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My local Barnes and Nobles has started carrying 180 gram vinyl records. They're not cheap, but the limited selection (for now) is pretty good for Rock albums. Zep, Pink Floyd, and Black Sabbath among others. When I say not cheap, bear in mind I remember 33-1/3 discs at $3.98!
When you're dead, you don't know you're dead. It's only difficult for others. It's the same way when you're stupid.
In the mid 50's and early 60's, albums used to cause me a conundrum, that new album or a binge on Mary Jane candy's.
"If you're going to listen to classic or any soft music, then we still suggest to try to find it on CD," said Jones. But if you're listening to rock n' roll, soul and jazz, you're going to want the record."
WTF???
"Trying is the first step towards failure."
Homer Simpson
My copies of "Red" and "1989" don't have pops and ticks....damn, I am missing part of the experience!
the resurgence of vinyl. There are few, not close to enough to detract from the listening experience, on the thousands of records I've bought new. Used records are a mixed bag.
Noisy records are a result of improper care/clumsy individuals.
innit?? Properly cared for records are nice and quiet - mostly
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
After a spin on the record cleaning machine, they are almost as quiet as new CD's. Keeping records clean, a good cartridge, and a well set-up TT will result in spectacular sounds.
When you're dead, you don't know you're dead. It's only difficult for others. It's the same way when you're stupid.
Yup - me too - even back to 1955 and earlier
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
lost your address, thanks.
Pete
Did I give it to you? Don't remember but - I'm old
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
I was once under the Moniker Hugh Jass. I bought a bunch of Impulse titles from you.
Pete
Would venture to say that if you took a random record from most of the people that post on this blog (myself included) ... it would not be representative of 90% (or more) of the used vinyl inventory out there.
The result of Cherry picking purchases and taking proper care of vinyl and due diligence in culling (eBay fodder).
However, if a complete novice walked into a thrift, record, flea market or any other kind of record store ... then proceeded to purchase vinyl "sight unseen" ... pop, click, crackle would be common place IMHO.
Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst and corrupts the best ... Ragnar Lothbrok
Im not sure why he said that.
Here's a fine quote from the piece:
"That experience of Taylor Swift on a record, it's still different than Taylor Swift on the iPod, the phone, the digital version," said Jones. "The pops and the ticks, that turns into another form of rhythm."
Like the pops and ticks are a good thing. Good grief, what an idiot.
I also love hum, and even complete mechanical failure. Hearing a record all the way to the end is really overrated, I think.
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"We should look beyond the measurements." ~ From 'Engineering for Poetry Majors, 3rd Edition'
"Show me on the doll where the bad math touched you." ~ Vinyl Cop
He's speaking to another demographic here.
Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst and corrupts the best ... Ragnar Lothbrok
That those pops and ticks, when heard after a long absence do invoke a warm relaxed feeling.
Which of course the current generation will never know. And those of you that never stopped listening to vinyl don't get it either.
But if, like me, you took a long hiatus from 1982 to around 1999/2000, the first time you heard a needle drop after many years of sterile digital music, a wave of nostalgia washed over you like warm pudding...
However.... the pretentious freshman college student line in the original post is just that when taken in the context of writing for pretentious freshman college students.
Pops, clicks & crackle were always nuisance but artifacts of analog playback to me ... but yes I understand the nostalgic feeling for some ... like tape hiss.
I was referring mostly to the younger generation (different demographic) who were weened on digital. IMHO ... and after talking to many young people ... they just find the clicks, pops & crackle to be "cool" ... fascinating as it were ... they also like holding a record in their hands and watching it spin on a TT.
Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst and corrupts the best ... Ragnar Lothbrok
And to me too! I celebrated the end of them when I moved over to CD in 1982. I had that experience about 15 years ago when some hip hop or dance record (I never know the difference) I heard in a club used some pops and clicks in the intro and like some Manchurian Candidate was soon ordering a new MMF-5 and scouring the thrift stores for vinyl.
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