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Set the Model One Time Machine to 1982 / 1983, and these two favorites popped up.
Both are excellent, well-engineered and incredible sound stage. Playing them both loud, especially the Journey LP.

The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky
Arista AL 9599
Released 1982 – Stereo
First Pressing

Journey – Frontiers
Columbia QC- 38504
Released 1983 – Stereo
Pittman Pressing – First Pressing


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Vintage 700b said:
Set the Model One Time Machine to 1982 / 1983, and these two favorites popped up.
Both are excellent, well-engineered and incredible sound stage. Playing them both loud, especially the Journey LP.

The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky
Arista AL 9599
Released 1982 – Stereo
First Pressing

Journey – Frontiers
Columbia QC- 38504
Released 1983 – Stereo
Pittman Pressing – First Pressing


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I purchased Eye in the Sky on SACD not long ago from MOFI along with IRobot. Both great discs on that format too.
 
So there's a very dangerous record store in Chattanooga now. They separate you from lots of your money. Took my Dallas son-in-law record shopping Saturday. He and Lindsay were in town as part of the 70th birthday extravaganza weekend. Yellowracket records was stop #1. They took $150 for these three albums:

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15 years past my expiration date. I'll take it.
 
Mad Dogs and Love Is Here (the Pharoah Sanders Paris concert) were $40 each (new - both double albums), Journey To The One was used, $50. Also a double album. That's the one I'd be curious to see what Discogs had to say. The balance was a better copy of Stephen Stills I at $9. Sales tax put the total at $168.

Not complaining too much about the price of the double albums, though $30 each would have been appreciated. To my extreme surprise, they are both quiet as an LP can be, no ticks, pops, surface noise, anything. Both are European pressings, if I read the notes correctly, which may explain that. And $20 per new disc seems to be about the going rate these days. So I'm a reasonably happy camper, especially as I've been looking everywhere for a couple of Pharoah Sanders albums as he was a bit of an enigma. Stephen Stills I was in better shape than the one I had, so I'll take that for the win.

Jeff and I were both just glad Lindsay wasn't with us when we walked in to what used to be a combo record store and mid-century modern vintage furniture store. The record store had moved out (we found it later) but the furniture was beyond gorgeous - with prices to match. If I ever win the lottery...
 
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Bob Boyer said:
Mad Dogs and Love Is Here (the Pharoah Sanders Paris concert) were $40 each (new - both double albums), Journey To The One was used, $50. Also a double album. That's the one I'd be curious to see what Discogs had to say. The balance was a better copy of Stephen Still I at $9. Sales tax put the total at $168.

Not complaining too much about the price of the double albums, though $30 each would have been appreciated. To my extreme surprise, they are both quiet as an LP can be, no ticks, pops, surface noise, anything. Both are European pressings, if I read the notes correctly, which may explain that. And $20 per new disc seems to be about the going rate these days. So I'm a reasonably happy camper, especially as I've been looking everywhere for a couple of Pharoah Sanders albums as he was a bit of an enigma. Stephen Still I was in better shape than the one I had, so I'll take that for the win.

Jeff and I were both just glad Lindsay wasn't with us when we walked in to what used to be a combo record store and mid-century modern vintage furniture store. The record store had moved out (we found it later) but the furniture was beyond gorgeous - with prices to match. If I ever win the lottery...
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Hi Bob,
That was a great score. Sounds like the vinyl is mint, and the US release (1980) of Journey to the One is listed on Discogs as:

Last Sold: Sep 21, 2025
Low:$50.00
Median:$116.02
High:$258.82

The Japanese releases for 1980 all have an OBI and notes are in Japanese, and the German release does not look anything like the cover that you purchased. I'm betting it is a 1980 (first) US release, and you got a great deal on it at $50.00. Upgrading your Stephen Stills I for $9.00 is icing on the cake. You scored some great listening there with that . Great to bring new vinyl into the fold ! ......Enjoy !
 
Whoaa. Even a blind monkey types a word every now and then. And yes, the used Sanders album is absolutely mint - cover and vinyl. Thanks for that info. I'm wondering if it got played past the first three minutes of side one.

It's pretty dense, melodically speaking. I think I'm going to have to dip my toes into the water listening to the Paris concert first.
 
This one’s for you Joe,
Set the Model One Time Machine to 1977 and this Alan Parsons Project LP popped up.
I wore out the original I purchased 48 years ago, and bought this one in 2013.
As with most MOV vinyl this one is superb, and really brings back a lot of great
memories, truly a time capsule for me. I can't help but smile when I listen to this LP :D.


The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
MOVLP888 – Music On Vinyl
Deluxe Legacy 35th Anniversary Edition
Original 1977 Recording Remastered 2013
2nd LP is unreleased material from 1977
Stereo – 180 gram -- 2 X LP set

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