Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
This album has been on my vinyl wishlist ever since I got my turntable. It hasn't however been high enough on my priority list for me to feel like going through the trouble of ordering a copy. However, when I came across the LP while browsing my local record store's vinyl section, I immediately grabbed it for myself. I've never been the biggest fan of Coldplay but this album I've always liked a lot ever since it came out. The packaging of this vinyl issue is also very nice. I can't speak for the sound, for I haven't heard the record yet, but I'm hoping it isn't as compressed as its CD counterpart.
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
[Mobile Fidelity silver label numbered limited edition LP]
I believe I have heard the name Sisters of Mercy somewhere but I've never actually listened to their music. When I saw this MoFi silver label issue at my record store I returned home with the Coldplay record above and took a quick listen to this album on Spotify. The music reminded me a lot of The Cure, a group whose music from the early 80s I greatly enjoy (Seventeen Seconds, Faith, Pornography), so I went back today and snatched the rare treat for myself. This is my first silver label release, so I hope the difference to regular "premium" MoFi releases isn't noticeable. This was cut with the same system I believe, pressed at RTI and all that jazz. The packaging is a noticeable step down from MoFi's normally so wonderfully thick jackets, some of the best I've ever come across.