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It does seem like my collection is worth more than I've paid for it which is great.
For me, vinyl is such a tactile media. I want the 'most tactile' experience if I'm going to shell out money. That might be interesting coloured vinyl or more things that come with it. Just makes the effort of playing vinyl more worthwhile.
Otherwise, I'll just use Tidal or buy FLAC versions of albums.
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I think we've had the discussion in this thread before about the coloured versions being risky in terms of sound quality.
My buying focus for vinyl is on Analogue Productions & Speakers Corner releases, some limited versions of contemporary releases, 12" Techno, Jungle, D&B, Breakbeat, 7" Funk/Soul edits & Hip Hop + a few compilations of soul, African jazz, world music. Everything else I stick with streaming or CD/SACD.
I've got the late 60's to 90's rock covered for my own taste with some originals and some reissues. What I've found hard is picking contemporary winners from pre-release material, it's much easier to judge the market for a reissue than a new release.
Airhead
It seems like a good policy. It's certainly been working for me in terms of value. I do prefer the gatefold versions for ease of handling.