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1997 Parlophone original or 2016 XL reissue? Be honest: are you buying the first pressing for the sound, or so you can say you own it? Argue it below. https://t.co/6zd1S5rVaH #radiohead #okcomputer #vinyl #firstpressing #recordcollection

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Four copies of Midnights. Jade Green, Moonstone Blue, Blood Moon, Mahogany. Collection or intervention? Be honest, how many variants of one album do you own? https://t.co/6zd1S5rVaH #taylorswift #midnights #vinylvariants #recordcollection #vinylcommunity

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Roughly nine billion copies of Rumours out there. The 1977 original, the 2011 reissue at 33, or the 2011 double LP at 45? Save this for your next dig. Which one's on your shelf? https://t.co/6zd1S5rVaH #fleetwoodmac #rumours #vinyl #audiophile #recordcollection

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Nebraska is ten songs about drifters and killers, sung by the biggest rock star in America at his commercial peak. Number 90 in the Hundred.
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On this day in 1982, Bruce Springsteen released Nebraska. A number one artist releases his demo tapes as the album.
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On this day in 1998, OutKast released Aquemini. The Southern rap album that proved the South had range.
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On this day in 1976, Stevie Wonder released Songs in the Key of Life. The double album that closed his imperial run.
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The Black Parade is a concept album about a dying man, played by a band pretending to be another band. But if you're hunting an original pressing, the details decide what it's worth. Got one on your shelf?
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On this day in 1969, The Beatles released Abbey Road. The last album the Beatles ever recorded together.
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Ray of Light is Madonna handing her voice to William Orbit and coming back with the most radical reinvention of her career. Number 84 in the Hundred.
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On this day in 1991, A Tribe Called Quest released The Low End Theory. The jazz-rap blueprint, out on rap's biggest single day.
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On this day in 1991, Nirvana released Nevermind. The day the mainstream and the underground swapped places.
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On this day in 1977, Steely Dan released Aja. Studio perfectionism pushed to its glossy peak.
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On this day in 1997, Bjork released Homogenic. Strings and brutal beats fused into one icy whole.
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The Marshall Mathers LP was the fastest-selling solo album in America when it landed in 2000. But if you're hunting an original pressing, the details decide what it's worth. Got one on your shelf?
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Blonde arrived with no singles and barely any promotion, a day after Frank Ocean freed himself from his record deal. Number 76 in the Hundred.
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is subtitled a short film, and his parents' voicemails carry the plot. But if you're hunting an original pressing, the details decide what it's worth. Got one on your shelf?
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On this day in 1970, Black Sabbath released Paranoid. The album that wrote the blueprint for heavy metal.
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Built with Trent Reznor to provoke America, and it worked. A number three record that turned into a full moral panic.
The full story is in this week's Deep Dive.
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The last album Simon and Garfunkel made together, released as the duo were falling apart. Number 46 in the Hundred.
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