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

[Pigmy Pony]

You're never gonna believe it but, I managed to pick it up on CD from a charity shop on Saturday for £1. Mind you, I have owned it on (black) vinyl since it came out and it still sounds good on there too; but for a £1....................... I thought, that's coming home with me!!!

Definitely put it on your wish list - it's worth it !!!!!

Charity shops up here are all crap, never have anything worth buying. I get all my £1 or less bargains at car boots. And if it's something in particular I want, Music Magpie (via Ebay) is a good place.

Never been a better time to throw together an extensive CD collection. And long may it last

[Us-&-Them]

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IF YOU LIKE GRUNGE AND ALSO PINK FLOYD, THIS BAND KINDA MIXES THE TWO GENRES AND EVEN DOES IT WITH A "SLIGHT" PROG INFLUENCE ON OTHER ALBUMS. GOOD BAND AND GOOD ALBUM - I LIKE IT!!

[Barry]

It's not that Loz, I don't have a problem with vinyl, but I've long harboured the feeling that picture discs and coloured vinyl tend to sound 'wrong'. At least that is what I've found with the few I own.

I also have "We Too Are One", "Revenge", "Touch", "Be Yourself Tonight" and "Savage" on normal black vinyl (all fine iirc), and "Peace" on CD which is excellent.

But I'll put "Sweet Dreams" on my CD wish list. Not heard it in years.

If LPs are not black vinyl, I won't touch them. 'Vinyl' (polyvinyl chloride) is transparent. The addition of carbon black makes it black (obviously!) and thus easy to cue tracks, and the carbon also greatly helps reduce problems with static.


Sales of CDs at boot sales are becoming more expensive - typically £1/ or occasionally 50p/, and they are often in poor condition. Whereas most charity shops now only charge 50p/, and as is becoming increasingly common: 4 x CD for £1, or 25p/. They are also in much better condition.
The charity shops in some of the more 'cosmopolitan' parts of London stock the most amazing variety of CDs. At 25p or 50p, one can afford to gamble and be introduced to acts and music that is new to you. Only rarely have I picked up a CD that didn't like.

Returning to LPs, boot sales are largely useless - the choice is poor, usually 'best ofs' and easy listening, and the condition of both the record and the sleeve is often poor. There are of course the traders, who armed with their Record Buyers Guide, sell their wares for high prices; largely irrespecive of condition. The best however are those record sellers who get their stock from house clearances - they sell LPs for much more reasonable prices, and the condition is always good.

[AJSki2fly]

Tool – Lateralus
Label: Volcano (2) – 61422-31160-1 LP, Volcano (2) – 61422-3116-1 LP, Tool Dissectional – 61422-31160-1 LP, Tool Dissectional – 61422-3116-1 LP
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, 180g

[Us-&-Them]

tool – lateralus
label: Volcano (2) – 61422-31160-1 lp, volcano (2) – 61422-3116-1 lp, tool dissectional – 61422-31160-1 lp, tool dissectional – 61422-3116-1 lp
format: 2 x vinyl, lp, album, limited edition, picture disc, reissue, 180g

Funnily enough, I was playing this last night and I've just been finishing the last couple of tracks this morning.

Good album !!!

[struth]

pure Proustian existentialism..dylan.

[AJSki2fly]

Funnily enough, I was playing this last night and I've just been finishing the last couple of tracks this morning.

Good album !!!

I only discovered them a few years ago, on recommendation from my nephew. This is probably my favourite of theirs, although I rather like Fear Inoculum. Lateralus musically is quite a varied and and even some individual tracks shift around musically, I cannot remember which two tracks but there is distinct overtones of and early Black Sabbath sound and feel, certainly the guitar and bass.

[AJSki2fly]

Picked this 1st Edition up today in Sidmouth Red Cross shop, bit pricey at £4.99 but as NM/NM was worth it, it sounds rather good, surprised to see what its selling for on Discogs.

Duran Duran – Rio

Label: EMI – EMC 3411, EMI – 0C 062-64 782
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: May 1982

[Pigmy Pony]

If LPs are not black vinyl, I won't touch them. 'Vinyl' (polyvinyl chloride) is transparent. The addition of carbon black makes it black (obviously!) and thus easy to cue tracks, and the carbon also greatly helps reduce problems with static.


Sales of CDs at boot sales are becoming more expensive - typically £1/ or occasionally 50p/, and they are often in poor condition. Whereas most charity shops now only charge 50p/, and as is becoming increasingly common: 4 x CD for £1, or 25p/. They are also in much better condition.
The charity shops in some of the more 'cosmopolitan' parts of London stock the most amazing variety of CDs. At 25p or 50p, one can afford to gamble and be introduced to acts and music that is new to you. Only rarely have I picked up a CD that didn't like.

Returning to LPs, boot sales are largely useless - the choice is poor, usually 'best ofs' and easy listening, and the condition of both the record and the sleeve is often poor. There are of course the traders, who armed with their Record Buyers Guide, sell their wares for high prices; largely irrespecive of condition. The best however are those record sellers who get their stock from house clearances - they sell LPs for much more reasonable prices, and the condition is always good.

At car boots there are still individuals who maybe going over to streaming or have digitised their collections, and there you have a fair chance of picking up something decent.

Traders at car boot sales I always walk past - easy to spot as they tend not to sell anything else, and their wares look like they've been out in all weathers.

What is your opinion of record fairs? We plan to go to one this Saturday, there's one in Manchester and one in Windermere. We will decide which one on the day - if the weather's nice the Lake District will be gridlock and best avoided.

[Barry]

I haven't been to a record fair for years. The last one was in Chelmsford, probably about 25 years ago. I think I picked up one or two LPs, in good nick and for a reasonable price.

I think one of the record emporiums here hold a monthly Record Day bash, but they usually promote LP titles specially chosen for the occasion, and are attended by 'vinyl groupies' - I can't be bothered: vinyl is not that important to me.

But if you haven't been to one, you might find them interesting - and you might find something you have been after for a good while. I would imagine that record fairs now also sell CDs.

Good luck.