Hooked on Vinyl (Again)

[bnorth]

It has been about 10 years since i last used my record player. I have one of those really old Admiral Consoles and a huge stack of records.

[Tedw9]

I love those old consoles! They have such personality. We come across them now and then in our travels and always have to check them out when we find them. I’d love to own one, but I need a bigger house.

It had been probably 30+ years since I had last listened to vinyl. Now I listen to records more than anything else.

[Stonepony]

Last X mas I got my 14 yo son a vinyl player and a bunch of records. Kinda making him do a little of the throwback thing. He loves it. I'd like to get back into vinyl and break out my old albums...but doubt I will

[ALR-bishop]

I have a fairly large collection of 45 records from the 50s, 60s and 70s that I run through this at home

[Tedw9]

Originally Posted by Stonepony

Last X mas I got my 14 yo son a vinyl player and a bunch of records. Kinda making him do a little of the throwback thing. He loves it. I'd like to get back into vinyl and break out my old albums...but doubt I will

That’s awesome to hear. Kids should at least give a try, good for you for putting him on that path. I know my daughter geeks out over some of the old stuff I have. I recently came across an old Kodak instant camera and she fell in love with it. Makes me happy to see the younger generation appreciating some of this stuff.

You should bust out a favorite record or two sometime, crank it up while your just puttering. Maybe the bug will bite you too.

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I have a fairly large collection of 45 records from the 50s, 60s and 70s that I run through this at home

WHOA!!! That is bad a$$!!!! Holy cow, that is sweet! Now that’s doing it in style. Does it sound as good as it looks? I know Wurlitzer is THE model. Love it!

You must love your music to have that beauty in your house.

[barrysloate]

I have approx. 500 albums, primarily jazz from the 1950's and 60's, and classic rock from the 60's. A great many of them I bought when they came out and I kept them for all these years, so condition is a bit mixed. Have some nice blues albums too.

And I have a really good turntable too, a Technics, so I still play them a few times a week. There is something about holding a record jacket that is special to me.

I don't buy too many albums anymore, but a few months ago I picked up on ebay The Yardbirds "Having a Rave Up." ( I know, you have no idea what that is). Records are great.

[silvor]

In the early 80's, record/music collecting made me put my baseball card collecting aside for 30 years. I had a TON of cool vinyl, but sold it off through the years. Some of that stuff is going for crazy prices now. I sure wish I kept it.

Luckily, my favorite band (Kiss) reissued their catalog on CD and did it properly and wasn't brickwalled. They actually used the LP masters as a reference, so the CD's are really good. So I never got back into vinyl. But, I did buy a new analog Onkyo recently and used my old Klipsch 2.2 speakers. Great combination IMO.

[Tedw9]

Barry, it nice to hear from someone who still has their collection AND still uses them. I wish I had kept mine, but I didn’t.

You’re right, there’s something about holding them. Like a book, it satisfies something within me. I’m not a big fan of ebooks either, I like to turn a page or turn the record over.

I know who the Yardbirds are, can’t say I know much more.


Silvor, I’m a big Kiss fan also. First record I put on when I got a record player was Destroyer. Had to hear Detroit Rock City and the car crash. It sounded even better than I remembered.

My wife dug out her albums which she had purchased at yard sales years back and gave me her Kiss albums. When I pulled out the Love Gun album, it was in great shape and had both the order form and unpunched gun and bang inside. I was geeked! I never find stuff that cool at yard sales.

I’m not surprised Kiss issued another set. There is no lack of choice when it comes to them! But it sounds like they got the master right, which is good to hear. If you’re going to put out rehashes, at least put out the best sound you can.

Nice to hear you’re back in the NY groove.