]

13 minutes ago, colinm1 said:

I think the blue is 1 st run, much like the red ones,of other titles

Yep 1st press 1984 for the Scandinavian countries.

Red Polydors pressed 1983 for Europe in general, then replaced in '84 by the common silver WG.

[Craigandkim]

Some more early pressings for the collection

Bodyswerve - probably the very first japan pressing - original smooth case with "patent pending" + matrix is "DIDZ-10152 11" as opposed to more common DIDZ-10152 11A1 +++++

[Craigandkim]

Couple more early pressings

[colinm1]

nice early james brown 

west german 

 

[fordute]

2 bucks at local op shop.

[Craigandkim]

Very nice