Did you get the clear versions that were released last year? I'm tempted to get the clear versions of them all bar True Blue, I'm holding out for another blue version!

Yes the clear ones from last year!

 

It's my birthday tomorrow and I saw them in Sainsbury's the other week. Today, I decided to get them as a treat for myself :kink: I will be working my way through the rest of them now too, so this thread is going to be a regular visit for me :D

Loving your sudden interest in getting vinyl!

 

 

Realised that I never actually said what I own, but it's these...

 

Singles (both from the time of release):

 

Vogue

Crazy For You (1991)

 

Albums:

 

Like a Prayer (original from 1989)

I'm Breathless (original from 1990)

The Immaculate Collection

The Immaculate Collection on pale blue/gold :wub:

Erotica on white :wub:

Ray of Light on transparent :wub:

Music on blue

Confessions on pink :wub:

Madame X on transparent

 

 

I have seen a 'Like of Virgin' white vinyl. I bought the clear version, which is better? Did I get an inferior version :cry: (I can still return the one I bought and order the white one instead). Or does it not matter much? :lol: Help please!

Picked up the picture disc of ‘Madame X’ from Amazon today as they’ve reduced it to £17.89 (Pretty sure it was about £50 when it was released :drama:), also noticed they had the Madame X CD for £1.52 :kink:

The green Madame x final goes for thousands on eBay as does the celebration album on eBay.

 

I am missing the MDNA album and again that will cost over £100

Been a bit naughty :kink:

 

Ordered Like A Prayer, Ray of Light, Music, Confessions and Madame X on vinyl oop~ was a birthday treat so shouldn't feel too guilty about the expenditure, right?

Been a bit naughty :kink:

 

Ordered Like A Prayer, Ray of Light, Music, Confessions and Madame X on vinyl oop~ was a birthday treat so shouldn't feel too guilty about the expenditure, right?

In the words of Madonna...

 

 

*_*

 

Love to see your collection is growing so quickly! :wub:

 

 

 

I hope that a few of her albums are eventually reissued. As far as I can tell, Bedtime Stories / Hard Candy / MDNA & Rebel Heart are the ones that are currently out of print. Her other studio albums are currently easy to get in the UK.

 

My collection:

 

Like a Prayer [2012 Reissue]

The Immaculate Collection [2018 Reissue]

Erotica [2012 Reissue]

Bedtime Stories [2016 Reissue]

Something to Remember [2013 Reissue]

Ray of Light [2003 Reissue]

American Life

Confessions on a Dance Floor

 

I really need to get around to buying Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue and Music!

I really need to get around to buying Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue and Music!

... and I now own Like a Virgin, True Blue and Music! I got them all from Amazon.

 

No problems with Like a Virgin, it looks great :heart: It's the 2019 clear reissue, it was only £14.67.

 

True Blue is the black vinyl pressing from some time in the 2010s (Discogs members can't seem to agree whether it's from 2012 or 2016, weirdly). I'm so disappointed in it! It came unsealed, the inner sleeve was creased, and the vinyl itself has lots of little scratches. I'm sure it was owned by someone else and was sent back to Amazon, who then resold it as new. I complained to Amazon about it and they actually gave me a full refund, which was surprising, so at least I now have it for free! (I originally paid £13.53 for it). It's not a very good pressing tbh. The front cover is so blurry looking, and the colours appear washed out. At some point I'll buy a 2019 clear vinyl copy (it seems like the cover of that looks great). It's nearly £20 on Amazon though, that's why I decided to go with the cheaper version in the first place.

 

Amazon accidentally sent me two copies of Music, I only paid for one! :o (£16.12 for one copy). It's a recent repressing because it has the new Warner Brothers logo on the back cover. The top of one of them had quite a bad seam split at the top. Thankfully the other copy only had a very minimal split, so I'm keeping that one. I'm not sure if it's worth trying to sell the spare given its condition. Tbh I wasn't hugely impressed with the look of this pressing... the front cover is clearly a scan - the image isn't very sharp looking (image noise / blocky). It's passable though, and it looks better at a slight distance! I wish I had been able to get an original copy, it seems that it's only very recently been replaced with this repressing. I assume the original would have better quality artwork

 

I'm not sure what the sound quality of them is like yet, I've not got around to playing them!

Crazy that they sent two copies by mistake!? :lol:

 

Your collection sounds amazing Jay! Give the vinyls a listen and report back to us <3

I'm tempted to get the Like a Virgin vinyl while it's cheap, even though I don't like it! :lol:

I'm tempted to get the Like a Virgin vinyl while it's cheap, even though I don't like it! :lol:

Get it! While you may not enjoy the music, the cover artwork is stunning :wub:

White or clear though?!!!

I can only vouch for the clear, but I think it looks nice! When it comes to the artwork, in my opinion the image looks like it's good quality. The Discogs page for the white version seems to suggest that the artwork looks just as good, so I guess it boils down to which colour you think suits the album more? B-)

 

 

 

I have Robyn's Body Talk album on white; this might sound random but I found it quite difficult to see the grooves to know where to place the needle down, in comparison to other colours :lol:

 

Another thing to note about Like a Virgin is that the back cover is upside down, but that's intentional and reflects the original release!

 

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I only noticed today that my copy of Music also has a slightly altered front cover logo, to reflect the renamed record label. Instead of it saying "Maverick / Warner Bros.", it now simply says "Maverick / Warner":

 

 

Obviously it's a very minor change, but I still wish I had an original version instead. :blush: If life was normal right now and HMV was open, I'd visit to see whether they had an original copy and check whether the artwork was better quality, but alas...!

 

Hopefully this shows more clearly what I mentioned in my previous post:

 

 

It's hard to describe it but it's like there's faint squares visible on the artwork. Is anyone able to verify whether or not their older copies of Music have that sort of appearance to it?

Just picked up the ‘Like A Virgin’ reissue vinyl for £10.99 from HMV (It’s also the same price on Amazon), clearly they need to shift a few copies after trying to get fans to buy the same album on vinyl over and over again :lol: https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/like-a-virgin

After all my protesting about the inappropriate colour, I’ve just ordered True Blue on clear vinyl! :lol:

 

I’ve also ordered the red version of You Can Dance

 

It's hard to describe it but it's like there's faint squares visible on the artwork. Is anyone able to verify whether or not their older copies of Music have that sort of appearance to it?

Mine is also the same :( Pretty crappy quality cover.

 

Away from that I am in LOVE with my vinyls. I keep staring at them and sorting through them and just admiring their beauty :heart: I am so happy I started to collect them!

They're addictive though Haus, you'll be poor in no time!

My clear edition of True Blue and the red edition of You Can Dance turned up today... I have to say both are great, the clear vinyl works okay for True Blue despite my initial misgivings and the vinyl itself seems very good quality, it's really weighty which is a good sign. The red version of You Can Dance is just lovely though, exactly the right shade for the cover and has the same 'sire' labels that her albums used to have in the 80s - plus it has a big fold out poster which feels very apt! :wub:

 

I love that!! The colour of the vinyl being the same shade as what's used on the cover is something that's very important to me too! :P

 

I'm listening to You Can Dance right now actually!

I love that! Going to get myself a copy too methinks :D