ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
Talking of vinyl records, I remember hair too.
The joys of vinyl
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
....he said 'sit'
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
accountantpete
OAP
Jefferson Meriwether
Veteran
- Location
- Worthing
You can't beat vinyl. I enjoy going into the local record shop on my break once a week and look for a new record to buy. Tomorrow I'm going to see if they've got any Wishbone Ash records.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
I bought the last Black Crowes LP and PIL LP on vinyl and very nice they are too, got a signed copy of the PIL LP too "Johnny was here' 
Basil.B
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Still got all my Vinyl LP's, Singles too.
Will never get rid of them!
Got PIL's first single, wrapped in newspaper.
Will never get rid of them!
Got PIL's first single, wrapped in newspaper.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
I am so tempted to get a turntable and dig out my amps and speakers for my design studio/office. There is space for it all next to the laser printer. 
I am so tempted to get a turntable and dig out my amps and speakers for my design studio/office. There is space for it all next to the laser printer.
Go for it.....
I'm getting up on the loft at the weekend to get the turntable out and look for a new needle.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
About eight years ago, the enemy and owned a small it support company, one day we were asked by someone to take one young lad three days a week so he could claim his benefits. We had nothing for him to do really, but he was a good lad, keen, and handy with a pooter.
I had the bright idea of digitising my vinyl collection so I set the turntable up, sorted out the software and showed him what to do. He had ten albums to record. He set about this task with enthusiasm, then I had to go out for a meeting. I was out most of the day, but when I got back I asked him how he was getting on. "I'm on the last one he says."" Blimey! Says I, that was quick."" Yeah", says he "it's easy". "Yeah but how did you manage to them all so quickly?" says I. He shrugs. I thought about this for a moment. "have you recorded both sides?" says I. "what?" "both sides of the record?" " oh! I didn't know it had two sides!".
His enthusiasm waned a bit after that.
I had the bright idea of digitising my vinyl collection so I set the turntable up, sorted out the software and showed him what to do. He had ten albums to record. He set about this task with enthusiasm, then I had to go out for a meeting. I was out most of the day, but when I got back I asked him how he was getting on. "I'm on the last one he says."" Blimey! Says I, that was quick."" Yeah", says he "it's easy". "Yeah but how did you manage to them all so quickly?" says I. He shrugs. I thought about this for a moment. "have you recorded both sides?" says I. "what?" "both sides of the record?" " oh! I didn't know it had two sides!".
His enthusiasm waned a bit after that.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
I still have all my vinyl, up in loft and it is all now on mp3. I was reminded of a another story from years ago, it's long so be patient.
As has already been said the album artwork back in those days could be as interesting or exciting as the music. I was given for my birthday one year the album Venus & Mars by Wings. It was a single vinyl record but it was in a double gatefold album, and the inner sleeve had a colourful graphic design on it too. Inside there were two large B&W poster plus two colourful stickers to put on...wherever really.
My best friend and I would often lend each other our vinyl record so that we could record them on to cassettes, which is what I did with this one. In fact he recorded two tapes, one for him and one for me. I left the album with him and I would collect it in a couple of days. I think it was the summer of 1976.
A couple of days later I went to collect the album and tape, and as I went round the back of my mates mums house, I saw his motor bike was outside, a blue Honda CB 175, which meant he was home. As I walked round to the door I had to pass the other side of his bike, and I noticed that he had the same two Venus & Mars stickers on the side panels of his Honda. Funny, I thought, he must have bought the album after all.
Anyway I went into the house, had a coffee, chewed the fat a bit then I asked if he recorded the album, he had, I said "why did you buy it"? "I didn't" says he. " "but you've got the stickers on your side panels" says I. Then I realised. He's only gone and knicked my stickers and put them on HIS bike. My gasted was flabbered! I could not believe his cheek, and quite frankly I was more than a little urinated off with him for it. Not only that he had put the two B&W posters up on his bedroom wall. Well I had them back a bit sharpish, still got them somewhere, but the stickers where buggered. He did apologise when he saw how upset I was, but I never let him forget it for over 30 years.
Anyway fast forward 33 &1/3 years, I was perusing the shelves of a British Heart foundation charity shop and low & behold there was a Venus and Mars album in vinyl. Not only that it was complete with the stickers and posters and the record and sleeve was in good nick too. £2.00 they wanted for it, I only snatched their hand off didn't I ? I paid the money and could not get out of the shop quick enough.
When I got home I phoned my mate, Wayne, and told him about it and we had a good laugh about it. I have the vinyl album here sitting next to me as I type this story. My best friend died last April of cancer 54 he was. I can't see the screen now for the tears.
As has already been said the album artwork back in those days could be as interesting or exciting as the music. I was given for my birthday one year the album Venus & Mars by Wings. It was a single vinyl record but it was in a double gatefold album, and the inner sleeve had a colourful graphic design on it too. Inside there were two large B&W poster plus two colourful stickers to put on...wherever really.
My best friend and I would often lend each other our vinyl record so that we could record them on to cassettes, which is what I did with this one. In fact he recorded two tapes, one for him and one for me. I left the album with him and I would collect it in a couple of days. I think it was the summer of 1976.
A couple of days later I went to collect the album and tape, and as I went round the back of my mates mums house, I saw his motor bike was outside, a blue Honda CB 175, which meant he was home. As I walked round to the door I had to pass the other side of his bike, and I noticed that he had the same two Venus & Mars stickers on the side panels of his Honda. Funny, I thought, he must have bought the album after all.
Anyway I went into the house, had a coffee, chewed the fat a bit then I asked if he recorded the album, he had, I said "why did you buy it"? "I didn't" says he. " "but you've got the stickers on your side panels" says I. Then I realised. He's only gone and knicked my stickers and put them on HIS bike. My gasted was flabbered! I could not believe his cheek, and quite frankly I was more than a little urinated off with him for it. Not only that he had put the two B&W posters up on his bedroom wall. Well I had them back a bit sharpish, still got them somewhere, but the stickers where buggered. He did apologise when he saw how upset I was, but I never let him forget it for over 30 years.
Anyway fast forward 33 &1/3 years, I was perusing the shelves of a British Heart foundation charity shop and low & behold there was a Venus and Mars album in vinyl. Not only that it was complete with the stickers and posters and the record and sleeve was in good nick too. £2.00 they wanted for it, I only snatched their hand off didn't I ? I paid the money and could not get out of the shop quick enough.
When I got home I phoned my mate, Wayne, and told him about it and we had a good laugh about it. I have the vinyl album here sitting next to me as I type this story. My best friend died last April of cancer 54 he was. I can't see the screen now for the tears.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Come on folks, vinyl is pride of place stuff - get it out of the loft and onto a turntable where it belongs.
Lee_M
Guru
so now would be great time to start again.
Vinyl sales are up massively (in relative terms) and in the last 12 months I've probably bought 40 odd albums, plus box sets of the Beatles (brilliant remastering and cutting), the Who (great box set and good cutting) and Black Sabbath (with reengineering by a duck TBH). Its now got to the point that I'm running out of storage space again
