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Nana Grizol-Love It Love It (this one is special to me because I bought it at one of their shows)

THAT'S AWESOME. Oh, what I would give to see Nana Grizol.

And about the use of "vinyls", I don't even think it's a generational thing. I'm pretty sure it's just me that calls them that. I also say records sometimes, and occasionally LPs, but just because of my weird dumb self I say "vinyls"... it just sounds right to me :|

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Simon Joyner / Dennis Callaci - Stranger Blues 12"EP

SO GOOD.

side two kinda sucks, though.

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Nana Grizol-Love It Love It (this one is special to me because I bought it at one of their shows)

THAT'S AWESOME. Oh, what I would give to see Nana Grizol.

It was awesome! And my friends opened for them, too, making it extra awesome.

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Shitloads. But I mostly stopped collecting vinyl about 10 years ago.
I've been planning to sell most of them for years now, but I keep putting this off until I move flats the next time.

Most prized, probably a couple of Jonathan Richman albums that were never re-released on either CD or MP3 ("It's Time for…"/"Rockin' & Romance" ) and everything by Hüsker Dü (and yes, those do sound much better on vinyl). And my Wedding Present collection. And all the Pogues LPs, 12", 10" and 7". And early Nick Cave stuff. Oh, and the complete Joy Division discography…



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I have built up my vinyl collection pretty well since having gotten a new player.

I do definitely think that it sounds better in some cases. I like what someone said up the thread a ways. I always described it as a 'deeper' sound but 'warmer' was a pretty good description as well.

I don't look to get everything on vinyl. There are certain things I think sound better. Pink Floyd, Rush, Black Sabbath, for sure. Also the oldies like Elvis and Otis and Joni Mitchell. I have several tMG, which I also love hearing on vinyl, however, BPT that way blows me away.

My three most played, by far, is Stone the Crows, Queen of the Night by Maggie Bell, and my Otis Redding.

My next stop is Led Zepplin and James Brown.

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Got a fair bit from back in the day, a full collection of Factory-era New Order 12"s for a start, and some nice tMG stuff thanks to some of the great people on these boards (you know who you are).

Plenty of other stuff too, but haven't got time to recall them all for now.

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Well, first of all, I don't generally buy physical copies of music to begin with, unless I simply obsessively like the band or subject in question. I've got a music collection spanning thousands upon thousands of songs, but only have five or six CDs to show for it; the rest is all purely digital.

That being said, I don't actually own any vinyl records at the moment, nor do I have any real experience with them. By the time I was old enough to begin truly appreciating music, cassettes were on their last leg, CDs had already begun taking over the market share, and vinyl was way past it's social prime. It wasn't something I grew up around; in fact--and the whole of this thread will hate me for this--I actually helped demolish a collection of a couple hundred vinyl records when I was a kid. Some neighbor boys and I raided their parent's storage shed, found the vinyl records, and upon realizing they could be thrown like Frisbees, proceeded to break every last fucking one of them.

Man I was a destructive child.

Getting back to the subject at hand, though, I've actually recently developed an interest in vinyl, thanks mostly to tMG. Being that I've never even seen a record player in person, much less used one, makes the technology daunting, but I'd like to see what all the fuss is about. A few other bands I enjoy also release on vinyl, which makes it all the more tempting to shell out for a player.

yeah i also never had vinyl growing up. I had tapes (which i loathed) and then cds and when mp3s and mp3 players came out i fully embraced the technology, but i have become increasingly interested vinyl records. i actually went out and bought a vinyl record player on a whim today and preordered all eternal decks. i don't have any records yet but i plan on ordering some stuff tomorrow (namely preordering the new radiohead).

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I've never even seen a record player in person

i am literally reeling from the shock of this.
later i will let the oldness sink in...

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I've never even seen a record player in person

i am literally reeling from the shock of this.
later i will let the oldness sink in...

Does it help or hurt my case if I admit that I was born in 1990, a year I suspect most of the members here can remember with clarity?

if you can remember 1990, you weren't there.

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I was born in '93 and I own a record player : P

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I was born in '93 and I own a record player : P

I never said it was a good excuse.

Maybe I'll go by Goodwill tomorrow and see if they happen to have one.

my advice is to just save for a little for a decent (not crazy) one rather than goodwill, your records will sound better and last longer that way.

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I wish I knew what constituted a 'good' record player. What does one look for in a record player, anyway?

yeah, it's important to buy a good record player. Bad ones actually damage your records every time you play them.
as for good record players, look for something that has a turntable and a cartridge seperate.
the turntable doesn't really matter unless you trying to have the ULTIMATE record player. I would spend the most you could on the cartridge and buy the most basic turntable you could. also make sure you get one of those disc washer kits that you can clean the needle and discs and stuff with.

EDIT:by "turntable and a cartridge seperate" i meant sold seperately. after you buy them you combine them and you have yourself a record player.



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yeah, it's important to buy a good record player. Bad ones actually damage your records every time you play them.
as for good record players, look for something that has a turntable and a cartridge seperate.
the turntable doesn't really matter unless you trying to have the ULTIMATE record player. I would spend the most you could on the cartridge and buy the most basic turntable you could. also make sure you get one of those disc washer kits that you can clean the needle and discs and stuff with.

EDIT:by "turntable and a cartridge seperate" i meant sold seperately. after you buy them you combine them and you have yourself a record player.

...what the hell is a cartridge, in the context of a record player?

Also I know people who swear by belt drive turntables, but those people are foolish. Belts can wear in different places and eventually affect the records with the speed that they are playing. Go with direct drive. That's the way to do it.

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Also I know people who swear by belt drive turntables, but those people are foolish. Belts can wear in different places and eventually affect the records with the speed that they are playing. Go with direct drive. That's the way to do it.

None taken. Belts are replaceable and the vibrations are lessened.

I can't find a reasonably priced direct drive for love nor money anyway, so it's always belt for me.

Direct drive is the way to go, but like I said if you're going for the most quality while spending the least amount, just worry about getting a good cartridge. A cartridge in relation to record player is the part the goes on the end of the arm and has the needle and whatnot on it.

vinyl isn't meant to last forever. neither are cd's or cassettes or 8 tracks. it's true, that the second time you play a record, it's not going to be as good quality as listening the first time. frightening, isn't it!

regardless of the type of machine, or cartridge, the temporariness of a record should be enjoyed with the least amount of hassle. if the record player at goodwill plays records and has speakers, by all means, get it.

belt drive, direct drive, bose speakers, adamantium needles...my record player plays records, and they're all scratchy and poppy like records sound like.....not clean and pristine like cd's, you might as well be listening to a cd! anyway i've got mp3's or cd's if they get too scratchy.

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My list of vinyl is here:

www.deadformat.net/tradelist/weshallallbe

I'll always pick vinyl over any other format. I don't really want to get into it anymore than that.

so nice to see Colin around these parts again.

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