Vinyl Memories

SGR · 10-02-2021, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Wow. Your husband, uh... really likes looking at Cliff Richard all year.

Can you blame him? Just look at Cliff. Be honest, you'd let him ravish you.

DianneW · 10-03-2021, 04:06 AM

Ravish is going a tad too far...even back in the 60's
He delivered some building stuff to his house, when he was living in the UK, and My Husband spoke to him briefly he was chatty and he was dressed like he was about to go on stage...maybe he had some 'do' lined up.

the LP's are all sorts mainly 60's-80's
the Box Collections are mostly
Elvis Cliffy & The Shadows and The Shadows...

rubber soul · 10-03-2021, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Norg

i semi younger then umm people born in the 70's

so when i got vinyl i only got them to learn about new music my player had a recorder and usb hub so i would rec the vinyl then put them into a digtial music file and put them in my laptop/ipod lol it was quite tedious so much i dont really buy vinyl anymore

Transferring from vinyl to Mp3 is indeed tedious. I spent several months converting my entire record collection to mp3s knowing I was going to have to sell the collection. It was cool to listen to the entire collection one more time.

I do miss the vinyl though.

Guybrush · 10-03-2021, 11:03 AM

Imo vinyl to mp3 conversion likely isn't worth the tedium. Aside from everything else, like the time it takes and recording pops and crackles, etc. you're anyways better off with something that is mastered for the digital medium.

jadis · 10-03-2021, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

Imo vinyl to mp3 conversion likely isn't worth the tedium. Aside from everything else, like the time it takes and recording pops and crackles, etc. you're anyways better off with something that is mastered for the digital medium.

Unless it's a rare record that hasn't been digitized. Plenty of those!

Guybrush · 10-03-2021, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jadis

Unless it's a rare record that hasn't been digitized. Plenty of those!

Yeah, that's where I've focused my own digitization efforts, all those weird bands (mostly Norwegian) that you won't find anywhere besides old ass LPs and that almost noone remembers.

I don't listen to the mp3s, but I have them. It's a bit like being the curator of some boring museum collection.

bob_32_116 · 10-03-2021, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Who here is old enough to remember the care we used to have to treat albums with? You remember slipping off the dust cover (always slide it on so that the opening is at the top, though some people preferred either side - never the bottom or you could have a broken album on your hands!) then sliding the actual inner sleeve out, tapping the record gently into your hands, being careful not to touch the surface with the fingers, handling it gently (flat of palms holding the sides carefully) onto the turntable? Lifting the stylus, checking if there was any fluff on it, if so blowing it gently off before lowering the needle?

The annoyance when you accidentally hit into the record player and the album would skip? Turning the album over when side one ended to hear the other side? Flicking through boxes/racks/shelves of albums in your local second-hand record store looking for bargains? Decorating the inner sleeves with your own art? Learning all the lyrics? Admiring the cover art? The smell of the inside cover of a gatefold album?

Share your vinyl memories, from a time when playing an album was more than just selecting a file or pressing play on your ipod, when listening to music was a real pleasure and quite the ritual, when once you'd bought an album you'd listen to it many times as that was the only new one you could afford.

I suppose I'll never go back to vinyl, but it's nice to think of those days.

Yeah, I remember all the messing around in an attempt to preserve the vinyls as well as possible. I willingly put in the effort, because I wanted the reward of the music, but I don't miss those days.

Thank heavens for CDs. Listening was a pleasure in the days of vinyl, but even more so with the advent of CDs.

The Batlord · 10-03-2021, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

Yeah, that's where I've focused my own digitization efforts, all those weird bands (mostly Norwegian) that you won't find anywhere besides old ass LPs and that almost noone remembers.

I don't listen to the mp3s, but I have them. It's a bit like being the curator of some boring museum collection.

As are most Norwegian museums not dedicated to Vikings.

Guybrush · 10-03-2021, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

As are most Norwegian museums not dedicated to Vikings.

Possibly, although I quite like museums. I worked at one for a while.

The Batlord · 10-03-2021, 03:33 PM

Honestly I haven't been to one since I was too young to find them anything but boring. Now that I think of it though getting stoned as a security guard at any museum with a T-Rex skeleton sounds like it would never get old.

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DianneW Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: S W France S. Deux Sevres Posts: 1,161	Ravish is going a tad too far...even back in the 60's He delivered some building stuff to his house, when he was living in the UK, and My Husband spoke to him briefly he was chatty and he was dressed like he was about to go on stage...maybe he had some 'do' lined up. the LP's are all sorts mainly 60's-80's the Box Collections are mostly Elvis Cliffy & The Shadows and The Shadows...