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2016/05/11 06:30:40 (permalink)

dusting off them old vinyl records...

Our eldest son bought us a record player for Christmas (it finally arrived on Monday).
 
Quite fascinating, getting out all those records that I haven't listened to in years... Not had a record player for getting on well over ten years.
 
This morning I decided to remind myself what Ricochet sounded like, besides scratched to hell:-
 


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    Guitarhacker
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 07:46:08 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:34:54
    That thing looks high tech.  I have an old JVC direct drive that's easily 35 years old and still working well. 
    I have to give some of the old albums a spin every now and then.
     

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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 08:11:17 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:35:00
    I bought a really nice stereo system in 1987 which REALLY demonstrated how bad vinyl records sounded compared to CD's.  The very next week I sold my collection of over 2,000 records and began acquiring CD's like nobody's business!  I must admit that I don't miss any part of them:  The handling, flattening, melting, cleaning, clicks, pops, covers, sleeves, SHORT play (per side), etc.  Even when I had a turntable capable of stacking up to five albums, it still seemed to go through them too quick and, obviously, you didn't hear each album in its entirety before going to the next but rather half of each before flipping the stack and hearing the other half.  Back then I used to record the entire album onto a cassette tape and play that instead.  I really like being able to shuffle play thousands of songs now and not have to monitor the process!

     
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 08:20:00 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:35:03
    I had Ricochet on vinyl many, many years ago. First time I played it I had it on 45rpm and didn't notice until side one ended rather quickly..

     
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 08:46:36 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:35:19
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    Our eldest son bought us a record player for Christmas (it finally arrived on Monday).
     




    Unfortunately, there was a serious injury that befell one of our reindeers and the usual delivery date had to be postponed.
    Please accept our sincerest apologies.
     
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 08:51:48 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:35:14
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    Our eldest son bought us a record player for Christmas (it finally arrived on Monday).
     




    Unfortunately, there was a serious injury that befell one of our reindeers and the usual delivery date had to be postponed.
    Please accept our sincerest apologies.
     
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:19:34 (permalink)
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    Please accept our sincerest apologies.

     
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:20:25 (permalink)
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    I had Ricochet on vinyl many, many years ago. First time I played it I had it on 45rpm and didn't notice until side one ended rather quickly..


     
    haha! I'll have to try that

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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:20:58 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2016/05/11 10:42:55
    My kids don't ever buy me cool stuff like that. I do get hand-made Christmas and birthday cards from some of the grandkids, though. But just once it would be nice if they got me, oh, a high-end ribbon or something. Maybe they're saving up for it.
     
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    I sit and listen to 'em by myself
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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:22:45 (permalink)
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    That thing looks high tech. 



    I'm not sure that it is, to be honest. A bit quirky, yeah, and for something with built in speakers it doesn't sound too bad.

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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:26:00 (permalink)
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    I bought a really nice stereo system in 1987 which REALLY demonstrated how bad vinyl records sounded compared to CD's.  The very next week I sold my collection of over 2,000 records and began acquiring CD's like nobody's business!  I must admit that I don't miss any part of them:  The handling, flattening, melting, cleaning, clicks, pops, covers, sleeves, SHORT play (per side), etc.  Even when I had a turntable capable of stacking up to five albums, it still seemed to go through them too quick and, obviously, you didn't hear each album in its entirety before going to the next but rather half of each before flipping the stack and hearing the other half.  Back then I used to record the entire album onto a cassette tape and play that instead.  I really like being able to shuffle play thousands of songs now and not have to monitor the process!




    I know what you're saying  Craig, and this is not something that I would have bought myself. But, now that it's here, it would be rude not to use it, and me and the missus are enjoying the novelty of it.
     
    And, when it's  not in use, we stick Asia's picture disc on it haha
     


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    Re: dusting off them old vinyl records... 2016/05/11 10:28:11 (permalink)
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    My kids don't ever buy me cool stuff like that. 

     
    Probably a one-off Bit haha! My missus would probably give him a good telling off for spending that much money on us again...

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