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Vinyl Records?

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investinvinyl

I am a local record collector that is searching for records to add to my collection. I have purchased many radio collections in the past and am looking for more. I am looking for every format (45's, LPs and 78's). I also collect reel to reel tapes. Please PM me if you or your station has a collection that you are looking to part with. You can email at [email protected] or call me at (901) 493-9550.

Thanks,

Donald
 
Sorry you didn't drop by my house 2 years ago when I put over 600 albums on the curb.
 
Tynosaur said:
Sorry you didn't drop by my house 2 years ago when I put over 600 albums on the curb.
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Ouch.
 
Speaking of Vinyl records,that is the one area where record companies actually are having a little bit of success. There seems to be a small demand for vinyl records (used limited copies being issued, etc) once again. Those are selling surprisingly well. I still buy CD's, but there is nothing like the sound of a vinyl album. They were never able to duplicate that sound.
 
They were never able to duplicate that sound.
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Especially after you inadvertenty sent the needle skittering across the whole side.
 
Penny and scotch tape combined make the weight just right.
 
waxonwaxoff said:
Speaking of Vinyl records,that is the one area where record companies actually are having a little bit of success. There seems to be a small demand for vinyl records (used limited copies being issued, etc) once again. Those are selling surprisingly well. I still buy CD's, but there is nothing like the sound of a vinyl album. They were never able to duplicate that sound.
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....Things seem to go full circle, LOL
 
Those folk who demand the "warm" sound of vinyl over the "harsh" sound of digital are the same ones who griped about dvds and cds and the number of bits and speakers with ceramic tweeters and gold cabling versus lamp wire and quadrophonic versus stereo and tube receivers versus transistor receivers and 78 rpm versus 33 1/3 and single play turntables versus changers and on and on back to caves versus tree branches for living quarters. Some of them were known as "lunch" and most of them have become deaf over time,.
 
I'm too clumsy to handle vinyl. I still can't cue up a record to save my life. I can't fit the needle to the right groove. I was doing good in 1990's radio not to pop a CD out in midplay on the air. That was back in the 20th century.
 
Tynosaur said:
Those folk who demand the "warm" sound of vinyl over the "harsh" sound of digital are the same ones who griped about dvds and cds and the number of bits and speakers with ceramic tweeters and gold cabling versus lamp wire and quadrophonic versus stereo and tube receivers versus transistor receivers and 78 rpm versus 33 1/3 and single play turntables versus changers and on and on back to caves versus tree branches for living quarters. Some of them were known as "lunch" and most of them have become deaf over time,.
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No particular method is any asurance of optimal reproduction.

Onward to the next misunderstanding?

How come no mention of the glorious "open" sound of AM vs the constricted, "Can't.......Breathe...." of FM?
 
Don't get me started on that!
 
I don't about all of that, but I do know that a couple of my girlfriends and I love to play old "vinyl" and reminisce from time to time. Even when much of what we have has been replaced by compact discs, there is still a great deal of comfort and joy to be had in an old 45.
 
Certainly the clarity and ease with which you can jump around in the digital age have made music a simpler experience, but I still listen to and still enjoy all of my vinyl as well.

A good quality turntable with and adjustable tonearm weight and anti-skate adjustments, coupled with a very good quality stylus, and clean vinyl, make for some very good sounding music. Run it into a pair of real headphones and it sounds like nothing else.
 
I'm sick of hearing from you old guys and your constant "back in MY day..." Get used to it. Radio isn't going back to using records. They're not going back to directly recording spots to transcription acetates. They're not going back to doing meter readings and station ID's every half hour and requiring 1st phone engineers to operate directional AM's or those in excess of 10 KW. You neanderthal throwbacks quit living in the past.

(I figured someone was going to say it eventually...)
 
I guess this is semi-related, but is there any sort of store in Memphis now that sells used records, tapes, CDs, etc. now? I used to go to Memphis Comics on Highland any time I was in Memphis, and there were some other similar stores in the U of M area. I know they eventually closed, and I usually only get to the Bartlett and Cordova and airport areas now.

Nashville has The Great Escape and McKay's (McKay's is also in Knoxville and Chattanooga), which is my favorite used music and video store now, and I wish there was something similar in Memphis and Jackson.
 
robgrayson said:
I'm sick of hearing from you old guys and your constant "back in MY day..."
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Um, little angry there?

If not for those "back in my day" guys, there wouldn't probably be the wonderful technology you enjoy today. I don't think anyone is advocating we go backward in time and use that older technology on a daily basis, but there isn't any reason why it can't still be enjoyed and discussed without someone getting their feathers all ruffled up because they see older folks as irrelevant. Someday, and it may be a while, you may also be looking back and saying "back in MY day." It WILL happen.......

I love my new car, but I also enjoy my '46 Jeep. I wouldn't try to daily drive it, but its still a very neat piece of equipment. Same goes for my tube radios. They are very nice examples of engineering of nearly a century ago. I wouldn't want to rely on them everyday however, but I do appreciate their quality, engineering, and longevity. Vinyl: ditto.
 
The people who sell records are still making plenty of money on 33's, 45's, 78's, and an occasional 16 rpm, which usually shows up in children's material.
 
nocomradio said:
robgrayson said:
I'm sick of hearing from you old guys and your constant "back in MY day..."
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Um, little angry there?

If not for those "back in my day" guys, there wouldn't probably be the wonderful technology you enjoy today. I don't think anyone is advocating we go backward in time and use that older technology on a daily basis, but there isn't any reason why it can't still be enjoyed and discussed without someone getting their feathers all ruffled up because they see older folks as irrelevant. Someday, and it may be a while, you may also be looking back and saying "back in MY day." It WILL happen.......

I love my new car, but I also enjoy my '46 Jeep. I wouldn't try to daily drive it, but its still a very neat piece of equipment. Same goes for my tube radios. They are very nice examples of engineering of nearly a century ago. I wouldn't want to rely on them everyday however, but I do appreciate their quality, engineering, and longevity. Vinyl: ditto.
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Um, little dense there?

It's a joke dude.
Thus the parenthetical comment at the end.
 
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