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I only bought a t-shirt from Italians Do It Better once and they tossed in two CDs and two prints. A very classy outfit. And their actual LPs are extremely nice as well. I just wish shipping to my continent was less expensive. I was dragged to a Killers show earlier this year. In every way it was exactly what I expected.
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Not gonna lie, the hologram is kinda cool. The vuvuzela much less so.
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Got my preordered John Maus reissues today and it turns out they're the same coloured vinyl as they were in the super limited 350-bucks-on-discogs box set, that was a nice surprise. And the discogs price is plummeting.
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CPL593H posted:Thanks for the heads up on this. I wanted to buy some of those albums and then I saw what people were selling them for and I was like "Ha, NOPE!".
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Jul 16, 2018 19:08
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John Maus is loving amazing but I'm very glad my girlfriend never pays attention to lyrics cause explaining why there's a solid three minutes' repetition of the line OH MY, GRANDMA'S PEED HER PANTS AGAIN would have been a tough nut to crack even with preparation.
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Jul 17, 2018 16:37
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Chromatics records are always worth it but I can't help but notice that out of all my LPs they build up the greatest static charge during play by a wide margin. Something about that clear vinyl I guess.
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Jul 31, 2018 12:36
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My Ariel Pink stuff is under A and my Kim Wilde record is under W. I guess I never thought about it and put them where it felt right.
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Sep 12, 2018 19:39
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I mean you'd think this was an easy choice but then stuff like Ariel Pink / Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti comes along, or Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and you're there like whaaaa Part of the reason I got a turntable was because I spent untold hours agonizing over how to organize my MP3s and I just wanted to grab poo poo from a shelf and play music again. I do still agonize over my MP3s though. (release date within artist is definitely the way to go though, for either)
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Sep 12, 2018 21:33
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First time I went to the stores and actually found something I was actively looking for (Mature Themes), and a few neat bonuses: Wasn't too sure about the Comsat Angels but it was only €5, and the guy gave me a discount that covered that and then some. It's alright!
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Sep 14, 2018 14:50
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caligulamprey posted:Schnitzel over in the UK just put up the pre-orders for Ween's Live in Toronto with the poo poo Creek Boys on green vinyl, comes with a Cowboy Boognish patch.
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Oct 17, 2018 18:05
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I don't usually do this, but I'm feeling a bit pleased with myself. maybe if I do it I should do it with a better camera Only €50 for the lot. It was a Stranglers kind of day, but mostly I'm chuffed I found Listen to the Silence in the wild. Really great late 70s new wave album, I've been listening to it on Spotify for weeks, and there they had two copies of it that they were practically giving away. Bonus: only went to the record store cause I had time to kill after a job interview, and scored the job as well 
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Oct 23, 2018 17:52
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Mystery Steve posted:Did the black and white album come with the bonus 7inch? Mean to me is a great track.
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Oct 24, 2018 06:20
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Hotline Miami stuff usually goes under the synthwave or retrowave moniker. For a good time call Carpenter Brut or Kavinsky. e: I'd probably legit buy the Top Gear 2 soundtrack on vinyl. They could do a 7''
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Nov 7, 2018 16:25
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Oh yes, definitely the Drive soundtrack, can't believe I didn't mention that. Particularly Desire and Chromatics. They're not as high energy as the usual synthwave stuff like Carpenter Brut, but they definitely hit that 80s spot (I dare say more authentically). They're also both Johnny Jewel projects, and Johnny's label Italians Do It Better puts out really high quality vinyl releases.
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Nov 9, 2018 07:11
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I've passed a few Carpenter soundtracks over during my last few shopping trips. So that was a mistake, huh?strap on revenge posted:kill for love and cherry by chromatics are two of my best sounding records and the packaging is v good
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Nov 9, 2018 15:41
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I'm developing shopping instincts. Found a 12" of Being Boiled today at a price that even without checking discogs seemed far too good to be true, and sure enough it was pretty scratched up. Could have put that on my shelf, and not much else. Couldn't even have framed it because someone had roughly cut off the rightmost half an inch of the outer sleeve. Actually that was probably what tipped me off in the first place, come to think of it e: don't get me wrong either, I've heard about cut-outs, this went far above and beyond the call of duty for that. My Lovely Horse fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 22, 2018 14:40
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goddamn, Spinal Tap really was just a documentary, huh e: oh great, my first warped record in this haul Really obviously too. The one I didn't check, of course. Good thing it's just Stevie Nicks' Wild Hearts which I see bloody everywhere. On the other hand: not great to pick as a spontaneous birthday gift.  This copy of Swordfishtrombones is pretty crackly too. I know, dangers of buying used, but the thing is, I've bought from a lot of stores these past few months, this is the only one where stuff wasn't immaculate. Maybe I just got lucky with the others but... e2: regarding an exchange I just thought, well, you never get a receipt anyway but surely they'll recognize their own merchandise, shortly before realizing it's also the only store that a) puts the price stickers on the poly sleeves and b) keeps the poly sleeves. Kinda don't like where this is going. My Lovely Horse fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 22, 2018 21:02
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I had a copy of Heaven 17's Penthouse and Pavement in my latest haul (and it wasn't even broken in half or actively on fire or anything), had it on in the background, and it was actually a real treat to stumble into its gimmick blind. This is without exaggeration the kind of thing I got into records for. Spoiler tags in the vinyl thread? Why not! It has a locked groove that loops the line "for a very long time" and it took me a good five minutes to catch on. "Man, they're really driving the point home. Man, they managed to fit a really long song onto a record. Wait a second, it goes one revolution per repeat OH YOU SNEAKY FUCKS" I just love how seamless it is, and how you have to work that sort of thing right into the songwriting and recording process.
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Nov 24, 2018 11:45
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I reckon eBay and discogs are about where you'd check for it as a record. As a piece of Fringe memorabilia, Fringe fan forums, subreddits and collector's circles might be worth a shot, although at most I'd expect to see a post by someone else saying "holy poo poo I managed to get one". Or you get super lucky visiting the right record store. I have this. It's probably one of my most obscure records; I'd been listening to it on youtube for months and pretty much from the start resigned myself to that and some blogspot download being as close as I'd ever get. Then they announced a rerelease and I jumped right at that (it's a very nice quality release too). My point being, the other day I was in a shop and out of the blue came across one of the inofficial rereleases there had been over the years, and believe you me if I hadn't heard about the official rerelease I would have flipped my entire poo poo on the spot. Feels weird to look at a record you know is fairly rare and obscure and be able to say pfft yeah right, been there, done that. e: only 250 copies as well. Gotta say, it was very reasonably priced for that. But I guess that goes to show, limited to 10 or 50 or 250, you can just happen to see this stuff in the wild if you go to enough shops.
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Beelerzebub posted:I do not care to disclose how much I spent on the Mountain Goats' Satanic Messiah EP.
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Dec 4, 2018 18:07
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Chili Peppers Schmili Peppers, Frusciante's solo stuff is where it's at.
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Dec 29, 2018 09:10
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Chipmunks on 16 speed is the greatest thing. e: if you haven't tried Jessie's Girl yet, get off your rear end
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I've got a table with USB out and I'm very happy with the sound quality of my recordings. I'm also very happy with occasional youtube rips so maybe keep that in mind but my vinyl rips sound perfectly fine. I could do it the other way, I've got a proper audio interface hooked up and everything, but eh it's all in different rooms and 
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Jan 28, 2019 08:35
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alphabettitouretti posted:Are there any brushes that are particularly good, or to be avoided? Done a bit of research and I'm seeing a lot of mixed opinions with some people complaining about scratches.
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Tiny Chalupa posted:I just got into Vinyl over Christmas and we have had 0 regrets with the AT-LP120 and edifier R1280T speakers. Both from Amazon for I think....$350 or so total? My Lovely Horse fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Jan 30, 2019 |
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Jan 30, 2019 07:13
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I'm compelled to have all my music in the same format somewhere, and that's gotta be files by default, so I always appreciate a download card. But if there isn't one I can easily make a recording. What I hate are the major label download platforms that require registration.
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Feb 4, 2019 07:26
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Youtube retro tech expert Techmoan has recently put up a four-part series on how to build a budget hi-fi system, and he used a Pioneer PL-200X, although it's worth watching the series for context. That one does need an amp; personally I'm a big fan of the "onboard preamp into Edifiers" method for simplicity but, y'know.
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Feb 22, 2019 22:06
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I walked into a record store today vaguely hoping to maybe find The Sound's Jeopardy, and while I was browsing the owner put it on. Basically bought it straight off his turntable. 
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Feb 27, 2019 19:21
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Ooooooh, that's a really good one.
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Mar 3, 2019 08:25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alTn6j0D8pI Dyeing wood glue blue and selling it at a huge markup sounds like such a simple idea that everyone would be doing it
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Mar 7, 2019 10:44
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Not such a big deal, there's a few letters that never get used. *buys Goodbye Horses* fuuuuu-
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Mar 23, 2019 16:09
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I wish we still did CD swaps. They were one of my favourite things to do on the forum and I found a ton of great music through them, but the GBS revolution killed them stone dead and now when you bring it up people are just like "uuuh we just send people Spotify playlists where I come from, in the present day".
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Mar 24, 2019 08:37
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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:I just went to a local record store and asked if they had spare dividers. They sold me as many as I wanted for like $2 each.
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Mar 24, 2019 18:43
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The constant waterflow isolates your wires from stray atmospheric ions. And once they've accepted that as canon, you swoop in with your product line of audiophile-grade fixtures and plumbing.
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Mar 25, 2019 08:39
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Ballz posted:Go and get that baby sex.
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Apr 13, 2019 08:44
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quote:SSQ On the video game music thing: I'd pay very good money for a Best of Tim Follin LP rearranged and played by a proper prog band. Or, hell, just rearranged for synths. Actually I could get some MIDI files and do that myself...
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Apr 28, 2019 16:10
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Man, I've got to start watching my vinyl spending. I'm starting to let myself get suckered into some less-than-reasonable deals. Like buying a second hand record for as much as its reissue would have cost new. :/
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Haha one of the first things I bought was a €5 copy of Rumours and now every time I see one it's (sometimes considerably) more expensive and I think "heh, one born every minute." Although considering the guy who sold me the record this is all about had Rumours in the €12 bin, I maybe shouldn't gloat. I'll never buy Pink Floyd. Both my and my girlfriend's parents have a bunch of Pink Floyd on the shelf and we'll get at it eventually. Just hope vinyl's still hot poo poo then so we can sell the doubles.
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Toe Rag posted:i thought it was a catalog of records/covers he designed, but maybe it's just an art exhibit, cos i can't find any of them online. some of them are pretty good
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Elrobot posted:went to a record swap and got some yves tumor, depeche mode, villalobos, zacht automaat, poser disposer and emptyset and they're something like €90 per box when half the singles are just remixes like sure I get the allure of fresh new 12″ singles and DM are, to me, a singles band, but loving hell someone at Sony realized DM fans will pay any price and is making bank.
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