I'm going to have me some fun...

I've just set up my turntable again after many years, and got my vinyl collection out - mostly bought in the late seventies/early eighties.

There's quite a lot of prog there that I haven't listened to in over 20 years. Some I've gone on to acquire in digital format, but many I haven't.

So the big dilemma - what do I listen to first?

I chose Peter Gabriel's "car" album - hence the subject line - and waited for the flood.

What would you choose to listen to again after 20 years?

In the Region of the Summer Stars by The Enid.

Edited by Hercules - August 12 2014 at 14:26

Well anything you have not duplicated on CD or digital download would be my suggestion.
Maybe some Nektar, they sound fantastic on vinyl, I have been looking for several in stores. Tarkus would be good, Tubular Bells, I could go on

See you in the record stores

JD wrote: I've been meaning to do that for years. I have two, an Hitachi PS12 and a mint condition Sansui SR-222 (which I paid $10 CDN for at a local Op-Shop). You can never have too many!

if there is any way to make a digital copy as you listen to it I highly recommend it.  The needle will be gouging out the vinyl and it won't sound as good on the second pass.

And by they way for the luv of gawd, quit calling them vinyls. In my day we had singles and LPs.

When we first got into CDs many of the old albums were just copies of the original LP master and they sucked because they weren't mastered to the new format.  This is why some people maintain that LPs sound "warmer". But enjoy the old format, because it was state of the art back in the day.


Edited by Slartibartfast - August 12 2014 at 20:11

I would imagine that ELP's debut would sound great on vinyl. It has that slightly grainy production sound that can never be translated properly in digital form. Even Steven Wilson struggled with it.

richardh wrote: I would imagine that ELP's debut would sound great on vinyl. It has that slightly grainy production sound that can never be translated properly in digital form. Even Steven Wilson struggled with it. I do remember listening to Aphrodite's Child 666 on vinyl many years ago and that sounded fantastic. Also a wonderfull gatefold sleeve to enjoy. Double albums and vinyl eh

Never heard AC/666 on vinyl....hmm may have to look for it in the bins next time. I suppose its one of the albums you should own on vinyl, sorry LP...wait no its vinyl, certainly not plastic...I like vinyl or LP...how about vinyl record?

Well of course it depends on which albums did you have in vinyl which you never got in CD or digital format. I had a similar situation a couple of years ago, after many years not having a functional turntable I bought one so I was suddenly able to listen again to some LP's I had which I had never replaced by their CD versions, among them:

JD wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: if there is any way to make a digital copy as you listen to it I highly recommend it.  The needle will be gouging out the vinyl and it won't sound as good on the second pass. All you need is a preamp between your turntable and your soundcard and a decent software. I use Soundforge 4.5 to record and edit the LP into individual tracks and to remove any pops or ticks. If you are a patient person you can create an album with almost no audible surface noise depending on the quality of the source. I've transferred such albums as Seventh Wave - Psi-fi and some ELP bootleg LP's I bought when I was around 16. They do maintain their "warmth" if anyone is interested.

Yeah, the last time I was making transfers I used Audio Cleaning Lab. Alas, I have two turntables but they are both in need of repair.

Anything by Weather Report.