The Vinyl Thread

[windy_miller]

Spent my Christmas vouchers on king gizzard and the Lizard wizard.

Different....

I've seen that getting good reviews, but don't know anything about them. < Fires up spotify... >

[When Jokers Attack]

Just ordered the reissue of Bee Thousand by Guided by Voices, limited to 500 copies so couldn't resist.

[zero000]

There's a really good article in the Guardian about the vinyl revival. Definitely worth a read if you've got a free 10 minutes:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/07/-sp-vinyls-difficult-comeback

[WS_Jack_III]

Picked up Tame Impala Lonerism

No download card though and it was £25!

[The Nal]

Any blues fans, Blues from Hell by Howlin' Wolf is one the best sounding records I've ever heard. Maybe the best.

[When Jokers Attack]

Any blues fans, Blues from Hell by Howlin' Wolf is one the best sounding records I've ever heard. Maybe the

best.

Need to get that. Can't beat a bit of Howlin' Wolf.

[When Jokers Attack]

And I'm praying Physical Graffiti is remastered and released this year!

It's happening

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/08/led-zeppelin-announce-40th-anniversary-remaster-of-physical-graffiti

[The Nal]

It's happening

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/08/led-zeppelin-announce-40th-anniversary-remaster-of-physical-graffiti

Me when I read that.....

Thats fucking wonderful news! I only have II so far and it sounds the biz. Can't even imagine what In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, Bron-Yr-Aur, Wanton Song etc will sound like!

Edited January 8, 2015 by The Nal

[The Nal]

Rough mix of Houses of the Holy which will be included.

Sounds very similar. I'd much rather hear really rough takes a la Dylan re-releases than semi mixed complete tunes.

But ho hum, roll on Feb.

[Wooderson]

The whole Zep thing has been underwhelming from an "out takes" point of view.

[The Nal]

The whole Zep thing has been underwhelming from an "out takes" point of view.

Yeah Jimbo rules with an iron fist in that regard. He even wants the out takes to be great. I'd say any duff mixes have been deleted and the studio hands murdered.

[Wooderson]

Isn't the story that they don't *have* that much "stuff? That their quality control was lean in the studio.

[The Nal]

Physical Graffiti tomorrow!

[whisty]

LZ 3 one of my fav's, got a 24/96 version and thought it sounded dreadful. I hope they do or have done something better with the re-issue.

Edited February 19, 2015 by whisty

[Wooderson]

LZ 3 one of my fav's, got a 24/96 version and thought it sounded dreadful. I hope they do or have done something better with the re-issue.

The latest reissue well worth yer cash chief.

[thegremlin_1999]

Just splashed out on this beauty. Doomy, Droney, psycadellic (ish) heaviness from Italy. \m/

£40 incl the shipping, not bad!

http://supernaturalcat.bigcartel.com/product/ufomammut-ecate-limited-edition-lp-tee

[Lovethatsht]

I love the concept of collecting records and listening to vinyl records and i'm looking to start but it would be with a tight budget, i.e. I'm looking to buy a record player for £50-100 and would want to aim to buy a record a month (or whenever i find some on the cheap)

alternatively, i have a decent CD collection and Spotify, so i could just put that money (+ a good amount more that i would put aside for records) into getting some quality speakers to dress up some MP3s

- thoughts on a cheap vinyl player (maybe an amazon one with inbuilt speakers?) vs a decent set of speakers for mp3/CDs?

[Wooderson]

Id get something within budget but be confident that you can "upgrade" any/all components at a later stage. From personal experience the amp is a really important element and worth an extra bit of cash. Speakers are the easiest to get second hand and in great condition.

[WS_Jack_III]

Recently got Autobahn by Krafwerk and it is wonderful.

Also my Vault package from Third Man Records arrived so I have more White Stripes coloured vinyl goodness.

[Lovethatsht]

Id get something within budget but be confident that you can "upgrade" any/all components at a later stage. From personal experience the amp is a really important element and worth an extra bit of cash. Speakers are the easiest to get second hand and in great condition.

The amp is pretty important. But if you want to get something within budget, to be easily upgradeable, I'd start with getting a decent turntable, with, most importantly, a decent cartridge that's lined up and weighted properly. If you have a dodgy stylus, every time you play your vinyl, you'll be ever so slightly (or not so slightly) damaging the record. And, it's the very start of the process of getting the sound from your vinyl. If the cartridge is average, it doesn't matter how good the amp or speakers are, you'll be limited by it's (the cartridge) capabilities

Would i be fair astray trying one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ion-Max-LP-Conversion-Turntable/dp/B00COC61LO/ref=pd_cp_rec-ht_0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turntable-Record-Encoding-Control-Speaker/dp/B00BM4Z526/ref=sr_1_20?

ie=UTF8&qid=1427812417&sr=8-20&keywords=turntable

and hooking them up to some £60 hifi + upgrading parts as i progress with the vinyl game

[The Nal]

Would i be fair astray trying one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ion-Max-LP-Conversion-Turntable/dp/B00COC61LO/ref=pd_cp_rec-ht_0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turntable-Record-Encoding-Control-Speaker/dp/B00BM4Z526/ref=sr_1_20?

ie=UTF8&qid=1427812417&sr=8-20&keywords=turntable

and hooking them up to some £60 hifi + upgrading parts as i progress with the vinyl game

Honestly, Id stay clear of any of those vinyl to mp3 types. I'd dip into the 2nd hand market before you go that route.

A very quick google brings up a few options. Here and here.

As Tony said, the first thing to get right is the turntable and cartridge. You can upgrade thew rest if and when but if you have a crappy turntable you're getting the cart before the horse if you know what I mean?

If you're willing to spend £100, why not wait a few months and save up another £100-£150 and get a good one?

You'll never be 100% happy with the sound or setup by the way!

and weighted properly

Mine isn't at the moment. Weighed down a tad but I can't find the damn allen key to loosen the bastard.

Edited March 31, 2015 by The Nal

[whisty]

As Tony said, the first thing to get right is the turntable and cartridge. You can upgrade thew rest if and when but if you have a crappy turntable you're getting the cart before the horse if you know what I mean?

Back in the day there was a Linn Sondek moment within the group of people I knew. The first one to get one used all the cash he had so had to play through some Amstrad speakers. It still sounded great.

Not saying buy a Linn, just emphasising the comments, makes good sense.

[Wooderson]

I think getting speakers right is the "quickest win". Amp is the thing to spend the most money on.

[Wooderson]

Belated best wishes etc

[Guest]

Today's haul consists of Tigermilk, Homogenic and Graceland, I wonder why I'm always so fucking skint?