Vinyl

mrawjm wrote: I think the comparisons between vinyl and CD (or other digital formats) are similar to the comparisons between analog and digital photography. Digital photography can be very precise and high definition. But analog photography has genuine dimension because it is a physical medium capturing the actual effect of light. When you look at an analog photograph, you're looking into it. It feels like you can jump through into its world. You can feel it. Digital photography, no matter how precise in accuracy and colour, etc., is flat. It is a flat image. We can sense its dimension because our human brains have learned to recognise it as an image of a real thing. Although not exactly comparable, vinyl (I'm talking vinyl where the original recording was also analog) gives a more natural, airy sound that is easily recognisable to the ear/brain as sound being produced by instruments.

Pickups during my holiday in Spain.
I like to get at least a couple Spanish albums, because foreign artist LP's seem to be pretty rare where I shop in the UK (I've found one Banco, and even that's the English language one).

Triana and El Mago De Oz were both new. The Zeppelin and Unanimated albums were also new, because the Zep was cheaper than I've seen it in the UK and the Unanimated album was only a tenner, so worst case I'll give it to my brother if it doesn't tickle my fancy.

The rest were at a few stores I've visited previously, bar the BS&T album which was on market stall.



Edited by Sebastianmoto - April 01 2024 at 11:57

Sebastianmoto wrote: Pickups during my holiday in Spain. I like to get at least a couple Spanish albums, because foreign artist LP's seem to be pretty rare where I shop in the UK (I've found one Banco, and even that's the English language one). Triana and El Mago De Oz were both new. The Zeppelin and Unanimated albums were also new, because the Zep was cheaper than I've seen it in the UK and the Unanimated album was only a tenner, so worst case I'll give it to my brother if it doesn't tickle my fancy. The rest were at a few stores I've visited previously, bar the BS&T album which was on market stall.

King of Loss wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Couple adds to the collection today....Shopping at Hi-Voltage in Tacoma. Opeth is new 20th Anniversary release. The others are OG in NM condition....... I have the new 20th Anniversary Opeth record. Sounds quite amazing!

^ The deluxe release of Pictures is one of the best ever. Love that live version of Knife Edge but the whole of that Lyceum gig was ELP at their best. 

Extremely happy to have this seminal recording by Sonny Rollins from BlueNote Records as a TonePoet version. The first ever live recording at the Village Vanguard in NYC in 1957 as well Sonny's first live record. 

Once again, NOT vinyl LP's, but CD's. Something I actually rarely buy. But for some reason I've done it twice in the last week or two.
One another note I DO have a pile of new (used) LP's on their way. So stand by.

A few of the gems I've picked up this year include: