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Anyone still have vinyl?
- Thread starter Larmo
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Cthulhu1979
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My wife and I have a growing vinyl collection, some old, some new. We have most of the albums by The Beatles; in addition, I have some Iron Butterfly, Donovan, Jim Croche, and both albums released by HP Lovecraft (The band, not the writer 
). As far as newer albums go, I have a bunch by the Mountain Goats, and some by The Mars Volta, They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes and Johnny Cash.
Since I'm living in the digital age, I have a lot of music on my computer. As such, I avoid buying CDs. However, in order to support the bands I enjoy, I typically buy their vinyl albums instead. I like the larger format of the artwork, and I also like the tactile sensation of putting a record on.
I used to be able to pick up old vinyls at my local Salvation Army thrift store (Which is how I managed to get a copy of Herman's Hermits "On Tour"), but recently they've cranked up the prices, which doesn't sit well with me.
~Cthulhu1979
). As far as newer albums go, I have a bunch by the Mountain Goats, and some by The Mars Volta, They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes and Johnny Cash. Since I'm living in the digital age, I have a lot of music on my computer. As such, I avoid buying CDs. However, in order to support the bands I enjoy, I typically buy their vinyl albums instead. I like the larger format of the artwork, and I also like the tactile sensation of putting a record on.
I used to be able to pick up old vinyls at my local Salvation Army thrift store (Which is how I managed to get a copy of Herman's Hermits "On Tour"), but recently they've cranked up the prices, which doesn't sit well with me.
~Cthulhu1979
I have about 25-30 albums and just as many 45's, but my turntable took a dump some years back.
More than I want to think about, somewhere between 2 and 3 hundred 33 long plays, around 50 or so 45's. These are mostly 70's and 80's rock and metal. Then theirs the old stuff, about 200 more albums of blues, jazz and big bands collections some are 33 and other are 78's.
Yes I'm old.
Yes I'm old.
This thread had me checking out my vinyl collection.
I'd forgotten I own the 4-record collection of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's opera, Einstein On the Beach!
I first encountered Einstein on the Beach in college during a art history class. I had to get the music. Due to time constraints of the format, the vinyl presentation truncates the work by about 30 mins. Regardless, it's an amazing listen. Wish my turntable still worked.
The CD version features the full version, so I may need to purchase that someday, but the quality of the record - ! Will be missed.
I'd forgotten I own the 4-record collection of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's opera, Einstein On the Beach!
I first encountered Einstein on the Beach in college during a art history class. I had to get the music. Due to time constraints of the format, the vinyl presentation truncates the work by about 30 mins. Regardless, it's an amazing listen. Wish my turntable still worked.
The CD version features the full version, so I may need to purchase that someday, but the quality of the record - ! Will be missed.
Codeman
Well-known member
78's!
That must have been what my parents had .... I forgot the speed but that sound right. Those things were like 1/4" thick! I think the diameter was larger than a 45 but smaller than LP/33. I forgot about those they were obsolete by the time I was born (1957).
Garada
C3G Hero
I do still own and actively listen to vinyl. The last thing I bought NEW on vinyl [yes, they're still making it!] was Radiohead's In Rainbows, which sounds great on the ol' turntable. I also picked up a copy of The Velvet Underground's Live double LP on eBay for a sweet price. Anytime Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds put out a new single, I try to pick it up on 45 single.
My girlfriend is a HUGE vinyl maniac, and has every Beastie Boys album and single on vinyl, plus about 300 records. We often hit the thrift stores for strange old obscure records, and we've found some real gems.
My girlfriend is a HUGE vinyl maniac, and has every Beastie Boys album and single on vinyl, plus about 300 records. We often hit the thrift stores for strange old obscure records, and we've found some real gems.
ParaGoomba Slayer
I got "Oh Come on" 'ed
My dad still has some records that he plays. You will hear La Bamba and I Fought the Law occasionally in my house.
loborocket
New member
I still have some vinyl but nothing to play it on. Everything in the vinyl collection was long ago converted to it's digital cousin.
Garada
C3G Hero
Do you mean that you bought it on CD, or actually converted your LPs?
This is me; my best of which is Beatles White. I will have to rectify soon.
Garada
C3G Hero
Sometimes, a band will release a 'limited edition' on colored vinyl [my lady has ALL of the LE Beastie Boys records on colored vinyl, as well as the regular black vinyl versions]. Sometimes the colored vinyl is the only version available. I have noticed the colored vinyl used frequently on 45s too.
What is Empty Glass?
Larmo
New member
A Pete Townshend solo album.
78's!
My wife has a tons of old 78's that were her dad's. They are thick and heavy. She's got hundreds of them from the 30's and 40's + of big band era. Tons of Glenn Miller and Gene Krupa especially (her father is burried in the same cemetary as Gene Krupa at Holy Cross Cemetary in Calumet City, IL). There are many other artists/bands as well, you name it and we've probably got it. It's pretty cool, but we need a turntable to play them on.
DeceitfulBeauty
Soon to be Mrs. Tony Stark
I have a LOT. John Lennon's Double Fantasy still in plastic with the price tag, baby.
Pretty much everything John Cougar/Mellencamp. Almost all the Eagles. The Creatures and Peter Murphy, too, which I am so proud of.
And sooo many 78s. Boxes.
I have a new record player too--hard to find, but coming back now. I love vinyl--it sounds more real.
Pretty much everything John Cougar/Mellencamp. Almost all the Eagles. The Creatures and Peter Murphy, too, which I am so proud of.
And sooo many 78s. Boxes.
I have a new record player too--hard to find, but coming back now. I love vinyl--it sounds more real.
Nwojedi
Spider Poison's Nemesis
that's funny this thread was surfaced. I recently aquired a 50's juke box and currently on the prowl for 45's to stock it with. I had a bunch of 45's and can't find them yet. Most of my records 33's are beatles albums, with bunch of 80's stuff.
If anyone has some 45's in these catagories, i'd be interested in trades or purchase
The cars- open to most
Scorpions- open to most
The drifters- there goes my baby and/or save the last dance for me
The flamingos- I only have eyes for you
Ted Nugent-fred bear and/or stranglehold (paying well if you have both on one record)
Sam Cooke- open to most
Queenryche- anything from Empire
Queen- open to most
Rolling stones- open
Also open to most rock from 50's to 2000ish.
all 45's have to have the big hole.
If anyone has some 45's in these catagories, i'd be interested in trades or purchase
The cars- open to most
Scorpions- open to most
The drifters- there goes my baby and/or save the last dance for me
The flamingos- I only have eyes for you
Ted Nugent-fred bear and/or stranglehold (paying well if you have both on one record)
Sam Cooke- open to most
Queenryche- anything from Empire
Queen- open to most
Rolling stones- open
Also open to most rock from 50's to 2000ish.
all 45's have to have the big hole.
The Walrus King
New member
I just got a "Wings- Band on the Run" record at a yard sale today... they were sellin so much in great condition i almost bought a Boston record but i didnt and idk y... It was only $2 each or $3 for two.... I feel bad i didn't buy more
DeceitfulBeauty
Soon to be Mrs. Tony Stark
I have a KoRn Here to Stay era single on bright neon green transparent vinyl. It's nice.
loborocket
New member
I have heard some folks argue a vinyl record has a more "true" sound to it because when music is played it is naturally an analog wave/signal. The vinyl records this analog signal without change. The process of changing an analog signal into a digital one inherently loses "some" of the signal in the preocess. The sampling speed reduces this loss, but never totally eliminates it.
Of course the vinyl will loose this feidelity over time where a digital reproduction is the same the first time it is played as the 1,000,000th time it is played.
Digital is easier to store in my house on that thing I call a PC.
Now of course in your example of a crappy Spears song, the "music" was probably digital from the very beginning. No insturments were played or hurt during the production of this record.