Vinyl and LPs - Analogue Music Goodness

I have been listening to records with this exact stylus the past 10 years. I'm worried it breaks my records without me noticing.

To continue my finds from the flea market from this weekend, I was able to grab some more very good records from the same bin that I found the Captain Beefheart records from my post from yesterday. Again, this person had some eccentric taste, so I was able to pull out some real gems from the batch.

The craziest find from these other records has to be the Fripp and Eno No Pussyfooting record, as I've never see this record anywhere in my time collecting, and wouldn't expect to in the US. The other records that I got were good as well, as I got the first Roxy Music album and David Bowie's Scary Monsters. All and all, these records were also $5 apiece to get, which I was more than happy to get these records for.

For my newest finds from the flea market this weekend, I've got some crazy finds to show you guys. the first and craziest finds that I had came from one seller, which is also where I found most of the other records I found. Whoever this guy or girl was had some very eccentric taste, as I was able to come across not one, not two, but three Captain Beefheart records in the same bin. It's insanely hard to find Beefheart records anywhere, let alone a flea market, and to find three of them in one place is bonkers.

It's weird too, as these records are from three different eras of Beefheart's career, so there wasn't consistency in the release date. However, I did not have these records to begin with, so I'm not complaining. I only had to pay $5 apiece, which would be higher price in flea market terms, but for these records, I won't haggle.

Got a kiddo on the way and realized this whole situation is not baby friendly. No idea what to do for the speakers but probably going to buy a whole new record storage solution. Any ideas on either?

I'll be getting a used JVC L-A31 tomorrow and it comes with a replacement stylus. I suppose ill be installing it right away as I don't know how old the one that is currently installed is. Any tips on how to make sure I don't break the tonearm or cartridge? I only replaced the stylus and cartridge once on a very cheap record player which uses one of those 3 euros cartridges, will the procedure be similar or should I expect some further complications?

Anyone know of a good vintage audio community in the fediverse, by the way?

To complete my flea market finds from the weekend, I was able to find an album I've been trying to find for a little bit of time. I like collecting Marvin Gaye records, especially singles, and I've been trying to get any albums that I don't have from him. I was happy to then find a copy of his classic album Here My Dear (AKA the TMI divorce album) for only $2. it's cool that i was able to come across this album, as I've found it hard to find some of Marvins records in the wild. Overall, I am quite happy to expand upon my Marvin Gaye albums.

Now playing: Silver eye by Goldfrapp.

It's been a little while since I've posted some finds I've had, but I had a couple finds on my trip to the flea market yesterday. It was busy that day, but there weren't a lot of people selling records at the tables. However, the tables that I did find had some decent stuff to look through. I was able to grab all of these singles from one table for only $9, so less than $1 apiece for these.

I would say the best singles from this batch would be the copy of Dobie Gray's "The 'In' Crowd" and the Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes" on Sun. when I saw the Dobie Gray, I was hoping it was going to be the single "Out On The Floor", but I'll take any that I can get. The Marvin Gaye singles were cool as well, as I have been trying to get all of the Marvin Gaye singles I can. Overall, I had some decent finds and I am happy to have these records in my collection.

For today, I will be showing something truly special. It's not only of musical value, or even monetary value, its of truly historically valuable on its impact on indie music. I am the very happy owner of an original 1980 copy of Orange Juice's Falling and Laughing. This is the record that truly kicked off the indie-pop sound that we've come to know from the mid to late 80s, to the 90s, and even the 2000s.

This record came in a run of only 934 copies, and went on to launch Postcard Records as a label to influence bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Wedding Present, Belle and Sebastian, King Krule, The Cribs, The Smiths (though only slightly), the C86 scene of the mid 80s, the twee pop of labels like Sarah (Field Mice, Another Sunny Day, The Orchids, Brighter, Heavenly, etc) and K (Beat Happening), and many more. It is a marvel to now be an owner of a copy of this record. Not only that, this is also one of only 200 copies out of the 934 copy run that has the extra postcard included with it (This one being a pair of pliers). This also includes the extra flexi disc that was sometimes included with this record.

This is a valuable piece of music history that ought to be preserved in archives and I feel Orange Juice deserves some mention in music history for the impact this record and the Postcard singles that followed had on modern music.

Title says it. My system is OK but am looking to upgrade it over time. So these clubs, look interesting, but are they? Or disappointment?

Upgraded to an acrylic platter and a new stylus. Loving it so far.

What are some records that you feel are ‘essential’ to your collection (and you would replace if broken/worn out), that you would recommend to others without a second thought?

For today's post, I've got a great find from an antique store that I'd like to show you. I went out to a couple old antique store spots I used to frequent, and they had dealer spots that sold records. I've been lucky before in these spots, such as finding the Stooges Raw Power for $5, but it's been forever since I've had such a find.

Well now that has changed with my newest find; an original 1982 US copy of Iron Maiden's Number Of The Beast for only $10. This album can go for at least triple that amount, so $10 is a steal for me. I'm surprised that I wasn't able to get this Maiden album sooner considering some of the records I have found in the past, so I am very happy about this find.

When there’s an option between regular black and any color variant, what do you go for?

I know the consensus is that black usually has a higher fidelity (and is less imperfection-prone?), but I suppose ‘high fidelity’ doesn’t really come into play with NOFX records anyway 😅

After years of wanting one I finally made it happen. I am so unbelievably happy with this. I think my only gripe with the UTurn Orbit is that the acrylic platter doesn't have a groove for the belt making it easy to knock off. I wish they'd add a little groove just enough to prevent the round belt from rolling off when accidentally grabbed while removing a record. But if I'm careful it's a non issue.

My setup isn't perfect but I have no complaints!

Custom Uturn Orbit with built in preamp Polk S15 speakers SMSL Amp

I've been to the M72 concerts (both nights) in Amsterdam, in April. Bought the album too.

(I'll check why the image got rotated...)

I know that guy who supposedly popularized the term wouldn't necessarily agree with Steely Dan as Dad Rock, but to me it fits the bill.

I was over the moon with the live recording of 'A Love Supreme' and very happy about 'Two Directions at Once'.

And I am absolutely hyped for the soon-to-be released 'John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy: Evenings at the Village Gate' .

How are all of you feeling about these and other recent "re-discovered" releases coming out lately? Great pieces of musical history or a shameless cash-grab by the industry (or maybe a bit of both?)

I've been running into weird issues with my speakers for the past few months despite replacing several pieces of equipment. So instead I'm just listening on headphones lately (Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro). Luckily this doesn't take up too much space on my work desk. Can you guess what album I'm listening to here?

Using a Fluance rt85 plus an Ortofon 2M blue personally. Great, full sound with especially vibrant mids and treble!