I just picked up _____ on vinyl!

AndySlash

oh, are we posting our expedit setups now? i'll have to post that when i get home. i have a 4x4 set sitting atop a 4x2 set (this lower unit not having any vinyl on it since it is withing reach of my cats' claws).

had no idea they sold legs for these. i might have to get myself some.

DewieCox

reesdog wrote:

Got ya, and agreed! Though it seems there's not alot we can do about that. I just want to know why everything is on 180 gram these days but the older thinner records sound equally as good, even if it's got nothing to do with the sound quality then what is the reason...??

Mixing and mastering. First off you have the loudness wars where everybody's cranking everything to the hilt, killing all dynamics and adding harshness and that stuff really gets highlighted on vinyl. Then, you have a real shortage of people that are knowledgeable about working with vinyl. Start checking who does the vinyl mastering for your newer vinyl releases and you'll see that there's a name or two that pops up pretty often.

There's every combination of new/old, 180g and up/lightweight vinyl, and good/bad sound in my collection. Maybe that's why I never made the connection that 180g was supposed to be superior sound. The only advantage of 180g vinyl that I can see is resistance to warping.

I try pretty hard to find accurate reviews of about everything I buy unless it's one of a few must own bands(Pearl Jam) or bands that have a good reputation for producing great sounding vinyl(Neil Young, Wilco).

boyo79

reesdog wrote:

Anyone around here know much about this band? I really like this record, such a strong debut...

Cracking band. 3 albums out so far, currently working on their 4th. Album no 3 is quite a departure from the 1st 2 records.....

PS, great purchase. Still need to buy it on vinyl!

AndySlash

DewieCox wrote:

I try pretty hard to find accurate reviews of about everything I buy unless it's one of a few must own bands(Pearl Jam) or bands that have a good reputation for producing great sounding vinyl(Neil Young, Wilco).

it really is too bad that pearl jam can't also be lumped into the second category you mentioned rather than just the first.

May 30th

DewieCox wrote:

reesdog wrote:

Got ya, and agreed! Though it seems there's not alot we can do about that. I just want to know why everything is on 180 gram these days but the older thinner records sound equally as good, even if it's got nothing to do with the sound quality then what is the reason...??

Mixing and mastering. First off you have the loudness wars where everybody's cranking everything to the hilt, killing all dynamics and adding harshness and that stuff really gets highlighted on vinyl. Then, you have a real shortage of people that are knowledgeable about working with vinyl. Start checking who does the vinyl mastering for your newer vinyl releases and you'll see that there's a name or two that pops up pretty often.

There's every combination of new/old, 180g and up/lightweight vinyl, and good/bad sound in my collection. Maybe that's why I never made the connection that 180g was supposed to be superior sound. The only advantage of 180g vinyl that I can see is resistance to warping.

I try pretty hard to find accurate reviews of about everything I buy unless it's one of a few must own bands(Pearl Jam) or bands that have a good reputation for producing great sounding vinyl(Neil Young, Wilco).

Great call on Wilco. Their vinyl sounds amazing. Also, I got the Analogue Productions pressing of Counting Crows debut disc, sounds ridiculously good. I also have found that my Glen Hansard vinyl sounds terrible. Anyone else find this?

whgarrett

I just sold Beck's Mellow Gold on Yellow vinyl.

reesdog

boyo79 wrote:

reesdog wrote:

Anyone around here know much about this band? I really like this record, such a strong debut...

Cracking band. 3 albums out so far, currently working on their 4th. Album no 3 is quite a departure from the 1st 2 records.....

PS, great purchase. Still need to buy it on vinyl!

Thanks dude, yeah you should def try and pick it up, sounds fantastic...

DewieCox

AndySlash wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

I try pretty hard to find accurate reviews of about everything I buy unless it's one of a few must own bands(Pearl Jam) or bands that have a good reputation for producing great sounding vinyl(Neil Young, Wilco).

it really is too bad that pearl jam can't also be lumped into the second category you mentioned rather than just the first.

Yeah, I think they have a track here or there that pops, and everything through Riot Act is solid, but I can't imagine how good No Code-Riot Act could sound with a great mastering job. Would take them to another level.

reesdog

May 30th wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

reesdog wrote:

Got ya, and agreed! Though it seems there's not alot we can do about that. I just want to know why everything is on 180 gram these days but the older thinner records sound equally as good, even if it's got nothing to do with the sound quality then what is the reason...??

Mixing and mastering. First off you have the loudness wars where everybody's cranking everything to the hilt, killing all dynamics and adding harshness and that stuff really gets highlighted on vinyl. Then, you have a real shortage of people that are knowledgeable about working with vinyl. Start checking who does the vinyl mastering for your newer vinyl releases and you'll see that there's a name or two that pops up pretty often.

There's every combination of new/old, 180g and up/lightweight vinyl, and good/bad sound in my collection. Maybe that's why I never made the connection that 180g was supposed to be superior sound. The only advantage of 180g vinyl that I can see is resistance to warping.

I try pretty hard to find accurate reviews of about everything I buy unless it's one of a few must own bands(Pearl Jam) or bands that have a good reputation for producing great sounding vinyl(Neil Young, Wilco).

Great call on Wilco. Their vinyl sounds amazing. Also, I got the Analogue Productions pressing of Counting Crows debut disc, sounds ridiculously good. I also have found that my Glen Hansard vinyl sounds terrible. Anyone else find this?

Thanks for the info, that clears things up quite well. The 'I just picked up on vinyl' thread is really great, it's so good for seeing what's out there and seeing what many other's manage to get their hands on. But, I'm thinking about starting another thread, unrelated to this one for anyone that's interested in posting records they have in their collection's that really SOUND fucking amazing on vinyl, and/or records that others should try and avoid for poor sound quality or terrible production or whatever. Anyone interested in something like that? I for one would be...

reesdog

whgarrett wrote:

I just sold Beck's Mellow Gold on Yellow vinyl.

Ouch, and another one bites the dust.....what gives?

DewieCox

reesdog wrote:

Thanks for the info, that clears things up quite well. The 'I just picked up on vinyl' thread is really great, it's so good for seeing what's out there and seeing what many other's manage to get their hands on. But, I'm thinking about starting another thread, unrelated to this one for anyone that's interested in posting records they have in their collection's that really SOUND fucking amazing on vinyl, and/or records that others should try and avoid for poor sound quality or terrible production or whatever. Anyone interested in something like that? I for one would be...

I'd be in for that. Plenty to discuss with such varying degrees of sound quality among alot of newer releases.

morello

Just queued Editors The Back Room on Spotify & it's great!! His voice reminds me of Nick Cave a bit. Spotify so great for checking out new stuff.

boyo79

morello wrote:

Just queued Editors The Back Room on Spotify & it's great!! His voice reminds me of Nick Cave a bit. Spotify so great for checking out new stuff.

You need to get the 2nd album "An End Has A Start"

morello

boyo79 wrote:

morello wrote:

Just queued Editors The Back Room on Spotify & it's great!! His voice reminds me of Nick Cave a bit. Spotify so great for checking out new stuff.

You need to get the 2nd album "An End Has A Start"

Shit I ain't going to be getting any new music for a while if this rumour's true! I'll check it out tho.

smarchee

reesdog wrote:

is the what you bought?

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/80071319/

ok, had a serious crisis here, I had my vinyl on the top 2 shelves of a book shelf and the 2nd one crashed and they all came tumbling down, bending lots of corners, fuck me. I took all the vinyl off the top shelf, so it looks like the vinyl on a book shelf is being axed. I will have to make a trip to ikea soon and get this, cause now I have my vinyl on in piles on the floor, while I try to bend back the ones most bent, what a piss off, grrrrrrrr

Oh man that fucking sucks dude, I feel your pain. Hope the incident didn't bend any of the vinyl inside the sleeves!

vinyl is fine, just corners of the covers that got bent, so cosmetic damage, bent and smoothed out what I could, oh well, could have been worse, should have foresaw that.

made it to Ikea today and bought the shelving unit. Will set it up shortly, probably not today, one night this week or Friday night

Dr. Delight

Finally acquired The Lumineers ST album.

reesdog

DewieCox wrote:

reesdog wrote:

Thanks for the info, that clears things up quite well. The 'I just picked up on vinyl' thread is really great, it's so good for seeing what's out there and seeing what many other's manage to get their hands on. But, I'm thinking about starting another thread, unrelated to this one for anyone that's interested in posting records they have in their collection's that really SOUND fucking amazing on vinyl, and/or records that others should try and avoid for poor sound quality or terrible production or whatever. Anyone interested in something like that? I for one would be...

I'd be in for that. Plenty to discuss with such varying degrees of sound quality among alot of newer releases.

Nice one, I'll try get something underway soon...

BIGDaddyWil

Prince - The Black Album.....bootleg

JK_Livin

smarchee wrote:

reesdog wrote:

is the what you bought?

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/80071319/

ok, had a serious crisis here, I had my vinyl on the top 2 shelves of a book shelf and the 2nd one crashed and they all came tumbling down, bending lots of corners, fuck me. I took all the vinyl off the top shelf, so it looks like the vinyl on a book shelf is being axed. I will have to make a trip to ikea soon and get this, cause now I have my vinyl on in piles on the floor, while I try to bend back the ones most bent, what a piss off, grrrrrrrr

Oh man that fucking sucks dude, I feel your pain. Hope the incident didn't bend any of the vinyl inside the sleeves!

vinyl is fine, just corners of the covers that got bent, so cosmetic damage, bent and smoothed out what I could, oh well, could have been worse, should have foresaw that.
made it to Ikea today and bought the shelving unit. Will set it up shortly, probably not today, one night this week or Friday night

I picked up one of those shelf units a few weeks ago and it looks great behind my bar. Vinyl and booze together.

boyo79

Dr. Delight wrote:

Finally acquired The Lumineers ST album.

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