What's the last record you got?

[slunken]

earth - living in the gleam of an unsheathed sword (2005)

i realized today that a lot of the music i am either buying lately is stuff that my roommate during 2004-2006 owned. we were close friends for a couple years before we shacked up though. i later made the mistake of telling him it was cool to let his g/f move in and then next year they moved to vietnam.

[slunken]

Growing - his return

[slunken]

i had that thing happen when you're listening to a gnarly record on a good stereo and the recording is so in the red or fucked or whatever that you actually think your equipment may be malfunctioning

it was the hospitals rich people single. i should have known better. it's hard panned mostly to the left with what sounds like another feed of the same mix playing downstairs in the right channel. i thought my right speaker was fucked.

[D.]

Screen Vinyl Image - "Siberian Eclipse" 7"
Ceremony & Screen Vinyl Image - split 12"

[slunken]

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i love guy/girl acts and this group is just so puzzling. it's weird to think about how like right when they broke up the kills came out to take their place kind of.

[D.]

https://instagram.com/p/0luS2HnAcp/

JEFF The Brotherhood - Wasted on the Dream

* pre-order, came with WASTED sleep mask and mini-poster

[slunken]

i went to a shop and they didn't have much so i picked up a verve repressing of white light white heat. sounds great cranked.

[slunken]

Originally Posted by slunken

i had that thing happen when you're listening to a gnarly record on a good stereo and the recording is so in the red or fucked or whatever that you actually think your equipment may be malfunctioning

it was the hospitals rich people single. i should have known better. it's hard panned mostly to the left with what sounds like another feed of the same mix playing downstairs in the right channel. i thought my right speaker was fucked.

turns out i did have something malfunctioning. the right channel kept dropping out at loud volumes (not completely but slightly) which was fixed by jiggling the ground wire. spent this morning deoxing those plugs and re-seated and sprayed my cartridge/stylus mounts as well. everything seems to be fine.

can't stand those niggling problems that won't let you relax.

[slunken]

also the left speaker is sitting on the same shelf as the turntable while the right is on a column. the left speaker is closer to a sloping ceiling while the right one is pretty much in the middle of the room, so there's bound to be a bit more bottom end and reflection happening on the left side, making it "appear" louder at times.

did a lot of research this morning

[Cool As Ice Cream]

speaker, schmeaker!

[slunken]

crank it up bro

[Fonzie]

http://pelagic-records.com/shop/viny...an-fluxion-lp/

triple clear vinyl

[slunken]

thanks to an email alert (which i usually ignore) i managed to grab a long-time-restock of an album for half the going rate when it does pop up.

minutes later, their only other album popped up still sealed for its original price. not major scores but it's nice to delete some items from the long time wantlist.

[TuralyonW3]

Originally Posted by Fonzie

http://pelagic-records.com/shop/viny...an-fluxion-lp/

triple clear vinyl

Ocean >>>>> The Ocean

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/albums/603...e.47c4067b.jpg

[D.]

Kill West S/T 12" EP - Argentinian psych rock

https://instagram.com/p/03yza2nAe3/

[D.]

Went to Vinyl Renaissance in Columbia MO today. 2/3 whack shit no one buys but grabbed some good stuff:

Glen Campbell - Letter to Home
Glen Campbell - Basic
Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam
Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

Arrested Development - "Mr. Wendall"
Bangles - "Eternal Flame"
Billy Idol - "White Wedding" b/w "Dancing w Myself"
Bon Jovi - "Bed of Roses"
Bruce Springsteen - "57 Channels"
Bryan Adams - "Summer of '69"
Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence"
Glen Campbell - "Country Boy"
Guns n Roses - "Sweet Child o Mine"
Joan Jett - "Crimson and Clover"
John Parr - "St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Limahl - "Never Ending Story"
Mike + the Mechanics - "Living Years"
Phil Collins - "One More Night"
Phil Collins - "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
Phil Collins - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins - "Don't Lose My Number"
Prince - "7"
Salt n Pepa - "Push It" (for B.)
Squeeze - "Tempted"
Steve Perry - "Oh Sherrie"
Stevie Nicks - "Leather and Lace"
The Time - "Jungle Love" (for B.)
Tom Petty - "Free Fallin'"
R.E.M. - "Stand"
R.E.M. - "One I Love"
Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance w Somebody"

[slunken]

Next step: buy a record player that won't destroy your records, D

[slunken]

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audio heaven

spent way too long tracking down a replacement copy of this. this album (bought it new in 2001) taught me so much about music.

[slunken]

goddamn devil lies

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by Poots

Which all vinyl buying is I guess. There's really no other practical point, outside of some sound quality snobbery that is more than offset by the convenience of every other modern format. These are the Indian scalps and buffalo tongues of the 21st century.

oh my god stop being so goddamn insecure

[Trotskilicious]

ilike why do you worry about it? people want to buy a physical copy, vinyl is and always was the superior choice. tapes blow, cds deteriorate

i feel like ypu post your pathetic bullshit about vinyl on every other page: shut the fuck up

[slunken]

Originally Posted by Poots

quality snobbery that is more than offset by the convenience of every other modern format.

sounds like a suburbanite

[Trotskilicious]

why buy anything physical when you can youtube for free? silly stupid hipster snobs im SO MUCH smarter than they are

[slunken]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

like why do you worry about it? people want to buy a physical copy, vinyl has been and always was the superior choice. tapes blow, cds deteriorate

i feel like ypu post your pathetic bullshit about vinyl on every other page: shut the fuck up

i was gonna post something about how maybe not in most peoples worlds but at least in mine there are format specific releases. i buy a tape because its only available on tape. i'll buy a record because it is superior to cd/digital (also because a lot of what i buy is mastered in analog). or perhaps - gasp - it is only available on vinyl. download codes are a rare luxury, not a prerequisite.

the problem imo with a lot of new records is that there were mastered for digital and the company wants to cash in on the big "vinyl comeback" so they press as cheaply as they can without actually remastering specifically for the vinyl and what comes back will in fact sound worse than the cd. long story short you can't just buy vinyl from anybody.

[Trotskilicious]

well it really sounded like it, apologies

[Trotskilicious]

@poots

its absolutely about having the actual thing ive always said that

[slunken]

Originally Posted by Poots

It's totemistic--just buying shit so you own it and can say you own it and show people and just know that you have this beaver pelt. I'm not knocking it. I do it and love it.

i kind of agree in the sense that a lot of people do this (people like elphenor totally would) but that's really only the world of dilettantes taking part in the whole "vinyl making a comeback/rsd 20XX" mentality which is only a small small fraction of the vinyl community (mostly the newby toe-dippers/urban outfitters shoppers).

these are the type of people that buy $30 "double LP rainbow swirl free t-shirt" records and play them on $100 crosleys that sound like garbage.

real heads know. swerve on 'em.

[Trotskilicious]

elphs one of those guys that would instagram his this nations saving grace reprint

[slunken]

Originally Posted by Poots

I buy vinyl all the time. I never download anything, legally or illegally. I think you've misread me. I love vinyl, but it's totally about the whole physical aspects of it: the size, the artwork, the smell. If it was just about music, then hi fidelity downloads would be the thing. It's totemistic--just buying shit so you own it and can say you own it and show people and just know that you have this beaver pelt. I'm not knocking it. I do it and love it.

hello, i am the history of music recording formats in chronological order. have we met?

[slunken]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

elphs one of those guys that would instagram his our nations saving grace reprint

haaaaaaaaahahahahaha