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White Hot Stamper (Quiet Vinyl)The Beach Boys Pet Sounds
(Item #: beachpetso_1911_)
 Our Price: $499.99

- This stunning 2-pack offers Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound or close to it on both sides - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
- Forget whatever dead-as-a-doornail Heavy Vinyl record they're making these days - if you want to hear the Tubey Magic, size and energy of this wonderful album, a vintage pressing like this one is the way to go
- The Beach Boys revolutionized the popular music of the day with their genius for harmony, and a killer copy like this has their voices sounding the way they should
- 5 stars: "The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound."

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White Hot StamperDavid Bowie Hunky Dory
(Item #: bowiehunky_1907_11)
 Our Price: $349.99

- Bowie's pre-Ziggy Folk Rock masterpiece earned sonic grades of Triple Plus (A+++) on both sides of this White Hot 2-pack*
- The best tracks on the album are Demonstration Quality - Oh You Pretty Things is a KNOCKOUT here
- Rich, spacious and sweet, with a HUGE soundstage - drop the needle on Changes and listen to how dynamic it is
- 5 stars: "On the surface, such a wide range of styles and sounds would make an album incoherent, but Bowie's improved songwriting and determined sense of style instead made Hunky Dory a touchstone for reinterpreting pop's traditions into fresh, postmodern pop music."

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White Hot StamperDevo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
(Item #: devo_arewe_1910_)
 Our Price: $299.99

- Devo's superb debut finally returns to the site after more than a year, with KILLER Triple Plus (A+++) sound or close to it for both sides of this 2-pack*
- This pressing is head and shoulders above the pack, with the kind of big, punchy, full-bodied sound this music absolutely demands
- Tons of great songs on here, including Uncontrollable Urge, Jocko Homo, Too Much Paranoias, and their killer cover of The Stones' Satisfaction
- 4 1/2 stars: "A seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave... had a conceptual unity that bolstered the consistent songwriting, making it an essential document of one of new wave's most influential bands."

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White Hot StamperThe Mothers We're Only In It For The Money
(Item #: zappawereo_1911)
 Our Price: $299.99

- This stunning two-pack boasts Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound on side one and an outstanding Double Plus (A++) side two
- The sound is huge and spacious with richness and Tubey Magic like nothing you've heard
- Most copies we played were just too thin and crude-sounding to capture our attention -- we played a good-sized stack of copies and these two were the ones that stood out and made the music work for us - and it will be quite a while before we are likely able to find any others
- 5 stars: "... the music reveals itself as exceptionally strong, and Zappa's politics and satirical instinct have rarely been so focused and relevant, making We're Only in It for the Money quite probably his greatest achievement."

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White Hot StamperThe Gregg Allman Band Playin' Up A Storm
(Item #: allmaplayi_1904_6_10)
 Our Price: $169.99

- This stunning sounding 2-pack of the band's sophomore release boasts Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound from first note to last
- A surprisingly well-recorded album - the sound is exceptionally rich, smooth and natural in the best tradition of Seventies Analog
- "Playin' Up a Storm is a well-made, expertly performed set of blues-rock, soul-pop, and straight-ahead rock & roll ...the thing that makes it one of Allman's best solo efforts is the terrific performances. Not only is he in fine voice, delivering each song with conviction, but his supporting band - featuring such luminaries as Dr. John and Bill Payne - is sterling."

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Super Hot StamperLeon Russell Leon Russell and the Shelter People
(Item #: russeleonrussel_and_1910)
 Our Price: $149.99

- This superb 2-pack offers outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound from first note to last on ridiculously-difficult-to-find original British vinyl
- Engineered by Andy and Glyn Johns, this is Leon's best sounding album, especially on a copy that sounds as good as this one does
- No other Leon Russell album has the richness, the sweetness, and the Tubey Magic of this, his second release from 1971
- "Russell practically invented what might as well be called Okie rock -- with that shit-kicker Gospel sound, heavy on Baptist-revival piano and chorus [a template Elton John found more than a little useful for his first ten albums or so] - and it gets as good on this album as you'll ever hear."

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White Hot StamperRay Charles The Genius of Ray Charles
(Item #: charlgenius_of_1904_6_10)
 Our Price: $149.99

- This KILLER 2-pack boasts Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sound or close to it on both sides - fairly quiet vinyl too
- It's incredibly rich, full and tubey throughout, as Ray tackles both big band classics and string-backed ballads from the Great American Songbook, all with truly magical results
- Robert Christgau noted that "Charles tried many times, but except for Modern Sounds, he never again assembled such a consistent album in this mode."
- 4 1/2 stars: "Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards."

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Super Hot Stamper (2-pak)Talking Heads Fear of Music
(Item #: talkifearo_1904_10)
 Our Price: $99.99

- This outstanding Talking Heads 2-pack boasts solid Double Plus (A++) sound or BETTER from start to finish - exceptionally quiet vinyl too
- I'd be hard-pressed to name another group from the era who put out more groundbreaking yet accessible records than the Talking Heads
- Producer Brian Eno wasn't shy about adding multiple layers of effects and processing; the texture of Eno's synthesizers gives the music depth and character
- 4 1/2 stars: "...the music is becoming denser and more driving... with lyrics that match the music's power... its better songs are as good as any Talking Heads ever did"

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Mark-Almond - To The HeartOur Shootout Winner from 2017
(Item #: markatothe_2017)


A distinguished member of the Better Records Rock and Pop Hall of Fame.
It takes two copies paired up to get Triple Plus (A+++) sound for both sides, but here they are, a Triple Triple 2-pack. With Roy Halee's brilliant engineering, the sound is as big, rich, clear, open, and ANALOG as you could hope for. New York State of Mind and Here Comes the Rain, Parts 1&2 have a wonderfully relaxed, mellow, jazzy vibe. Allmusic users give this one 4 1/2 Stars and we think that's about right.

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