This is funny! But I am as SERIOUS AS A HEART ATTACK that us philes of the day were VERY religious about not playing our albums more often than every 24 hrs. From what I remember, and maybe Deb can help me out here, growing up in Watertown, at least, there was a certain audio sub culture - Hal Puffer belonged to that group as did others. We did NOT play our albums more than once a day. It wasnt so much of the grooves 'liquefying' as that they would 'expand'. Again, I was 15yrs old. Who the hell knows?
Lies, Or Not, That You Were Told About Vinyl:
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Chris
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"evila tuO steG ereH enO oN".. If you look close enough.. Take the R out of ereh and mix it with evila, and that, my friends is an anagram for Elvira... and she just happens to be the Queen of the Darkness... so, I have to say, there IS some truth to the evil that lurks hidden in the ugly underbelly of our rock and roll records....
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4krow
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Grainger49
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BTW, Greg, I had a room mate who had an old Sony tape recorder (had speakers so it wasn't a deck). It had the ability to adjust the heads so we could record Number 9 by The Beatles backward by swapping the head we were listening to. I could imagine that "Number 9" sounded like "Turn me on dead man."
That was much easier than trying to listen by finger turning the table backward.
Eric,
I had heard that too. One very nice guy allowed me to play a song on his LP 4 times in a row to compare different crossover cards for my SS-1 System.
Bonzo,
I bought a NM copy of a British import Transatlantic LP about 4 months ago. The album was ruined by mistracking. All the transients were highly distorted. It was either set up wrong or a badly worn stylus. I'm going to vote for a bad match between arm mass and cartridge compliance.
To all, of course I'm a big fan of The Doors. Always have been even before finding out the lead singer's last name.
That was much easier than trying to listen by finger turning the table backward.
Eric,
I had heard that too. One very nice guy allowed me to play a song on his LP 4 times in a row to compare different crossover cards for my SS-1 System.
Bonzo,
I bought a NM copy of a British import Transatlantic LP about 4 months ago. The album was ruined by mistracking. All the transients were highly distorted. It was either set up wrong or a badly worn stylus. I'm going to vote for a bad match between arm mass and cartridge compliance.
To all, of course I'm a big fan of The Doors. Always have been even before finding out the lead singer's last name.
Grainger49
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Chris, IIRC it was a John Renbourn album. Transatlantic is the English label.
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4krow
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To be frank, NOBODY LIED TO US MORE THAN OURSELVES.
Grainger49
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4krow said:
And I am as guilty for lying to my self and spreading the lies too.
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4krow
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Closemindedness has certain comfort about it. It is not at all adventurous. I close up my brain when I feel threatened about a position/opinion. If the other side states their opinion in a non confrontational way, then I am more willing to listen/accept their position.
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4krow
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There is another 'worthy lie' that I would like to add here. As a young lad seeking to buy a new needle for my record player, I was told to get a diamond needle instead of a sapphire one because, "The diamond needle will never need replacing." But at the cost of $13, I couldn't afford it.
Grainger49
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Many of the diamond Pfansteel (close spelling but probably wrong) needles that I sold were $9.95. But the more complicated ones were about $13 as you were quoted.
Grainger49
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Just got an email from Parts ConneXion, with a Furtech Destat II at discount. It is only $350 plus shipping from Canada. Or you can buy a $30 humidifier for your room and save $320.
It is a sickness! There are those out there preying on you. Be aware!
It is a sickness! There are those out there preying on you. Be aware!
