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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: KnightWarrior on August 27, 2015, 10:50:16 AM
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Does people here collect analog media?
I do...I still need to find a Turntable to play my LP's ...I have a Sony Walkman for Cassettes
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I have a few dozen albums, but I don't actively collect. I also don't have a turntable anymore to play them on. Generally I just find digital far easier to deal with than vinyl, though maybe if I get a bigger place I'd seek them out. Doesn't help that in the past ten years prices on them have skyrocketed out of my budget.
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I used to have a pair of SL1210s MK2 and 100s of records but gave up all that when had children.
Seriously if you have to buy a turntable buy a 1210. Nothing better.
I have loads of audiobooks on cassette but they are pretty superfluous since cd/audible.
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I still listen to Cassettes
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I still listen to vinyl. Wouldn't call myself a collector though. I used to pick through the records when I would go to thrift stores looking for games, and would grab anything that I liked even though I didn't have a turntable. Then I got a turntable, and started buying up a lot of the old albums that I used to like. This was before vinyl became a fad again, so I was able to pick most of them up super cheap. Then once bands started releasing their albums on vinyl again, I would buy those because they generally came with a free digital download. I've also bought some of the re-release stuff, when it's an album that I like a lot and I can get it for a decent deal.
I guess I like listening to records for the same reason that I like playing old games on original media instead of using ROMs for everything. There's something about the physical act of going and picking one out to play, giving it a quick clean, and firing it up that I enjoy, and that is lost when you go digital.
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I have a pair of Technics 1210s and a SH-DJ1200 mixer packed away under the stairs, I used to be a DJ. Had thousands of vinyl records, but gave most of them away, now only have about 600 left.
I do love the sound of vinyl, so one day I'll pull out out and set up one of the 1210s.
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i have about 300 records that i have picked up at thrift/flea/auctions over the years. im no expert and i dont actively seek anything. just stuff that catches my eye that i know i will listen to. i love the old box sets of classical composers and a lot of 80s one hit wonder bands.
my 4 year old daughter loves when i play old disney records
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I still have hundreds of records, but these were purchased mostly in 80's & early 90's when I was really into punk, post-punk, blah blah.
I have hundreds of cassettes, and these actually were purchased from 80's up to early 2000's (when all the old stock would be sold super cheap at supermarkets and gas stations).
All my tape decks have broken except for one crappy one I bought in late 90's...
I traded away all my 8-tracks in the mid-90's when the 8-track players in my car and home stereo broke. I believe I got some Gary Numan LPs for a trunk-full of 8-tracks (man, those were fun, but when the mechanism started to fail, it could be LOUD (like Xbox 360 PS3 loud).
I gave away my turntable a few years ago when I realized I would not be able to prevent my twins from destroying it.
The cassette player broke in my car, which was the last place I regularly listened to cassettes.
I have a Walkman attached to my home stereo/headphones, but I haven't really been listening to them recently.
I HAD A DREAM of transferring all my old movie soundscape/music mix tapes (digitizing them), but it's been years since I've done anything.
I USED to include lots of great/wacky stuff between songs...from local radio shows/commercials/tv shows, wacky VHS tapes (health and safety films), wacky records (lots of kids records had great material).
Anyway, this all started back in the 80's and I don't think I could even find some of the source material anymore.
I started recording music/soundscapes from VHS films/tv shows around this time, too. It was a lot of fun and you would be really surprised where the best material was (Peanuts Halloween Special is awesome).
Anyways, my backup turntable is on loan to my brother...but I don't know when I'll get it back from him. Maybe when my twins won't utterly destroy it?
As for cassettes, did I mention that I made fun little covers and liner notes?
That I traded them with friends and random fanzine/music labels/distributors in the 80's/90's?
I sometimes wonder if any of the craziness is still out there.
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I picked this bitch out of a bin at Goodwill a few years ago. Restored the veneer, polished the scratches out of the dust cover, and bought a new cartridge/stylus for it. Put less than $100 into it including the original purchase price. This was the top-of-the-line Marantz turntable back in its day and still sells for quite a bit on the second-hand market (more than it deserves, really.) Sadly, it sits in my basement because my wife thinks that my Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 (http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=rpm13) "looks cooler". To be honest it probably sounds better, too. But I like the old 70's shit. I have a really nice olf Pioneer receiver down in the basement, too, but it needs work.
Interesting story about the turntable, I bought it off of Craigslist. Show up to the guy's house, in a fairly expensive neighborhood in SF. He's a middle-aged dude with a very nice house and a VERY nice stereo. He was selling this TT to upgrade to something else. So we're about done with the deal, but I'm really curious, so I ask him. "That's a very uncommon last name. Any connection to the company?" "Oh, yeah. Galoob was my family's toy company." I told him how when I was a kid, their toys were the bomb, and how much I loved Micro Machines and Game Genies. He got kind of excited and looked all over his house for a Micro Machine to give me, but all he could find was some other stuff. I kept telling him not to worry about it. After all, I have the Galoob turn table now. I've always wanted to make a custom felt platter mat with the company logo silk-screened on it.
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^ GALOOB. Awesome. Damn.
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When I was a young pup growing up my dad bought my a walkman and I used it incessantly. So I have a soft spot for cassettes, I like 'em a lot. I still have my copy of Chumbawumba laying around somewhere :lol: I also still like to make mixtapes every now and then. I find cheap blank tapes at Goodwill's for less than a dollar, buy a few at a time, and make shit for the few friends of mine who still have tape decks either in their car or stereo at home. Currently about to work on one soon actually.
I have a decent stack of records too. Garage sales, parents' leftovers, newer purchases and shows here and there. The first record I ever listened to on a turntable was a Chicago record. I remember playing 25 or 6 to 4 and Saturday in the Park so much that the record now skips on both of those songs. Well that and probably because I didn't know how to use it properly enough. The revival of vinyl is really weird. Do Beatles' records really need to be reproduced and repackaged? I'm sure most people have some ancestor that has a Sgt. Pepper's or Rubber Soul laying around somewhere. I see them all the time at Barne's 'n Noble. They also sell those terrible looking turntables at places that have reprint/whatever records that look real bad.
However, my current dilemma is not having a decent turntable of my own. I wish I knew more on the subject and I wish I could enjoy a lot of my records better. I currently use computer speakers. My music setup is real cheap, all second-hand parts. But the turntable is not of any quality. I've been meaning to upgrade for years, but always opt to do other things instead, sadly. If anyone has suggestions, that would be cool.
I guess I like listening to records for the same reason that I like playing old games on original media instead of using ROMs for everything. There's something about the physical act of going and picking one out to play, giving it a quick clean, and firing it up that I enjoy, and that is lost when you go digital.
I'm like that with music too. Whether it be a cassette, vinyl, or even CD. I just prefer it to, "buying it on iTunes". Bleh, I shudder every time someone tells me that. At the very least just get it somewhere else (wink wink). If I want to support a band I really like that's still active, I'll find other ways to do so or try to see them live or something. If bands aren't active I couldn't care less.
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have quite the record collection, and a 1965 magnovox console in the living room
the magnovox has new caps and new needle in it, working great
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I have a pair of Technics 1210s and a SH-DJ1200 mixer packed away under the stairs, I used to be a DJ. Had thousands of vinyl records, but gave most of them away, now only have about 600 left.
I do love the sound of vinyl, so one day I'll pull out out and set up one of the 1210s.
Set up both!
What sort of music did you play?
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I have a restored (nearly 50 year old) Empire 598 turntable and about 1000 records. I also have a couple consoles which are slowly being restored...
Nowadays I will pick up just about any type of music if the record is in good shape.
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I have a restored (nearly 50 year old) Empire 598 turntable...
Those are gorgeous turntables.
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I have a buncha wax, but my son is currently in possession of it since he recently got his own turntable and mine is in need of a new belt, I'll let him enjoy it for a while before I steal it back.
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I have shitloads of records, probably 6 or 7 turntables. My main listening setup is a Marantz 2275, Bose 201, Panasonic RD-2100, Grado Black 1. Listened to Close to the Edge three times on it last night.
Cassettes can suck it.
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Listened to Close to the Edge three times on it last night.
Nice choice!
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http://www.discogs.com/user/Slake/collection
I have more just too lazy to catalog...
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No vinyl for me, but I still have a couple dozen cassettes sitting around collecting dust. For analog video, I also have a few similarly disused VHS tapes and LDs.
I'd like to get LDs of Evil Dead and Dune, but otherwise I don't actively collect for any of 'em. I get my stuff on CDs and DVDs; f*ck downloads.
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I have a nice little cabinet of records, including a couple signed by my favorite bands. I definitely like vinyl better than cassette as a medium, but I do have a couple cassettes around for nostalgia purposes.
I have maybe about 8 or 9 laserdiscs all together now, also. Good thing they're relatively affordable as my copies of Heavy Metal, Wizards, and Beavis & Butthead are all getting disc rot.
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I just picked up a record player a couple months ago, it's a Sears thingy but it works and plays records and still had a needle so I guess I can't complain!
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I stream most of my music, but when I buy it I buy it on vinyl. I usually buy albums from all my favorite bands on vinyl, and then I use streaming to find new stuff that I like. If I like it enough, I pick up the vinyl. Not sure what attracted to me to vinyl originally, but ever since I was a kid it was my preferred medium. I've got tons of records that I picked up in the 80s and 90s, along with the stuff that I've picked up since. I've got three turntables, and then a few portable turntables.
Cassettes? Ditched 'em when CDs came out and have never looked back. To me, they're a novelty at best.
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Vinyl has better sound, but you anti-cassette people are crazy.
(1) PORTABLE MUSIC, duh!
Something we take for granted, available via cassette.
Otherwise, you were stuck with AM/FM radio on the go...
(2) POWA
And then, the ability to record your own music, sounds, compilations, (improve the sound mix of a record with an equalizer, then record it), etc.
(3) RESPECT THE CASSETTE.
(A) ODDITY —help me find it! Turntable with cd-player functionality.
BACKSTORY:
So, when I was a kid, mid-80's, I sent away for this awesomely-written catalog that offered mediocre products at a nice price...but it purposefully limited selection to a small selection and opted for long, in-depth write-ups for each item. This formula was rather unique and helped differentiate it from the many discount electronics catalogs/mail order businesses of the time.
I loved this approach, even though I was skeptical enough as a 10-year-old to know that these no-name brands were of differing quality.
*** HELP**** So, I remember being in awe of a very neat turntable that had UI like a CD player: you could skip tracks, play tracks on random, repeat track/album and even make a short program (program tracks in a sequence). You could not have audible "fast forward" (for obvious technical reasons, this was a cheap turntable + CD logic UI slapped on).
Anyway, I have only seen this functionality in this one, cheap, no name turntable. I would love to find out more about this item.
Also, I hope I can remember the name of this catalog. I can't believe I have forgotten it, but I haven't been able to remember it in years and years.
I have found images of huge "laser turntables" with drawers...this is not the item I am seeking.
UPDATE: I remember the tonearm being PERPENDICULAR to record at all times...I had an old turntable like this myself..I forget what it is called.
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(A) ODDITY —help me find it! Turntable with cd-player functionality.
BACKSTORY:
So, when I was a kid, mid-80's, I sent away for this awesomely-written catalog that offered mediocre products at a nice price...but it purposefully limited selection to a small selection and opted for long, in-depth write-ups for each item. This formula was rather unique and helped differentiate it from the many discount electronics catalogs/mail order businesses of the time.
I loved this approach, even though I was skeptical enough as a 10-year-old to know that these no-name brands were of differing quality.
*** HELP**** So, I remember being in awe of a very neat turntable that had UI like a CD player: you could skip tracks, play tracks on random, repeat track/album and even make a short program (program tracks in a sequence). You could not have audible "fast forward" (for obvious technical reasons, this was a cheap turntable + CD logic UI slapped on).
Anyway, I have only seen this functionality in this one, cheap, no name turntable. I would love to find out more about this item.
Also, I hope I can remember the name of this catalog. I can't believe I have forgotten it, but I haven't been able to remember it in years and years.
I have found images of huge "laser turntables" with drawers...this is not the item I am seeking.
UPDATE: I remember the tonearm being PERPENDICULAR to record at all times...I had an old turntable like this myself..I forget what it is called.
There are linear turntables with sensors that can "see" where the deadspace between songs is. Thus they can be programmed to skip tracks or play tracks in different order.
They generally sound good, even the lower end ones, because the linear arm almost completely eliminates inner groove distortion by having the needle touch the record at the same angle (perpendicular to the groove) from the start of the record through to the center.
I have one amongst my several turntables, but it (like the Turbo) needs a recap - I cannot get it to turn at the right speed for long.
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i had a sony one like that, but it never quite worked right for me
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Cassette was dandy for its time as a portable/recordable medium, but Minidisc eclipsed it totally and since I rarely have time for MD these days I'm sure as shit not going to f*ck with cassettes. When portability is key...I just use my phone. Sorry.
Records are my main thing for actual dedicated listening though. I won't have Nursery Cryme or Rumors any other way! You pull out the record and follow along with the lyrics sheet. When there is a side break everyone can talk about what they enjoyed so far. Then there is an orgy and a ton of weed.
Listen. People in the 70s knew WTF they were doing. This is truth. Would you rather spend an hour with pad and paper trying to figure out what the HELL time signature Close to the Edge is in, or fight with people on Facebook? The answer is obvious.
I do have one cassette player that still works though. It's one of those Realistic (Radio Shack) recorders like the one your grandma took to night school in the 70s. I have the box and everything, it's mint and works perfectly. If anyone wants to trade me something cool for it, PM me.
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Cassette was dandy for its time as a portable/recordable medium, but Minidisc eclipsed it totally and since I rarely have time for MD these days I'm sure as shit not going to f*ck with cassettes. When portability is key...I just use my phone. Sorry.
Records are my main thing for actual dedicated listening though. I won't have Nursery Cryme or Rumors any other way! You pull out the record and follow along with the lyrics sheet. When there is a side break everyone can talk about what they enjoyed so far. Then there is an orgy and a ton of weed.
Listen. People in the 70s knew WTF they were doing. This is truth. Would you rather spend an hour with pad and paper trying to figure out what the HELL time signature Close to the Edge is in, or fight with people on Facebook? The answer is obvious.
I do have one cassette player that still works though. It's one of those Realistic (Radio Shack) recorders like the one your grandma took to night school in the 70s. I have the box and everything, it's mint and works perfectly. If anyone wants to trade me something cool for it, PM me.
I wasn't arguing that cassettes were a viable medium for portable music now in 2015, I was saying it was a great medium back in the day.
And you don't need vinyl to experience music, you just need to respect it. The same with film. Which means you focus on the music/film and eliminate distractions.
I can do that with a cassette, 8-track, EP, LP, CD, CD3, etc.
PET PEEVE : Ok, people can hate me, but there is something that Zeta brought up that I totally relate to, but I don't know if many folks actually like it...
(1) If you are going to watch something, you f*cking watch it. You don't watch it while you are drawing, or texting, or coding, or whatever. Otherwise, you are not allowed to critique it, because you f*cking did not watch it. Also, admit to yourself that you didn't really watch it.
(2) The same goes for listening to music. To *truly* give a song or an album an objective listening, you must not be distracted by other shit. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILST JERKING OFF, CODING, WRITING, TEXTING, etc. It just means that you can't critique music, or *really judge its merits/flaws* until you listen to it without distractions.
(3) Needless to say, this approach is for judging anything and everything, including video games.
(4) IDEALLY: you darken room with ambient lighting, close door, and INDULGE. :)
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Can I critique the Ramones for not being good heroin music? Just doesn't do it like Lou Reed does, you know?
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Can I critique the Ramones for not being good heroin music? Just doesn't do it like Lou Reed does, you know?
Well, Ramones have always been bubblegum pop compared to some of the more somber Lou Reed stuff—I mean, the lyrics of the Ramones are pre-school compared to Lou Reed.
But that's when you are on heroin.
When you are not shooting-up, a more honest, objective critique is possible. IMHO
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my fav Ramones album is Brain Drain
and no im not trolling
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I'm suddenly having visions of a version of Rock and Roll Highscool based on the Velvets.
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I'm suddenly having visions of a version of Rock and Roll Highscool based on the Velvets.
The closest the Ramones got to VU was "53rd and 3rd".
That said, Lou Reed's "Transformer" is on my TT often.
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I can't say the Ramones ever really got close to Velvet Underground, but I hear you.
It's fun to think about what a band might have done if they broke out of their own formulas/recipes.
Zeta, didn't you say that there are certain artists or albums that you associate so strongly with a particular medium that it just seems natural to listen to it today the same way?
I feel that way about sooooo much stuff I listened to as a kid, even goofy stuff. I still remember when I had to flip the record and the B-side instrumental versions (lame!).
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There's no comparison between Ramones and VU or Lou Reed. Transformer and Ziggy Stardust have no parallel, and both are in the top 10 greatest albums of all time (for me).
Sadly, I have two Ziggy Stardust vinyls and no Transformer vinyl.
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
Trade?
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There's no comparison between Ramones and VU or Lou Reed. Transformer and Ziggy Stardust have no parallel, and both are in the top 10 greatest albums of all time (for me).
Sadly, I have two Ziggy Stardust vinyls and no Transformer vinyl.
Oh, I know folks were not serious. :)
Forget about Ziggy...all of Bowie's albums get their own goddamn cathedral, but something tells me you folks wouldn't want to include some of the early 80's albums.
Anyway, I am serious, all Bowie 70's albums...except that one with all the cover songs...I've worn them out. No, really. I had a cheap TT in the first half of my life and a dime on the stylus did unspeakable wear and tear to my albums. But I don't care.
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
Nope - love em both, but what I meant was, the song "53rd and 3rd" is thematically similar to a lot of Lou's stuff.
Since we are keeping tabs - I have 3 Ziggy's and one Transformer.
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Forget about Ziggy...all of Bowie's albums get their own goddamn cathedral, but something tells me you folks wouldn't want to include some of the early 80's albums.
I go from Scary Monsters straight to Let's Dance, and nothing afterward.
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Anyone have any Beatles LP's?
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Anyone have any Beatles LP's?
I've got White Album and that Hey Jude one.
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I still have my Drum n Bass vinyl collection from the early 2000's that i will never sell. I also have a small collection of 70s-80s rock.
I just recently picked up an sl-1210 that im in the process of stripping down and painting.
Im not really into buying more records anymore though, i want to use it with timecoded vinyl.
I just want it for the nostalgia haha!!!
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Anyone have any Beatles LP's?
I have the mono boxed set that was released last year plus about 40 older releases....
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
Trade?
One copy is a recent reissue that I'm keeping for sure and the other is slightly warped "Nice Price" from the 80s that's probably worth less than shipping.
Do you have record stores where you live? Being in Ann Arbor I can get this stuff from five different places all within walking distance of each other, but I forget sometimes that relatively few people in America can do that anymore.
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Oh, yeah, there are tons of record stores around here. The well-known stuff tends to be already picked up or overpriced, so I generally don't even bother, especially since I'm not a real collector.
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
You got Transformer the Movie on LP?
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I have two Transformers and no Ziggy.
I don't think anyone was seriously comparing VU to The Romones. That would just be insane.
You got Transformer the Movie on LP?
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Wait, What did I do?
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Oh ok, thanks, Got cusfuesed there
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Oh, yeah, there are tons of record stores around here. The well-known stuff tends to be already picked up or overpriced, so I generally don't even bother, especially since I'm not a real collector.
You don't have enough record stores then. Here you can get pretty much anything that isn't Zeppelin or Beatles for less than $10, often less than $5.
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Oh, yeah, there are tons of record stores around here. The well-known stuff tends to be already picked up or overpriced, so I generally don't even bother, especially since I'm not a real collector.
You don't have enough record stores then. Here you can get pretty much anything that isn't Zeppelin or Beatles for less than $10, often less than $5.
It's not the stores, it's the number of people around me. 8.4 million people with a huge hipster population means a-plenty of vulturing.
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The Record Store I go to called Dimple Books alot of used LP's are under $4
Except The Beatles around $10 or $15 depending what LP your looking for
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You guys would love the thrift near my house, tons of records and they're normally like $2-4 each. Lots of times stuff makes it to 50% off day as well so it can be as low as a $1. I do see a lot of old collector dudes digging through the pile regularly though, so I have a feeling they snag a lot of the choice stuff, I don't really know enough to grab the "high value" items.
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Thrift stores...require a lot of patience. I do them occasionally for fun with my girlfriend but there are only so many Mitch Miller and Der Bingle LPs a guy can use. I usually prefer to go one step further up the food chain, to a show or a used record store.
Something a lot of people don't get: this old shit we're talking about was often nowhere near best selling. A random LP from the 60s and 70s was more likely to be Burl Ives or some easy listening crapola, classical if you're lucky. Finding vintage Deep Purple or Genesis is hugely unlikely.
You can always find a Frampton Comes Alive though. Everyone has one of those at all times.
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I should get a vinyl player got a Dreamcast sound track vinyl somewhere :/
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...a vinyl player. Unless you are Dutch, that's worse than SHMUP.
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Anyone have any Beatles LP's?
I have a compilation box bought from the Reader's Digest. I'll take a pic when I get a chance.
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I heard some Beatles White Albums are rear
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I heard some Beatles White Albums are rear
That is a myth. Beatles albums are not rare. They sold millions. There are variations of the original releases that are more desirable than others due to sound quality, but there are still lots of them out there...
"In demand" might be a better way to put it... it seems that everyone with a turntable zeros in on a few artists and they remain in high demand - The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bowie...
IF you want to listen to The Beatles, by the new mono re-issues. They sound amazing, are accessible just about anywhere you might be and are not nearly as expensive as originals in like condition...
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...a vinyl player. Unless you are Dutch, that's worse than SHMUP.
Actually I'm Dutch from my mothers side (grandpa grandma was British/ colonial Indian) :D
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...a vinyl player. Unless you are Dutch, that's worse than SHMUP.
Actually I'm Dutch from my mothers side (grandpa grandma was British/ colonial Indian) :D
As far as I'm concerned, "vinyl player" is completely acceptable.
"Jacket Potatoes" on the other hand...
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...a vinyl player. Unless you are Dutch, that's worse than SHMUP.
Actually I'm Dutch from my mothers side (grandpa grandma was British/ colonial Indian) :D
As far as I'm concerned, "vinyl player" is completely acceptable.
"Jacket Potatoes" on the other hand...
Ok no worries I don't say jacket potatoes (I say baked potatoes :D but I go with the flow not against)!
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...a vinyl player. Unless you are Dutch, that's worse than SHMUP.
Actually I'm Dutch from my mothers side (grandpa grandma was British/ colonial Indian) :D
As far as I'm concerned, "vinyl player" is completely acceptable.
"Jacket Potatoes" on the other hand...
You leave the poor potatoes out of this, sir.
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Hahajjjajjja.
Potato.
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I have a rega planner 3 turntable which I 've owned since 1996. It's still going but I need to replace the stylus.
I mostly listen to trip hop, jazz fusion and disco stuff on there.
I still got an aiwa cassette deck and aiwa walkman but both need a repair with the rubber belts.