How many of you still play vinyl records?
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Topic: How many of you still play vinyl records?
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Subject: How many of you still play vinyl records?
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 11:52
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Hiya Folks, Just asking out of idle curiosity - do any of you still play vinyl albums and singles? I know that Biker Pat does for sure and I think (but I'm not sure) that Black Russian does as well? I'm a vinyl junkie personally but I'm just wondering if anyone else out there still plays the old vinyl?? Cheers,
Mel.
------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 12:16
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Rarely Mel, still have them all but just don't have the time any more. Between work,matches,training,kids, pub Nowadays it's nearly always the I Pod or in the car. |
.Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 12:37
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Mel I don't YET!!!!!!.... I'm hoping to get my record turntable up and running soon though just need to get space for it. I still like collecting Vinyl though. I got a Double LP of Roger Waters "The Wall live from Berlin" a few weeks back when in London for €10 P ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 12:53
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CDs for me Mel ,Have a few records but dont have a turntable anymore,,i still have a load of tapes that i still listen too ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
.Talking about Vinyl,i see Aldi are selling record players this thursdayPosted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 13:07
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Just about to say that Joey. Its a USB Record player for €59.99 I might get one we'll see....
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Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 13:18
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Never play vinyl anymore...... I don't believe the human ear can tell the difference What I started doing was making compilation CD's. IE, I got my hands on every album Van Morrison made and copied all the ones I really like to one folder...Then same for other artists. So if I want to play Pink Floyd I put in the CD and hit shuffle so I never get them in the same order. How many of you have bought an album and found out there are only 3 good songs on it? So I copy them over to the folder and prob never even listen to the original CD any more. Easy way to get all albums is to get them at the library and copy them...FREE....LOL Most folders are on a 30 gig MP3 player. I think I still have every vinyl album I ever bought though but they are in a closet somewhere taking up space. ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 13:21
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BR...You talkin about a turntable that hooks up to your computer without an amp??....If so, bloody great idea. Now I would try that. (To copy some of the rare vinyl over to PC) ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Black Russian wrote:Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 18:48
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I gave all my vinyl to Andy when I was back 3 yrs ago. But I think I'll start my collection again. Vinyl getting popular and turntables more available now. But for now I usually listen to cd's or my Ipod. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Robbie63
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 19:53
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I sold all my LPs years ago when I was moving to Denmark. The cost of shipping them was way too high. ------------- Robbie 
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Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 19:58
you cant beat vinyl,crackles,hisses and all  ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 20:30
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Have most of mine still and rescued some from a skip a few years back! Unfortunately my turntable died and haven't got around to replacing it. One of these days.... ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: DAYO
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 21:02
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I still have quit a few and I play them pretty often. I bought a complete new system this year and I'm enjoying it. ------------- Dayo Grov'in 70 - 76 |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 10-November-2009 at 23:55
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Still have all my vinyl, and a decent record deck & great speakers, but NO amp!
Should have the turntable spinning again before Christmas! Love the iPod, but there's nothing like the subtle crackles & skips & flipping LPs every 20 minutes, but nothing I've had beats the sound from a stylus and a pair of Wharfdales! btw, Maplins are also doing a "vinyl-archiving turntable" for €69.99 till Christmas. |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 11-November-2009 at 13:08
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I have a fair bit of vinyl and still collect 45's at record fairs and the like. I would not tend to play them often. I few months back, I bought a lead and software to convert cassettes and vinyl to mp3, but the quality in some cases was inferior. My wife has an old friend of hers that lives in Heidelberg in Germany. Whenever we visit, I go to a record shop there that sells only vinyl, including 45s and 33 bootlegs. Some amazing stuff. Last time I got a Sabbath live show from Paris in 1971 which blew me away. It starts with quite literally the best live version of 'Paranoid' I have ever heard. Gives me goosebumps whenever I get in the mood to play it loud. Wish I could get this one on to CD!
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 11-November-2009 at 13:32
I'm glad to hear that there are still a few of us out there.... ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 11-November-2009 at 14:09
BF You can get USB turntable that connect directly to the PC, My PC has Phono connections on it and I still have my old turntable from my last stereo system.. Thinking of buying the USB one in Lidls this week for €59 or HMV have them from €150... Maybe this should be in teh IT section BF  ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 12-November-2009 at 08:57
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BF You can get USB turntable that connect directly to the PC, My PC has Phono connections on it and I still have my old turntable from my last stereo system.. Thinking of buying the USB one in Lidls this week for €59 or HMV have them from €150... Maybe this should be in teh IT section BF [/QUOTE] Thanks for tip off. We have no Aldi in Kilkenny, so I have asked my daughter( Sarah in Maynooth) if she can pick one up. ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 12-November-2009 at 11:33
The Maplins one is a tenner dearer but I think I prefer the black finish.. Sister1, try Audacity software for cleaning up & enhancing the sound - it's free |
Posted By: Taylor
Date Posted: 12-November-2009 at 12:10
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Vinyls are all in the attic in Dublin - we bought a USB record player last year but still haven't used it! ------------- The Universe is a void full of infinite possibilities |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 12-November-2009 at 13:25
All gone in Maynooth! Thanks for tip off. We have no Aldi in Kilkenny, so I have asked my daughter( Sarah in Maynooth) if she can pick one up. [/QUOTE] ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: brianbeck
Date Posted: 12-December-2009 at 23:51
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My Ma made me ship the lot over to the States a few years back. They're still in boxes but I could never sell them. My kid needs an education when she's a teen. I did drag out my Spendors and hooked them up to a MP3/CD player and generic amp. The Linn Sondek is still in the box along with my tube (valve) amps. The power amp weighs 90 pounds and I dropped the thing doing some damage.... Some day, I'll fix it up! I do have a lot of MP3s and some CDs but nothing beats vinyl on a decent hi-fi. ------------- _________________________ |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 13-December-2009 at 03:32
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Hiya Brian...new to the site??? You're very welcome in.
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 13-December-2009 at 10:47
Hiya Brian - good to see ya on board the site!! Would be very interested to hear your memories of the 'good old days' at the Grove. Happy Days!!  Mel. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Evangeline
Date Posted: 13-December-2009 at 15:45
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Welcome to the forum Brian. Jen  ------------- "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!" |
Posted By: brianbeck
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 00:04
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Thanks Martin, Mel and Jen for the welcome. I watched the documentary. Knacker drinking? Excuse me! We were a very civilized bunch of drunks! Particularly moving was Cecil losing it on the stage of St. Pauls. They seemed to have skipped over our years. Probably couldn't take the hipness! Talk soon. ------------- _________________________ |
Posted By: Evangeline
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 00:53
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I did notice the 80's only barely got a nod. The ageing rockers got all the limelight! Jen ------------- "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!" |
Posted By: brianbeck
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 00:57
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Well they were history so I don't mind that but the "ah jayrus, giz yer odds" youngfellas featured equally giving the impression that it was a mosher dive. Hey, that's what happens when the hipster dufusses leave!
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Posted By: brianbeck
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 01:21
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Hey Mel, I'm not sure I can incriminate myself online! I do remember hanging on the stage over in the back corner beside the fire exit. We used to drive Cecil nuts asking him to play Hawkwind albums at the start of the night. My main memory of the Compound involved a girl called Lucy and a toothache. The coats on the floor and a big gaggle of friends headbanging to music we adored is a fond memory. Tanking up in the Annes beforehand and the walk to the chipper in Raheny was always a hoot. They simply were the days of our lives. So many memories. ------------- _________________________ |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 12:20
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I spoke to Cecil about that at one of our get-togethers and he said that they couldnt find anyone from 'our years' who was willing to talk on camera. Its very noticeable that the documentary jumps from the time that the Grove started in St Pauls to the late 80s..completely bypassing the early to mid 80s. Shame really. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 14:08
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Welcome Brian. Looks like our years are similar. Probably all walked together to the chipper in Raheny. Maybe the documentary people couldn't find anybody from early to mid 80's. We're all overseas (well a lot of us) Could have done it by satelite though I miss my vinyl (hope Andy's looking after it) ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 14-December-2009 at 15:58
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Brian, Welcome back (as it were) to the Groove ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 15-December-2009 at 22:25
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Glad you're enjoyingh the memories,Brian... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: DAYO
Date Posted: 16-December-2009 at 13:49
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I got a new rack system this year with a turntable and I still have the old one. Its a Sony RACK system with a turntable, amplifier, 5 cd player, a double tape deck and 2 speakers. If anybody wants it they would be welcome because it is in perfect working order. ------------- Dayo Grov'in 70 - 76 |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 16-December-2009 at 13:56
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Dayo ,i would ,,i dont have a turntable,,so if it going ,i am your man ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: Uncle Arthur
Date Posted: 17-December-2009 at 19:37
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Sandra got me a turntable, amp, and speakers for my birthday. After my initial excitement and a month or so of trawling through old albums, I came to the conclusion that I have most of what I want on my ipod anyway and it is more convenient. ------------- UA "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity but an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 18-December-2009 at 04:08
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traitor!
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Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 18-December-2009 at 09:43
Yeah I think the novelity of setting up a turntabe would be short lived. The only reason I want to do it is to convert my records to MP3 and keep the hisses in them too 
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 21-December-2009 at 11:02
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I still love my turntable - call me old fashioned by I just prefer it! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 21-December-2009 at 14:44
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Thanks to a fellow grover,i got to go back in time this weekend .I rescued my vinyl collection from the attic and dusted down a few LPs and played some records that have not been aired ,for about 15 or so years ,it just brought me back to so many places,,I would like to Thank Dayo for the kind gesture and for putin me back on the right Track ,,so to speak Cheers mate ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |