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Post by roddy byers on Jun 11, 2011 14:34:36 GMT
"Headquarters" the Monkees was my first album must of been about 12yrs?, then i bought "Smash hits" by Jimi Hendrixs while on holiday in Devon, couldnt wait to get home to play it*
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Post by mrclaypole on Jun 11, 2011 16:34:46 GMT
Ive just bought "sick and tired" by Errol Walker on 45, from a stall in the Rag market in Brum. Its Return of Django with the words from Fats Dominos song over the top.
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Post by mrclaypole on Jun 11, 2011 16:38:32 GMT
Shame I wont be able to listen to it.......
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Post by roddy byers on Jun 12, 2011 9:57:57 GMT
Find a friend with a gramaphone*
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Post by occupation on Jul 4, 2011 21:52:48 GMT
and now that I am thoroughly spoilt, listening to CD's and anything downloaded is like listening to soggy cardboard. Recently got an Archie Shepp vinyl for a tenner. Original pressing and unusualy for 1964 issued in stereo. I bring this up because the sound is absolutely unbelievable. I was listening to it on headphones, and even now I've got a sudden fright, because it's a live gig in Copenhagen with a small audience and twice I thought there was some people in my room or just beyond the walls and windows (which is true - there are people beyond the walls). It sounds like your in the front row of a live gig man, and you can almost see exactly where the musicians are located. And no, there is no crack, snapple or pop. And I wonder, if they could do that then, before anyone had landed on the moon, why can't they do it now? Why??? Did it require some sort of magician or what? Two microphones is what was used in what is called a binaural set up. A simple two mic configuration and something like one of those Akai 2 track quarter inch reel-reel machines maybe (which incidentaly can be got on ebay for not exactly a massive fortune and some used tape for 3 quid a reel), but would've been all valve in 1964? Is this something that is so difficult for humankind to repeat? Seriously one of these days I am going to be driven to experiment with recording live gigs because when it works there is nothing that can match it but the gig itself.
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Post by occupation on Jul 4, 2011 22:19:56 GMT
By the way, if anyone is looking for a turntable, there is www.freecycle.org where you can place a wanted add and get a working one for the cost of collecting. If you want advice on how to put together a good system without incurring associated costs there are sites like www.tapeheads.net. And a place that does belts, cartridges and needles www.needles-and-spins.co.uk though they are not the cheapest. Haven't shopped there myself. Got my stylus from music shop. Hope this helps yeeall.
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Post by misspictor on Jul 8, 2011 17:35:17 GMT
Are these vinyls still available? I'd really love to buy one!
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Post by occupation on Jul 9, 2011 15:49:17 GMT
I visit a local shop about 2 miles from where I live. It's so full of crates that only one person can go in at a time and time seems to go by really quickly when you're in there. I don't know how you would find albums based soley on how they were recorded. It's more just luck of the dip really. I assumed it was mono till I played it. Most of my stuff is in mono. But this is probably not that rare. It's Strawberry Saucele is Archie Shepp. The New York Contemporary Five vol.2. International Polydor Production 623 267 Recorded November 15, 1963, Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen. Recorded by SONET, Copenhagen
On nowhere does it say it's in stereo. Make sure it has the ST mark on the disk It has a nice gloss colour photo of the man himself with mouth on the sax, one eye closed, the other half open.
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Post by roddy byers on Jul 10, 2011 9:20:45 GMT
You got vynl trousers?
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Post by misspictor on Jul 10, 2011 17:29:00 GMT
Actually...yes. :-P
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Post by roddy byers on Jul 11, 2011 7:19:54 GMT
Ive got two pair of leather troursers but is it cool to wear em when yer 56?
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Post by misspictor on Jul 11, 2011 7:31:40 GMT
Only if it's you wearing them. ;-)
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Post by TTN on Jul 11, 2011 22:34:08 GMT
Nice
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Post by roddy byers on Jul 12, 2011 6:53:05 GMT
Blues Attack vynl should be on its way soon?
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Post by misspictor on Jul 12, 2011 13:37:22 GMT
WOO HOO! Gonna have to get a record frame to keep it in when I'm not listening to it...love the look of framed records on a wall. Can't wait til it's available to buy!!!!!!
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