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Joined: March 29 2013
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Posted: August 10 2013 at 00:02
Went CD in 1988 with the "20 Years of Jethro Tull" box and Jimi Hendrix "Live at Winterland" CD only album and never bought a single vinyl since. Eventually sold all my vinyl off except "Thick as a Brick" w/ foldout newspaper, "Passion Play" w/ theater program, and 4 King Crimson '73/'74 bootlegs. I did convert a few rare prog albums to digital that hadn't gotten a CD release like Ethos "Open Up", Fireballet "Night on Bald Mountain" & Terraced Garden "Within" & "Braille".
Joined: April 01 2009
Location: Atlanta
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Posted: August 09 2013 at 08:04
Here's a documentary on Youtube I found about obsessed vinyl collectors. I still haven't watched it all yet but I thought some people here might like to see it too. It looks interesting so far:
Edited by HolyMoly - August 09 2013 at 08:05
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Joined: August 11 2009
Location: Canada
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 11:41
Slaughternalia wrote:
anyone in here know if it's really bad that I'm playing my records with a really old needle? They sound amazing, but I feel like I might be slowly damaging them without knowing it
It's worries like that that lead to me preferring CDs.
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
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Posted: January 16 2012 at 11:28
Slaughternalia wrote:
anyone in here know if it's really bad that I'm playing my records with a really old needle? They sound amazing, but I feel like I might be slowly damaging them without knowing it
You really should get yourself a good needle and digitize those albums in a lossless format.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
Joined: July 27 2010
Location: FRANCE
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 16:02
Slaughternalia wrote:
anyone in here know if it's really bad that I'm playing my records with a really old needle? They sound amazing, but I feel like I might be slowly damaging them without knowing it
For sure you damage them, but i won't blame you i sometimes do like you, thinking i get to buy a new a new needle on the web.....but still haven't got a new one today
FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT
Joined: February 17 2011
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 14:50
anyone in here know if it's really bad that I'm playing my records with a really old needle? They sound amazing, but I feel like I might be slowly damaging them without knowing it
I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't
Joined: December 23 2009
Location: Emerald City
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Posted: January 12 2012 at 17:53
cannon wrote:
I was an avid (obssessed) vinyl collector back in the day. It really started in the early '80's when new wave/synth pop/AOR was the topping the charts and the music video era was just starting . So lame and pompous I started the journey back in time in music and it was the late '60's/early '70's that caught my fancy. Hard rock/heavy psych/proto-metal/blues-rock/psych and of course prog was my obssession.
Many of these albums from this time period were deleted and some were very rare and obscure and thus expensive to acquire, if I could find them. I went to record swap meets, used vinyl shops all over the Pacific Northwest flippin' through the bins. Also purchased from sellers listed in Goldmine magazine, Midnight Records in NYC and even ordered direct from Rhino Records in L.A.
Vinyl was very cheap when CD's came into the market as alot of folks dumped thier collection.
I've always been late to show trying to keep up with the insane acceleration of technology and finally did purchase a CD player and then a CD recorder and transfered alot my fav/prized vinyl to CD.
Reflecting back to those collecting days, really it was a craziness. Contentment wasn't in my vocabulary then. Spent alot of dough though I see some of the prices some sellers are asking now for some vinyl is ridiculous.
My vinyl is stacked in the garage on cinder blocks and 2X12s. I haven't purchased any vinyl for years though I know it's making a comeback. I'm content D/Ling and burning CD's now.
I need to take a drive north and come dig in your garage.........
Joined: July 27 2010
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Posted: January 12 2012 at 04:47
The three firt vinyl albums i got were : Aphrodite's child End of the world, Pink Floyd More and Iron Butterfly In a gadda da vida Live , there back on 1969, i was so happy....and they are still on the shelves
FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT
Joined: July 27 2010
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Posted: January 12 2012 at 04:37
Slartibartfast wrote:
jean-marie wrote:
got more or less 1000vinyl albums,but don't play them that often because my turntable got a problem, each side last track skips, don't know why, i probably should get another one cause it's about 40 years old ( Kenwood ) got a lot of prog, the whole Floyd, Genesis, Giant, Generator, Caravan, Yes, Barclay, tull and so on, bought them all again on cd....I sometimes wonder if it sounds better I do realy enjoy watching all these beautiful artwork covers
You should have got a Dual... Ha! Ha! maybe you're right...but 40 years is not that bad for a turntable.....it worked everyday so.....
By the way, at Altaire, do you ever make it to the Atlantic, Norfolk for instance?
FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT
Joined: July 03 2010
Location: Coho Country
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Posted: January 12 2012 at 03:18
I was an avid (obssessed) vinyl collector back in the day. It really started in the early '80's when new wave/synth pop/AOR was the topping the charts and the music video era was just starting . So lame and pompous I started the journey back in time in music and it was the late '60's/early '70's that caught my fancy. Hard rock/heavy psych/proto-metal/blues-rock/psych and of course prog was my obssession.
Many of these albums from this time period were deleted and some were very rare and obscure and thus expensive to acquire, if I could find them. I went to record swap meets, used vinyl shops all over the Pacific Northwest flippin' through the bins. Also purchased from sellers listed in Goldmine magazine, Midnight Records in NYC and even ordered direct from Rhino Records in L.A.
Vinyl was very cheap when CD's came into the market as alot of folks dumped thier collection.
I've always been late to show trying to keep up with the insane acceleration of technology and finally did purchase a CD player and then a CD recorder and transfered alot my fav/prized vinyl to CD.
Reflecting back to those collecting days, really it was a craziness. Contentment wasn't in my vocabulary then. Spent alot of dough though I see some of the prices some sellers are asking now for some vinyl is ridiculous.
My vinyl is stacked in the garage on cinder blocks and 2X12s. I haven't purchased any vinyl for years though I know it's making a comeback. I'm content D/Ling and burning CD's now.
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
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Points: 29630
Posted: January 11 2012 at 20:28
jean-marie wrote:
got more or less 1000vinyl albums,but don't play them that often because my turntable got a problem, each side last track skips, don't know why, i probably should get another one cause it's about 40 years old ( Kenwood ) got a lot of prog, the whole Floyd, Genesis, Giant, Generator, Caravan, Yes, Barclay, tull and so on, bought them all again on cd....I sometimes wonder if it sounds better I do realy enjoy watching all these beautiful artwork covers
You should have got a Dual...
By the way, at Altaire, do you ever make it to the Atlantic, Norfolk for instance?
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 11 2012 at 20:32
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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