Which is better, local LPs with PARI logo or those without?

[johnlen]

i am getting confused, somewhere i've read that those with PARI logo are better (sounding), and then some would say that those pre-PARI era LPs are the ones to grab.

which is which?

[KD]

Buy the music, not the label.

There are those who say early PARI were made with recycled vinyl, but I have bought some of those which are relatively noise-free.

[arnoldc]

agree, i have pre-PARI and PARI that sounds great. my reader's digest is pre PARI, ganda! my maria cafra and asin is PARI, maganda pa din.

i have a us pressing that really sucks.

i really like that KD! buy the music, not the label...

so ayaw mo pala ng mga 6 eyes, 2 eyes, A&M nine-o'clock, etc.

[KD]

There are exceptions to every rule.

[johnlen]

There are exceptions to every rule.

sabi na nga ba eh

[KD]

Seriously, there are local issues (OPM, etc) which were released only in PARI form. So wala tayong choice. Kung maganda naman yung music, bilhin na rin diba?

[dinolara]

Personally, I try to avoid those PARI labels. Generally, those record have bad quality. But they are not bad as in not listenable, bad only if you compare.

Bottom line. If you really like the music, buy it. Then replace it when a better one comes along. Then give those LP with PARI labels to us.

[Audio_Tyro]

OT... Local LP versus Imported Ceedee ? Which is better?

[stereophile]

Basta makinis: GRAB the LP! LP Piranha ka na. We are small fishes in a big ocean of LPs...

[johnlen]

Seriously, there are local issues (OPM, etc) which were released only in PARI form. So wala tayong choice. Kung maganda naman yung music, bilhin na rin diba?

i totally agree!

[discophile]

what year did the 1st PARI issues came out??

[KD]

zach would know. I'm guessing around 1972.

[discophile]

zach would know. I'm guessing around 1972.

1972 would be quite too early...im thinking mga 1978 when the recording industry was heavily commercialized and Cassette Tapes and Disco music was in bloom.

pansin ko lang sa "PARI logo" Lps, much thinner compared to the thick "Pre PARI logo" Lps na halos warp-proof na...specially the ones made by mareco and villar.

[KD]

Hmm...it could be even later than we thought. I just played a 1979 album by Poussez (disco) - local pressing by Vicor. No PARI logo on this one.

[maxwellhertz]

i am getting confused, somewhere i've read that those with PARI logo are better (sounding), and then some would say that those pre-PARI era LPs are the ones to grab.

which is which?

Newbie here. I'm confused, too. Most of my records are local, ok naman.

[stereophile]

Buy the music, not the label.

There are those who say early PARI were made with recycled vinyl, but I have bought some of those which are relatively noise-free.

You should follow the wisdom of our analog statesman KD! If you like it, and can't get an import, then buy it. What I did notice is that a lot of the pre-PARI local LPs had thicker vinyl(and consequently: thicker grooves). Some, even had US covers. More modern pressings can only be found in the PARI era.

My thoughts about this: Many times, you cannot get an import copy of the LP you want. Sometimes you just have to make do with a local copy. If it's mint or sealed(barring warpage) then that's a blessing. It may not hold up against an import, but at least you have something to play while waiting for 'the better copy'. Plaka pa rin yan!

[marbinism]

Buy the music, not the label.

There are those who say early PARI were made with recycled vinyl, but I have bought some of those which are relatively noise-free.

You should follow the wisdom of our analog statesman KD! If you like it, and can't get an import, then buy it. What I did notice is that a lot of the pre-PARI local LPs had thicker vinyl(and consequently: thicker grooves). Some, even had US covers. More modern pressings can only be found in the PARI era.

My thoughts about this: Many times, you cannot get an import copy of the LP you want. Sometimes you just have to make do with a local copy. If it's mint or sealed(barring warpage) then that's a blessing. It may not hold up against an import, but at least you have something to play while waiting for 'the better copy'. Plaka pa rin yan!

very well said