were you there for ufo mate? must have missed you, i was down there. didnt make it to el-b - dropped out after floating points/alex nut - wicked day all round tho, nuff free cider.
Where were you when vinyl died?
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were you there for ufo mate? must have missed you, i was down there. didnt make it to el-b - dropped out after floating points/alex nut - wicked day all round tho, nuff free cider.
Brother Randy Hickey
formerly Dubversion
copies of Flaming Lips doing Dark Side of the Moon sold as part of National Record Store day are now on ebay at £250 plus already.
The day is sort of a nice idea, but when all the limited edition stuff is being sold to vultures, it sticks in my craw a bit..
The day is sort of a nice idea, but when all the limited edition stuff is being sold to vultures, it sticks in my craw a bit..
IdleRich
IdleRich
Was gonna ask if anyone copped the Blur one - that was going for similar money. Not really in the spirit though is it...
Also
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Beatles-Paperback-Writer-Rain-Record-Store-Day-7_W0QQitemZ280494504637
Think most of the people I know who did the best live outside London.
Anyone get the Paul Weller one? People keep telling me that it's good! Or the remix is at least.
i think really this is all about whether you want to relate to music as an object or in the abstract. it's not just the practicalities in themselves, it's the difference between having a synergy of sound and thing or not.
at one end of the spectrum, vinyl is surely ultimate. wasn't there something in more brilliant than the sun about the magic of seeing/hearing the music come out of the groove? at the other end is spotify. a database query directed at something containing randomly allocated bytes from millions of encoded recordings, that you will never perceive because it's in an air conditioned room with no windows somewhere in india.
personally i find it hard to relate to that in an enjoyable way.
Chef Napalm
Lost in the Supermarket
I just love records. I have a CDJ, but I realized the other day that I haven't even turned it on in 8 months. As for digital, Theo said it best:
Theo Parrish said:
outraygeous
Well-known member
Thats a great quote by Theo!
Its kinda like when I saw Various Productions DJ off a laptop and it took them at least 4 mins to go from one tune to the next.
Its kinda like when I saw Various Productions DJ off a laptop and it took them at least 4 mins to go from one tune to the next.
Sectionfive
bandwagon house
Was in a Cd place yesterday that had a wall of vinyl.
There was only one copy of each record, they had Blue lines, Screamadelica, The Man Machine, Room on Fire, some Duke Ellington and stuff like that. They were all fairly "iconic" albums or at least LPs some people might think are 'cool'. Everything was at least 30 euro.
I couldnt figure out whether it was the shop selling vinyl for sake of it or were people supposed to buy these tunes so they could impress people when they frame them on their wall when they get home or whatever
There was only one copy of each record, they had Blue lines, Screamadelica, The Man Machine, Room on Fire, some Duke Ellington and stuff like that. They were all fairly "iconic" albums or at least LPs some people might think are 'cool'. Everything was at least 30 euro.
I couldnt figure out whether it was the shop selling vinyl for sake of it or were people supposed to buy these tunes so they could impress people when they frame them on their wall when they get home or whatever
Chef Napalm
Lost in the Supermarket
Brother Randy Hickey
formerly Dubversion
these have been done to death, but one last one because it's ace
Sounds like the latter. Why else would you pay 30 E for stuff you could pick up elsewhere for a third of the price, unless you're buying into the concept of vinyl as desirable collectible? It sounds like a post record store day cash in.
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Sectionfive
bandwagon house
Indeed, vinyl for people who dont buy records.
But then again it could lead to someone starting a collection so what harm.
Got sent this today. Is this the norm now ?
But then again it could lead to someone starting a collection so what harm.
Got sent this today. Is this the norm now ?
Me and Rich played out on Friday and Rich took his own. One of my mates will only play his records on his own needles (he won't even play stuff he brings round my flat! He's a condition freak but I think it's a good idea if you're playing out on a regular basis and buying OGs. Carrying around a load of records in a bag can mash 'em up enough, why go that extra mile?
Alfons
Way of the future
Hasn't this always been the norm? It definitely should be imo. Bring needles, headphones & records, sometimes you might ask to use the clubs/the previous' dj's needles but one should always bring ones own pair to the venue.
Sectionfive
bandwagon house
I haven't been doing enough gigs.... Just thought it was usually at your own choice thats all.
