My observation QS DSOTM LP

[bigbillquad]

Hi. All

This is just my observation of the last year on the Japanese Auction sites. I`ve noticed the Pink Floyd DSOTM RM=QS Matrix LP jumping in price a lot. Are people buying for their rarity or as an investment?

One just sold for 40,750 Yen about US $ 260.00
Within the last 6 months, the prices have been.
Yen. 14,700 = US. 94.00
Yen. 16,010 = US. 202.00
Yen. 40,500 = US. 259.00
Yen. 36,000 = US. 230.00

( https://www.jauce.com/auction/j1169193575 )

 

[ar surround]

Many items do have value simply as collectables, especially if they are in excellent physical shape.

Also, many collectables go in and out of vogue which can greatly affect their value.

 

[par4ken]

Collectable and rare both. I'm sure that there are Floyd fans that would think nothing of dropping that kind of money on a version that they don't already own. Between Floyd fans and Quad fans I would think that the Floyd fan would be willing to drop the most money.

From my personal standpoint I'm not that big of a Pink Floyd fan and I already have the SQ version anyway. I might be willing to shell out $50 for an RM copy, like I did for "Imagine" but that's about tops.

I heartily approve of those who are genuine collectors but regard those that purchase simply for investment value with disdain! I doubt that the current collectable vinyl market will last forever, those purchasing as an investment will likely lose their shirt.

 

[Misterbee]

I worked at a record distributor in L.A, in the 70's, and we imported and sold a lot of DSOTM SQ LPs from Germany. Of course I never got to hear it in SQ, but I am sure I have at least one copy in the library.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Hi. All

This is just my observation of the last year on the Japanese Auction sites. I`ve noticed the Pink Floyd DSOTM RM=QS Matrix LP jumping in price a lot. Are people buying for their rarity or as an investment?

One just sold for 40.750 Yen about US $ 260.00
Within the last 6 months, the prices have been.
Yen. 14.700 = US. 94.00
Yen. 16.010 = US. 202.00
Yen. 40.500 = US. 259.00
Yen. 36.000 = US. 230.00

( https://www.jauce.com/auction/j1169193575 )
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IDK BBQ, are you sure your Yen to US $ conversions are correct?

edit- oh I see now, they are in 1,000's of Yen not 10's!!!!

 

[furui_suterioo]

I think it is due to the use of the gold RM 4 Channel Sound obi strip on a recent digital release, more people may be seeing it for the first time and seeking it out. I paid about $100 for a clean copy without the obi.

 

[gvl_guy]

I think it is due to the use of the gold RM 4 Channel Sound obi strip on a recent digital release, more people may be seeing it for the first time and seeking it out. I paid about $100 for a clean copy without the obi.
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It's really unfortunate that the SACD pictured didn't have the original quad mix available. Kind of a "lie" in the advertising if you as me. Yes, cool that the Japanese SACD looks like the original Japanese release, but that's not what in the sleeve.

 

[par4ken]

It's really unfortunate that the SACD pictured didn't have the original quad mix available. Kind of a "lie" in the advertising if you as me. Yes, cool that the Japanese SACD looks like the original Japanese release, but that's not what in the sleeve.

That would be the same as with the CBS Quad re-releases from Sony Japan. No SQ mix. Those discs are sold to two markets one for multichannel the other for stereo. Matrix would be considered redundant.

I would love it if the encoded mixes were to be included as well but we are a small segment. If those encoded mixes were released separately I would likely buy them. Previous Japanese CD's with the SQ logo on the OBI turned out to just be the stereo mix, that was a blatant lie.

 

[jaybird100]

It's really unfortunate that the SACD pictured didn't have the original quad mix available. Kind of a "lie" in the advertising if you as me. Yes, cool that the Japanese SACD looks like the original Japanese release, but that's not what in the sleeve.

So does that mean you expected the SACD to be QS-encoded? I would expect it to be discrete 4.0, since it was created from the original quad mix by Alan Parsons.

 

[par4ken]

So does that mean you expected the SACD to be QS-encoded? I would expect it to be discrete 4.0, since it was created from the original quad mix by Alan Parsons.

I think he meant that the stereo portion should be QS/RM encoded as was the (quad) LP and as is shown on the OBI. Otherwise the RM logo should not be used, same thing with Sony Japan and the SQ logo!

I can see the argument both ways but feel that the logo is more a tribute or connection to the original release. The matrix encode is redundant to all but us die hard quadrophiles. So for us at least it could be considered to be false advertising.

 

[jaybird100]

I think he meant that the stereo portion should be QS/RM encoded as was the (quad) LP and as is shown on the OBI. Otherwise the RM logo should not be used, same thing with Sony Japan and the SQ logo!

I can see the argument both ways but feel that the logo is more a tribute or connection to the original release. The matrix encode is redundant to all but us die hard quadrophiles. So for us at least it could be considered to be false advertising.

I just saw it as a way for the packaging to be faithful to the original Japanese vinyl quad version of DSOTM.