Finally! I Am So Happy To Introduce This

If you want to join the Original Buyers Club click here:
/ @michael45rpm

[@Michael45RPM]

If you want to Join the Original Buyers Club please make sure you choose this Option (Original Buyers Club). If you are already a Member cancel and then join the Buyers Club!

[@ab2abblank607]

I have the perfect OG solution, Michael. The record producers could easily make what I would call Original Pressing Replicas (OPR's). OPR's could be specifically remastered to sound exactly like the original. Speaking of Blue Note, I know Joe Harley isn't particularly keen on verbatim copies but there is a growing segment of the vinyl community that prefer the OG's as witnessed by the exorbitant premiums they pay. For example, Blue Note could do away with the Classic Line and offer OPR's (OG replicas) and Tone Poets (Audiophiles). Both would sell like hot cakes and you would see the current extortionist OG price premiums drop like a rock. Of course this approach would be applauded more favorable by the music loving/listening crowd, more than the so-called collectors who are commoditizing vinyl media. Smh. The new race to the bottom. Anyway, press OPR's and take my money!

[@mortenchristensen1613]

@@kyles7087 same here. Where can we sign up to join the buyers club ?

[@mortenchristensen1613]

When i press the Join the club button - nothing happens. Maybe the button is not working ??

[@kyles7087]

@@mortenchristensen1613 check the video description, click the link, worked for me! Thanks Michael, happy to support your channel and be in the buyers club

[@mortenchristensen1613]

@@kyles7087 now the button is working. Did not work yesterday. Ok Fine now.

[@novisnick6928]

Txs so very much for all your efforts Michael

[@TheGlawton]

Great work, Michael. Your support of the community is outstanding. Thanks.

[@stevendownes9151]

Amazing Michael! Wow how exciting! Finally somebody we can trust. THANK YOU

[@johns126]

Michael I salute you for having a go and help people access guaranteed excellent quality vinyl - all the best with the endeavour.

[@johnt8710]

This sounds very exciting. I look forward to seeing how this unfolds. A network of solid international dealers would be of great value to me.

[@Daniel-hk3ru]

Been an audiophile for thirty-years and look forward to becoming apart of this Original Buyers Group. For myself this will be most importantly a great learning experience and direction in expanding my vinyl library.

[@1009614162]

Thanks Michael! Joined the Club!

[@downtowndesign]

Buyers Club is the perfect name for. There are collectors who love to search and hunt for their items, and there are buyers who just want to throw money after it.

[@stanlukaszuk1363]

Great idea Michael! Thanks very much for doing this. Looking forward to buying UK originals such as Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stones etc from an honest reliable seller

[@AudioExplorer]

Thank you for organizing this for the community. I’m really excited about having the opportunity to get great OG records from a trusted source. Vielen dank!

[@BradVinylRush]

Awesome Michael! Thanks so much for doing this - I'm in! Looking forward to instructions on how to submit a wish list!

[@TheVinylSalute]

Fantastic Michael, you are doing great work for the community.

[@jackshort5616]

This is next level stuff! thanks Michael it's greatly appreciated

[@jameshandy1250]

Best wishes for the success of the Buyers Club. Thank you Michael for all you do.

[@markwallis1454]

If this monthly subscription is paying for all the work involved in tracking down these pressings wouldn’t it make more sense to add an admin fee to each purchase. This way you are only paying for the service when it is used otherwise you are being charged when not using the service.

[@simonossitt2541]

That was the crux of my comment that vanished Mark. Putting the name of this dealer behind a pay wall, rather than just sharing his business name left a bit of a sour taste. I'm happy to share names whenever I find a good dealer, tried to get something similar going on Michael's Discord channel. Unfortunately it never grew any legs.

[@puttyputty123]

I wonder what happened to Discogs? When Michael made his first complaints about Discogs a little while back I was wondering really what he was talking about since I have mostly good experience with Discogs. The last 3-4 months it seems like a lot of "good" records have really dried up and you end up buying from buyers that have no clue about grading records. Last record I bought was a very good+/Near Mint graded record (Michael Jackson - Off The Wall) that looked like it had been in a bar fight. This is not the only case lately.

[@thomascars1]

This is why you ask for photos of the record. If you dont get any, dont buy it

[@paulspanbauer4125]

And make sure you leave accurate comments. If a dealer gives you mis-graded records it’s important for other buyers to know…

[@youngbuckster]

Dude I literally paid 50 bucks for a near mint version of (EPC 83468) I believe it is the first UK pressing, not sure. But the same thing happened to me. No scratches but It looked like a radio station played it with a DJ cart over, and over again (bad case of wear). Was really bummed since my other copy is a VG+. I can forsure agree that Off The Wall is a hard one to find, US FE 35745 pitman especially!! The seller did not like my feedback either, but maybe he should of thought about that before charging 50 dollars for a chewed up piece of plastic. Hopefully, more people can be aware of this. Also try to buy from sellers with 100% positive feedback.

[@puttyputty123]

@@thomascars1 True, this seems to be the only way now. Hopefully paypal protection work well with vinyl as well. But after buying hundreds of records there, from reputable buyers, I have virtually had no issues up to now.

[@puttyputty123]

@@paulspanbauer4125 Yes, very important!

[@bradspinsvinylinorando5175]

I am very excited for this.. especially if you find a source in the US for some original 90s stuff.

[@davidgow9457]

Hi Michael, good idea but given that clean original pressings for many titles are in limited supply this will only push prices up. Best to use your influence to get record companies to reissue all analogue re-pressings at reasonable prices. The Blue Note Classics series is a good model to follow. This applies to rock and jazz - different for classical music where clean originals are in good supply for many titles.

[@seamuscolgan7654]

Great idea Michael 👍 I guess like most here, I have been very lucky and very unlucky with my Discogs purchases. It's best to complain straight away and get their customer services involved if they don't reply. In one instance, the sellers account got blocked until the issue was dealt with and in the end the shipping cost was paid back. In another case they agreed to repay 100% because the supposedly NM/M album was only VG. I kept the record too.

[@harrykain285]

Micheal this is great,I live in the middle of nowhere USA,thank you for this I'm joining

[@Michael45RPM]

Welcome :-)

[@drumvc8060]

Outstanding, absolutely brilliant; I hope all works out well - heading off to join. Thanks Micheal. I have learnt so much here, great forum, hope to be able to contribute sometime.

[@davidlawrence79]

Thank you Michael!!

[@Jakeross123]

Great stuff! I hope your man can find enough originals to service the demand. 👍

[@JimmyV1530]

Michael, you have been busy - great news for all interested. Well Done.

[@liammolyneuxmusic]

Michael signed up ,thank you my friend ✊

[@liammolyneuxmusic]

Michael excuse my language Sign me fucking up 😂. Absolutely brilliant my friend 🙌🙌

[@Michael45RPM]

Thanks Liam means a lot that you say that ....

[@roslanrahman2935]

Hi Michael, I’m from Malaysia and I just signed up..Thank you for the great initiative!

[@edgarrivera7607]

Thanks Michael! This is a brilliant idea of yours! Signed up!

[@vinyljoe8861]

This is fabulous. I will love to have access to your German krautrock albums.

[@TheNorliss]

Great idea, Michael. The way the world is right now, we could do with something to cheer!

[@Dafalex22]

"OH, THE HUMANITY"..........the melodrama........I thought you were going to announce SOME THING of importance that might save mankind.....like free tickets to the next VinylCon convention where you dress up as a '45 record with those cartoon glasses of yours!! How an adult person can foster such a lifestyle and actually have "followers" absolutely astounds me. But hey, to each his own................I can only shake my head.

[@about.the.music...]

45 RPM Audiophile you are very transparent yourself regarding our passion--and this is appreciated. I will join. I too am frustrated with inaccurate grading, descriptions, and poor packaging from Discogs/eBay... (and split seams from Vinyl Me Please's flimsy boxes on the reissue front but that is off topic)

[@Kevin_Hanrahan]

Michael, I love this idea. I’m happy to give it a try and see how it goes. Worst case scenario I support a great channel. I’ll sign up this weekend. 🙂

[@kensileo8793]

Michael, you are doing a great service for the vinyl community.Good luck with it. Unfortunately I have to pare down as I have no now room.

[@markcarrington8565]

Awesome stuff, Michael. Joined the club.

[@19lmsp]

Thank you for going above and beyond for the VC!

[@TractorCountdown]

Good work, Michael, and here's to every success with the enterprise.

[@rufus_the_cat]

Dear Michael, please don't say that we have to cancel and re-join. When I go to the link you provided there is a button that says "upgrade" i just push that button and choose the buyers club and now I am even more cooler than I was before. It even pro-rated my member fee from what I already payed. I hope I can get some classical albums from this and also a German only soundtrack that I want.

[@allenc5150]

Hi, Michael. I’ve signed up - can you do another video or comment here about exactly how it works? Is there a google doc or other methods for requests?

[@Michael45RPM]

i will do a Stream tomorrow Craig will be Q&A about it

[@rawheadjim]

I didn't even get halfway through your video before joining! The subscription price of $4.99 is well worth it. I've spent a lot off ebay and discogs trying to get original pressings and it's a real crap-shoot. Most of the time I've been disappointed with overpriced/overrated vinyl copies that are full of crackles and pops. Besides the overpriced vinyl, the $30-$40 euro or pound shipping cost is a real nightmare. Knowing you can source good condition originals for us is a godsend, you are doing us a real solid sir!

[@darrenlund3835]

Looks like an interesting idea; years ago in the UK I sold many of my original pressings including DSOTM 1st Pressing :-((( what was I thinking? Now in Germany I'm trying to find them again!!! If anybody out there has a copy of Her Mystery Not Of High Heels by J Richman would be nice to hear 🙂

[@kiel-tube4394]

To make a long story short: I am in!

[@Michael45RPM]

😎

[@martinproietti]

Awesome idea ...just joined. I guess more will come on the actual mechanism of all of it!

[@thoronmetal108]

Hi Michael! I joined the OBC...looking forward to my first bought record...Thank you kindly.

[@Michael45RPM]

Ha! cool.. will be fun!

[@thoronmetal108]

@@Michael45RPM First on my wishlist is a nice Wish You Were here . Ha.

[@kyles7087]

This is outstanding Michael! Thank you so much for your generosity and persistence to make this happen!

[@seekingathread]

I will try it. I can absolutely recommend the dealer Black Plastic in Germany. I've bought many excellent originals from them and always packed well and graded accordingly. Do not know if they play grade though

[@northcarolinavinylpicker]

I’m very happy for you , searching out OG’s.

[@liammolyneuxmusic]

I’m an OBC member & proud 🙌

[@Michael45RPM]

😂

[@andrehb]

Finally a reliable source for my favorite Beyonce albums

[@Michael45RPM]

:-)

[@kiel-tube4394]

F**k! This is a big announcement, Michael 45! You're the man!

[@LifelongMusicJunkie]

I am not sure if it was your live stream with Chad or on Rachel's post-stream show with Chad, but he said that he always wants AP's versions to beat the originals (which in my mind means that the mastering engineer is changing something). Your journey has started with audiophile pressings and are now leaning towards originals, and most of your comparison videos favor the original. Will Chad want you to compare his AP against the OG and will you still be friends if you become an "OG" only type guy? 😊 That is a rhetorical question and not a truly serious question regarding friends! I wish you the best luck on your venture. Of my 900 vinyl albums, the first 550 are the original pressings from Canada (not country of origin unless a Canadian artist) and my current path is to buy good sounding music, even if that is a Mofi. The Eagles One-Steps sound great to my ears, and not bright! Chad said that if it's too bright, it would drive people from the room! Cheers

[@haroldm4600]

This is an intriguing proposition and I really appreciate the effort it must have taken and will continue to take to make happen. Also, the generosity of Michael to share his access to these services with his community while I believe most would either keep it to themselves or seek to profit from it somehow. I don't believe there's been any mention of prices paid for the recent OG acquisitions that have been shown. Of course the price of any particular record will be determined by it's scarcity, demand and condition but is there any approximation or estimate of the costs we're to expect? Are we talking about hundreds of dollars per record or more?

[@Michael45RPM]

i think discogs price are a goo base, i am very happy with his pricing

[@clumsiloe]

Whilst Michael hasn’t mentioned the cost of some of the obviously very expensive records (let’s assume they are super spendy, if you want one you have to have a lot of money), but for some of these like Rage In Eden Michael said it was about £5, then you have taxes and delivery… I’m in the UK and fortunately the vast majority of records I want are actually British in origin.

[@aronsin7777]

I am also very intrigued by this Original Buyers Club idea. But I am not sure I fully understand it. I have great respect for Michael and his channel + see the overwhelming enthousiasm, so I might be missing something 🙂 Here are my questions: 1/ Are you imagining that, to keep shipping cost down, Original Buyers Club members from a same area team up in the order process? Say I want 1 vinyl and I am in no hurry… Will I state my order and wait until there is a significant order from members in the Paris area to get it (even if that means going into town to someone’s place to retrieve it)? Or is this due to stay an individual purchase? 2/ I don’t know how large David’s collection is, but isn’t there a risk that a larger group of us will quickly buy him dry of good OG? Will the club be looking for other quality suppliers in the same country? Or is it that David’s role is to hunt the Uk market for the reference one of us has put in the online Excel? 3/ When you say it will be Discog prices, what do you mean? I typically like to get « a good deal », like buying a near mint pressing with imperfect sleeve for an average price. Is this not the place for this? 4/ Do you plan on there being any buying/selling/trading done between Original Buyers Club members? Not just « top-down »… I have OGs that I’d be willing to trade/sell to local members… This is the type of community that is missing too. Now, maybe I am making this more complicated than it is :-) I hope my questions are pertinent. Either way, I love what you do. Thank you!

[@bigsweetc6]

What are you talking about? Of course he’s profiting. Michael’s literally just putting you in touch with a few private sellers. For this he’s getting nearly 400 people a month to pay him 5 euros. Good racket!

[@gytrplr]

Not in my pocket book but awesome that you are sharing this while us all. Do k ow if it is editing or you have gotten better but sound good man 👍

[@PTW91]

Great work Michael. Joined the club. Can't wait to see what's in store.

[@Michael45RPM]

in a way every british pressing you want... and more to come ....

[@rastheike4329]

@@Michael45RPM Getting every British pressing is Cockaigne. :-) ❤️Heike

[@mpi5850]

Original Buyers Club….snore. This is typical audiophile behaviour - I now have access to fantastic new re-issues = too easy, so let’s jump down a new rabbit hole. Sorry, but originals do not always, or even in most cases, sound better than modern pressings. You are starting to come across like a businessman Michael. I enjoyed this channel much more when you were just a casual reviewer. Now, too many videos.

[@Mabuhay_Ka]

I disagree, originals and first pressing sound much better than current reissues in most cases. I have sold many reissues after getting first pressing because the reissue was ok if you never heard the original. I really feel like the labels are very lazy about quality now for reissues except for a couple labels I like.

[@jayzeeshawn]

i think I upgraded to the buyer's club.

[@Mongodaze234]

Very generous outing! Fingers crossed we don’t trip over ourselves…

[@steverobinson939]

Very interesting development. I look forward to placing my first order!!

[@adamphillips6865]

Best of luck to you Michael!

[@GustavoTrillo]

Wonderful announcement Michael 👏🙌🎉

[@rastheike4329]

Michael, you set yourself spezial requirements for the execution of the assignment. A first edition club. The original. This is unique. Just awesome. Outstanding performance. Gigantic. ❤️Heike My first and superlative club membership, which I now belong to. :-) However, I still don't have a concrete picture of the sequence. What will be the individual stages of the process? From the beginning to the end!

[@Michael45RPM]

Maybe i do a livestream on Monday to answer questions

[@heikerast4968]

@@Michael45RPM OK. :-)

[@rastheike4329]

@@Michael45RPM That is a very good idea. I'm sure there will be some other unanswered questions. This is very helpful for making a decision. :-)

[@thoronmetal108]

Great. 🙏 Thank you.

[@davidbarnes3232]

Very interesting. And interested. Just need to see how his progresses as a I would have several questions. Some of which have been asked by others

[@Bsuhbsuybsiuhdiu288]

If I subscribe to the original buyers club, can I watch past live shows?

[@Michael45RPM]

yes you would find them under the Member tab Manuel

[@volkhardruhs7662]

What did I say yesterday? 😉 Ohhhh? I am gooood. No. I just can listen. My job for 40 Years. Reading between the lines. But I had this discussion with some guys here. But Michael is into the matter for a long time. So. He is very well placed. Even living in Düsseldorf.

[@maztema2288]

Just joined. Now I just have to figure out how to order an OG Lee Morgan Search for new land

[@bassbymichele]

Wow Michael! Will it basically be a network of serious sellers to give more access to clean vintage pressings? I have a few ogs I need to find. If it will be something like this I am signing in. Let me know thanks!

[@Michael45RPM]

yes thats what this is mainly about

[@bassbymichele]

@@Michael45RPM Will we be able to close the subscription once we find what we are looking for? thanks again

[@attherockshow8902]

Thanks Michael! No brainer!

[@MichaelRobinson-ob1oz]

Thanks for all your efforts…$4.99 seems reasonable for the opportunity to get access to original pressings

[@enolcmelca]

Thanks!

[@deadquietvinyl]

🤩 in the community service!

[@rega1039]

Im in 😊, thanks Michael 45

[@davidpetersen7091]

Great idea. Mr. Pete-------> aging hippie

[@kieronkelly959]

Joined up. Just wondering when or how do we get Dave’s email. I have some requests ready to go. Thanks Michael 👍

[@Michael45RPM]

at the 1st livestram of the club prob. 30th of october .. so very soon

[@kieronkelly959]

Sounds good. I’m in Australia so shipping can be a killer. This will be great for us down here to place a larger order to cut the costs down.

[@SublimMedia]

Awesome. And OGs = Welcome to the dark side 😂😂

[@sbhand5740]

Michael is this initially limited to specific geographic regions? Since David is in the UK, will he ship to other countries such as the US? Same for your possible German vinyl dealers?

[@Michael45RPM]

No it i not limited to certain Regions all are welcome :-)

[@birgirhannesson4060]

Tom Port will love this

[@Michael45RPM]

let him :-)

[@birgirhannesson4060]

@@Michael45RPM anyway, great idea. Joined the club

[@Michael45RPM]

Welcome

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

😆

[@maxhirsch7035]

Would Dave or others know and have access to great classical pressings as well? My listening is about 40% classical music, 40% classic rock, and 20% other - jazz, world, r & b, the 'soundtrack genre,' etc. Please clarify if you can on this matter, thanks.

[@Michael45RPM]

his origins are classical 1st pressings Max

[@maxhirsch7035]

@@Michael45RPM Ok, thanks for that clarification.

[@kernowvideosolutions]

Great work Michael!

[@nickghough]

Fantastic work Michael. Thanks for your kind efforts. Much appreciated. Since I can’t contact you directly - may I ask you something. I always admire your perfect record storage. I asked you before where they come from and you said you had them fabricated in Germany. Can you kindly tell me a bit more (if you don’t mind sharing - and sorry for several questions - please ignore if you don’t have time! ) - are they made in a single piece or do they come apart? Are they steel? Have you had them powder coated? What do you find to be the optimal width of each section? I am about to install new storage and would love to replicate your set up if I could find a fabricator in the uk. If you don’t mind revealing who made them I could contact them direct and see if they would ship to the uk. Thank you. Once again just ignore this if you’re too busy - I totally understand! Nick

[@Michael45RPM]

they are Black Steel and come in one Part Nick

[@nickghough]

@@Michael45RPM I think maybe shipping that from Germany would be a challenge! Thanks

[@Souldisco]

Hallo Michael, das ist wirklich großartig. Da ich im Bereich Soul und Disco unterwegs bin, liegt mein Focus in den USA. Wenn du diesen Markt Safe hast, bin ich sofort dabei. So einen Service habe ich schon immer gesucht.

[@Michael45RPM]

du bit jederzeit herzlich willkommen Nadine

[@Souldisco]

@@Michael45RPM by the way. Der Preis für so einen Club ist Mega. Das was du da aufgestellt ist, ist nicht ohne massiven Aufwand möglich, daher ist der Preis wirklich großartig.

[@davidheafield1436]

I think your trying to explain that you’ve just invented the wheel

[@Michael45RPM]

i would not get this far :-)

[@martinlagunga]

servus michael, ich war mitglied, habe mich nun abgemeldet (wie beschrieben), nur wo kann ich mich jetzt zum buyers club anmelden??? meine mitgliedschaft läuft noch bis zum 08.11…. cheers, martin - btw: TOP IDEA!!! 😎🤙🏼

[@Michael45RPM]

klick den link in der videobechreibung und wähle Original Buyers Club aus

[@Unpreeeedictable]

Michael, apologies but I am unclear on how this works. As I understand it, your UK contact, David, will chase down an exact copy of the record I am looking for, including the exact matrix number (meaning I have control over choice of pressing plant for the OG pressing?) In terms of pricing, will David base off of Discogs pricing of a comparable pressing? Or does he take his cost and add a fixed premium (in which case how do I know what his cost was?) I like the idea but Discogs works well for me, even though I realize the platform takes a cut (8%?) Thanks.

[@Michael45RPM]

he will be around the discog price.. at least it was this way so far. And yes you can pick title matrix etc

[@enolcmelca]

I will be visiting Berlin soon. Can't can you comment on the most important Krautrock releases where the original pressing will be the most important but also possibly reasonably priced? any record store recommendations in Berlin for German issues of the Beatles?

[@bobbycampbell9155]

I’m viewing this on my iPad and I cannot fathom how to join. Is there a link I’m missing?

[@Michael45RPM]

right in the Video description Bobby

[@bobbycampbell9155]

@@Michael45RPM thank you Michael. I figured it out. Old brain :-)

[@pbfitzy]

I'm all in....

[@revelry1969]

I joined quickly

[@VUmeters]

Just a quick heads up. I was already a subscriber, but I had to cancel and rejoin the OG Buyers Club. There wasn't an upgrade option for my membership.

[@Michael45RPM]

ah ok thx for the Info VU Meters

[@JBLClassic]

I cancelled, but can’t find an option to rejoin

[@VUmeters]

@@JBLClassic I canceled and refreshed the membership page. Then the options to join, including the OG Buyers Club, were on the refreshed page. I also did all this on the site because I couldn't on the iPhone app.

[@grahaminkpen5436]

Joined. Great idea

[@leon9021]

I dont quite understand what it is we are buying here exactly. A private auction?

[@Michael45RPM]

if you have time watch tomorrow livestream

[@MrTravisg]

Looking Forward

[@grantzero]

Okay. I am in

[@jamesoneil9757]

Woo Hoo!

[@gerygee6366]

Sounds really interesting. Great job! But I have one question. You mentiont, that we can save shipping costs. So will you first get the ordered records and send it to me when Im living in germany?

[@Michael45RPM]

no Dave will send them to you Gery

[@gerygee6366]

That´s great. Thank you so much with all the effort you put into your channel. Only for this, I have to support you. In a way you where the reason why I started collecting vinyl. I ´m quit new in vinyl but the recommendations you gave where always great!

[@chrismcc5255]

Good luck.

[@coley1skipton]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@rich.muzzaman]

I am confused as to what your selling

[@Michael45RPM]

what i not clear?

[@rich.muzzaman]

@@Michael45RPM sorry Micheal but I'm not sure exactly what the offering is. Are you curating the best pressings/ hot stampers?

[@vinyljoe8861]

Subscribed

[@kevinjaffe747]

Sorry I guess I’m the only one, but where do I go to join? Is there a link that Can be sent? And after I join a pay money, what will be the next step?

[@Michael45RPM]

click here kzbin.info/door/c1G...