Swanky People Have Record Players
 

I just got a record player to replace my old one that hasn't worked in years. I have tons of old records from when I was growing up. I've been burning them on CD. I want to have back ups, because a lot of the titles they don't sell on CD. I'm currently burning some Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. I love the sound of records.

So does anyone else still use vinyl?

Well, we have lots of vinyl (about 2000) and we have a record player, in the house and hooked up even. We even have the device to record from our turntable to the computer. But, we haven't done anything about it yet.

Of course, much of our record collection is of the currently un-swanky Punk Rock variety. But, we've got some swanky gems in with the bunch.

Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Band??? I give you :snap: :snap: 's up for having that one, dude!

That was in my parents collection and I used to play it.

We also have a turntable and my chickie :cool: has picked on on the love for vinyl. I still pick up albums at the swapmeet.

I love the sound but I really love the smell of new vinyl. I ordered Audioslave on vinyl and when I opened it I was put in a state of euphoria!

I had my kids smell it. :rolleyes: Well, how else will they ever know, eh?

We have the Casino Royal sountrack on Vinyl. It will be among the first we digitize (along with those punk singles)

I keep a portable record player underneath my side table. From time to time I will dust her off and play a few of my old-timey jazz records. Oh, yeh, and my favorite Disney album -- Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. That is one funny album. I am sure it has been discussed within the group before, right?

I am not a record collector by any stetchable forms of imagination, though, once at the Salvation Army I made a great discovery. I found a recorded album of harp music by Harpo Marx! (Harpo, was, of course, one fourth of the brilliant anarchist group, The Marx Bros.) The cover & record were both in perfect like-new condition and still in the shrink wrap after nearly 45 years! I couldn't believe my luck. Und it only costedmeaquarter. Later, I had the cover framed and I have it hanging above my desk.

The good life.

I'm excited about Don Ho and the "Hawaii Calls" albums.:snap:

Hmmm - maybe we'll do some work in the garage this weekend, an archeological dig for some vinyl from the age of swank?

I have about 70 of the old Disney albums. They're great. One of my favorite Disney records has a beatnick lady reciting fairy tales with standup bass and bongo accompanyment. It is very coffee house. It's great.

We have a record store in Orlando that sells new and used records. I've found some fun stuff there, including Blackbeards Ghost and Chilling Thrilling sounds of the Haunted House.

I still love vinyl records! My CD collection has far surpassed the number of LPs and 45s I own, but I still play some of the old records occassionally--there's nothing like taking a record out of the jacket, only holding the edges and blowing away the dust before gently settling it into the record player.

Even though I'm not that old, I resisted buying CDs when they first came out and kept buying vinyl--until they were no longer available for most new releases.

So, everytime I drive past any of the few, remaining "record" stores in Southern California, I have to stop and "flip through" the store isles. I can't be the only one here who still loves that feeling of your fingers flipping through records at a used, record store and getting excited if you discover a good find!

On the subject of vinyl nostalgia, did anyone else use the album jackets as wall art? Tiny CD or cassette covers can't even compete with the large, 12-inch vinyl jackets for sheer size--for those who appreciate album-cover art.

Records are still cool with me, but I also love digital music and my iPod!

I worked as a mobile DJ for 20+ years. After lugging around some heavy-assed crates, I do not miss vinyl.