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Thing Fish
28-03-2011, 22:36
The best thing that happened to me regarding new musical experiences was the invention of the CD.
I decided early on that I did not like the cut of the new upstarts jib so with the advent of people selling their LP collections and siding with the Devil I decided to go backwards on what turned out to be the best musical journey of my life.
I discovered unheard (by me) albums by the likes of Nick Drake (how did I ever live without this guy), Ron Sexsmith, Cannonball Adderley, James Taylor, The Allman brothers, Joni Mitchell and so so soooooooooooo many more.
I thank you very much Sony for the CD and remember friends there is so much good music behind us it pays sometimes to glance over one's shoulder...:smoking:
Thing Fish
29-03-2011, 22:58
I'll get my coat...
I'll get my coat...
:lol:
On the one hand, I don't disagree - the number of "new" albums I've acquired and loved on vinyl from charity shops or boot sales, or just been given in the last 20 odd years has been fantastic.
However, I equally now love CD as a format, despite being a late starter, and the vast majority of my recent purchases have been shiny silver discs.
The best thing though, for us lot at least, is that it seems to be a case of history repeating itself - as the "great unwashed" move on to ipods and downloads, the charity shops and boot sales are now heaving with decent CDs at bargain prices, so those of us with a foot in the Devil's camp can take advantage too! ;)
I'll get my coat...
No need - none of us mere mortals can be aware of everything. If you have benefited by other people's "mistakes in selling their vinyl collection" - good for you.
But remember, that for the sellers, and for some of us here on AoS, the advent of CD turned out to be an eventual improvement in music reproduction.
I too, benefited from the cheap sell-off of vinyl during the introduction of CD. :)
The best thing that happened to me regarding new musical experiences was the invention of the CD.
There is no doubt that the CD format has given us access to very much more music than we ever had available before. It has taken 20 years or so to get the very best from it as a medium, but with the right player the best CDs sound superb.
I find myself experimenting with titles I never would have in the LP age just because CDs are now so very cheap. Amazon has done a lot to make buying music so very easy. Click, click, click, done!
I thank you very much Sony for the CD and remember friends there is so much good music behind us it pays sometimes to glance over one's shoulder...:smoking:
Don't forget Philips, too!
There is no doubt that the CD format has given us access to very much more music than we ever had available before.
But nothing you said is related to CD as such, if LP's were as cheaply available for on line purchase it may have been just the same.
But nothing you said is related to CD as such, if LP's were as cheaply available for on line purchase it may have been just the same.
Well yes, but my point was that LPs were generally not as cheap in their heyday (allowing for inflation) and are certainly not now.
I discovered unheard (by me) albums by the likes of Nick Drake (how did I ever live without this guy), Ron Sexsmith, Cannonball Adderley, James Taylor, The Allman brothers, Joni Mitchell and so so soooooooooooo many more.
I thank you very much Sony for the CD and remember friends there is so much good music behind us it pays sometimes to glance over one's shoulder...:smoking:
These days with the likes of spotify, youtube etc, discovering new music has never been easier - or cheaper.
Back in my 'youth', my musical exposure was very much restricted to what my friends liked - radio played very little of the type of music I was interested in in those days.
Whilst I was at university, I had access to Manchester Recorded Music Library on Oxford Road. Here you could borrow LPs (from many thousands) for a couple of pence each per day. After lectures, I would nip in and borrow half a dozen LPs, tape them as soon as I got back to the flat and take the LPs back the next day. I found I was now listening to lots of genres I had never been exposed to before - jazz, folk, classical etc. Though it could never get any easier or cheaper to sample new music - how wrong I was :doh:
In my younger days i was part of a tape trading underground movement I used this to get into new bands I think in those days I had the addtiction really bad I was always chasing obscure albums that only a handfull of people had heard off. The net has made tracking down and hearing music so much eaiser, but you do not get the same kind of satisfaction of finding albums
I also remember that phyical sensation of looking through rows and rows of vinyl and hoping to discover something special. We can never really go back to those days, time has moved on but sometimes I miss that hunt for that gem.
[Rant on]
We can never really go back to those days....
You can to an extent, John, if folk get off their lazy backsides and support their local record shops (as per my thread elsewhere in the music room)!! ;)
Yes, I know it's so easy to buy music on-line, but that's part of the reason why we've killed off so many of our independent shops, and no doubt livelihoods with it.
It's simply a matter of disciplining yourself and adjusting your music buying habits accordingly.
Of course I buy music on-line, but I also make a point of spending a percentage of my monthly allowance in my local independent record shops (usually in Liverpool or Chester), making a day of it in the process, which ultimately I find much more rewarding and enjoyable than staying at home and clicking a mouse. I'm sure others would too if they tried it!
There's no real excuse not to use independent shops sometimes, as my other thread shows quite clearly that there are some in most parts of the country, so get in the car, bus, train or walk, whatever is necessary, and frequent them, before there is nothing left to frequent...........
Be honest, how many of you have bothered your arse to buy music from their local record shop since I last raised this issue?
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As you were :)
Marco.
Marco I love hunting records but how many people enjoy this, I totally agree support your independent record shop. But I guess I was meaning long gone are those days I could spend a whole day in a record shop
Be honest, how many of you have bothered your arse to buy music from their local record shop since I last raised this issue?
Well I do, whenever I get the chance to go there and I will also be participating in Record Store Day too. I do buy on-line a lot, Amazon and eBay, but I also try my best to support my local in Wimborne :)
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
Top man, Tim!
What about the rest of you lazy articles?? ;)
Marco.
Well, I did pay a visit to Bens in Guildford last time I was there... http://www.bensrecords.com/ - but I'm afraid I didn't buy anything. For a start, there was just too much of the stuff - boxes of uncategorised or random records everywhere - and really hard to find anything even in the organised bits, as it seemed to be very broad genres, albeit A-Z. If I had been on a leisurely shopping trip I'm sure I would have taken more time to get to know the layout and have a good dig through - maybe next time, though I have to be honest, rooting through boxes of musty old vinyl in my best whistle and flute I felt a bit self-conscious, if not a little sleazy!
In fact whilst on this subject and Record Store Day, it might be worth mentioning this, in case folk are unaware.
Now I know there are a few fans of The Decemberists on the forum and the band are supporting Record Store Day by releasing a Limited Edition 7 track live EP 'Live at Bull Moose', which is only going to be available through participating Independent Record Store outlets. Certainly worth looking out for if you like The Decemberists?
As if this year’s Record Store Day wasn’t already proving to be a bounty of exclusive releases from a plethora of fine artists, The Decemberists are offering up their own release in the form of a limited-edition seven-song EP entitled Live At Bull Moose. The release, recorded at the Scarborough, ME branch of the Bull Moose music store, features songs from the band’s latest LP, The King Is Dead, and a cover of The Louvin Brothers’ “If I Could Only Win Your Love”. As with every other RSD release, that is available at fine independent music retailers on April 16th.
The Decemberists Announce Record Store Day EP (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/03/the-decemberists-announce-june-tour-dates-record-s.html)
http://exclaim.ca/images/decem1.jpg
The Decemberists Prep Live EP for Record Store Day (http://exclaim.ca/News/decemberists_prep_live_ep_for_record_store_day)
(I like The Decemberists, in case you didn't know ;))
What about the rest of you lazy articles?? ;)
LOL! It's not about being lazy ;)
I've already established that my town has a crap HMV and no other record store, so the chance to have a local forage reduces to the charity shops, which I check out from time to time.
When I do get away to other towns or London, I certainly make a bee-line for any promising looking store. Otherwise, it's Amazon I'm afraid :)
I go to record shops most weekends
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