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BigFactory posted:Al really lost something when he ditched the glasses and mustache I'm glad he's still around and hell I saw him in concert last month, but yeah, I also prefer his classic look.
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Jun 9, 2022 19:21
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Jun 9, 2022 22:42
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"Four Little Diamonds" is the best ELO song. 
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Jeff Lynne is a good proof that ugly guys can get pretty far in show biz
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Jun 9, 2022 22:58
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As I wait for the repairs on my turntable to be completed, it’s probably a good time to get some basic things for operation and maintenance. Any recommendations on a static brush, sleeves (I think I saw mofi was preferred), entry level cleaning stuff, etc.?
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BigFactory posted:Jeff Lynne is a good proof that ugly guys can get pretty far in show biz The only negative things I've ever heard about him were business-related with bassist Kelly Grocutt over royalties and later with drummer Bev Bevan over buying out 100% rights to the band's name.
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Game-Blouses posted:As I wait for the repairs on my turntable to be completed, it’s probably a good time to get some basic things for operation and maintenance. I've had good luck with this weird gel goo stylus cleaner, but many just gently drop their stylus onto a piece of magic eraser. Mofi sleeves are the bees knees, but these sleeves are nearly as keen (and cheeper, like the budgie): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CV42DNB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 If you want to clean records, Spinclean is probably your best bet without breaking the bank. I have a “Vinyl Record Washer" like this one that works just as well, but if you buy off-brand you need to ditch whatever cleaning fluid that comes with it and buy Spinclean's stuff, so it might be worth your while/cash to just go full Spinclean. Edit: I forgot outer polyethylene sleeves. These are good. Pretzellogic fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Jun 10, 2022 |
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CPL593H posted:ELO is alright. But have you heard the Move? https://youtu.be/2I5kH0klENs
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Cemetry Gator posted:But have you heard the Move? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JwVZYa1KSk Pre-shades Jeff! Also: 
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Here is a new thing I am working on for my mixcloud page. Too bad shrinking it down to the proper size loses a lot of the detail.  Edit: Haha holy poo poo. I have never seen a new record so dusty. Quick wipe down and it was fine but I was a little worried for a sec. 
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My Google-fu is failing me, maybe someone here can help: I stumbled across a site last year that recorded vinyl releases and had some sort of rating system to let you know if the pressing was garbage or not. Anyone know off-hand what that site is? Can semi-sorta-kinda accomplish the same thing checking releases manually on Discogs but this other site was way faster to use.
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Sheep posted:My Google-fu is failing me, maybe someone here can help: I stumbled across a site last year that recorded vinyl releases and had some sort of rating system to let you know if the pressing was garbage or not. Anyone know off-hand what that site is? Can semi-sorta-kinda accomplish the same thing checking releases manually on Discogs but this other site was way faster to use. White Hot Stampers
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I need to put the brakes on my vinyl collecting. I'm at the point where if I see a record available that I want, I buy it out of fear its going to go out of print, or become hard to get. I don't have that kind of budget to shop like that. I just got like 7 records last week, and I think I have another 6 or so in the mail.
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Nihonniboku posted:I need to put the brakes on my vinyl collecting. I'm at the point where if I see a record available that I want, I buy it out of fear its going to go out of print, or become hard to get. I don't have that kind of budget to shop like that. I just got like 7 records last week, and I think I have another 6 or so in the mail. Commit to only buying records at thrift stores
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BigFactory posted:Commit to only buying records at thrift stores That's one way to stop, as I'm probably not going to find any records I actually want there since I mostly go for indie rock from the last 20 years.
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I've got no real advice for you Nihonniboku since I'm having trouble learning to prioritize all my collectibles myself. Most things I've scaled way back on in general and have learned to not buy the stop gap items at least. These are the also ran, it's good enough, I sort of like it, it was there, sort of items and when ever I get something I've justified like that inevitably a week later I hear about a holy poo poo type item that I'd instabuy. I still do the instabuy but it doesn't lessen the feeling like a moron as I do it. Also helps to not have any modern bands I'm completely obsessed about that aren't AWOL (plz make another album Temples).
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I just ask myself "is this an album im going to like in the moment or long term" because those in the moment ones I dont end up returning to and then they just take space up in my shelving when I would've been happy with the handful of singles just loaded on my phone.
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Yeah, I had a bunch in my shopping cart last night, and then removed most of them. I managed to pick up Takk by Sigur Ros, which I thought was out of print, and Abattoir Blues / the Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I need to stop thinking of, "what albums would help round out my library," and focus on the instabuys as you said. The one I desperately want right now is You Forgot it In the People by Broken Social Scene. It's out of print right now it seems, but since they're doing the 20 year anniversary tour later this year, maybe they'll rerelease it again then.
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Nihonniboku posted:Yeah, I had a bunch in my shopping cart last night, and then removed most of them. I managed to pick up Takk by Sigur Ros, which I thought was out of print I got super lucky that Takk came out on its original pressing when I was scoping my local store, and even though I wasn't huge into them at the time I picked it up because it just seemed such a nice edition. Ended up loving the album and the price of it absolutely soared (less so when they did represses).
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I've got a select few albums that I like but absolutely don't want on vinyl because I've listened to them backwards and forwards over the years and don't need vinyl anymore to do it. Like London Calling. technically listening to them backwards is the one thing I do need them on vinyl on to do
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dorium posted:I just ask myself "is this an album im going to like in the moment or long term" because those in the moment ones I dont end up returning to and then they just take space up in my shelving when I would've been happy with the handful of singles just loaded on my phone. This is my general approach but I also try to not buy any legacy favorites that I know I'll never listen to, which is why I don't have DSOTM or Legend or Sgt Peppers or whatever the gently caress. Nihonniboku posted:I need to stop thinking of, "what albums would help round out my library," and focus on the instabuys as you said. The one I desperately want right now is You Forgot it In the People by Broken Social Scene. It's out of print right now it seems, but since they're doing the 20 year anniversary tour later this year, maybe they'll rerelease it again then. This one gets periodically restocked, or at least has a few times in the past year. I'm not sure of the actual print status though.
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I’ve always bought physical media so buying records isn’t any different from buying CDs.
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Barry posted:This one gets periodically restocked, or at least has a few times in the past year. I'm not sure of the actual print status though. Yeah, a friend said that, it's just that all the vinyl manufacturers are way backed up, so a new release has been delayed. But, effectively it's out of print for the time being.
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speaking of buying a release b/c I'm afraid it'll go out of print - I'd be shocked if these were not one and done repressings that release today: Das Efx - Dead Serious Beauty and the Beat - Edan 2 classic hiphop albums, way overpriced, but they'll be pricier in a year i bet edit: 2000 by Grand Puba is out next week too. I dunno why this good poo poo is getting repressed all of a sudden but i like it The Walrus fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Jun 10, 2022 |
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The Walrus posted:edit: 2000 by Grand Puba is out next week too. I dunno why this good poo poo is getting repressed all of a sudden but i like it Everybody wants money with low effort and they're releasing their old poo poo especially if it got popular on the internet. See: game companies rereleasing old retro games and bringing over previously japan only games that got popular on the internet and therefore pricey. I am also all for this as I don't have to buy am expensive physical or hunt down roms, easy access is good.
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The Walrus posted:Das Efx - Dead Serious gdi, didn't want to buy any more records this month but that was one of my faves in HS
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Nihonniboku posted:I need to put the brakes on my vinyl collecting. I'm at the point where if I see a record available that I want, I buy it out of fear its going to go out of print, or become hard to get. I don't have that kind of budget to shop like that. I just got like 7 records last week, and I think I have another 6 or so in the mail. Try to stop looking at things that have new release info - unsub from any label/artist newsletters, discogs notifications, etc. This worked for me when I was getting carried away a couple of years ago.
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The Walrus posted:speaking of buying a release b/c I'm afraid it'll go out of print - I'd be shocked if these were not one and done repressings that release today: I’ve seen some classic hip-hop albums recently as well. Is there a good way to check these out? I’ve been trying to reference UPC numbers (if available) on discogs, but I’m totally new to all of this!
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It begins I've also got a couple of online orders on the way but am trying to limit myself to albums I know I love front to back and will get regular listens.
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Secret Records is reissuing Snakefinger's Chewing Hides the Sound with pre-orders going up next Friday. If you like some wild-rear end guitar tones, Snakefinger's got 'em.
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Pretzellogic posted:Any carbon fiber brush should be good. This is the one I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DWG4C8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I'm told that Mr. Clean magic erasers leave some kind of residue behind that can gently caress up your records. That could be total horseshit but I'd personally not risk or advise risking it. It's much better to spend the 20-40 bucks for the goo thing. They can be cleaned and last for years. I don't know anything about those sleeves you recommended but I like these because they can easily accommodate double LPs and will even hold triple LPs (though that's a tighter fit). I've also discovered after years of using the MoFi inners that the various knock offs of them are pretty much the same. https://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/4185/12-record-jacket-sleeve-font-colorredno-flapfontbr12-34-x-12-34-b-2-milb-polyethylene CPL593H fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Jun 11, 2022 |
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Be poor, very easy not to buy 7 records a week!
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holy poo poo one of my favourite hiphop records ever is finally getting a repress - only 300 copies too. I already tracked down a copy messaging randoms on discogs a couple years back but I picked this up as well esp since I've never given the artist any money https://www.lonestar-recs.de/you-got-the-choice/shop/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54e5pJKTFJU
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found something neat in a church basement this morning. click through if you want to see some prices. https://twitter.com/langhuck/status/1535716123227918336?t=8BPhJJ37wA4qSvonn1yQnw&s=19 here's a teaser:
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https://twitter.com/langhuck/status/1535756646860967937 Boy would I love to see a $5 copy of Electric Warrior. Odd that it doesn't list Dandy In the Underworld, which came out in 1977.
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RC and Moon Pie posted:https://twitter.com/langhuck/status/1535756646860967937
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That would be the first pressing mono version of Meet the Residents which has a couple extra minutes of music but sounds like it was recorded underwater.  Currently a grand on Discogs sealed. 
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RC and Moon Pie posted:https://twitter.com/langhuck/status/1535756646860967937 If you adjust for inflation that's about 25 bucks. Dandy in the Underworld was probably too new it include in the book. I'd still love to pay some of those other prices even when adjusted for inflation. Moe_Rahn posted:There's a lot of odd little blind spots, I'm guessing because it was compiled across '76/'77. Like the first couple Ramones records are listed there, and Elvis Costello, and the Sex Pistols, and the Dead Boys, and the Dictators, but no Clash, or Damned, or Talking Heads, or Meat Loaf. There's no Rush at all, despite them having five albums out! Keep in mind that most of those debuted in 77 or 78.
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