Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

Actually got to sit down and listen to this today, cost me £3.99 off ebay +£4 P&P, I was cleaning some other records this morning so did this as well. I have to say that this is a rather stunning Mike Oldfield album, it's the first where the whole album is not a concept. Crises, all of side 1 is excellent, some thunderous drumming at the end to test speakers out, and overall the dynamics are superb. Side 2 is 5 songs with the famous Moonlight Shadow, all are rather good.

If you like Oldfield the this is one to have IMHO.

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Originally Posted by AJSki2fly

Mike Oldfield ‎– Crises
Label: Virgin ‎– V2262
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1983

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Well this is a rather annoying record, it is an original PF - Animals and the vinyl looks great condition, but there is a but, which is why I re-cleaned it this morning. Result is it definitely has less surface noise (crackle). What is odd is that it is perfectly fine for half a track or so and then in comes crackle and pop for a bit and then is OK again. I have looked at it carefully under a very bright light and reckon that it has suffered from a smokey room many years ago. Its not terrible just annoying. So I think it will have to undergo a super clean and see if it improves a bit more. I have had one or two vinyls like this before and with perseverance have clean up in the end, so fingers crossed.

Pink Floyd ‎– Animals
Label: Harvest ‎– SHVL 815, Harvest ‎– 0C 064-98 434
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 23 Jan 1977

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Originally Posted by AJSki2fly

Well this is a rather annoying record, it is an original PF - Animals and the vinyl looks great condition, but there is a but, which is why I re-cleaned it this morning. Result is it definitely has less surface noise (crackle). What is odd is that it is perfectly fine for half a track or so and then in comes crackle and pop for a bit and then is OK again. I have looked at it carefully under a very bright light and reckon that it has suffered from a smokey room many years ago. Its not terrible just annoying. So I think it will have to undergo a super clean and see if it improves a bit more. I have had one or two vinyls like this before and with perseverance have clean up in the end, so fingers crossed.

Pink Floyd ‎– Animals
Label: Harvest ‎– SHVL 815, Harvest ‎– 0C 064-98 434
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 23 Jan 1977

https://img.discogs.com/UOkoRRp9hPwM...-2317.jpeg.jpg

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I'm picturing loosened crap being dragged along the groove by the stylus, until it accumulates into audible clumps of crap. I'm probably wrong, but further cleans as you say, may be the answer.

Good heads up with the Mike Oldfield record, I'm off to Ebayville to get a copy :)

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Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive

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:thumbsup:

Another one I'd forgotten until someone posted here a while back, Steven Wilson, Insurgentes.
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Emmylou Harris.

His debut solo album on a major label and a classic. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...651fab8602.jpg

Kiss - Alive!

Would be rude not to on it’s 45th birthday!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...597710f025.jpg