Return Of The Deck

[daytripping]

Seems the record deck is back in fashion, my daughter is screaming out for one and wants vinyl instead of download, was only a matter of time as it was the best format.

 

I sold my twin deck SL1200'S to fund my France 98 adventure, if I'd kept them they'd be way up in value apparently, they were the stuff of legend and the core of the legendary flat parties at my first place, anyway I digress. Anyone got an old turntable in the loft they no longer use? I'm sure even a year ago you wouldn't have got 10p at Thainstane for one but the shops are knocking them out now at £80 to £100 quid, weird how things come back, I'm praying that Paisley pattern shirts do, was my best ever look.

 

The more retro the better, anyone help out a poor man give his daughter a gift she'll cherish?

 

I'm trying to think of the next big come back as well so fire them in if you can think of anything, together we can stockpile and become multi millionaires when it happens.

[ChutneyLove]

Do they do the 2000 Cup-Final crowd scenes on vinyl?

Edit: 1200s pissed on 1210s.

[tommo1903]

Been a while since you mentioned France 98, I was worried.

 

I've got a lovely turntable and speakers. Advtanges of living with someone in a band that kens what they are talking about.

[daytripping]

Been a while since you mentioned France 98, I was worried.

 

I've got a lovely turntable and speakers. Advtanges of living with someone in a band that kens what they are talking about.

 

Without the deck sale it would never have been possible, I sold anything in my flat that wasn't nailed down. 3 weeks that made 50 people from Aberdeen become legends in the 300 gladiator mould, one day Sony will be all over it.

 

I only hope George Clooney isn't too old before someone wakes up to the story, I want him or Danny Dyer to play me.

[daytripping]

Been a while since you mentioned France 98, I was worried.

 

I've got a lovely turntable and speakers. Advtanges of living with someone in a band that kens what they are talking about.

 

What's his name? I'm pretty well up on local bands?

 

*they're.

[dave_min]

I got my first ever record last year.

[The Boofon]

I got my first ever record last year.

Congratulations.

[daytripping]

Which record was it Dave?

 

My first ever record was swords of a thousand men by Tenpole tudor, top tune.

[dave_min]

It's the newest Foo Fighters album. But as I don't own a record player, I've never listened to it.

[Bluto10]

If we are doing g retoro I still have my (boxed) Atari STE.

 

nae sure I like vynyl.

I have about 500+ CD albums.

That would equate to a whole room if it were vynyl.

And would be hard to find specific albums due to the sleek nature of the sleeve spines.

[Bluto10]

Which record was it Dave?

 

My first ever record was swords of a thousand men by Tenpole tudor, top tune.

Mine was Good Thing by FYC

[daytripping]

If we are doing g retoro I still have my (boxed) Atari STE.

 

nae sure I like vynyl.

I have about 500+ CD albums.

That would equate to a whole room if it were vynyl.

And would be hard to find specific albums due to the sleek nature of the sleeve spines.

 

I have explained to the daughter that download came to the fore for a reason but seems the youth of today like the retro look and sound of vinyl, I also read the other day that people are shunning kindle downloads in favour of real books, perhaps the digital era has worn off and people prefer the real thing. We'll be back to huge box tv's soon as people tear the flat screen off their wall.

[daytripping]

Mine was Good Thing by FYC

 

A fine song sir.

[Bluto10]

Double back is zed zed tops career highlight.

[Robbie Winters]

My first records were Touch Me by Gary Glitter and Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris

[Bluto10]

Yeah, but none of those were good enough for back to the future

[StandFree1982]

Vinyl sounds great, but try and listen to them in the car, or while out and about...nightmare.

[Bluto10]

Yeah. And they're too big for a CD tray

[StandFree1982]

 

I have explained to the daughter that download came to the fore for a reason but seems the youth of today like the retro look and sound of vinyl, I also read the other day that people are shunning kindle downloads in favour of real books, perhaps the digital era has worn off and people prefer the real thing. We'll be back to huge box tv's soon as people tear the flat screen off their wall.

I doubt the digital era will wear off. Music wise, with storage space getting larger, compression can become smaller so the quality of digital music is only going to get much better. Ultimately you want lossless quality. The same can be said with Video.

 

I do prefer a real book than an ebook, however the kindle is far more convenient when going away somewhere and taking a heap of books. It doesn't give you the same satisfaction when you start a new novel or finish the last page of a book, but it's definitely more portable. The other benefit of digital books is that it saves cutting down millions of trees.

 

Gaming will eventually become digital as well. However the second hand market is still huge and people do prefer to own a hard copy as they take up huge amounts of space on the HDDs

[StandFree1982]

Yeah. And they're too big for a CD tray

The minidisk is probably still my favourite format for music. Loved my wee player that I had and it was so easy to burn music onto them and create your own disks.

[Bluto10]

Aye minidisks were decent.

 

Can imagine david_min cutting gnarly shapes on a skateboard in skinny Jean and baseball boots whilst listening to a minidisk with oversized cans

[Bluto10]

Great tune alsotoz; topped only by WINJ.

[dunc_afc]

I'm a big fan of vinyl, it's by far the best format for listening to music (apart from when some dickhead band release a double record album that only lasts about half an hour long and you keep having to flip sides every few minutes). The most depressing thing about this new trend for vinyl is that if it happened a couple of years ago One Up might still be on the go.

[Bluto10]

Anyswer me this vinyl geeks.

 

Why is it better than the obvious comparison of a CD?

 

Vinyls are massive. Size wise.

Vinyls are expensive.

Vinyls have no track skip/select/repeat function

Vinyls run on odselte non supported hardware

 

Get with the programming old men, vinyl died years ago.

[StandFree1982]

Anyswer me this vinyl geeks.

 

Why is it better than the obvious comparison of a CD?

 

Vinyls are massive. Size wise.

Vinyls are expensive.

Vinyls have no track skip/select/repeat function

Vinyls run on odselte non supported hardware

 

Get with the programming old men, vinyl died years ago.

Better sound than CD, apparently.

[Bluto10]

Aye so they say.

 

Personally I canna tell the difference between a CD and an mp3.

I doubt these old dinosaurs could either.

[StandFree1982]

Aye so they say.

 

Personally I canna tell the difference between a CD and an mp3.

I doubt these old dinosaurs could either.

depends on the mp3 bit rate.

 

Rip a CD with a bit rate rate of less than 128 and you'll notice a big difference in quality (i.e. it sounds shit) pretty much AM Radio quality.

[BillyStarkDivinHeeder]

It's best of a bad period.

 

Tush

Waiting for the bus

Jesus just left Chicago

I thank you

 

That's the big hitters right there!

 

I thought Back Door Love Affair would be top of your list

 

Just Got Paid is the bees knees.

[Bluto10]

depends on the mp3 bit rate.

 

Rip a CD with a bit rate rate of less than 128 and you'll notice a big difference in quality (i.e. it sounds shit) pretty much AM Radio quality.

 

I use the defaults.

 

I'm nae saying there ain't a difference just the cons outweigh the slight quality improvement in vinyls.

 

I do like the romantic crackle though; would really suit the Jonny ace song pledging my love.

 

[daytripping]

Anyswer me this vinyl geeks.

 

Why is it better than the obvious comparison of a CD?

 

Vinyls are massive. Size wise.

Vinyls are expensive.

Vinyls have no track skip/select/repeat function

Vinyls run on odselte non supported hardware

 

Get with the programming old men, vinyl died years ago.

 

It's good picking dust off the needle, makes a nice noise.