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Location: Bristol
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I'm Sean.
LPs in Sainsbury's
popped into Sainsbury's for a few things on my way home from work and a bit shocked to see they are selling some vinyl. Only about 12 titles which is a bit odd and difficult to see how it's worthwhile. Adele 25, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, led Zep 2, Rumours and a few others I can't remember. Hoping there might be a couple sold off very cheap at some point, I don't have Hunky Dory.
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I'm Martin.
Vinyl in Sainsbury's. The world gets stranger with every passing day.
Maybe they are giving it a go to see how it does? We could end up with a whole proper record departments in the supermarkets.
But 'Led Zep 2' - can't let the kids hear that, it will ruin them for all the new stuff.
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Ah, cheers, RoyOriginally Posted by Macca
Stoke's on the list, Martin!
For my nearest branch, I'd have to go to Nantwich or the Wirral...
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
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Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
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It's nice Sainsbury's are doing this, it keeps the Rif Raf out of Waitrose.
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Location: South Wales
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I'm the'greatunwashed'.
Record department. Surely that's incorrect . . . . a Vinyl department isn't it?
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I'm ADRIAN.
I noticed Vinyl records in Asda too
Morley, West Yorkshire
A section of them - I think they had Led Zep 2 and "Bridge over troubled"
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I'm Steve.
The TV adverts for Father's Day Records/ CD's always assume that dads only like Bit Pop type stuff (Oasis, Dodgy, Supergrass etc.) or compilations of "Rock Classics" featuring Free, Steppenwolf, Meatloaf etc.
Personally I'd rather be trapped in a "Dutch Oven" after Mrs. P had a meal exclusively of cruciferous vegetables than have to endure that done-to-death pap.
I know my girls would not make that assumption. They will ask me what I would like. Favourite choices at the mo would be Jorja Smith or Lake Street Dive.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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I'm Sean.
they sold some very plastic looking turntables at Christmas which probably won't help with creating a market.
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Interesting, but I suspect it'll only be available in a small amount of selected stores. It was the same a while back with Tesco. I went down to the huge 'Extra' store here in Wrexham, saw no such LPs, and asked at customer service. They didn't have a clue what I was talking about...
I suspect it'll be the same story here in Sainsbury's... However, I shall find out and report back.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm sorted.
Full list and branches that stock (unhelpfully not in alphabetical order) -
http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/l...ularity-soars/
(led Zep 2?)
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