bigfish786 said:
Good, because I went ahead and clicked the button on it - arrived yesterday *diablo*
Good, because I went ahead and clicked the button on it - arrived yesterday *diablo*
stevebrock said:dtmark said:stevebrock said:dtmark said:stevebrock said:
This is hi-fi. Life is never complete. There's always more money that can be spent
I was warned about this when I decided to get back into this particular hobby.
I go through phases of buying vinyl - bought a few reissues recently (carefuly researched though) but cant beat buying 2nd hand records, getting them home, quick clean, new anti stat sleeve then lowering that stylus down then sitting back to enjoy - you just dont get that with CD, best of all the CD has nothing on the SQ.........but as we know thats open to debate
Is it? People are still "debating" that? (grins manically)
For about £20 I got a stack of 12" singles all of which except one are pristine including: 49ers - Touch Me (never owned that before) and The KLF - Justified and Ancient (good fun), plus that Don Henley one and others. They weren't that cheap back in the day, when I used to spend £50 a week on 12" singles in HMV Oxford Circus every Monday after work.
I'll need to buy another one of those metal record boxes soon. The left hand side of our living room is basically blocked off with those all the way along the wall. I have a tolerant partner.
get yourself to ikea and buy the Kallax storage shelving, those record boxes must look hideous - i still have all my 12" dance music too, but its not really me anymore Ive played a few and to be honest they dont sound anything special on a decent hifi rig, remember how dance music is produced its all samples and drum machines and digital synths.
Those shelving units look good - thanks for the tip
Quite agree on the SQ, though where an effort has been made (e.g. a synthesised "soundstage" and good use of effects), and even though the music is entirely electronic, they can sound great.
A few examples that spring to mind are Mark Moore's efforts, e.g. "Theme From S-Express", the Q-sound style effects on Qattara's "The Truth", and the banging bassline and separation on the Tino Maas mix of Southside Spinners' "Luvstruck".
stevebrock said:dtmark said:stevebrock said:dtmark said:stevebrock said:
This is hi-fi. Life is never complete. There's always more money that can be spent
I was warned about this when I decided to get back into this particular hobby.
I go through phases of buying vinyl - bought a few reissues recently (carefuly researched though) but cant beat buying 2nd hand records, getting them home, quick clean, new anti stat sleeve then lowering that stylus down then sitting back to enjoy - you just dont get that with CD, best of all the CD has nothing on the SQ.........but as we know thats open to debate
Is it? People are still "debating" that? (grins manically)
For about £20 I got a stack of 12" singles all of which except one are pristine including: 49ers - Touch Me (never owned that before) and The KLF - Justified and Ancient (good fun), plus that Don Henley one and others. They weren't that cheap back in the day, when I used to spend £50 a week on 12" singles in HMV Oxford Circus every Monday after work.
I'll need to buy another one of those metal record boxes soon. The left hand side of our living room is basically blocked off with those all the way along the wall. I have a tolerant partner.
get yourself to ikea and buy the Kallax storage shelving, those record boxes must look hideous - i still have all my 12" dance music too, but its not really me anymore Ive played a few and to be honest they dont sound anything special on a decent hifi rig, remember how dance music is produced its all samples and drum machines and digital synths.
Those shelving units look good - thanks for the tip
Quite agree on the SQ, though where an effort has been made (e.g. a synthesised "soundstage" and good use of effects), and even though the music is entirely electronic, they can sound great.
A few examples that spring to mind are Mark Moore's efforts, e.g. "Theme From S-Express", the Q-sound style effects on Qattara's "The Truth", and the banging bassline and separation on the Tino Maas mix of Southside Spinners' "Luvstruck".
Got back from Amsterdam last night. I visited quite a few record shops and market stalls, but ultimately returned home with no additions to my record collection.
Why? Well, I hardly saw anything that was on my 'to buy' list, and anything I did find was either over-priced, or in poorer condition than I would have liked.
Concerto was a massive shop, excellent for reissues, and not bad for used vinyl. They also have tons of CDs, DVDs etc. Definitely worth a visit if you ever go to Amsterdam. http://concerto.amsterdam/en
Wax Well is quite a small shop, but it's all used vinyl, pricey, but there are some great records in there, and the condition of them is great. You'll need a lot of time though, and I didn't have too much of that. http://www.waxwell.com/
There was a great market with 3 or 4 record stalls, but be careful, as one of them was selling mainly bootlegs, and the lady complained when I started opening the sleeves to look at the vinyl. 'They are all new' she said, so considering some of them were in worn, original sleeves, that was my cue to walk away.
Why? Well, I hardly saw anything that was on my 'to buy' list, and anything I did find was either over-priced, or in poorer condition than I would have liked.
Concerto was a massive shop, excellent for reissues, and not bad for used vinyl. They also have tons of CDs, DVDs etc. Definitely worth a visit if you ever go to Amsterdam. http://concerto.amsterdam/en
Wax Well is quite a small shop, but it's all used vinyl, pricey, but there are some great records in there, and the condition of them is great. You'll need a lot of time though, and I didn't have too much of that. http://www.waxwell.com/
There was a great market with 3 or 4 record stalls, but be careful, as one of them was selling mainly bootlegs, and the lady complained when I started opening the sleeves to look at the vinyl. 'They are all new' she said, so considering some of them were in worn, original sleeves, that was my cue to walk away.
bit of a letdown BBB - was expecting you to come back with loads of 70s rare krautrock lps lol
BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
So, does the guy that looks like Tony DiBart with the weird hand still work in Kadinsky's? Do spill the beans.
dtmark said:Those shelving units look good - thanks for the tip
You will need to reinforce them. Kallax used to be called Expedit. They made some minor cosmetic changes.
google: Expedit vinyl broken
stevebrock said:
I was thinking he'd pick up some Dutch classics like a first press of 'Una Paloma Blanca' by the George Baker Selection.
Bought my first record for a while today - 'Blood' by Lianne Le Havas, which came out last month. [puts on cod Dutch accent] Is super-funky!
dtmark said:So, does the guy that looks like Tony DiBart with the weird hand still work in Kadinsky's? Do spill the beans.
I had to look up Kadinsky's and Tony DiBart, so as you can probably guess, I have no idea. *smile*
thescarletpronster said:
It was just hard to find any kind of bargain, even on the market stalls. I did find a copy of a Shocking Blue album which I was looking for, and at a decent price, but the sleeve was tatty, and the record even tattier.
There's always next time.
On holiday in Cornwall so trawled a couple of charity shops. Not much but I got
queen - Queen II (Blair's Cut)
The Associates - Sulk
The Cult - Love
queen - Queen II (Blair's Cut)
The Associates - Sulk
The Cult - Love
Car Boot this morning, nothing great, but they were cheap, and the records are all in great conditon.
Schubert / Berlin Philharmonic / Karl Bohm - Symphony No.7 (25p)
Shostakovitch / Ravel /Bernstein - Piano Concertos (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald / Nelson Riddle - Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (25p)
Peggy Lee - Pass Me By (25p)
Peggy Lee - That Was Then, Now Is Now (25p)
Peggy Lee - Jump For Joy (25p)
And a couple of CDs:
Mighty Lemon Drops - World Without End (50p)
The Cure - Pornography (50p)
Schubert / Berlin Philharmonic / Karl Bohm - Symphony No.7 (25p)
Shostakovitch / Ravel /Bernstein - Piano Concertos (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald / Nelson Riddle - Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson (25p)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings Gershwin (25p)
Peggy Lee - Pass Me By (25p)
Peggy Lee - That Was Then, Now Is Now (25p)
Peggy Lee - Jump For Joy (25p)
And a couple of CDs:
Mighty Lemon Drops - World Without End (50p)
The Cure - Pornography (50p)
jamesrfisher
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Was my birthday over the weekend and received these from various relatives, looking forward to playinng them shortly
Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up
Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
Public Image Ltd - What the World Needs Now..
Michael Head & The Strands - The Magical World of the Strands
Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up
Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
Public Image Ltd - What the World Needs Now..
Michael Head & The Strands - The Magical World of the Strands
Happy birthday, Jimbo. That's a cracking selection.
This is the one Gil Scott-Heron album I'm missing. Enjoy it!
jimbofisher said:
This is the one Gil Scott-Heron album I'm missing. Enjoy it!
Al ears
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BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Nice one! But your not allowed to mention CD's
If you're going to start that I will have to mention next purchase:-
Joe Cocker 'With a little help from my Friends' newly issued on SACD....
Charity shopping today.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (£2)
Tangerine Dream - The Sorcerer (£2)
Roxy Music - Greatest Hits (80p)
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (80p)
Felt - My Face Is On Fire (7") (30p)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (£2)
Tangerine Dream - The Sorcerer (£2)
Roxy Music - Greatest Hits (80p)
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (80p)
Felt - My Face Is On Fire (7") (30p)
Freddy58
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BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Hang on a cotton-pickin minute, I thought you said you couldn't stand Bryan Ferry's voice?
Freddy58
Well-known member
BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
I directed you to a Roxy tune, which you said was alright, but that you couldn't stand his voice?
Freddy58
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Freddy58 said:
You tried to find it for about 20 to 30 minutes, then gave up, didn't you? *biggrin*
To answer your question, I both like and dislike his voice, but the reason I bought it is, I like buying records. and for 80p, why not?
Car Boot on Sunday.
I already own some of these, but they looked in better conditon than those, so at 50p each, I had to buy them.
Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Blondie - Eat To The Beat
Blondie - Autoamerican
Ike & Tina Turner - Greatest Hits
Gary Numan - New Man Numan (Best Of)
Hazel O'Connor - Breaking Glass
I already own some of these, but they looked in better conditon than those, so at 50p each, I had to buy them.
Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Blondie - Eat To The Beat
Blondie - Autoamerican
Ike & Tina Turner - Greatest Hits
Gary Numan - New Man Numan (Best Of)
Hazel O'Connor - Breaking Glass
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