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By *eorge Jetson OP Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

....10.05pm and feet up with coffee and listening to the greatest showman ost on Vinyl record.

Has vinyl records made a comeback amongst fellow faster or is it just me??

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

yes big stile, I have a very big vinyl coleach

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

I don't think vinyl records ever went away. It's always going to have its special place.

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By *eorge Jetson OP Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

Upgraded my record player (or turntable as the cool kids call them) and although not classics anymore due to being remastered on cd proudly own a handful of gems including Fleetwood mac: Rumours, Elton John: Diamonds and Queen: A day at the races and a night at the opera.

Just something about vinyl that cd, mp3 and whatever else just can't reproduce.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I've got about 80 albums on vinyl, some of them first day editions, there would have been nearly double that amount, but ma Dad set fire to the bungalow that he built while I was out playing Football one Sunday morning

I do still play some of them though

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By *eorge Jetson OP Man
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

Pains me to see Ed Sheering sat in the same price category as The Who, and Oasis sitting on the "classic" section with The rolling stones.

Who decided that the former of the 2 get to sit alongside the latter.

No one can convince me that some guy going by the name of "jake bugg" has the privilege to sit next to Led Zeppelin and be priced equally under ANY circumstances!!??

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

Vinyl will never die, its funny how they thought CDs would kill them off when in fact CDs themselves are on a massive decline, streaming is what has taken over now but those who appreciate sound in its finest quality will always buy vinyl, you just can't compare it to its digital rival, it doesn't even come close.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

I've been collecting one genre since I was about 12,

My man cave is packed with record boxes but they get played regularly.

If there was a fire they'd be the first thing in the house to be rescued after the kids and dogs

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

I love vinyl! Good music just sounds better on a record!

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

They did go away in the mainstream. Small shops closed, they disappeared from likes of Woolworths + all but a small section of hmv, mainly found in 2nd hand shops + online. But now actual old style record shops have been opening up all over, hmv have a big collection again, etc.

I never had a record player. Have one now with a building collection.

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By *ardiffCoupleNJCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd/Rhyfelin

"....10.05pm and feet up with coffee and listening to the greatest showman ost on Vinyl record.

Has vinyl records made a comeback amongst fellow faster or is it just me??"

Never went away for me...still have my original 'records' and the same turntable I bought in 1986 albeit not far off Trigger's broom (new arm, cartridge, sub-chassis etc).

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By *hisCharmingMan
over a year ago

South Manchester

Last count I have about 1,200 albums and maybe 3,000 singles don’t buy as many now as I used to but still I’d consider myself a Vinyl junkie

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

I love music playing an listening.

I love cds and most people I know laugh cos most ppl download and stream and I love going to a store seeking a vinyl or cd and then the ritual of coming home opening it and then enjoying the first listen and stuff.

It has come back but I seem find it’s also divided people as real music lovers seem to enjoy vinyl and cd and others just stream

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By *irenGuy70Man
over a year ago

Cirencester

My youth was spent rifling through records in various record shops in Bath and Bristol, and built up a big collection over the years. Nothing could beat the buzz of coming across (or anticipation of coming across) something you'd been after for ages, or something new from one of your favourite artists. Sadly though, CD's and streaming took over and so record collecting died a death for me. I went to HMV recently and was stunned by the amount of vinyl they now stock there, and was equally stunned by the prices - £30 or more for a classic LP. I agree that the quality beats CD's, but that's just extortion

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

I still have records from years ago..

Bros, Wham, Elvis, Beatles

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

"I still have records from years ago..

Bros, Wham, Elvis, Beatles

Keep these they are becoming quite valuable. If you have any first pressings they will be gold

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

"I still have records from years ago..

Bros, Wham, Elvis, Beatles

Keep these they are becoming quite valuable. If you have any first pressings they will be gold"

They are pristine and in their dust jackets, they have been played though, as kids we valued our records, toys

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

"I still have records from years ago..

Bros, Wham, Elvis, Beatles

Keep these they are becoming quite valuable. If you have any first pressings they will be gold

They are pristine and in their dust jackets, they have been played though, as kids we valued our records, toys"

Sounds good. Maybe don't play them anymore though lol

If you look on the sleeves or labels you should find details of pressing numbers, dates, serial numbers, etc. You can do a bit of research and find out if they are a more value copy of the record and keep hold of it for many more years

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

"I still have records from years ago..

Bros, Wham, Elvis, Beatles

Keep these they are becoming quite valuable. If you have any first pressings they will be gold

They are pristine and in their dust jackets, they have been played though, as kids we valued our records, toys

Sounds good. Maybe don't play them anymore though lol

Thank you

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

At the risk of coming across as being really anal about sound quality, the issue with most streamed music is that its stripped down and compressed into an mp3 codec to reduce file sizes add to that the fact that any solid state amplification loses the complete 3rd harmonic and you suddenly realise thats why live music sounds so much better, bigger and more full than the mp3 versions. At this point in time in the size vs quality argument flac lossless is probably the best codec to use if digital. For me personally however I feel vinyl for all its hiss and extraneous noise issues is a much 'warmer' sound than digital. Played on a good quality deck and paired with a valve amplifier to replace the 3rd harmonic and in my opinion its about as close as you can get to 'live' music.

With a flac codec digital recording using the same amplifier its not as warm but still a vast improvement on any mp3 and comes in as a reasonable second place.

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