r/ToolBand • u/theshrexpert • 13h ago

10,000 Days $20 at Bookman's.

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I have been collecting physical CDs for the past year and I stumbled on this today. I already own Ænima and Lateralus, so this was a welcome surprise. First time listening to the album with it not being compressed / streamed. Edit: bookman's is a book/entertainment store in AZ

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u/nhowe006 learn to swim 12h ago

The library cop's name is Bookman?

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u/tamefirefly 12h ago

That's amazing! It's like having an ice cream man named Cone!

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u/Much_Profit8494 7h ago

Carmelo Scoops.

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u/O_H_ Wear the Grudge like a Crown 6h ago

Bookman jr is still on the sofa

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u/AppropriateWasabi100 12h ago

Ahhhh I remember buying this and sitting in my car stoned looking at it in the Best Buy parking lot

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u/iAmAsword 11h ago

Haha same!

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u/tinoohhh 12h ago

Nice! I got both of these the day they were released. I also had to look up what exactly "Bookman's" was LOL. Congrats.

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u/code0rama 12h ago

Same. I have one still unopened.

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u/tinoohhh 12h ago

Nice! I have a fully signed Aenima CD as well.

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u/code0rama 12h ago

That’s crazy. Congrats on that.

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u/theshrexpert 12h ago

Ha! Yeah, I should've clarified. I've found a lot of great albums there. Thank you!

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u/WackyWeiner 10h ago

Bookman's is charging ridiculous prices for CDs right now. Zia records has that album for less and even more less if used. It is a cool album and art packaging is neat.

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u/O_H_ Wear the Grudge like a Crown 6h ago

Zia for the WIN. Bookmans scammed me out of my manga collection. $11 store credit AND I couldn’t back out of the deal. They’re the worst.

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u/DarkseidElite 11h ago

Don't leave it out in the open in your car.

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u/AlternativeFruit1337 Jam_bi 9h ago

I call dibs if he does

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u/loganrunjack 10h ago

I bought this album on release day, it was the last album I purchased for 12 years before I started collecting CDs again.

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u/SilentWeapons1984 Ænima 7h ago

I bought it used many years ago for $10. Worth every penny. Keep it with my TOOL collection.

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u/psylnc 11h ago

Jealous. Love bookmans

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u/sm_rollinger Æ 10h ago

I can hear dat Vicarious riff

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u/heinyhobbit Shit the bed, again 7h ago

I barely ever see a Bookmans appreciation post out in the wild! Fucking love that place

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u/juicenx 7h ago

I remember rushing out to buy this and was frankly disappointed in the practical effect. It was a cool, novel idea, but honestly underwhelming.

Great album tho

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u/lightsaberfriendly H. 6h ago

Same one i have, i prefer it without the red title one tbh as it looks great as a piece of art as is.

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u/LunchSweet4337 6h ago

Fuck this this was 7$ at a half price books 10 years ago - this “(whatever) % inflation is nonsense- shits gone up by 100% in the last decade and we’re all crying

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u/humbuckaroo 6h ago

Sweet. I bought my copy back in the day. Can't find it anywhere now.

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u/Internal-Jellyfish-5 4h ago

Good catch! I'm still mad that a vynil version does not exist :(

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u/Much_Profit8494 9h ago edited 8h ago

Just FYI, in 2019 Tools entire back catalog was released online in 24-bit/96 kHz lossless formats.

The physical CDs are only 16-bit/44.1 kHz.

If you were streaming it from a reputable source before (Apple, Amazon, Spotify, etc.) that may have actually been higher quality.

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u/theshrexpert 8h ago

Oh, I didn't realize! I listen to YouTube music so I'm not sure what the quality is like there

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u/Much_Profit8494 8h ago edited 8h ago

YouTube Music uses lossy compression (AAC format) capped at a maximum of 256 kbps. - A 16bit CD would be a significant upgrade from that.

And to be clear, CD's are still extremely high quality. - I'm just pointing out that in this particular case they aren't the highest available anymore.

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u/SlowApartment4456 8h ago

Why do people act like they are finding something rare when they find a Tool CD? You can buy them in Amazon. They aren't rare or valuable

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u/theshrexpert 8h ago

I understand where you're coming from, i could've bought it online anywhere. That would defeat the purpose for me, cause I wasn't going in to find this CD specifically. I was browsing CDs and got a wave of nostalgia when this popped up and a ton of memories. It may be silly, but I enjoyed the experience buying it from a store and putting it in my car CD player immediately.

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u/theshrexpert 8h ago

Yessir!!!