The Vinyl Thread

[bono_212]

Where did you get that?

 

[david]

Where did you get that?

The album? From Burgerrecords.com a great indie label and also record store based out of Southern California.

 

[bono_212]

No, the player , that looks awesome.

 

[david]

It is the Pro-Ject Debut III I purchased it in 2010 from a record store.

 

[bono_212]

And it glows hot pink like that?

 

[david]

And it glows hot pink like that?

No, the acrylic platter is an almost clear white, so when a colored vinyl is placed on it the color of the vinyl shows through the platter.

 

[bono_212]

This all makes much more sense now.

 

[david]

Me and part of my record collection.

 

[Imperor]

Yeezus. I'm only just now overflowing a 2x2. Very nice.

 

[david]

Ten years of collecting! Actually my first record I purchased on my own was in 1995 at the age of 18, but I didn't get into buying vinyl until 2003 when I purchased my first turntable.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

are those ikea shelves?

 

[david]

are those ikea shelves?

Yeah! They're perfect for records.

 

[bono_212]

are those ikea shelves?

Yep, go back to earlier in the thread and we had a whole discussion about that

I'm still waiting until I move to purchase those shelves for myself. In the meanwhile, I bought what I thought was going to be a similar product from Wal-Mart and trust me...it was not.

 

[Imperor]

Expedit 4 lyfe

 

[iron yuppie]

Me and part of my record collection.

Love that Floyd single facing out.

 

[david]

Today I randomly stumbled upon a Mos Def LP at a local antique store while crate digging through records. Not bad for $14.

 

[Joey788]

I picked up QOTSA's Like Clockwork and Blur's Parklife a couple weeks ago. Got the limited edition blue cover for Like Clockwork too, which was somehow cheaper than the regular edition.

 

[Joey788]

I also just realized that the download code for Parklife comes with all the b-sides from the era, another 16 tracks. Now that is good value for a vinyl record!

 

[agentorange]

Good to know. I've been debating picking up the vinyl of Parklife. Thanks!

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

So, I gave away my record collection years ago. Devastated me a little bit, but my phonograph had been destroyed in a flood and I didn't know I'd want them later. I had mostly older stuff, but I even had Pop on vinyl which I'm not likely to see again.

My wife, then fiancee, was with me when I gave them away. Friday, for our fifth anniversary, she gave me a new record player and started a new collection for me with

U2 - The Joshua Tree, the 180 gram remaster, and
The Beatles - Abbey Road, the 2009 remaster

In addition to these, we went to a thrift store in Berlin, MD, and I picked up the following for only 30 bucks, and all in great condition:

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Eric Clapton - Slowhand ("Wonderful Tonight" was the first dance at our wedding reception, so we were able to replicate that at the beach hosue)
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky

My first priority now is to hunt down Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy on vinyl again... the CD was never the same. This is a nice start, though. My wife is awesome.

 

[bono_212]

That's a great story

 

[cobl04]

DFA's found some old LCD 45s, namely Bye Bye Bayou and Losing My Edge/Beat Connection, for those so inclined. Like me. Products - DFA Direct

Also

Spoiler

If any DFA fan sees this, and can tell me where the fuck I can find the Hot Chip Dark & Stormy single with 7 tracks as listed in this Pitchfork article, it would be greatly appreciated. pitchfork.com/news/51000-listen-hot-chip-dark-stormy/

 

[Danny Boy]

DFA's found some old LCD 45s, namely Bye Bye Bayou and Losing My Edge/Beat Connection, for those so inclined. Like me. Products - DFA Direct

Also * SPOILER *

12" Vinyl
http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/singles/11-07-13/dark-and-stormy-12-/

Lossless WAV or 320 MP3
http://digital.dominorecordco.com/search/release.php?release_id=1063

Looks like they deliver to Australia.

 

[Imperor]

There's also one for sale in Japan here, if that makes shipping easier on you: http://www.discogs.com/Hot-Chip-Dark-And-Stormy/release/4742373

 

[cobl04]

12" Vinyl
Domino USA | Singles | Dark And Stormy

This is the one I'm looking for, but I'd really rather just the digital version. Looks like it's up on iTunes in the States (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-and-stormy-ep/id671025727) but not Australia. Really fucking annoying.

Thanks though gents. I hadn't even found it before now.

 

[Imperor]

Heads up to interested parties: indie stores have copies of the Volcano Choir album on beautiful clear vinyl. For $16 it was a no brainer.

Also came away with used copies of Talking Heads' True Stories (at last my first of theirs) and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn because childhood for a nice total of $13. Not complaining.

 

[david]

ORG to Release Jeff Buckley's "Grace" on 180g Double 45rpm Set | Analog Planet

Jeff Buckley's Grace is getting a double 45rpm vinyl reissue. I look forward to this.

 

[gman]

has No one been buying any vinyl lately?
My vinyl buying season is drawing to a close. From Sept till March each year...i go into saving mode...for my kids bdays and xmas....pluss my two biggest quarterly gas and elec bills, sandwiched at either end of the winter

Anyhoo.....lately, I have picked up the following:

Jerry Harrison
Walk On Water
The Red And The Black
Casual Gods

Tom Tom Club
Boom Boom Chi
Close To The Bone

Talking Heads
Naked

Hindu Love Gods
Hindu love Gods

Gavin Friday
Adam N' Eve

Iron Maiden
Powerslave
Peice of mind

The Strypes
Snapshot

 

[Joey788]

Lately, I grabbed Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town, R.E.M.'s Document, Blur's self-titled and Edge's soundtrack for Captive, which I grabbed for only $5. Pretty good haul. Now I'm waiting for the WFMU Record Fair in NYC in November to really dig through their collections.

 

[gman]

Tonight...i finally got round to getting myself Mint copies of Boy and War on vinyl.....and at a very decent price too.
But, the record i was most excited by was my 99p find. I never even new this existed