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I'm such a nerd. I just realized that one of my favorite records from way back in the day was something I only owned on a cassette (which melted) and some mp3s I downloaded my freshman year of college. I should get it on vinyl! So what if it's something that's brutally common that'll sell for $0.75 or something? So I go on discogs and it's selling for $0.88 and up. And then I go gently caress IT HOW MUCH IS IT MINT? and it's $10 because it's a Billy Joel record. So, yeah. I'll be buying that. But still. Such a nerd move.
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Oct 24, 2013 12:17
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Electric Bugaloo posted:What album is it? Streetlife Serenade. I should have said that in my post, but I was infinitely-late-at-night posting. Bad idea, me.
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Oct 26, 2013 11:07
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Argh, here I am with an interview with a terrible job tomorrow (today, we just hit midnight) and I'm looking at this and I want to spend some of what little money I have. But I shouldn't. But I want to.
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Nov 13, 2013 07:01
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CPL593H posted:I resisted the urge to buy anything from there. And they have the Smiths complete vinyl box. I think I blew the interview, anyway. And I had to buy gloves because 40 degrees is no problem but 40 degrees at 70 miles an hour is some frozen-hand bullshit. So no records today.
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Nov 14, 2013 01:01
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alg posted:Yeah I can't pretend that anyone would want to hear the music I like the most. That's a pretty lovely gift. My girlfriend's ex got "her" a Gong CD for her birthday and basically made her listen to it. And then when she hopped out to grab something, she came back to find him listening to it dejectedly with stacks of passive-aggressiveness. She's into a lot of stuff, but, man, she is not a prog-head. Her favorite three groups are probably The Mountain Goats, R.E.M., and The New Pornographers. a milk crime posted:Maybe get him a Record Clamp. *(Don't get him the $3,500 clamp, it's just an example, I think you should get him one though). Are you making GBS threads me? This has to be a joke.
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Dec 18, 2013 19:44
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Snowy posted:I don't have stripping records but I have two that are made to get couples in the mood for some sensual loving with softly spoken directions. But does it come equipped with BIG JIM SLADE?
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Dec 20, 2013 19:13
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Thoogsby posted:I got madlib's new comp album and it's amazing. All prog rock samples. http://instagram.com/p/iMHY3_l113/ what's this now? Prog and hip-hop are two things that always go better together.
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Dec 22, 2013 10:13
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Osibisa is the best, seriously.
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Jan 7, 2014 19:16
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There's actually tracks from the 1997 version that I'd be sad to be missing if I got this one. Makambo is loving fantastic.
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Jan 20, 2014 21:12
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I really need to sort my stuff, having moved. The only colored vinyl I've gotten where the sound isn't as good as black vinyl are a couple of RCA Red Seal 45s of classical/dance music from the 50s I found at a flea market, but that's age. This clearly means I need more colored vinyl.
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Feb 3, 2014 04:07
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I really like Glass Houses, but man, Close to the Borderline just seems to have the wrong riff. With those lyrics, you'd think he'd go for something low, tense and mean. It throws me off whenever I put that record on. I still say Streetlife Serenade is massively underrated, though.
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Feb 12, 2014 08:03
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Paper With Lines posted:Isn't that Eagles album one of the top five best selling albums of all time? Their first greatest hits record is, like, the best selling record of all time. Possibly excepting Thriller. (factchecking - It's #3 behind Thriller and Dark Side of the Moon based on sales claimed by the recording industry, it's #2 behind Thriller based on confirmed sales numbers.) The Eagles...I liked them as a kid. Nowadays, there's a few things of theirs I still really like (everything off of Desperado except the singles, Already Gone, In the City, Victim of Love, etc) and I realize it's more that I like everyone in the Eagles who isn't Henley or Frey. (And even Glenn Frey is okay sometimes.)
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Feb 13, 2014 01:24
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everyone posted:sears Holy dick. And my first paycheck should be clearing my bank sometime this weekend (maybe Tuesday if the holiday fucks things up) so I totally need to get on board.
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Feb 15, 2014 22:39
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I finally got my paycheck, so I'm digging around on Sears---man, a whole lot of reggae in the under $10 filter. I have no idea if any of it is good or not, since I'm basically oblivious to that sound, but I'm tempted to throw some in for the hell of it.
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Feb 22, 2014 06:47
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Jesus, I have like fifty tabs up of records I might buy. Time to slow down a bit. e: ...he says, searching some more.
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Feb 22, 2014 20:47
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Ugh, I didn't pull the trigger. gently caress.
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Feb 26, 2014 02:41
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Snowy posted:United Record Pressing has a pretty cool site (this may be old news, I don't know) and it's worth checking out. It is literally one of my life dreams to write and record something cool enough for it to be worth pressing it. Unfortunately, I'm a terrible songwriter and my band is basically non-extant.
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Feb 28, 2014 05:38
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Snowy posted:You should absolutely get something pressed then! If you can make music I'm sure you can come up with two short songs for a 7" at least. I've done it and it's very satisfying to have something concrete like that. The whole process can be really simple too, and not especially expensive for a short run. Yeah, I was basically thinking a 7", but, well, I'll spare you the e/n post. Short version - brain problems and never having actually been able to get more than, like, most of a verse and half a hook into writing a song.
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Mar 1, 2014 17:52
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That Ovens song is super-rad. I'll think about this.
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Mar 1, 2014 21:49
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Larks' was one of those life-changing moments when I bought it on vinyl from my local shop in 2003 or so. I'd never heard it, and I'd only heard that lineup on Red via CD, which was your standard 80s CD master job. Pleasant, but lacked oomph. Larks' I with a subwoofer and the record made the sub rock. Still incredible.
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Mar 5, 2014 04:40
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Defleshed posted:I'm too lazy to post pictures but I bought hella Warren Zevon records from a yard sale so yay me! poo poo, I didn't know The Wind got a pressing, I figured it was just a CD thing.
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Mar 6, 2014 05:30
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The Human Cow posted:I didn't either... definitely going to have to keep an eye out for that one. The only Zevon I ever see at my local store is Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School I really like BLSDS, but it is hilariously common used.
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Mar 6, 2014 06:22
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 Sometimes going to Half-Price Books pays off. (Also, how did I not have a copy of Waiting For Columbus before now? Don't they basically issue that to you at the door when you start collecting records?)
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Mar 10, 2014 03:30
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I dunno. Obviously there's good and bad live albums, but I end up wondering how different from the studio editions a live cut needs to be to be of interest (natch, this is basically a pop- and rock-only phenomenon; like ras said, when you get into jazz, the game changes completely.) Also, I can way more easily tolerate a live record that's closer to the studio version (Muse comes to mind here) if I've got a live DVD or VHS tape to watch of it. But, like, I dunno. I'm easily amused by visual stimuli. That said, Stop Making Sense is good on wax, but better on film. TNOTBITH absolutely crushes SMS without the visuals or the camera work.
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Mar 16, 2014 02:41
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3dou posted:Finally able to grab this from my local record store (he never made the order until last week). Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I forgot that was coming out. Need.
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Mar 18, 2014 03:32
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Jesus, Holmes wrote that? That means the man wrote a trifecta of candidates for worst song ever, between Escape, Him and Timothy.
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Mar 23, 2014 17:29
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I just now realized het and ras het were two different people. gently caress, my mind detonated. Has anyone gotten the Empress Rising LP yet? I ordered it before the 1st and it hasn't shipped or anything.
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Apr 8, 2014 01:25
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I told myself I wouldn't go to record store day. Then I heard the guys behind the Austin Psychedelic Fest were opening up a record store today (RVRB, out on east seventh), and I decided to check it out. And, of course, since I was already downtown, I went to Waterloo as well. Here's my haul, not counting a Fastbacks CD my girlfriend found in the used bin which I got as well. Most of the Official RSD Stuff I was interested in was gone well before I got to Waterloo, since I worked a 12-hour shift yesterday and did not feel like getting up in the morning.  I have no idea what sort of movie Mars is, but that 7" from the soundtrack has Neko Case and Jason Lytle covering Lou Reed, so I'm on board.  And the Monolord LP in purple there came in the mail today while I was out. Of course, since I've been eyeball-deep in an audio edit since I got home, I haven't gotten to listen to any of it yet. Argh.
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Apr 20, 2014 04:26
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iluvpr0n posted:I have no idea what half that stuff is, but it sure is pretty. Austin Psych Fest is about 90% of the reason I'd ever want to visit Texas. For your googling pleasure - 7"s: Mogwai - Rano Pano/Hasenheide RSD Mystery Split (Love/Rush) Golden Void - Rise to the Out of Reach/Smiling Raven VA/Mars Soundtrack - Satellite of Love (f. Neko Case & Jason Lytle)/Lucky Star Love (f. Victoria Williams)/Untethered Space Walk Black Mountain - Rollercoaster/In the Drones Ttotals - Spectrums of Light (Sometimes You Just Are/Tricks of the Trade) 12"s: Monolord - Empress Rising (double, purple) Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3 The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
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Apr 22, 2014 20:26
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Nice that they got John Hammond to show off the LPs.
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Apr 27, 2014 20:27
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I've inherited at least two movie soundtracks on vinyl (FM and Star Wars), I don't think I've bought any at this point.
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Apr 28, 2014 21:53
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BigFactory posted:You could have swapped scores for Indiana Jones and Superman and nobody would have known or cared. I always thought Superman was bargain-basement Star Wars. I guess that just proves the point. (I mean, I like some of his stuff, but no, he really does hit some of the same beats repeatedly, and not in a cool Ramonesy kind of way.)
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May 1, 2014 18:12
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Dissapointed Owl posted:I'm championing John Williams when there's so many great loving music scores around, sweet jesus. poo poo, I'm a huge Blur fan and had no idea that that Albarn/Nyman score existed. I may have to dig around for that.
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May 1, 2014 19:04
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So I'm noticing that, no matter what I do in terms of dusting and cleaning, the mat on my turntable collects a ton of dust and crud and then transfers it to my records. What's the suggestion for a good mat that is easily cleanable if some dust or cat hair or whatever gets on it?
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May 1, 2014 23:27
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BigFactory posted:Barring that, or if you have a dust cover and your house is just really hairy and dusty?, a rubber mat should be pretty easy to rinse. That's what I'm figuring. I wasn't sure if there were fabric mats that weren't really loose-weave felt like the one I've got or what. It's not like it's filth-encrusted, it's just really noticeable with a couple instances of clear vinyl I've gotten recently (7 Skies H3 and the new Screaming Females) where I just end up glaring at the cats. Dissapointed Owl posted:Kill your cats. Am I suddenly back in gbs?
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May 2, 2014 00:30
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Snowy posted:Once you embrace the true crackly nature of vinyl you can lead a much more stress-free life. The problem is this thread constantly telling me about all these delightful new things that are coming out; when I used to scour Goodwill for 99 cent records and was happy with things like a copy of Skylarking that sounded like it had been run through a belt sander, there was much less stress about it.  (Seriously, I don't understand it. The record looked pristine but sounds horrifying. Constant noise. I need a new copy.)
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May 2, 2014 00:45
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No, that one sounded okay, I only mentioned it because I lifted it up to flip it over and there was a huge obvious hair from Meyer on the b-side. The records that don't sound okay are the ones I got for a buck from Goodwill, like the aforementioned Skylarking.
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May 2, 2014 00:57
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TubeStank posted:Kinda getting annoyed that my Screaming Females Live at the Hideout hasn't gotten here yet even though I pre ordered the loving thing. I got mine earlier this week. It should be on its way.
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May 4, 2014 18:11
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To me, like Supertramp, 10cc were a decent band that was hamstrung by being too clever for their own good. I like a number of their singles, and even Godley & Creme's "Five O'Clock in the Morning" is just a hair's breadth away from being a really great single (decent musically, poo poo lyrics.) In the US, they're mainly known for The Things We Do For Love (with a few people remembering I'm Not In Love and a few other bits)
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May 5, 2014 03:01
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stay depressed posted:remember when cool and good people did pressing gimmicks instead of this turd No, actually.
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May 6, 2014 19:41
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