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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

So which do you prefer? I remember my parents used to have an excellent record collection when I was younger, I used to love looking at all the different album covers, the album art was amazing on some of them, something I think cds lack nowadays, there was also something special in taking that record out the sleeve, looking over it before putting it on the player and then that first initial crackle before the music kicked in lol, you just don't get that with cds.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So which do you prefer? I remember my parents used to have an excellent record collection when I was younger, I used to love looking at all the different album covers, the album art was amazing on some of them, something I think cds lack nowadays, there was also something special in taking that record out the sleeve, looking over it before putting it on the player and then that first initial crackle before the music kicked in lol, you just don't get that with cds. "

This is exactly why I still buy vinyl. The cover art and the atmosphere of the music always seems better. It's even worse now as the download phase makes the whole thing quite a sterile experience. Best thing as a kid was going into Woolworths on a Saturday morning, buying a new album and the excitement of rushing home to listen to it. Can't beat vinyl as far as I'm concerned

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Yeah the youth of today won't get to experience the excitement like you said Daniel, all they need to do nowadays is a simple press of a button and it's downloaded in seconds, I like searching through eBay looking at some of the records and buying ones with the best artwork even if I've never heard of the artist before, ikea were selling frames that hold the sleeve like a picture so you can hang the album art on the walls and open it up if you want to listen to the record

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic "

Sitting on the dock of the bay love that song bet it sounds amazing on vinyl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

Sitting on the dock of the bay love that song bet it sounds amazing on vinyl "

It really does. Imagine Saturday evening curled up on a huge corner sofa, soft lamp lighting and a glass of red. The sound of Otis and a few other classics playing in the background.

My favourite time of the week...

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

Sitting on the dock of the bay love that song bet it sounds amazing on vinyl

It really does. Imagine Saturday evening curled up on a huge corner sofa, soft lamp lighting and a glass of red. The sound of Otis and a few other classics playing in the background.

My favourite time of the week..."

Now that does sound like a great evening laying back and letting the world pass you by....sounds like sheer bliss

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By *ipswingCouple
over a year ago

portrush

ahh the joys of vinyl.... have noticed recently there is a great upsurge in interest ... understandable for all the reasons mentioned above ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" ahh the joys of vinyl.... have noticed recently there is a great upsurge in interest ... understandable for all the reasons mentioned above .."

vinyl is fine if you don't mind changing the record every 30 mins. I prefer long cuddles so cd for me.

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By *r Man.Man
over a year ago

London

STAND BACK!!!

Old boy approaching, I've still got all mine, even the ones with the different color vinyls. In the 70s & 80s they came in red, green, white, blue, yellow. Any advances

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"STAND BACK!!!

Old boy approaching, I've still got all mine, even the ones with the different color vinyls. In the 70s & 80s they came in red, green, white, blue, yellow. Any advances "

I was only born in the 80s

I do have about 50 though, not bad for the youth of today?

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By *r Man.Man
over a year ago

London


"STAND BACK!!!

Old boy approaching, I've still got all mine, even the ones with the different color vinyls. In the 70s & 80s they came in red, green, white, blue, yellow. Any advances

I was only born in the 80s

I do have about 50 though, not bad for the youth of today? "

There is hope

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yeah the youth of today won't get to experience the excitement like you said Daniel, all they need to do nowadays is a simple press of a button and it's downloaded in seconds, I like searching through eBay looking at some of the records and buying ones with the best artwork even if I've never heard of the artist before, ikea were selling frames that hold the sleeve like a picture so you can hang the album art on the walls and open it up if you want to listen to the record "

I still collect vinyl with a passion, go to the V.I.P. record fairs that are advertised in the back of Record Collector magazine. Spend ages thumbing through boxes upon boxes of 12"s looking for that elusive foreign rarity. Collect mostly Japanese imports nowadays as they really know how to package a product well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic "

I still have my 80's Technics linear tracking programmable turntable. Plays the vinyl at the angle it was cut at so doesn't deteriorate the quality. Also means you can skip tracks and put others on repeat like a cd player.

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By *r Man.Man
over a year ago

London


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

I still have my 80's Technics linear tracking programmable turntable. Plays the vinyl at the angle it was cut at so doesn't deteriorate the quality. Also means you can skip tracks and put others on repeat like a cd player.

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Look mate, nobody likes a smarty pants, ivs still got my Goodmans record player, so there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

I still have my 80's Technics linear tracking programmable turntable. Plays the vinyl at the angle it was cut at so doesn't deteriorate the quality. Also means you can skip tracks and put others on repeat like a cd player.

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Will check it out. we are looking for a smaller one that we can keep in the lounge. At the moment we bring it down from the spare room on weekends which is a bit annoying. Ours is a Tad battered looking lol. We debated about a dansette but they are just as big and seem to be the in thing..

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By *umslut jannineTV/TS
over a year ago

nottingham

I won a the 1975 single in vinyl but don't have anything to play it on

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By *b coupleCouple
over a year ago

southampton

I prefer vinyl 3000+ records.

I dj in my spare time hence the massive collection

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I prefer vinyl 3000+ records.

I dj in my spare time hence the massive collection "

Now that sounds like a collection I'd love to look through

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ordering from Brittania music club and sending them back because they where scratched, after taping them to c90 first of course

Never done myself obviously but knew a friend of a friend who was a roughian, haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

I still have my 80's Technics linear tracking programmable turntable. Plays the vinyl at the angle it was cut at so doesn't deteriorate the quality. Also means you can skip tracks and put others on repeat like a cd player.

Look mate, nobody likes a smarty pants, ivs still got my Goodmans record player, so there "

I worked in my uncles shop all summer back in 1985 as a teenager while all my friends dossed about . Saved all the money and at the end just before I went back to school I went to out local hi fi specialists. I'd been coveting the Technics separates that they had in the front window for months but always thought it was an unattainable dream. Felt so good walking in there with enough money to finally buy them. The sales man didn't take me seriously I mean why would he I was asking to buy the top of the range one they sold but when my Dad just nodded and said yes he wants to buy it it was so awesome. Had the aforementioned turntable, digital tuner, spectrum analyser, double A class amp, twin tape and one of those new fangled c.d. players. The speakers were way too powerful for my little bedroom but it was the best feeling in the world. Still use the turntable and amp now and it's still as loud as ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have an old bush player and still buy vinyl. Nothing like Otis redding on vinyl, something truly romantic and nostalgic

Sitting on the dock of the bay love that song bet it sounds amazing on vinyl

It really does. Imagine Saturday evening curled up on a huge corner sofa, soft lamp lighting and a glass of red. The sound of Otis and a few other classics playing in the background.

My favourite time of the week..."

I love my Otis records. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I've never owned an actual record.

I don't buy any CDs now either... I listen to everything on spotify with my Sonos speaker at home, my car taps into my phone and I use my headphones the rest of the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

got rid of all my vinyl collection back in the 80s for peanuts but have now seen the error of my ways and am steadily collecting it again

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