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Whoops, I didn't realize there was a new record thread and posted in the old thread. I also didn't apparently see the post a few posts up from mine stating that this is the new thread for records  The old thread really should be closed.Anyway, a repost of my own from the other thread: You Are A Elf posted:Today was a good day at the thrift store. I walked out with 22 albums, but wait'll you hear what I paid for them. None of it is really anything rare or collectable, but I don't care about any of that; I like the music that's on 'em. It encompasses dad-rock, prog-rock, some funk & soul, a couple of good ol' country albums, and a gaggle of some other good ones. The list: I've already got a few records to clean, and now I've got a whole bunch more. Oh well. I've got the time and the newfound happiness from spending so little on so much that I don't mind.
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^ ^ ^ There's a Herb Alpert joke here somewhere, but nice free stuff, nonetheless. The Doo Do Chasers posted:Woah, $2.20 is dirt cheap. Thats 20 cents more than what the Goodwills around here charge for one record. Well theres the Goodwill bins which charge by the pound but if you think you're going to find anything good there you're sorely mistaken. Hell yeah that's cheap. I'm floored I managed to get what I got because most of that dad-rock stuff is thought of as RARE AND WORTH MONEY BECAUSE IT'S SO RARE when most of it is common mass-produced stuff, but that doesn't stop people from trying to get the most money out of their copy of Double Fantasy (JOHN LENNON OF THE BEATLES; THEREFORE IT'S ULTRA-RARE). That's crazy that your Goodwills charge $2 per album, though, because all the ones here charge 99¢, although I used to get them for 49¢ if I was a suave and debonaire customer (and nice to the cashier). It seems like Goodwill has been creeping up in price for everything else, though, and cashiers no longer give their own discounts on stuff, which sucks. Also, the Goodwill by my house has had the same records on display for at least two months now. I'm sick of looking at the same copy of the Xanadu soundtrack and that one Seals & Crofts album at the front of each row. You Are A Werewolf fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Jun 16, 2011 |
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The Doo Do Chasers posted:Last time I went to goodwill they had a huge hip hop 12" collection added to the stacks. All from the last ten years too, wonder what happened to the poor hip hop dj A few months back, a Goodwill in midtown had a whole bunch of late-70s to late-80s R&B /early new jack swing 12" singles in the bin that no one went through. I feel as if the original owner worked at a roller rink or something and held on to their collection after that kind of recreation went tango uniform (really, these were the kind of songs you'd imagine swaying to on a pair of roller skates back in the day) and they gave it all to Goodwill. I happen to dig that kind of music, but I didn't have much money at the time and wish I could have bought everything, but I did walk away with some Timex Social Club and Club Nouveau records (same group, different names, great stuff). Speaking of dwindling record areas at thrift stores, it's happening here, too. No sooner after I bought a plethora of awesome dadrock albums at one thrift store I frequented, the store cut back its record display by 75% and filled the former space of records with CDs and books on tape. Since this store happens to be in a retirement community, you can be rest assured that Mitch Miller and beautiful music string compilations by some conductor no one's heard of are all that's left  Also, you can't not flip through a thrift store collection and not find at least 17 copies of this goddamn thing at every single thrift store ever.  You want your million selling records? Here's your million selling record right here. 7.5 million sold. That means I'll keep finding this thing until I die.
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Jul 29, 2011 16:39
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Dansu posted:I have a problem with my record player. Everything I play us just slightly too slow. It's not a real high end modern one but does that sound like there is something wrong with the belt or motor? Look up your make and model at Vinyl Engine and register for free to get the service manual. I have a Sansui DD linear-tracking table that did the same thing when I first bought it (played just slightly too slow). After I registered, I got the manual and found out that there are two small holes on the bottom of the player for 33 and 45 RPM that allows you to manually adjust the pitch/speed. It works like a drat champ now, and all my records sound boss at the correct speed. If it's not direct drive, replace the belt for cheap like Jerry said.
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Inspector_71 posted:So the [Pias] warehouse was burned to the ground in the riots in England. Goddamn, what a terrible, tremendous loss for everyone involved in each of those labels. Major suckage
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Ron Burgundy posted:Does anyone here collect the American Top 40 syndication records? I have about six Casey Kasem American Top 40 shows from late 1986 and four Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40s from late 1984. I bought them at a local record store at least 14 years ago when they were having a clearance sale, so I got them each for $5. I guess they were unwanted then, but yes, the labels say something like "to be destroyed or returned to Watermark, Inc. after immediate broadcast." They were never meant to be given away or kept by the radio station; either destroyed or returned to the production company for destruction. Copyright agreements and issues and all of that. And yes, all the DJ really had to do was drop the needle and insert local 30 second spots when it called for it (always at the end of commercials, which are included on the records). "Pontiac Fiiiieroooo, we build excitement, WE BUILD EXCITEMENT, PONTIIIIAAAAAAAC!"
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