Even in this digital age I still like to pull out my old vinyl records. I have many glam records that I have had for many years. Does anybody else still pull out vinyl records in this digital age?
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AZRocks
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Posted 4 years ago # -
Syndrome477
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When I left home I was pretty much packing up whatever I could carry in my backpack, like clothes. I was 22 and needed to get a room at my friends house. If I have any old vinyl my dad would them have with his country classics.
"I even had a little mini skirt and waistcoat made for Wig Wam Bam. The skirt was so short, my undercart hung beneath the hem. I thought it best to keep my underwear on"-Steve PriestPosted 4 years ago # -
Stanley
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Oh Yes!
AZ, vinyl kicks major ass!! I still have all mine & my Dad's vinyl collection dating back to the 1960's. The sound of vinyl is so much more smoother and warmer than the digital, mechanical sound of CD's. I am still shopping for vinyl today at op shops and second hand record stores. Also quite a few bands are now going back to releasing vinyl.
"I'M BACK!!"Posted 4 years ago # -
Syndrome477
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Can't play your LPs in the car, though. Gotta have a CD or cassette player for that. One of the best things about new technology is the ability to listen to music when traveling or just walking around. MP3 players are great for plane rides and my son hooks his IPOD up to the car speakers. We have a CD player in the van. My dad is 70. Has a whole collection of music on vinyl, but loves his CD collection. The same man would get annoyed when someone was using a cell phone in public...now HAS a cell phone. Same guy...wanted nothing to do with a computer...is online at least once every day. Gotta love my dad! (Something tells me he goes online to look for tunes) LOL
"I even had a little mini skirt and waistcoat made for Wig Wam Bam. The skirt was so short, my undercart hung beneath the hem. I thought it best to keep my underwear on"-Steve PriestPosted 4 years ago # -
donna
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The vinyl days were good. But cds are so much easier. Easier to store and less prone to scratches causing static. If someone bangs into the cd player, you don't have to worry about the arm moving and causing scratches.
But there are times when I miss my vinyl.
Posted 4 years ago # -
StillRocking
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I love vinyl to this day!
CD's are neat and all, but there's just something special about putting on that old turn-table with a classic record.
An experience that just can't be matched by MP3's or CD's, or whatever else.
Posted 4 years ago # -
AZRocks
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I am glad that I am not the only one. I have a huge collection of records. I should also admit that I have a reel-to-reel which is great to listen to. I feel like an old man today, but the reel-to-reel is the best!
Posted 4 years ago # -
motleyguy
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Get with the times people. MP3 is the way to go.
I got one CD with about 200 Ratt, Poison, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Sweet & Bon Jovi songs in the car.
Just press play and relax. Technology is a great thing.
Rock & roll over babePosted 4 years ago # -
RockOfLove
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I LOVED albums! Still have a few around but no turn table, so what's the point. My father in law recently passed away, had he had about 300 albums most of which he had transfered to c.d. he just loved technolgy. I never had a reel to reel but my Dad did, and when it was on nobody had better get near it! So funny!
Posted 4 years ago # -
sandi
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I wish I still had my mothers collection, she and every and anything you could get your hands on from the late 50's up to about the mid 90's. No idea what happened to everything, I still remember her having this gold suitcase that opened into a record player, I always wanted to swipe that from her!
Posted 4 years ago # -
BachFan4Ever
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I've still got a few of them that I just refuse to give up. But I haven't had a turntable in years so I can't play them.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Stanley
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Oh, man, I would love to own a reel to reel player!! AZ, you're a lucky man!
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AniseedRock22350
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an LP Walkman is what's needed for portable vinyl listening...we skipped that techno revolution didn't we??...i went to my first record fair earlier this year...and to our local market...i now own:
-Invisible/Never Too Young- 1984- Andy Scott (solo).
-Off The Record- 1977- The Sweet.
-Level Headed- 1978- The Sweet.
-Young Girl/I'm Losing You- 1968- Gary Puckett.
-Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Another Place, Another Time- 1974- Bryan Ferry.funny thing with the 2 albums is...straight after i bought those on vinyl...i found them on CD in HMV (media store)....and bought them on CD so i could put them on my ipod...and listened to them on my CD walkman..all the way home...i also got 2 CD sleeves with Off The Record...lol.
"I Want Some Glam RockingZ in My StockingZ!!!" Posted 4 years ago # -
Broncotwerp
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My first husband waited till I was at work and sold all of my vinyl. Is murder REALLY THAT wrong? I miss my vinyl much more than him. LOL (We divorced, I didn't really kill him. Thought about it.) There is just something special about opening the album cover and seeing the pics. And, yeah, they are warm and fuzzy just like your favorite teddy bear.
"Do ya want me to be sleazy, Do ya want me to be eazy? Oh Baby, my heart goes boom!"
Scritt Scrat -- Piece of MePosted 3 years ago # -
AniseedRock22350
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"My first husband waited till I was at work and sold all of my vinyl. Is murder REALLY THAT wrong? I miss my vinyl much more than him. LOL (We divorced, I didn't really kill him. Thought about it.) There is just something special about opening the album cover and seeing the pics. And, yeah, they are warm and fuzzy just like your favorite teddy bear.
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- Broncotwerpi understand your point...my mother's first husband and my sister's ex-fiance are guilty of committing a similar act....and we all wanted to kill them.
"I Want Some Glam RockingZ in My StockingZ!!!" Posted 3 years ago # -
CCat
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Collecting records is a lot more fun than downloading mp3s. Nothing beats green vinyl!
Posted 3 years ago # -
glamlovinkitty
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I still have all of my vinyl from the 80s/very early 90s. Probably about 300 albums. I've managed to replace all of it on CD though (thank god for ebay) including some stuff that really wasnt easy to get hold of.
And I have my entire CD collection on my mp3 player, too.
If anyone knows anyone who would like to buy a vinyl collection with lots of old glam...?Posted 3 years ago # -
starr76
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Total vinyl obsessive still got all mine the prize of my collection being an original 7" of David Bowie's Laughing Gnome
DRINKING FIFTHS STRAIGHT FROM THE JACK BOTTLE DO I LOOK LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING ROLE MODELPosted 3 years ago # -
Broncotwerp
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Well, it isn't glam per say, but I have (had) the original album from the original Woodstock. It was awesome to listen to.
"Do ya want me to be sleazy, Do ya want me to be eazy? Oh Baby, my heart goes boom!"
Scritt Scrat -- Piece of MePosted 3 years ago # -
starr76
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Hey Woodstocks killer gotta love Country Joe & the Fish-Fixin' To die Rag
DRINKING FIFTHS STRAIGHT FROM THE JACK BOTTLE DO I LOOK LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING ROLE MODELPosted 3 years ago # -
Glammonkey
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i was born to late so i buy them now xD
i love them, best part is that my sis boy friend is an old rocker but he can't play he's LPs anymore so guess who gets them.... yeah ME! i don't have that many, like 30-40 something, but its something and im buying a new one like every month! =)HI, MY NAME IS ÄMM AND IM A LEMON! xDPosted 3 years ago # -
sullied
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are you kidding me? lol...I have more vinyl then I do CD's! Would nevah give up my vinyl...album covers were the best and the liner notes were large enough to read!
Posted 3 years ago # -
sullied
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I have lol @ this comment "Get with the times people. MP3 is the way to go.
I got one CD with about 200 Ratt, Poison, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Sweet & Bon Jovi songs in the car."
Um funny you say "get with the times" then rattle on w/ these bands that 20 years old, talk about get w/ the times!
Just because we have albums doesn't mean we don't have CD's or a MP3 either
Posted 3 years ago # -
Techwreckie
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I love buying and playing vinyl, you just can't beat it for sound quality and pure musical feel
Mind, I buy CDs and MP3s too, I find vinyl is difficult to listen to on the move or in the car
Posted 3 years ago # -
OzzyGurl
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both my daughters and I just broke out some old Crue and fired up the record player last week!
Posted 3 years ago # -
divinemscharity
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I have 3 vinyl LPs that I haven't given up/lost - all Def Leppard. LOL I never had any Crue on vinyl. But I still have my High N Dry, Pyromania, and Hysteria vinyl LPs.
The funniest thing is, on Pyromania, by the label, etched into the vinyl, on the A side is "If you're gonna be a bear" and on the B side is "Be a Grizzy." And yes, it's spelled grizzy. LMAO
Posted 3 years ago # -
BachFan4Ever
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Surprised to find this old thread still around. Since I have a turntable question, I thought this would be a good place to ask. I still have those few vinyls I refuse to part with. Now I'm looking for recommendations for a good turntable. I'd really love to play these again.
Posted 3 years ago # -
niki
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I still have a ton of mine but I do not have a player anymore. I had an very old one from my mother from before the 60's and I always liked that one so she gave it to me, and then gave me her current one (back in the early 90's) to play things on. It ended up dying a few years back.
Posted 3 years ago # -
sandi
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I wish I could find some of my oldies that I loved. Man its going to be a pain to replace all that stuff too.
Posted 3 years ago # -
headbanging38
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I still have a lot of old vinyls, but nothing to play them on. They are so fun to look at though! We are currently remodeling our basement, or "play den" and we are going to put the album covers on the wall.
Posted 3 years ago #