Amy Lawn Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Birthday prezzos from work; Art Angles by Grimes and Total Strife Forever by East India Youth. I treated myself to a Juno Records order of Heartland by Owen Pallett and Splendor & Misery by Clipping as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 57 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said: Birthday prezzos from work; Art Angles by Grimes and Total Strife Forever by East India Youth. I treated myself to a Juno Records order of Heartland by Owen Pallett and Splendor & Misery by Clipping as well. Hippy Bathday, skipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 36 minutes ago, Mardy said: Hippy Bathday, skipper Cheers Mardy! Art Angels spinning now, sounding lush af, the beats on this album do not give a fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Happy Birthday Lawn, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Jokers Attack Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Has anyone got the reissue of Sea Change by Beck? Didn't even know it was reissued until today, will be my next purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaintcool Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 had a good trip to the local record store this morning. Picked up XX - I See You Deluxe edition and the clear indie exclusive , Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial, GSY!BE Lift your skinny fists and You Me At Six - Night People and James Bay Live for the girlfriend. After 9 years of collecting I finally picked up a GSY!BE record and it sounds brilliant! Looking forward to going digging when I get over there before Glasto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Can anyone recommend any decent storage boxes? I keep my records in an under the stairs cupboard in old cardboard whiskey boxes but it can be a bit of a pain getting them in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 On 1/21/2017 at 2:49 AM, lbrown90 said: had a good trip to the local record store this morning. Picked up XX - I See You Deluxe edition and the clear indie exclusive , Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial, GSY!BE Lift your skinny fists and You Me At Six - Night People and James Bay Live for the girlfriend. After 9 years of collecting I finally picked up a GSY!BE record and it sounds brilliant! Looking forward to going digging when I get over there before Glasto It's a Lift Yr Skinny Fists... day for me over here! Astonishing album to devote some quality time to, just finished side 3, which is by far and away by favourite part of the album. There's just something very very right about post-rock on vinyl. On 1/18/2017 at 10:57 PM, Wooderson said: Happy Birthday Lawn, mate. Thanks Wooderson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 On 1/19/2017 at 7:10 PM, When Jokers Attack said: Has anyone got the reissue of Sea Change by Beck? Didn't even know it was reissued until today, will be my next purchase. I have it. Recommended. I've never heard the Mofi but people that have heard both say the newie comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 On 1/21/2017 at 1:38 PM, Gnomicide said: Can anyone recommend any decent storage boxes? I keep my records in an under the stairs cupboard in old cardboard whiskey boxes but it can be a bit of a pain getting them in and out. I had something like this previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Lawn Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 11 hours ago, The Nal said: I had something like this previously Loving Amazon's dumb advertising of crap products there "enjoy the warm sound of vinyl", warm you say!? "Built-in speakers", "USB conversion", behave now lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Recently picked up... The XX - I See You (Clear Vinyl) Caribou - Our Love Tame Impala - Currents All sounding fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I'm new to this vinyl lark, so question for all you seasoned pros... Getting a fair bit of skipping, on old and new records. I've checked for dust, but it still happens, even when played at a lowish volume. What should I check next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yeah weight could be an issue, check how firmly the needle is on/off the record as Scruff says. If your turntable has an anti skating weight check that as it that may not be there anymore. Easy to lose I've learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big__phil Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Question for you lovely people: what are your go-to online shops you tend to use? Sadly I'm not blessed to live in place that has an abundance of record shops. Obviously most record shops (Piccadilly, Rise, Rough Trade etc) have online stores, and Amazon is pretty extensive. Any others which I should know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big__phil Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 9 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: I tend to only use ebay are the two I use most. Especially if searching for a particular record. If I can't find it on there, I have used discogs a few times. Crash records good too. Typo? Cheers though, didn't really consider eBay. Do labels/record shops sell via eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 2 hours ago, The Nal said: Yeah weight could be an issue, check how firmly the needle is on/off the record as Scruff says. If your turntable has an anti skating weight check that as it that may not be there anymore. Easy to lose I've learned. Oh, I didn't realise the anti-skating thing was done by a weight. I've had an issue where the needle was jumping back at the very end of the record, turned the anti-skate off because I read that could be causing it. That stopped the problem but now, if I use the arm to lower the needle at the start of the record, it often skips forward a bit when it hits the vinyl. Easily solved as I just lower the needle myself but there's a certain satisfaction in watching the arm slowly lower as you close the lid. I'll have to investigate. Is said weight easily identifiable? Where do they normally go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Gnomicide said: Oh, I didn't realise the anti-skating thing was done by a weight. I've had an issue where the needle was jumping back at the very end of the record, turned the anti-skate off because I read that could be causing it. That stopped the problem but now, if I use the arm to lower the needle at the start of the record, it often skips forward a bit when it hits the vinyl. Easily solved as I just lower the needle myself but there's a certain satisfaction in watching the arm slowly lower as you close the lid. I'll have to investigate. Is said weight easily identifiable? Where do they normally go? Depends on the model of course. The downforce on some cartridges needs to be calibrated depending on its weight. There are recommendations depending on the cartridge weight/turntable. If theres too much downforce you'll hear a sort of scratching noise on grooves with no music and if theres too little downforce the needle will skip/skate across the grooves as its set too high to sit in the grooves. I've a Project Essential so everything is manual, lowering the needle, stopping it, anti skating etc - and the anti skating weight hangs via a barely visible nylon thread. The weight itself is the size of a pea. Its a stabiliser basically. I'm not a read the instructions guy but its needed when setting up a turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks @The Nal. No wire on mine, the counterweight is set correctly, I'll have to see if I can find more info on my model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big__phil Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: Mine's got a counterweight like that picture, but also an anti-skating dial. Similar to this (although I have no idea about the arm bearings!) The Tracking force adjustment moves the weight on the arm to counter balance. The anti skate I tested on blank vinyl to get right resistance (Get dig lazarus dig by Nick cave as it's 3 sides and no etching). Never really touched arm height My new(!!) LP5 is the same, although I don't think I can adjust the height of the arm. Spent an age re-watching a YouTube set up video last night whilst setting it up. Seems to be working though. Looking forward to getting involved in this thread. Just made Burial, BadBadNotGood and King Gizz my first purchases. Going to raid my Dad's classic rock collection over the weekend as well I think. Fingers crossed amongst all the Queen and Meatloaf *shudder* there might be the odd gem I can get in to. Another question (sorry, I'll stop asking stupid questions eventually) - what do you guys do try and keep your records in good shape? Do you clean/dust them down often? How about storage - anything to avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo57 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 I thought I'd ask you guys a question if I may: the vast majority of my vinyl plays perfect with my TT (Pioneer PL990) - save 2 albums where they play, however it sounds...... well...... scratchy without being scratchy. Both are new records, both seem perfectly fine with no scratches, cleaned them and everything and they still insist on making the noise. Its not ALWAYS there, but its there if you get me. I've used a standard 'record cleaner' and soapy water on them (carefully) and still same issue. I know its not the needle/stylus as all my other vinyl are fine, its beginning to do my head in a bit though as one of them is In Rainbows and it basically ruins the quiet bits (1 side only) and the other is a Steven Wilson album I love (1 disc of 2 only, both sides). Any ideas what could be causing it? Def not the needle and counterweight as the TT is automated and the needle plays all my other records fine. I guess it must be something 'foreign' on the surface of the record I can't get off....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: Mine's got a counterweight like that picture, but also an anti-skating dial. Similar to this (although I have no idea about the arm bearings!) The Tracking force adjustment moves the weight on the arm to counter balance. The anti skate I tested on blank vinyl to get right resistance (Get dig lazarus dig by Nick cave as it's 3 sides and no etching). Never really touched arm height Yeah, mine's similar but without the arm height adjuster. I'd read that the anti-skate can cause the issue I saw, as the arm got towards the end of the record and started moving quicker (what's that end bit called? must have a name?) it was over compensating and pushing the arm back to the last bit of the final track. As i say, not an issue as it just means I have to lower the arm myself (oh, the humanity!), I can't detect any difference in sound quality so unless I can find an easy fix, I'll just leave it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, big__phil said: Another question (sorry, I'll stop asking stupid questions eventually) - what do you guys do try and keep your records in good shape? Do you clean/dust them down often? How about storage - anything to avoid? If they're in a room thats dusty (I've a fireplace in mine) then try keep them in something like Scruff posted or in a "unit" with doors etc. At a minimum, try not to store them with the open side facing up. A brush, even a cheapo one like this And a cleaning solutions like Vinyl Revival for older records or anything other than dust. Skid marks, shite, jizz etc. 25 minutes ago, mungo57 said: Any ideas what could be causing it? Def not the needle and counterweight as the TT is automated and the needle plays all my other records fine. I guess it must be something 'foreign' on the surface of the record I can't get off....... 99% sure they're just shitty pressings. It happens unfortunately. Shops will swap/give refunds for them. Woodersons copy of Physical Graffiti sounded more like a bag of microwave popcorn on high heat than Led Zeppelin. Edited January 26, 2017 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 56 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said: If I'm being too obvious sorry, but avoid storing them near a radiator and keep them upright - don't lay them on top of each other. Mine just stand up on a shelf on my wall unit. I just give them a dust before I put them on. Probably should do more and you can get decent cleaning kits if any are old and knackered. Not had to go down that road yet. If you've limited shelf space then these are good but pricey. https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEO-100LP-Aluminum-Silver-Storage-Records/dp/B0084EODE8?th=1 Or if you want to go cheap - I'm considering these or these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said: Is that just a toothbrush? For midgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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