filmmusic 1,826 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thought to make this poll, influenced by the other thread about Williams' albums and the upcoming Jaws 2 release.I normally keep them.I have thought of selling them, but I figure they wouldn't sell for much, since there is a more complete version released that includes them.(unless that more complete version is limited and gets out of print, so maybe the original ost again had some value)By the way, so that there is no misunderstanding:I am asking what do you do with the original albums you had bought in the past, when there is a recent release that includes that same album.My question is addressed mostly to the ones that own both the ost and the complete score + ost release and therefore own the ost twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I will always keep every film score CD I already own.The only one I ever gave away was the Hook OST to a girlfriend that painted me a picture from it. I had to rebuy it, and my rebought version had the shittier booklet than my original I bought in the 90s. D'oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I will always keep every film score CD I already own.The only one I ever gave away was the Hook OST to a girlfriend that painted me a picture from it. I had to rebuy it, and my rebought version had the shittier booklet than my original I bought in the 90s. D'oh.I didn't know that the Hook ost was released with 2 booklets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 There was a single-page version and a 2 page version. Or rather 4 pages vs 8 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Easy. I hold on to the OST and never get the expanded version! (well, sometimes I have indeed tried an expanded version -- just to give it a chance -- but then only to sell it off afterwards). Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Keep them. Each time an expanded set is released, it gives me the idea to discover/re-listen the OST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Easy. I hold on to the OST and never get the expanded version! (well, sometimes I have indeed tried an expanded version -- just to give it a chance -- but then only to sell it off afterwards).well, again I should have clarified.My question was mostly addressed to those that own both the ost and the complete score + ost release.So, i was asking, since they have the original album twice, what they do with one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Easy. I hold on to the OST and never get the expanded version! (well, sometimes I have indeed tried an expanded version -- just to give it a chance -- but then only to sell it off afterwards).well, again I should have clarified.My question was mostly addressed to those that own both the ost and the complete score + ost release.So, i was asking, since they have the original album twice, what they do with one of them.Yeah, I knew I wasn't in the target audience of your query, but I couldn't help myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I keep everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I thought there was a reason to hold onto the Hook OST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I gave it to her in 2010, before the LLL existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Did you get it back after you broke up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Obviously not, hence why I re-bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 But you kept the painting, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 What I do when I get a new expanded set?Well, I usually dance naked around a fire, holding the expanded set in my left hand, and the OST in my right. Yes, the order is very important.Happy Halloween gang! Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I keep themI have limited shelf space, so If the OST is completely redundant, I "dismantle" the c.d. case, store away the covers and place the c.d. in a c.d wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I just delete them from my hard drive. Jilal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I keep them on my hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I need the space for important stuff, like porn. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I happen to have lots of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Obviously not, hence why I re-bought it.I lost my ID4 DVD in a break up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 If the OST is hard to find prior to the archival release, I'll try to sell it off. If not, I just keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,686 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 All I do is replace the OST with the complete set in my playlist.The physical CD, and my flac archive remain untouched. I've never sold a CD, so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 If the OST is hard to find prior to the archival release, I'll try to sell it off. If not, I just keep it.I'm too lazy to try and sell any of my old stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Keep. Always. And in the case of Sabrina, buy two copies buy accident forgetting that you already had it years earlier. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks god i never bought the same CD twice, but it's one of my worst nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 If the OST is hard to find prior to the archival release, I'll try to sell it off. If not, I just keep it.I'm too lazy to try and sell any of my old stuffI sold my copy of Predator for like $35 before Intrada reissued it. Amazon makes it easy, and most people don't follow soundtrack news, so I try to get them listed shortly after any sort of expansion is announced. They'll see everyone selling for $100+ and then there's mine for $35. Insta-buy. I sold my Varese edition of The Fury for around $90 before LLL reissued it. But in that case I had paid $90 for it, so I broke even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Shamefully I hadn't bought a Williams OST since 2005. But recently I have been filling gaps in my collection and when I looked at my shelf I didn't see Sabrina for whatever reason, so I ordered all the new OSTs along with some older OSTs and expanded editions. I don't even remember owning it so I was a bit shocked to see it staring back at me when I went to place my recent purchases on the shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I did that with Who Framed Roger Rabbit on blu-ray. Amazon has it on sale for $8? Sold! *Goes to put it on shelf* Oh, wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,353 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Keep. Always. And in the case of Sabrina, buy two copies buy accident forgetting that you already had it years earlier.I did that with Born on the Fourth of July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I bought a second copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the late 90s because my original was badly scratched. Had to do the same for Jurassic Park and the OSTs of Jaws and E.T., which I purchased at Universal Studios in the early 90s. I still have the scratched TLC though, because it was my first Williams CD. Even back then I knew, this...this is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 If an expanded/complete release makes an OST completely obsolete then I will generally toss it. I know non of my family members would want any of my OSTs.Although there's been some instances where I've kept the OST because they were unique or featured some music the expanded version didn't have IE: Star Trek Insurrection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I was very happ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I was very happy to bin my Star Wars Anthology when the Special Edition albums came out. Don't need multiple sets of that taking up space.But the Anthology has tracks that aren't on the SE. And it has superior artwork. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I keep them, but it's unlikely I'll ever listen to them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I keep them, but it's unlikely I'll ever listen to them again.This!I have mine on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I was very happy to bin my Star Wars Anthology when the Special Edition albums came out. Don't need multiple sets of that taking up space.But the Anthology has tracks that aren't on the SE. And it has superior artwork.and sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,520 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 If there are any differences between the OST, and the expanded release, I will always keep the OST, otherwise, there is a JWfaner, who gets first refusal on all of my unwanted OSTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I think the Anthology is the best release of the Star Wars OT scores on CD. Not complete and not without quibbles, but overall the strongest presentations of all three. I don't like the sound of the RCA versions. Star Wars is complete and chronological, sure, and it's definitely the best of those releases. However, it has very shrill sound. The Anthology is far more pleasing to my ears. The SE versions are very fatiguing. I also typically prefer a more condensed version of ROTJ and even ESB, which may seem sacrilegious around these parts. Hell, I even think Star Wars is better out of order and with the old school album tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawgoon 100 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I keep them. I really can't part with my CDs even if all they do for me is fill up my CD shelves. Sometimes it feels simply great to look at them sit up there and remember the day I bought them, how it felt like to listen to them for the first time, the frustrations I may have had when I realized a cue I wanted was not present, etc... That's priceless. Besides I can always salvage stuff off them in case the engineer of the expanded version had gone super-nova with peak levels and loudness while mastering the CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I can't listen to the harsh and brittle sound of the SW Anthology box. You can literally hear the E.Q. working. In my book, that's called bad remastering for people with poor sounds systems or bad ears and to whom more treble or louder is always better. It's illogical how some of you are so critical when it comes to the color grading of movies but not when they are redoing the sound. Heck, some releases add extra digital reverb! It's why I never sell the original release. I still have my Star Wars on vinyl! And yes, it doesn't sound crystal bright but it's a heck of a lot more natural, less artificial, less fatiguing than all the other releases. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I wonder if that was FAT's doing? He loves brickwalling audio so it sounds good in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I keep my OST albums even if the new release might have both the C&C film version of the score and the original album. I consider the OST albums part of the history of my own film score collection and the disc and the music contain many fond memories from years back. While the content might be the same these albums still have something more personal to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I wonder if that was FAT's doing? He loves brickwalling audio so it sounds good in the car. True, most Americans only listen to music in their car. I'm sure the Anthology box comes in handy then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I prefer to listen to music while cycling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I keep my OST albums even if the new release might have both the C&C film version of the score and the original album. I consider the OST albums part of the history of my own film score collection and the disc and the music contain many fond memories from years back. While the content might be the same these albums still have something more personal to them. You bring up another good point! Collector's value! Every film poster collector would want the first print, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I dislike the attitude of obsolescence that's directed toward soundtrack releases, where if a new version is released, it's automatically an upgrade that supercedes the previous release. As a result, the previous release must be purged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 People treat a new release like an app update. The old version becomes irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 I wonder if that was FAT's doing? He loves brickwalling audio so it sounds good in the car.True, most Americans only listen to music in their car. I'm sure the Anthology box comes in handy then.I can't really "listen" to any music unless I'm doing absolutely nothing!I want to be absorbed in the music and not use it as a background to something I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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