The pleasures of vinyl...

[Melvil]

Although many have argued on here that the sound quality is poorer and it's an inherently fragile medium there is... Something quite wonderful about putting the needle down and listening to the pops, crackles and good music and also seeing a proper gatefold and cover artwork.

Any other vinyl fans on here and what are your favorite albums?

 

[TVC]

One of these days I'll get off my butt and buy a gramaphone. I've got a rack of vinyl I haven't played in 25 years.

 

[Andy_R]

Vinly is good, but rubber is much more fun.....

 

[Smokin Joe]

I had a Capri with a vinyl roof.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Vinyl fan here :-)

 

[beanzontoast]

After a couple of decades without one, I bought a new turntable a few years ago along with a Cambridge amp and added a couple of actually quite good speakers from a charity shop. I love reminiscing about where I was the first time I played a particular album - that and the experience of listening to an entire side at a time instead of jumping over tracks.

Not necessarily favourite, but Oxygene and Equinoxe getting some play at present.

 

[TVC]

I had a Capri with a vinyl roof.

My dad had a cortina with vinyl seats. A complete nightmere on hot days when you are wearing shorts.

 

[Melvil]

My dad had a cortina with vinyl seats. A complete nightmere on hot days when you are wearing shorts.

I can hear the rrrrrrRRRRRIIIIIPPP

 

[swee'pea99]

Love my vinyl. It's particularly good for the kind of music I'm really getting into at the moment - bebop. Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Count Basic Colman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Johnny Hodges, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims...

 

[Melvil]

Vinyl fan here :-)

So....Favourite albums?

 

[Fab Foodie]

So....Favourite albums?

Lady sings the Blues -verve records
Jazz at the Pawnshop Vol 1
Blue Note Sampler
Handels Messiah, Hogwood, original Foundling Hospital score
Alan Parsons Project - eye in the sky
Julia Fordham (eponymous)
Santana Moonflower
Donald Fagan -the Nightfly

.....and many more!

 

[pplpilot]

One of these days I'll get off my butt and buy a gramaphone.

Grammophone grandad?

 

[subaqua]

Vinyl. And having lots I am a really cool dad whe daughter has friends round . Which gives her kudos points ( not that she needs them ) and makes me feel good too as I have never been cool.

Tubular bells on original vinyl . Has a few pops n hisses but yes yes yes !!

 

[Melvil]

Vinyl. And having lots I am a really cool dad whe daughter has friends round . Which gives her kudos points ( not that she needs them ) and makes me feel good too as I have never been cool.

Tubular bells on original vinyl . Has a few pops n hisses but yes yes yes !!

Aye, got that! Also tried whacking on the Dark Side of the Moon record whilst watching the Wizard of Oz on DVD with the volume off... it does sync a bit and is totally freaky :-)

 

[subaqua]

It's a myth. Tried it sooo many times. Watching it whilst under influence of a herb while listening to DSOTM is however far out amazing