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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.
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There's definitely a risk. I've got the ultra limited edition, numbered, release of Amen Dunes - Freedom. Probably my favourite release of the last 5 years. The sound quality is complete trash. Unlistenable. Still had to have that version though.
Most seem to be okay though. The orange / black marbled ltd edition of King Krule - The Ooz is excellent quality.
Soul
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.