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[sazabirules]

So I finally got my record player setup with a preamp and I think my needle is broken. Nothing happens and it just sounds like it scratches the record. Is getting a new needle easy?

 

[btf1980]

Epic score....

45 rpm titles - Music Matters and Analogue Productions

Japanese Imports

Original pressings

New lp

 

[Nander]

I came home with these yesterday (excuse the shitty phone pic):

Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
The National - High Violet
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

 

[ngower]

So I finally got my record player setup with a preamp and I think my needle is broken. Nothing happens and it just sounds like it scratches the record. Is getting a new needle easy?

Cartridge and stylus replacements are pretty easy. First see what type of cartridge you have and check for what stylus it comes with, then you should be able to find somewhere online that has one for sale. If not, you could find a respectable, new cartridge for pretty cheap if need be.

 

[GoutPatrol]

I waited almost 3 weeks in the mail for these.

 

[Flo_Evans]

DJ gig. It was a nautical themed party I went as a pirate... :lol

Captain Beefheart!

My trusty Onkyo amp.

This is it!

 

[Bioshocked]

Amazon is having a vinyl overstock sale.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht...1?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000511031&plpage=1

 

[Flo_Evans]

Amazon is having a vinyl overstock sale.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht...1?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000511031&plpage=1

Wow lots of radiohead thanks!

 

[Bioshocked]

Got a lot of records this past week.

Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Spoon - Transference
The Murder City Devils - In Name and Blood
Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Hot Chip - One Life Stand

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Nice!


Odd Blood is one of my favorite records of 2010 thus far.

 

[Winged Creature]

So I finally got my record player setup with a preamp and I think my needle is broken. Nothing happens and it just sounds like it scratches the record. Is getting a new needle easy?

what cartridge is it? Some cartridges have replaceable styli (needles) some you have to completely change the cartridge.

 

[TxdoHawk]

I want to buy a record player new, rather than monkey around with the used market. I see the Pro-ject Debut III is often mentioned favorably, but I want to listen to 45's more than occasionally, so I think switching the band will get annoying. What's my next best choice around that price range?

 

[nitewulf]

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=THTD170

 

[WEGGLES]

I want to buy a record player new, rather than monkey around with the used market. I see the Pro-ject Debut III is often mentioned favorably, but I want to listen to 45's more than occasionally, so I think switching the band will get annoying. What's my next best choice around that price range?

I have the debut iii and it's not a huge hassle.

Takes ~30 seconds. Just lift the platter, and move the belt up a notch. It's not a huge deal at all. Especially considering all the other things related to playing vinyl. One more step isn't a huge deal

And you could always get a speed box.

 

[Winged Creature]

I want to buy a record player new, rather than monkey around with the used market. I see the Pro-ject Debut III is often mentioned favorably, but I want to listen to 45's more than occasionally, so I think switching the band will get annoying. What's my next best choice around that price range?

i have the speed box for my project, well worth the money, not only does it make things convienient it gives the player dead on speed.

 

[Giant Robot]

some epic albums i picked up at Amoeba.
David Gilmour - s/t
Rush - Hemispheres
Jesu - Lifeline
Yes - Close To The Edge

and an awesome book about vinyl record stores called Record Store Days.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Got a Dual 505-3 yesterday for free, sweet.

 

[Bioshocked]

Picked up a lot of records this week, as one of the record stores opened up their warehouse of 50,000+ records to the public and were selling them for $1 each. I only got to spend an hour in there before I had to go to work, but I found a few good ones.

Regular Price
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
M83 - Digital Shades Vol. 1
Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Band of Horses - Infinite Arms

$1 each
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Four Way Street
The Kinks - Sleepwalker
Neil Young - Neil Young
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
The Doors - L.A. Woman
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
Neil Young - Comes A Time

 

[btf1980]

a few goods - glad to have the long out of print 45rpm version of Soultrane!!

The following below are all original pressings.

LZ & Pink Floyd

 

[vitaminwateryum]

So I just bought a Kenwood KD-3100 today. Got it for $5 at the local Salvation Army. It seems to run fine but the plastic lid could use replacing. Are there any sites that sell these things or am I better off just looking around on ebay?

 

[Prez]

I need some advice for cleaning my records. First I dust them off with a special brush, then I put the records in demineralised water with some alcohol and rub with a very soft cloth I bought for vinyl records. Some questions though:

When should I replace the water? I shouldn't clean my records in dirty water.

How many records can I clean before washing the cloth? Can I wash it with tap water? Otherwise the demineralised water gets dirty.

 

[sazabirules]

what cartridge is it? Some cartridges have replaceable styli (needles) some you have to completely change the cartridge.

I don't know what kind of cartridge it is. I'm really new to this hobby and know very little about it. My table is a Dual CS 2110.

 

[Giant Robot]

I need some advice for cleaning my records. First I dust them off with a special brush, then I put the records in demineralised water with some alcohol and rub with a very soft cloth I bought for vinyl records. Some questions though:

When should I replace the water? I shouldn't clean my records in dirty water.

How many records can I clean before washing the cloth? Can I wash it with tap water? Otherwise the demineralised water gets dirty.

i just bought the Spin Clean on sale for $59.99 from Needle Doctor a few weeks ago:

it comes with a 4oz. bottle of solution where you only use about 3-4 drops of solution on the brushes. I washed about 50 records at a time before changing the water/solution out and wiped everything down with a dry cloth provided. Seems to work like a charm, all my records are clean and does not sound as "scratchy" as before.

 

[Brother Sport]

Wow, didn't know gaf had a vinyl thread!

Arrived in the mail today:

ceo - come with me 7" - beautiful red vinyl!

... and an old classic.

 

[Prez]

i just bought the Spin Clean on sale for $59.99 from Needle Doctor a few weeks ago:

Well, it's not available in my country. I have no idea where to find something like this for cheap. I've been to some vinyl stores and they didn't have it.

I bought these records for €2 total recently:

Going to the flea market again tomorrow!

 

[dvdjamm]

I just watched this short called The Archive and it's about the man with the largest collection of records in the world...Check it out

http://www.vimeo.com/1546186

 

[Bioshocked]

Really nice finds, Stabbie.

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Picked up a LOT of new records this week.


The Black Keys - Brothers (2xLP)
Deerhunter - Cryptograms/Fluorescent Gray EP (2xLP)
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love (2xLP)

Echo & The Bunnymen - Songs To Learn and Sing (LP)
The Beatles - Help! (LP)
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (2xLP)

Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (LP)
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (2xLP)
Neil Young - Harvest (LP) (Replacing my scratched hand-me-down copy :lol )

The Postal Service - Give Up (2xLP)
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True (LP)

and finally...The Nicene Creedence 4xLP edition of Pavement's Brighten The Corners

 

[oracrest]

A few pickups.

 

[Giant Robot]

small pickup of the week:

Camel- Breathless
Al Di Meola- Elegant Gypsy
Yes- Going For The One

 

[blame space]

finally had some money to buy a few albums

refused - the shape of punk to come
brand new - the devil and god are raging inside me
alkaline trio - alkaline trio
the damned - the black album

 

[Bioshocked]

Picked up my biggest haul of records ever while I was on a road trip to Denver to see the Dead Weather. There was a place called Independent Records next to the venue and they had a discount section of 33 cent LPs. (I think I did a quadruple take when I saw this :lol ) I picked up 31 albums for a total of $11.02

LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Byrds - Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971

Past Lives - Strange Symmetry
My Brightest Diamond - Like A Thousand Shark's Teeth
No Age - Weirdo Rippers

Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh
The Shaky Hands - Lunglight
The Shaky Hands - Let it Die

Radiohead - My Iron Lung EP
Radiohead - No Surprises EP
Radiohead - Just EP
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees EP
Radiohead - Creep 4 Track EP

Radiohead - Pyramid Song EP
Radiohead - Karma Police EP
Radiohead - 2+2=5 EP
Radiohead - Drill 4 Track EP
Radiohead - High & Dry Planet Telex aa single

Deerhoof - Milkman
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me

No Kids - Come Into My House
Robert Pollard - Standard Gargoyle Decisions
Mates of State - Remixes Vol. 1

John Vanderslice - Emerald City
Parts & Labor - Receivers
Parts & Labor - Mapmaker

65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
Bjork - Earth Intruders
Grand Ole Party - Humanimals

 

[djtiesto]

Got this on vinyl from some Portugese guy on the discogs marketplace. A cool, funky catchy deep/tech-house track. Heard it on a guest mix on John Digweed's Transitions show (I believe King Unique) then found out it's rare, only 500 were made...

Want to rip this to MP3... any advice on what USB turntable to get that won't break the bank?

 

[nitewulf]

if you wanna rip it to mp3, you're probably better off finding the digital version somewhere and buying it.

 

[LoneWolf296]

A few pickups.

Curious, where did you manage to pick up Aenima on vinyl?!!

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Want to rip this to MP3... any advice on what USB turntable to get that won't break the bank?

Pretty much every USB turntable is crappy. Just pull a line from your amp to your pc

 

[djtiesto]

if you wanna rip it to mp3, you're probably better off finding the digital version somewhere and buying it.

No digital versions

 

[oracrest]

Curious, where did you manage to pick up Aenima on vinyl?!!

It was just in the local record store. $50, but maybe they did a sneaky rerelease? It looks official, from what I remember seeing a friends copy a while back.

 

[Giant Robot]

I've seen a few copies of Aenima on vinyl recently as well at the record stores, but for around $40ish

 

[oracrest]

I've seen a few copies of Aenima on vinyl recently as well at the record stores, but for around $40ish

Now all they need to do is rerelease HUM - You Prefer an Astronaut, and I would be a happy man. I love the album, but you gotta sink $250-$350 for a copy, whenever one happens to surface on ebay.

 

[jon bones]

couple pick ups

 

[Xun]

I still need to purchase some more vinyls.

Thriller/Off the Wall sound awesome.

 

[Giant Robot]

just came in the mail today.

Boris- Absolutego + Dronevil
Boris- Amplifier Worship

both limited to 1,000

 

[oracrest]

just came in the mail today.

Boris- Absolutego + Dronevil
Boris- Amplifier Worship

both limited to 1,000

Nice, I saw the green one at the store the other day, but didn't pick it up. Boris is playing in my town on Wednesday, but I have to skip it to see Rosetta. I have seen Boris a few times though, and have never seen Rosetta, so I am still stoked, but I wish they weren't playing on the same night :/

 

[oracrest]

Picked up a copy of Boris for myself at their show this week (and the third single I was missing from the set!)

also, coheed and Cambria, and a reissue of Failure - Fantastic Planet

 

[scotcheggz]

Hoooly, I didn't know this thread existed! I used to collect vinyl for years, I haven't bought any records for a while now, but they're still my treasure.

Does anyone know about insuring records? I sold a few about six months ago and got a handful valued and the prices made me shit myself. I sold off a couple of them, but considering I only took in a handful, I figured I should look into insurance at some point. Would they go on the home insurance, if I got my whole collection valued? I'm pretty clueless about home insurance.

 

[btf1980]

Mostly 45 rpm from Analogue Productions & Music Matters.

Music Matters titles

Analogue Productions titles

Misc. titles

 

[Giant Robot]

Camel- A Live Record
Camel- Rain Dances
Voivod- Killing Technology
Wolves In The Throne Room- Two Hunters

 

[Bioshocked]

I really need to pick up that Karen Elson album.

 

[LegendOfGood]

Quick question: is there a good place to buy vinyl somewhere in Buffalo, NY?

 

[oracrest]

Picked up the new Arcade Fire and an old Kyuss reissue. It was my first Josh Homme album. Still holds up good! Great riffage and grimy as all hell.