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Posted: June 13 2008 at 06:02

Just bought the LP of Superwombling by The Wombles.

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Posted: June 16 2008 at 14:56

I just remembered, although I don't know if it's of much value, not that I care really because I really like the album, that I have Nathan Mahl's first album, Parrallel Eccentricities, with the original cover art, which is not the one seen on ProgArchives...

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Posted: June 17 2008 at 05:53

I got rid of my vinyl collection almost 20 years ago. A couple of years later I started collecting again, then got rid of the second collection in 1996. And that was it until last year, when I started collecting again.

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Posted: June 17 2008 at 06:49

Having built up a decent sized collection over the years, I held on to everything even after I quit playing them. Throwing them in the trash just wouldn't have been right. I'm actually rather pleased at the resurgence of vinyl even though I don't share the enthusiasm that some do for actually listening to music in that format anymore. It's nice to know that I should be able to find good homes for the ones that I don't intend to keep.

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Posted: June 19 2008 at 02:34

I have collected vinyl albums since......too many years to mention, my first lp was "Sgt. Pepper" in June 1967, but my oldest album is Bill Haley "Rock around the Clock" and it still gets a spin now and then!

Luckily i managed to pick up many rock and prog classics when they were first issued, some even on the day of release - then when everybody was ditching their vinyl to buy CD's in the 80's i kept mine, and continued raiding bargain bins to pick up the ones i missed, altogether i guess they number around 2,000 and 95% are in near mint condition, i keep them all in polythene sleeves and polylined inner sleeves. I was considered a bit of an eccentric in the early years for cleaning each one before playing it, something nobody did.

Today i still get new releases on vinyl if they're available, after all these years there is still nothing like the buzz of exploring a new album cover and placing a shiny new slab of wax on the turntable !

Edited by mystic fred - June 19 2008 at 02:39

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Posted: June 19 2008 at 12:52

mystic fred wrote:

, after all these years there is still nothing like the buzz of exploring a new album cover and placing a shiny new slab of wax on the turntable !

Yeppers

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 11:10

As for prized vinyl, I would be thinking TAAB, DSOTM Quad issue, anything I have with a Roger Dean cover.

I made the mistake of not continuing to buy vinyl when CD's first started to appear. I am spending a lot of time (and money) now trying to get things that I should have had on LP for years.

I have just grabbed a copy of One Live Badger with the pop-up cover from eBay so I am looking forward to that, plus a few obscure Aussie albums from bands that should most likely be on PA that I have waiting for me at home. (I am currently in Singapore with work so I have to wait.) And I picked up nine LP's in a second hand store here in Singapore last weekend, including what looks like a mint copy of Santana's Moonflower, an album that was stolen from me back in the 80's with a few other albums. (You can't always trust the people you share digs with!) I have to wait until I get back to Perth to be able to play them, though.

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 11:12

I also made the mistake of trading in a few albums when I was younger that I didn't "like" at the time. I just hadn't got into the right head space with that music and I wish I could have all those albums back!

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 11:28

T.Rox wrote:

As for prized vinyl, I would be thinking TAAB, DSOTM Quad issue

Isn't it a little weird that quadraphonic went by the wayside and now today we now have surround sound?

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 16:28

Slartibartfast wrote:

T.Rox wrote:

As for prized vinyl, I would be thinking TAAB, DSOTM Quad issue

Isn't it a little weird that quadraphonic went by the wayside and now today we now have surround sound?

One of my friends had a quad of Overnite Sensation that I would love to hear about now. Bad thing about quad, at the time, is that it took a considerable investment. Two amps, two sets of speakers. Doomed to failure.

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 17:52

I picked up a quad system at a thrift store a few years back and have since picked up a few quad records. The system has a nice feature that allows you to hear regular stereo records in a fake quad sound.

Edited by Easy Money - June 21 2008 at 17:53

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 18:14

^ I'm usually listening to music on my computer, using the Logitech X-530 (5.1 system). It also expands stereo recordings to use all 6 speakers. Smile

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 22:35

Lets see:

Indiscipline/Mining Rocks -King Crimson

Senabular - King Crimson

Flute Cake - Jethro Tull

Di Tierra - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

L'Isola Di Niente - Premiata Forneria Marconi

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Posted: June 25 2008 at 17:20

Vince wrote:

I just remembered, although I don't know if it's of much value, not that I care really because I really like the album, that I have Nathan Mahl's first album, Parrallel Eccentricities, with the original cover art, which is not the one seen on ProgArchives...

Heh, if I may be honest, both of the covers on rateyourmusic.com are quite ugly! Embarrassed

Is your original much better than those?

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Posted: June 26 2008 at 09:28

If you can find a link on the web to a quality picture of the correct cover it would be great if you could post it in this thread for me to fix up the cover in PA...

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36282

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Posted: July 04 2008 at 22:59

I don't know if this is the right place to ask such question,but;

Is there a way I could clean some of my ols LPs?I mean some of them have visible stains and scratches and we can hear loud pops and scratches while playing them,mostly during quieter passages.

Should I clean them up with a humid cloth?

Any vinyl specialists here?

Thanks.

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Posted: July 05 2008 at 06:28

The Rock wrote:

I don't know if this is the right place to ask such question,but;

Is there a way I could clean some of my ols LPs?I mean some of them have visible stains and scratches and we can hear loud pops and scratches while playing them,mostly during quieter passages.

Should I clean them up with a humid cloth?

Any vinyl specialists here?

Thanks.

I'm not a vinyl specialist, but I am a record collector. Some damage on records can be cleaned off, but some can't. If the vinyl itself is damaged (scratches etc) then you are stuck with the resultant noise, but if you are dealing with substances that have been spilled on the record, dirty fingerprints, dust etc, all superficial damage can be cleaned, except candle wax, that's a tough one.
I use a cleanimg solution that I buy from Grooves in SF. You can also try a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. Don't use soap because that will leave a residue. You should check the internet for more cleaning solution ideas and cleaning tips.
After you have worked with vinyl a lot, you will develope an eye for what can be cleaned and what is permanent damage.

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Posted: July 05 2008 at 07:55

All right.Thanks for the tips!

I will try and find some of this solution and remove those stains.

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Posted: July 05 2008 at 15:26

Just be warned that when looking for cleaning solutions on the internet, every single person seems to swear by a different method and discount all methods used by others. I'd recommend going to a flea market or a thrift store and look for some really cheap dirty records to test these methods on. That way if some crazy guy tells you to clean your records with 15 M hydrochloric acid, you'll burn a whole through a Herb Alpert record rather than something you actually care about...

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Posted: July 06 2008 at 00:10

Rubidium wrote:

Just be warned that when looking for cleaning solutions on the internet, every single person seems to swear by a different method and discount all methods used by others. I'd recommend going to a flea market or a thrift store and look for some really cheap dirty records to test these methods on. That way if some crazy guy tells you to clean your records with 15 M hydrochloric acid, you'll burn a whole through a Herb Alpert record rather than something you actually care about...

Lord knows we need less of THOSE.