[Music] Vinyl records

[Is it PotG?]

....music is literally the only thing I can’t start an argument about

I'm sure you could if you tried that LITTLE bit harder.

 

[Weststander]

In America, they have their soul singers. Here in the UK.....

Secateurs.

(Sorry if that word offends Brexiteers .... so, pruners).

 

[Weststander]

The “open new avenues” line resonates with me a lot. The beauty of music is that there’s always more out there, it never ceases. This might be old stuff we’ve never come across or completely new stuff...or both. This is why, at 51, I am still enjoying it and probably consuming more than ever.

I also agree there are no rights or wrongs...music is literally the only thing I can’t start an argument about

“Probably consuming more (music) than ever” ..... the same here. I’ve loved music all my life and have a decent collection of vinyls, but youtube for me has been a great new source. Often from where your choices have finished playing, youtube’s algorithms continue playing tunes you may like, and you do.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

“Probably consuming more (music) than ever” ..... the same here. I’ve loved music all my life and have a decent collection of vinyls, but youtube for me has been a great new source. Often from where your choices have finished playing, youtube’s algorithms continue playing tunes you may like, and you do.

I’m Spotify myself but it’s the same principle of algorithms throwing up new and interesting stuff. I also have a decent collection of vinyl and CDs and continue to add to this; for the past few years I have switched exclusively to vinyl though. Whilst I buy a lot of vinyl from stores, I like a lot of small artists and my usual cycle is listen on Spotify, see them live, buy the vinyl at the gig.

As an aside, a friend is a tour manager and he’s been working with a couple of artists, one big on Spotify, the other YouTube. He said whilst artists are not exclusive to a single platform there will often be a heavy skew towards one. It often depends on how “visual” they are. This is with young person’s music though.

 

[Weststander]

I’m Spotify myself but it’s the same principle of algorithms throwing up new and interesting stuff. I also have a decent collection of vinyl and CDs and continue to add to this; for the past few years I have switched exclusively to vinyl though. Whilst I buy a lot of vinyl from stores, I like a lot of small artists and my usual cycle is listen on Spotify, see them live, buy the vinyl at the gig.

As an aside, a friend is a tour manager and he’s been working with a couple of artists, one big on Spotify, the other YouTube. He said whilst artists are not exclusive to a single platform there will often be a heavy skew towards one. It often depends on how “visual” they are. This is with young person’s music though.

Have you still got the vinyls from your youth?

Even when buyable digital music first appeared in CD’s, I always found a richness and depth of sound from vinyls, that’s hard to replicate. Their comeback over the last 15 years or so has been a godsend, initially the dance DJ culture got the renaissance going.

 

[Official Old Man]

As an ex DJ I've 1000's of 6" & 12" singles and LP's that have been languishing in a cupboard for about 20 years. Redone the office and put in new units that take all my vinyl. Sneaked in my Pioneer DJM-500 and Technics turntable. Hooked up to a couple of small powered speakers (don't know why wifey wouldn't let my use my 15" 500 watt speakers). For a while it was great, taking random singles and playing them. But having to change the record every 3 to 5 minutes got tedious.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Have you still got the vinyls from your youth?

I started buying vinyl when I was about 8 or 9 (parents were very much into music) but stupidly I sold it all when I was a uni student; a few years after the birth of CD I decided to switch and sold my entire collection. The plan was to re-purchase choice albums on CD, which I did. I came to hugely regret this and around 10 years ago made a list and have been trying to re-purchase my collection ever since; I decided I’d do this without question and not be selective. The bulk of my collection was rock and metal from the mid-80s and at times, like when I paid 60 quid for a past-their-prime Saxon album, I have asked myself WTF but I have carried on adding a few a year. Equally these albums often hold great memories for me and re-purchasing some early Metallica and Rush albums was satisfying.

As an aside I literally just purchased Max Cooper’s Yearning for the Infinite double vinyl and Caribou’s new vinyl.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Even when buyable digital music first appeared in CD’s, I always found a richness and depth of sound from vinyls, that’s hard to replicate. Their comeback over the last 15 years or so has been a godsend, initially the dance DJ culture got the renaissance going.

The comeback has been incredible. I hear you regarding sound etc, but also they way I interact with vinyl is totally different to CD. I am careful, protective when viewing, using and storing and I study the whole package and even look at the vinyl itself. This is the respect it deserves but often gets overlooked with CDs.

 

[southstandandy]

Loving still having my old vinyl collection together with many new releases. Yesterday I spent the entire afternoon flicking through some of my old collection from the 70's and 80's and had a real nostalgia trip. Having spent over a grand on upgrading to a new Project deck the vinyl has never sounded so good. Listened to Talking Heads, Talk Talk, and the Jam in the afternoon and a very nice time was spent with a cuppa and some choccy digestives. The one plus side of staying at home!

 

[ozzygull]

Loving still having my old vinyl collection together with many new releases. Yesterday I spent the entire afternoon flicking through some of my old collection from the 70's and 80's and had a real nostalgia trip. Having spent over a grand on upgrading to a new Project deck the vinyl has never sounded so good. Listened to Talking Heads, Talk Talk, and the Jam in the afternoon and a very nice time was spent with a cuppa and some choccy digestives. The one plus side of staying at home!

Which project did you get?

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Have you still got the vinyls from your youth?

Even when buyable digital music first appeared in CD’s, I always found a richness and depth of sound from vinyls, that’s hard to replicate. Their comeback over the last 15 years or so has been a godsend, initially the dance DJ culture got the renaissance going.

I have all my singles except one - Not Fade Away by the Rolling Stones. Lent it to a bloke called Geoff Cousins at Varndean and he never gave it back. I never forgive or forget a musical grudge
I have almost all my albums. Errors include selling Magical Mystery Tour import, Eagles Live and Queen Live. I haven't regretted selling Bark by Jefferson Airplane or Schools Out by Alice Cooper. That's about it.

 

[Weststander]

I have all my singles except one - Not Fade Away by the Rolling Stones. Lent it to a bloke called Geoff Cousins at Varndean and he never gave it back. I never forgive or forget a musical grudge
I have almost all my albums. Errors include selling Magical Mystery Tour import, Eagles Live and Queen Live. I haven't regretted selling Bark by Jefferson Airplane. That's about it.

I still every 7”, 10”, 12” and album vinyls going back to the beginning, when I was about 10. The vast majority in very good condition, even then I looked after things. I threw away one mucg loved vinyl a few years back as it was scratched badly, but by luck I had two .... Joy Division I think.

In the others side of that lending coin, I have a couple of albums that belong to a brother, he’s forgotten, but he hasn’t owned a turntable in decades.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Loving still having my old vinyl collection together with many new releases. Yesterday I spent the entire afternoon flicking through some of my old collection from the 70's and 80's and had a real nostalgia trip. Having spent over a grand on upgrading to a new Project deck the vinyl has never sounded so good. Listened to Talking Heads, Talk Talk, and the Jam in the afternoon and a very nice time was spent with a cuppa and some choccy digestives. The one plus side of staying at home!

That resonates.

I spent yesterday putting all my 1000 or so vinyl records into alphabetical and music type order. Highly therapeutic. Very time consuming. Records were everywhere. And highly enjoyable.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Oh and I have a shaped 7 inch picture disc of Scatterlings of Africa by Juluka.

Bet no one can beat that ��

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I still every 7”, 10”, 12” and album vinyls going back to the beginning, when I was about 10. The vast majority in very good condition, even then I looked after things. I threw away one mucg loved vinyl a few years back as it was scratched badly, but by luck I had two .... Joy Division I think.

In the others side of that lending coin, I have a couple of albums that belong to a brother, he’s forgotten, but he hasn’t owned a turntable in decades.

All my 45's are a precious memory. I know where I bought every one of them or which Christmas I received them. I recall so much from my childhood, teens and twenties just by listening or even looking at the labels. I've had to fight Mrs Earle to hang on to them and the albums, but they are part of me. Albumwise, I can't imagine not having my copies of Deja Vu, Stand Up, Led Zep 111, Machine Head or even Bridge over Troubled Water in my life. And I mean MY copies, not copies pre-loved by someone else. I love my CD collection too, but they occupy another space in my weird musical psyche.

 

[Weststander]

All my 45's are a precious memory. I know where I bought every one of them or which Christmas I received them. I recall so much from my childhood, teens and twenties just by listening or even looking at the labels. I've had to fight Mrs Earle to hang on to them and the albums, but they are part of me. Albumwise, I can't imagine not having my copies of Deja Vu, Stand Up, Led Zep 111, Machine Head or even Bridge over Troubled Water in my life. And I mean MY copies, not copies pre-loved by someone else. I love my CD collection too, but they occupy another space in my weird musical psyche.

Exactly the same for me, so evocative even now, I have a good memory especially of all those happy moments in your teens and twenties, with music so much part of it. Luckily my school/clubbing/holidaying mates all loved the same music. A psychologist recently explained about this on the radio - that age is so important in our development, it’s intertwined with our musical passions at the time. To hear that music now, brings it all back so vividly and powerfully.

I’ll always protect my music collection.

I still have all my CD’s and cassettes! Tapings from Radio One and 80’s pirate stations.

 

[WildWood]

Oh and I have a shaped 7 inch picture disc of Scatterlings of Africa by Juluka.

Bet no one can beat that ��

One of my favourite shaped 7”s on the decks, from one of Brighton’s finest!!

 

[Kosh]

A few years ago (maybe 5) after a long hiatus from playing music with other people I decided to book a rehearsal studio. I invited everyone one I knew who had an interest in playing an instrument. This ranged from a classically trained music teacher to my mate who was just starting lessons at the age of 40. I told myself I would take a guitar and my bass so if no-one turned up I would belt out a few tunes on my own. I wasn't on my own and have been going every month since. The line up ebbed and flowed somewhat but has now settled on 6 of us (2X Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums, Harmonica). Again all with a range of band experience. We don't all always make it and most of the time we sound pretty crap (The guitarist who just started switched to drums so is still learning). However, sometimes, often just for a few minutes we click and it is the best feeling in the world. The only downside is that due to living in Australia we play too much Oz Rock.

https://brightonelectric.co.uk/

As long as that Oz rock contains at least one track by Blackfeather - well that’s fine by me

Yep - I played (rehearsed) in a band for a few years with school friends - we actually got pretty good in the end - those click moments coming more often. I was rhythm, vocals - my lyrics were Goblin horde filled adventure book loving, dice rolling, pencil brandishing games of off the cuff fate. Indeed, we had a rule, no song is complete without a Warlock or indeed a dark elf or two.

Great days.

I wrote this eventually, recorded in a studio in Manchester - for all of its faults I remain proud:

https://youtu.be/v1-bsTLNGhU

My wife actually got it pressed on to vinyl for me, so it’s on wax as it were! It was a brilliant experience recording it - just wish I’d had more time to rehearse it, as I’d literally finished it the night prior to the session.

 

[Binney on acid]

I used to have loads of albums and 45's. I got rid of them eons ago. I had a mint copy of Bowie's 'Man who sold the world.' Dress cover, and the single 'Holy,holy,holy' b/w 'Black Country rock'. Only god knows what they would be worth today.

 

[southstandandy]

Which project did you get?

I've got the Classic Evo