04-04-2015, 01:29 PM | #41 |
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I buy and sell on Ebay & FB. I have to travel 2-4 hours in any direction to get to a good record shop so I only get out about once a month to real stores.
I am in the process of selling a house and all of the money I make is going into my business account so when the time comes I am planning on a week long road trip all over the east and mid west hitting shops....To stock the shelves for the store I plan to open with the left over money |
04-05-2015, 02:30 AM | #42 |
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Since we are talking about records and how people associate them with sound quality, I was wondering if you guys indulge in higher resolution audio files...I'm not talking about ripping your CDs to FLAC or ALAC, I am talking about 24-bit remasters. I am aware that files at higher sampling rates is an overkill but whatever...I am drunk. Indulge me.
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04-05-2015, 02:48 PM | #43 |
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04-05-2015, 06:35 PM | #46 |
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yeah i've only got those albums i posted as far as picture discs, and i never listen to them. they sound horrible. they just look too fucking cool.
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04-05-2015, 06:40 PM | #47 |
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The only one that I have that I actually listen to and enjoy the 2014 Record Store Day Devo live album called "Butch Devo & The Sundance Gig" ....sounds good and it's pretty
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04-06-2015, 12:03 AM | #48 |
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as far as the quality of my audio files, i guess i don't really care. as long as it doesn't sound like it was recorded in a cave (unless that was the intent), i can fuck with it.
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04-06-2015, 12:33 AM | #49 |
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you guys gettin anything on record store day?
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As of typing this, I am streaming Interstellar's soundtrack on Tidal since they have a one-month free trial. Not sure if CD quality streaming is for me. |
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04-06-2015, 06:32 AM | #51 |
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04-06-2015, 08:31 AM | #52 |
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04-06-2015, 08:32 AM | #53 |
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I scored some killer titles over the weekend. Pictures to come later on.
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04-06-2015, 09:59 AM | #54 |
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i was up by my parent's all weekend, but i should have a few things waiting for me at home later. love that feeling.
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04-06-2015, 10:12 AM | #55 |
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I have 2 original pressing Tom Waits albums coming to me this morning in the mail.
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04-06-2015, 10:14 AM | #56 |
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you bastard. love tom waits. the song "johnsburg, illinois" is about the hometown of his wife, which just happens to be my hometown.
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04-06-2015, 10:22 AM | #57 |
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I've been obsessed with Tom a while now. I just bought a Near Mint 1st Japanese pressing of Rain Dogs yesterday....Cost as much to ship as the album did haha. I'll post my Tom collection (sans Rain Dogs of course) as soon as the mail man gets here!
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04-06-2015, 10:23 AM | #58 |
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i hate international shipping. pretty much at least doubles what you pay for the album. sometimes it's just an unavoidable evil....
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04-06-2015, 10:24 AM | #59 |
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I sold a few things over the weekend so it didn't cost anything out of pocket ...But yeah..It's like intentional rape. You know you are gonna get it if you go in there....
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04-06-2015, 10:49 AM | #60 | |
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found a really small place that is participating. i don't mind hanging out for 45 minute before. there are a few things i'd like to pick up (deja entendu, get behind me satan, run the jewels), so i have to go. |
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04-06-2015, 10:50 AM | #61 |
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schlomey i will look for that for you.
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04-06-2015, 11:00 AM | #62 | |
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04-06-2015, 02:57 PM | #64 |
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yea, there are tons of things i would like to grab, even just for fun, but i am going in with main things i am looking for
buffalo has like 5 shops involved. 2 are Record Theatre's which are the biggest things around, they have big events. Then two smaller 'punk/metal' shops will have pretty large turnouts too. the 5th place is this really small joint that just opened a few months ago. i am hoping for a decent selection, if not, oh well. like you, i'm hoping for retail prices if i cannot find anything. i am sure third man will put out the stripes album shortly after, so i am not that worried about that. brand new will probably go quick, so that is what i will probably go after first. also kind of want the 'mystery release'. i love mysteries. |
04-06-2015, 03:09 PM | #65 |
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My Tom Waits Vinyl Collection (so far....)
My Waits collection sans my Japanese copy of Rain Dogs which will be here in about 2 weeks I would assume. All of these are near mint and first US pressings.
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04-06-2015, 04:02 PM | #66 |
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just never got into him
what would you suggest for a newb? |
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04-06-2015, 04:30 PM | #68 |
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I started with Mule Variations. I think it's his most "accessible" album being that it has a little bit of everything...Including his hit "Hold On" that was featured in the Walking Dead.
If you like Jazz/ Beat Poetry I would start from the very beginning with Closing Time and Saturday Nights. Small Change is my favorite "70's Tom" type album. Hope that helps |
04-06-2015, 04:30 PM | #69 |
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04-06-2015, 04:34 PM | #70 |
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third man records is awesome, by the way. it is very small inside, though.
it's hard to plan a trip for a concert happening there, because they always announce them 5 days in advance. but still, it is awesome. i recorded myself in the booth and everything. |
04-06-2015, 04:44 PM | #71 |
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that is badass. I plan on hitting it when I make my way to the mid-west in a few months.
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04-07-2015, 09:48 AM | #72 |
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Anyone else go the extra mile and wood glue their records? I have only recently taken up this method as a "last ditch effort" to eliminate surface noise on records that look like they should sound better than they do. So far it works really well but it takes a steady hand and plenty of patience (about 8-10 hours drying time depending on heat and humidity).
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04-07-2015, 10:01 AM | #73 |
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i've never done that before. never had a record that i thought needed it, and beyond that, i'd be too afraid i would damage it. i'm sure the day will come when it's the only option left and i'll give it a go.
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04-07-2015, 10:22 AM | #74 |
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I am currently cleaning my copy of Waits Swordfishtrombone. It LOOKS Near Mint but plays with a lot of "crackle"...Side 1 is complete and the glue has been pealed. It now plays as it should with only some minimal crackling. Now on to side 2 later today.
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04-09-2015, 04:41 PM | #75 |
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got those cassettes the other day. waiting for a few more shipments to come in and i'll post my haul, if only because i like showing off.
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04-09-2015, 05:02 PM | #76 |
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Dude I love tapes. It is a CHEAP way and sometimes the ONLY way to get the good 90s shit in analog. Long live cassettes as much as vinyl bro. Yeah I'm typing lke a drunk frat boy..and its 5pm...yep.
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04-09-2015, 05:06 PM | #77 |
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even a lot of the present day metal/noise that i listen to is only available on cassette. that's what drove me to get back into it. just felt like a natural step after my vinyl set up was "complete." i've only got a portable walkman at the moment (can't remember the model), but i want to get a cassette deck soon. just haven't put much effort into finding a good one yet.
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04-09-2015, 05:31 PM | #78 |
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Just visit any of your local Facebook yard sale/ bulletin board groups and make a post..you will have 3 within an hour....That's what I did and I have a killer Dennon duel tape deck straight out of a big collection.
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04-09-2015, 05:44 PM | #79 |
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I heard the entire "Led Zeppelin" album on tape with a bunch of old timers while drinking some fine wine. It was an interesting experience.
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04-10-2015, 03:27 PM | #80 |
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This analog master of Green Day's American Idiot sounds way better than the louder compressed version
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