The Rarest Tool Vinyl LP Record in The WORLD!!! Unreleased Classic Records Test Pressing

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[jamesoloughlin]

Tool even has a Aenima t-shirt on their site with a “Where’s the vinyl?” cartoon. They know and a repress is coming. When? ToolTime.

[SpirallingOut]

The album that started my love of music. Hoping for a complete discography box set repress one day.

[Yeshuahanozri]

$3000 on a sealed Classic Records pressing. You're a high-rolling gambler, Mike!

[ParallelUniversity]

I never understood the appeal of Tool, but the people who love them REALLY love them

[ryanw]

I like how Mike is open about mentioning the prices he paid. Everyone else seems to get deals on everything or find the rarest records in odd places. I do appreciate his honesty.

[sandyfader]

Mike you should take a 2 hour road-trip to Maynard’s record store, with your copies in tow and see if you can find out what’s up with the reissue situation of Aenima/Tool in general. Let me know how it turns out 😊.

[davidhatfield]

I truly enjoy watching these videos every Thursday morning, and have expanded my love of jazz from Mike's suggestions. I've probably ordered at least two dozen or more records from TIG in 2023. Great online shopping experience. Thanks, Mike.

[astracax]

Wow. You really got the Classic test press of it. Expensive but it'll only go up I think. Awesome album. The fact that it hasn't been reissued is criminal. In my opinion their best and a classic.

Imagine if Analogue Productions did a UHQR of this, since they use Classic plates. For £150 I'd still probably buy it. I doubt that this would ever happen though. Let's just hope that if and when it gets reissued, it gets justice. Mastered by Bellman, Gray, Grundman etc.

[jimtrott]

You lucky mug! I finally saw something you added to your collection that I'm actually jealous of! Take good care of those beauties

[dominamatrix]

Rich guy buys up all the auction vinyl. Big fat news. 🙄

[alexanderfisher]

Merry Christmas to you all from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[s.t.e.r.e.o.]

I pulled my copy out that I got at a Tower Outlet to see if I still had the receipt. Yep 7.99. When I got back into vinyl and started adding titles to Discogs (during covid) this was probably the 10th one added not knowing it was a grail and was blown away on what it was going for.

[BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Wow Mike that’s definitely a record that needs a repress pronto …it’s been on my wantlist for so long as well.😢

[leeving]

I bought my original copy in that September time frame prior to the October CD release. Played it non-stop in my dorm room.

[Billygk]

Tecccchically there are 3 official versions….
1st 1996 Zoo&BMG logos w/ barcode 614223114415. 140g with faint labels.
2nd 1996 Zoo logo w/ barcode 614223108711. 140g with darker and clear labels
3rd Zoo logo. 200g with darker/clear labels. barcode 614223114514.

All have the same dead wax, so you’d assume they all sound the same.
I had a used VG/VG+ first and now have NM never played(by original owner) 3rd and both sound fantastic. Idk what what your set up is but these sound amazing.
I do prefer the 3rd, and there is a general consensus that the 3rd is the preferred and rarer pressing.

[nicholasdoheny]

Fascinating video Mike. I’ve been huge into digging into the history of Classic Records involvement in the pressing of the original Aenimas and the story you told here is what I had always heard as well. They were the ones who pressed the original Aenima and then formed Classic Records and were going to reissue it themselves on the Classic Records label. The part you left out is that they were also responsible for the 1996/97 Undertow pressings that came out. Also pressed on the Zoo label the Undertow and Aenima pressings have similar sleeve, inner sleeve and label designs and similar matrices. Also those 1996 Undertow pressings sound markedly better than the later Volcano pressings of Undertow. It always stood to reason since they are so similar and sound so good and came out the same year (1996) that Classic Records also did the Undertow pressings.

[danieldevlin]

it's not up to Maynard, other member(s) are more difficult. here's hoping for a 45 rpm 3xLP one day before we die.

[RTRRV]

That's bonkers.. Think I'll just rough it out and wait for the reissue. It's bound to come sooner or later! 🤞😬🤞

[nothingimportant]

I know that Tool has a long and storied legal history with their previous label, which may be a factor on why it hasn’t been repressed. They might not own the master tape like they do with their others, which keeps it not in print.

[chkchrycla]

I love my bootleg. Sounds great. $55...Price was right too.