For the record...

[Reply #40 on:]

Yeah my parents have a record player, so i play some old vinals through it. since im the only one that uses it I',m gonna call it mine, and they have about 150 LP's to go with it, about 40 of which are any good, so im gonna call them mine as well

Edit: whooooo 100 posts, I contribute. Though not very much. Also TOTPD, go me

[Reply #41 on:]

I’ve got a Technics direct drive linear tracking something-or-other. It’s tacked on to a cassette-based system that I intended to upgrade, but never did. The speakers really don’t do it justice, but they have sounded a bit better after I replaced the bass/midrange drivers (necessitated by an unfortunate incident involving an ex work colleague’s experimental amp and a Eurythmics CD).

My late parents’ auto-changer is still sitting around too, but they never got the add-on speaker to make it stereo. I think that plays just about every speed, including the old 78s tucked away in the loft.

[Reply #42 on:]

I hate to be one of those whores who bumps his own thread, but I took some pictures yesterday.

My record playing system(a whopping $12 at the Salvation Army):


Some colored records I have:


The non-colored one is in there because it's a 6" and I thought it looked cool anyway.

[Reply #43 on:]

I have a record player and pretty big collection of vinyl's considering what time I live in. I albums like "Led Zeppelin: Phsyical Graffiti", "Van Halen", and others.

I'll post a pic sometime.

[Reply #44 on:]

Nice player. And nice coloured vinyls. Nothing beats a good coloured vinyl. I have this a red copy of U2's Under A Blood Red Sky, but I'm scared to play it. Not much need to anyway, as I own it on CD and on regular vinyl.

And what's up with the 6" baby? Nice.

[Reply #45 on:]

The 6" plays at 33 speed. Side A has two songs, side B has just one. Both sides play for about three minutes.

It's a good way to release something if you don't have enough money for studio time, and it's a good way for the broke fan to buy something.

Of course now I feel retarded because I got some CD by the same band that had those three tracks on it...

I'd also like to note that the white one is a 10", and I think there's only 100 pressed in that color(unless they made more).

[Reply #46 on:]

mmmmmy record player has a broken needle... and we have to go to sony to get a new one cause noone carries this kind..

So my records sit gathering dust.... my favourite is Bleach by nirvana.. i also have Led Zeppelin II... Chinese whispers by the cure, and Dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd which i picked up from st vincent de paul for $5.. not a single scratch on it....

i love vinyl...

[Reply #47 on:]

We moved to a new house, so I put some effort into setting up my system so it sounds better.  Isolate the turntable from speaker vibrations, put the speakers a decent distance apart... it sounds great.  Now all I need is a tube amp.  Give me money.

[Reply #48 on:]

Hey eggs, I've got a sweet old Knight tube amp and a Gerrald turntable with auto-stack loading.  Real old skool.

My main turntable, though, is a Dual 502.  Still does just fine after 25 years, thank you.

[Reply #49 on:]

We've got an old Panasonic something or other. And I've got a whole slew of old punk vinyl. (Pistols, Clash, Crass compilations, GBH, Social D and craploads more) Plus I've got all my Dad's old Herb Alpert records and a bunch of my Grandfather's old Guy Lombardo records.
My fave piece of vinyl right now is a sci-fi theme music album with the likes of The Revenge of the Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Mole People, This Island Earth, It Came from Outer Space, The Incrdible Shrinking Man and others on it.
I've also got some pretty cool old children's records (Peter and the Wolf, Mary Poppins, Treasure Island, Horton Hatches the Egg and Other stories, etc)
Neil Young sez there are some nuances and bits of grunge heard on vinyl that just aren't captured on the ultra clean production qualities of modern CDs.
I've even got some vinyl that I had a hand in myself.

[Reply #50 on:]

i occasionally use my dad's who-knows-how-old record player.  he has a bunch of old punk records and etc., as well as a bunch of other crap... vinyls are fun   

[Reply #51 on:]

 

Originally posted by Futurama_Hil:
i...use my dad's...record player.  he has a bunch of old punk records

You have no idea how weird and funny that sounds to me.
Are we really that old? Is punk really that old that kids today talk about their parents punk rock music?
Apparently.
I guess I haven't been paying attention.

[Reply #52 on:]

Crap, that makes me feel old.  Aw, Jesus. 

[Reply #53 on:]

 

Originally posted by Cap'n Skusting:
 

Originally posted by Futurama_Hil:
i...use my dad's...record player.  he has a bunch of old punk records

You have no idea how weird and funny that sounds to me.
Are we really that old? Is punk really that old that kids today talk about their parents punk rock music?
Apparently.
I guess I haven't been paying attention.

Face it, we were around when the first wave of Punk came along; that doesn't exactly make us babes in the woods. 

What's really cool are some of the old 78s I inhereted from my grandparents and from my dad.  The music isn't cool but it reminds me of folks I miss.

[Reply #54 on:]

I have my mom's...and the records I found interest in. Namely ,any Wings or Beatles or George Harrison singles I could find, what few
Beatles LPs I found in the house, and Band on the Run. Faaaabbb. 

[Reply #55 on:]

Check out this badass 7" I bought a couple weeks ago.

[Reply #56 on:]

Believe it or not, there are some "purists" that think vinyl albums sound better than digital CD's.  The analog "records" have a "warmer" more robust sound that the sterile CD's comprised with ones and zeros.
AND... you can't play a CD in reverse to get all those subliminal messages... "Paul is dead"

[Reply #57 on:]

 

Originally posted by mom rules:
Believe it or not, there are some "purists" that think vinyl albums sound better than digital CD's.  The analog "records" have a "warmer" more robust sound that the sterile CD's comprised with ones and zeros.
AND... you can't play a CD in reverse to get all those subliminal messages... "Paul is dead"

Instead you just rip it and reverse the track in any media editor, plenty of free ones (Or even Sound Recorder i think).

[Reply #58 on:]

I definitely have to agree with mom on this one.

I think the sound of records have a much fuller and warmer sound that CDs. Not to mention the little pops and scratches add so much to the listening experience.

I just recently picked up "Chutes Too Narrow" by the Shins on Vinyl (which I also have on CD) and I like the sound of the record MUCH more. Some bands and songs seem to fit into the vinyl catagory better than others, and the Shins is one of them.

[Reply #59 on:]

In theory, I would agree with Mom Rules. In theory, Vinyl sounds better (it's because there is compression or digitalization a on vinyl and thus no loss).
But: Unless you have extremely good HiFi-equipment (read: hilariously expensive)and scratch-free records, the difference is hardly noticable.
What I like about vinyl is that it looks a lot better, the packaging is usually nicer to look at and it's cheaper too (at least here).

Plus you can get some sweet deals there, like 1000 Hurts by Shellac. If you buy the vinyl version - which is the same price as the CD version - you also get a digital accessory. That happens to be the CD of 1000 Hurts.

[Reply #60 on:]

I think we covered this issue on the first page(s) of this thread, and everyone agrees, unless they are ignorant convenience-whores.

By the way- I own a perfect, scratch-free vinyl of Roxette's Look Sharp. Oh yeah!

[Reply #61 on:]

What they say!

But even if the equiptment isn't that expensive and produces a lot of these scratching sounds, vinyls are still nice to listen to, in my opinion.

Compared to any digitial media like CDs, DVDs or mp3s, records as well as movies and photos on traditional 35mm films are superior for historical and longvity reasons.

No one can tell if CDs or mp3 are still readable in a not too distant future.
The technology will be much further developed by then and it could happen that digital media like we have today isn't readable anymore, while all you need to play an old vinyl is a spinning plate and a needle, or to watch some 35mm films a light to hold it against.

[Reply #62 on:]

 

Originally posted by Nasty Pasty:
I definitely have to agree with mom on this one.

Uh, I think your mom was saying "Some people think" not "I think". But then again, she's your mom, what do I know...

I can't tell whether vinyl sounds better or not. My record player cost me $12 at the Salvation Army, turntable, speakers and all. It sounds like shit. I always end up downloading mp3s of stuff I own on vinyl. Hopefully with some new equipment, I could tell the difference. I just like the concept of it. It fascinates me that vinyl + needle = music. It's also a lot more collectible. Colored vinyl owns everything(see earlier on this page).

[Reply #63 on:]

All mine are black, apart from one:



Probably not the sort of thing many people here would collect though.

[Reply #64 on:]

A picture disc, eh? I've seen those before. I don't care for them very much.

Do they sound any different from normal records?

[Reply #65 on:]

It’s hard to give an objective answer based on this one, as it’s a recording of an interview and there’s a lot of background noise (talking etc.). At times it’s hard to make out what Kate’s saying: don’t think it’s due to the medium, just the live recording situation. But it is a bit of a ‘fan only’ item, I admit.

[Reply #66 on:]

I saw an E.T. picture disc once.

[Reply #67 on:]

I have some cool coloured vinyl.  I have the limited white vinyl of Guitar Wolf's UFO Romantics, the transparent red vinyl of the Hellacopters' High Visibility, and North of America's Brothers, Sisters, which is some weird pink marbled shit.  By the way, that record sucks because it's on like 90 gram vinyl and it's so thin I have to put an extra felt mat under it or the tonearm hits the lifter when I try to play it.

Vinyl is popular nowadays, but it's hard to find good pressings.  Especially for the kind of DIY shit Lamp listens to.  I got a box full of Bay Area hardcore 7"s and the pressings all suck ass.  That's why I'm so pleased with the Devil Dogs Saturday Night Fever 180 gram vinyl reissue I just got.  Crypt is a label that knows how to press a goddamn record.

[Reply #68 on:]

Despite the fact that it's only a 90 grams pressing, the sole fact that you have a North of America album already rocks (and so does the album).

[Reply #69 on:]

I don't know anything about quality of pressing, all I know is...

Armageddon Shop

Specializes in vinyl. Rare vinyl. Oh yes.

[Reply #70 on:]

This thread motivated my lazy ass to finally get that new stylus and balance the tonearm.  Now my turntable sounds much better.  Whee.

Spiff: that album does rock.  What the hell time signature is the chorus to "Wet To Dance" in?  7/4? 13/8?

[Reply #71 on:]

 

Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
I don't know anything about quality of pressing, all I know is...

Armageddon Shop

Specializes in vinyl. Rare vinyl. Oh yes.

Have you ordered from this place before?  Are they reliable?  Because I found some hot shit on their search engine.  Stuff that goes for $40 on eBay for like eight bucks.  Is it for real?

[Reply #72 on:]

 

Originally posted by canned eggs:
Spiff: that album does rock.  What the hell time signature is the chorus to "Wet To Dance" in?  7/4? 13/8?

The way I play it, it's actually a 4/4 (up to the chorus, which has those strange pauses (I wish I knew the correct term for this)), but bass drum and snare are mostly 1/16-notes, so it sounds kind of confusing. But just try listening to the cymbal and count it, it works.
Also, because I'm curious now, I'm gonna try and tab it (partly) once I get home.

And: Being what could very well be the board's number one North of America fan (I own all of their releases, including a limited version of Elements Of An Incomplete Map Pt. II, yay), it's always cool for me to see that other people have actually heard about them.
Also, if you like North of America: Pay attention to your local clubs, NoA have split up or are on hiatus (nobody knows, apparently not even they do), and two of them have formed a band called The Holy Shroud which seems to be awesome. I think they're touring soon, so if you have the chance to see them live, do it. If they're anything like NoA on stage, you'll be in for some fun.

[Reply #73 on:]

 

Originally posted by canned eggs:
 Have you ordered from this place before?  Are they reliable?  Because I found some hot shit on their search engine.  Stuff that goes for $40 on eBay for like eight bucks.  Is it for real?

I've never actually ordered from the site, but I've been in the store and bought stuff a couple times, they have a very good selection. As far as shipping? I have no idea.

You know, I think I can actually find out your answer. Give me some time.

[Reply #74 on:]

 

Originally posted by SpacemanSpiff:
The way I play it, it's actually a 4/4 (up to the chorus, which has those strange pauses (I wish I knew the correct term for this))

The chorus is what I was asking about.  The weird pauses are because the time changes to 7/4, but it's weird phrasing.  It goes in and out of syncopation.

 

Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
I've never actually ordered from the site, but I've been in the store and bought stuff a couple times, they have a very good selection. As far as shipping? I have no idea.

You know, I think I can actually find out your answer. Give me some time.

How often do you go to the brick and mortar store?  Pick me up those Sonic's Rendezvous CDs and I'll pay you. 

[Reply #75 on:]

 

Originally posted by canned eggs:
The chorus is what I was asking about.  The weird pauses are because the time changes to 7/4, but it's weird phrasing.  It goes in and out of syncopation.

Oh, in that case I misunderstood...
Actually, I must admit I never actually tried to find out what beat that actually is, because when I play it, I just play by heart and it sounds okay, I never bothered with tabbing it in the first place and thus avoided the whole beat-issue.
But after having tried it, I would rather say 13/8. At least tabbing the toms in the chorus and then finding out the speed of the song matched the song it when played along, and the tabs even made sense.
However, that probably wasn't very precise, so I'm not sure whether I'm correct here.
Up untill now, I was too lazy to listen to the hi-hat, which might be a great help here. I just listened to the toms and counted.

[Reply #76 on:]

My parents' version of Tommy has sides A and D on one disc and sides B and C on the other.  Is this arrangement normal for a double album?

[Reply #77 on:]

That’s the legacy of auto-changers: play side A, then the second record drops down and plays side B. You turn the stack over, and repeat with sides C and D.

[Reply #78 on:]

I just bid on some cool coloured vinyl on eBay.

[Reply #79 on:]

Yo, eggs. 

email me and I'll send you that Devil Dogs lp.  I finally remembered the title, it's Big Beef Bonanza.