Vinyl

^ man, isn't it sad that by the time you have refined your taste and educated your mind into comprehending some classical you already can't read nothin' on the record jacket w/o gosh darned glasses on!

OMG !!! Check out Greg Walkers new list of vinyl titles !!!! FMD......

^ This list is the one I've been waiting for......sooooo many incredible titles that I have to think of myself before anyone else this time........... " No soup for you !! "

^ Nice, Dean.

Walton Street wrote: Argonaught wrote: The good thing about classical LPs from the 1960s and 70s is at that time they were produced to the most exacting standards of fidelity and workmanship, unlike "pop" music that wasn't seen as needing high sound quality. Also, pop albums would have been played a lot more often, likely on cheaper equipment and by less caring owners.  As the results, today it's easy to get for a few dollars or even less a NM classical record that may well be 50 years old, yet sounds absolutely fantastic.   I find almost everything about CDs' annoying. It's too small to read the notes, but not small enough to fit into your pocket. After a couple of uses in the car player a CD begins to look scratched, and yes! - they skip. Jewel cases that are not brand new look dirty (thankfully, digipak is a lot better).      I have 1000's of LPs, I'll never get rid of them ... but the problem with Classical on LP is once they have a tic or pop it ruins the album for me .. I don't mind it as much with Rock. I've never had the problem with CDs looking scratched after being played in a car.   and as far as the covers go .. LP covers bend and get that album ring wear if you have a lot close together..   The think I hate about CD cases is that they are slippery as fish and if you drop them they break the hinge tabs .. (but at least they can be easily replaced)   Each have their positives and negatives ..   I do miss the 12" art of the LP but I love the fact that CDs are smaller and easier to store.   I've got too damn many of both

I started listening to my last purchases. Exhibit A:


This one is in excelent condition, barely no crackles or noise. I imagined a whole lost and lonely space story while listening to it and I was the main character, it really takes the mind somewhere else.
Virgin was taking people to space way before their space program



Edited by Meltdowner - December 26 2014 at 19:05

^ I don't understand your question

^ No, I listened with the dust cover down (and the lights off). This was for the photo
Not much problem with dust here either, especially now.

Weird cover, what is that?

By the way, I listened to Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique today and it sure is progressive

Argonaught wrote: ^ you see, I have this strange fixation on keeping the dust cover down when a record is being played. I feel like if I left the cover up all the evil dust particles from within a 10-mile radius would swoop down upon the record  Dust just drives me crazy .. something to listen do while going insane:

Argonaught wrote: ^ Dust cover: sigh of relief  Weird cover: Tres Cabeças Loucuras, appropriately. An MPB-free blend of tropicalia and psych, riding on the chassis of moderately experimental jazz.  Symphonie Fantastique: did you like it at least, or did it turn out too Fantastique?

That seems like pleasent music, I'll see if I can find it on streaming

One of the most Fantastique classical pieces I listened to: so unpredictable and different from any classical music I heard.

And speaking of brazilian music, LP nº 2:

Know for his keyboard work on Yes' Relayer, this solo album is symphonic with LOTS of vintage keyboards and crazy time signatures (like Sound Chaser), some fusion jazz and electronic feeling and even more unique, all kinds of brazilian percussion. Do you have this one Argo? This seems to me like something you would enjoy


Edited by Meltdowner - December 26 2014 at 19:07