coollino
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A lot of it is because there is quite big demand for Taylor swift, Beyonce, LDR etc on vinyl these which obviously sell loads in comparison to other artists
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A lot of it is because there is quite big demand for Taylor swift, Beyonce, LDR etc on vinyl these which obviously sell loads in comparison to other artists
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Sold all my vinyl (about 700 ish records) around early/mid 2000's before it became a completely redundant format for djing and started tanking in value. Made an absolute killing, records that I sold for close to £100 now sell for about £2. It's bonkers.
Sounds cold and dusty ? Vinyl is the warmest sounding format there is
Sounds cold and dusty ? Vinyl is the warmest sounding format there is
I was surprised at how cheap vinyl can be now. Went to bygone times in Heskin last week and there were a box of soul/funk/jazz funk albums all mint and at 3 quid a pop. Not just crap either, all big names. Crusaders/George Benson/George Clinton/Chic/Shalamar/Ohio players etc. Honestly thought I'd seen some of them at 50 quid plus a pop recently online. Glad I never bought the lot now to become wealthy after hearing that lol Still have about 500 12" singles in the loft of the same genre. Still love dabbling with hifi too although I have now settled on a vintage system fronted by a little Raspberry PI, the biggest and most fascinating and big hitting little performer I've yet to find. Knocks spots off DACs costing multi thousands if you can put up with the faff of sorting it out properly.Sold all my vinyl (about 700 ish records) around early/mid 2000's before it became a completely redundant format for djing and started tanking in value. Made an absolute killing, records that I sold for close to £100 now sell for about £2. It's bonkers.
Sounds cold and dusty ? Vinyl is the warmest sounding format there is
I very rarely go into a record shop but do the online equivalent of crate digging on Discogs. Search for something I want and then go through everything else in that sellers stock and see what they've got and like you say there's an absolute ton of decent stuff going cheap, especially 70s soul/funk.
I recently got rid of an old battered, drawn on, falling apart and scratched up borderline unlistenable White Album and for the money it got I picked up pretty much all of Bobby Womacks great 70s run in excellent condition and had change left over. Got an urge to drive up to Heskin now!
Great stuff mate and similar tastes I think. Bygone times is worth it for the day out alone, £2.50 gets you life membership too and free entry with it. Let me know if you go and I'll tell you where the stash is. All in dust covers too. It's our rainy day "go to " place. Stock changes quickly.
Blue 1
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I do that. Makes the postage rates more justifiable, too.
I'm always filling up my cart and then not buying stuff though.
It's funny reading through this interesting thread and realising how lucky a lot of guys are to have a wide range of musical tastes and can listen to many genres. I since a kid have always been blinkered and to be brutally fair very biased and I think it's part of the reason I don't have a turntable now to play albums.
I was so biased also in to what tracks I liked on my fave artists albums, so I'd end up playing track 1 and 5 from side one, then flipping it to listen to track 9 on side 2, hence my vinyl collection mainly consisted of 12" singles far easier lol The incoming CD era was great as it was easy to do a 6 track skip and cut the crap out. It used to do peoples heads in how I could not listen to a full album like a "normal" person wouldlol
Then something happened, I heard a mates high end hifi and got the bug on that road, I spent about 10 years swapping, mixing, matching, faffing with cables, special plugs, leads and all sorts of nonsense chasing unobtanium.
Something weirder even happened then. As I chased the dream I was attending millions of hifi shows, quite often I'd walk into a room and be blown away by the sound, making me need that track that was playing........not realising as I do now some of these tracks were chosen because they are quite simply hifi friendly and very kind all round to the kit.
So I'd get home with my list, get the track up on Tidal and become to like it......how weirdlol, but true.
I was listening to all sorts of stuff and enjoying it, stuff I'd not even have given a 5 second listen before without switching off.
I mean stuff from Stevie Ray Vaughan/Tin Pan Alley, through to London Grammar with even the long version of Rock on by David Essex thrown in the mix as they were all hifi kind.
Not used the hifi for a couple of years now but after this thread I'm seriously contemplating getting some phono boards back in and looking for a deck, then rooting those old 12" singles out of the loft. It'll also be fun looking for vinyl bargains in the charity shops I reckon as I just don't even bother looking now.
I was so biased also in to what tracks I liked on my fave artists albums, so I'd end up playing track 1 and 5 from side one, then flipping it to listen to track 9 on side 2, hence my vinyl collection mainly consisted of 12" singles far easier lol The incoming CD era was great as it was easy to do a 6 track skip and cut the crap out. It used to do peoples heads in how I could not listen to a full album like a "normal" person wouldlol
Then something happened, I heard a mates high end hifi and got the bug on that road, I spent about 10 years swapping, mixing, matching, faffing with cables, special plugs, leads and all sorts of nonsense chasing unobtanium.
Something weirder even happened then. As I chased the dream I was attending millions of hifi shows, quite often I'd walk into a room and be blown away by the sound, making me need that track that was playing........not realising as I do now some of these tracks were chosen because they are quite simply hifi friendly and very kind all round to the kit.
So I'd get home with my list, get the track up on Tidal and become to like it......how weirdlol, but true.
I was listening to all sorts of stuff and enjoying it, stuff I'd not even have given a 5 second listen before without switching off.
I mean stuff from Stevie Ray Vaughan/Tin Pan Alley, through to London Grammar with even the long version of Rock on by David Essex thrown in the mix as they were all hifi kind.
Not used the hifi for a couple of years now but after this thread I'm seriously contemplating getting some phono boards back in and looking for a deck, then rooting those old 12" singles out of the loft. It'll also be fun looking for vinyl bargains in the charity shops I reckon as I just don't even bother looking now.
summerisle
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Blue 1
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Get them out of the loft anyway, records don't like being kept in lofts, they're variably too hot, too cold, or too damp.
I'd assume they are way past their best now sadly mate. I wasn't the best at looking after vinyl even when I was using it sadly.
Real oil actually. You are financing City and Newcastle as well as increasing carbon emissions. Nothing better than a real album though...enjoy
DavidH
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Yes twice. Starter up about 10 years ago, amassed a decent collection but decided to give up on it because I just wasn't using them. Went to flog them at a local record shop and he offered me a ridiculously low price for some absolute cracking albums. I told him to spin on it (I actually used them words) and took them home. Started up again a few years ago and bought a better system. I've got loads and use it a bit more. I signed up to Sound of Vinyl and I get emails off them, every now and then they send a decent one so I buy it. Harmless fun.
mmmmsnouts
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Considering your rich history of posting how everything is terrible and the world is rigged, you must be a real joy to be aroundReal oil actually. You are financing City and Newcastle as well as increasing carbon emissions. Nothing better than a real album though...enjoy
I sold all mine late 80's to a book/record shop in the town, about 50 of them, some were my Mom's original Beatles, he gave me £5 for the lot as he said they were too scratched to be worth much. Every week I would go past the shop and there would be one in the window selling for at least a fiverSold all my vinyl (about 700 ish records) around early/mid 2000's before it became a completely redundant format for djing and started tanking in value. Made an absolute killing, records that I sold for close to £100 now sell for about £2. It's bonkers.
Sounds cold and dusty ? Vinyl is the warmest sounding format there is
I'm an ardent vinyl fan Neil.
Fortunately I had a large collection from the 70/80s.
I have added to it with a few judicious purchases mostly from 2nd hand record shops and fairs.
I've bought a handful of brand new vinyl but boy that is so expensive.
The key is to get a good quality cleaning machine or clean them by hand thoroughly.
It's worth it. The sound quality is so much better than digital.
Enjoy
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