Before comparing prices, decide what matters most for this purchase. You may want the quietest playback, the original cover, a specific mix, a first-era pressing, or simply a playable copy at a sensible cost.
Those goals can point to different records.
A new LP may avoid years of groove wear, but it can still have a manufacturing flaw or a warped disc.
An older copy may sound excellent, while another from the same period may have been played heavily and stored poorly.
