Some Questions about Vinyl
This is for the audiophiles on here...I noticed that there are a lot of people on here who are into vinyl. Well I just bought a record player and am gonna start slowly building a record a collection....
Any of the record collectors on here care to give me any pointers and rules for what to buy and what to do...Also how much Pearl Jam is out there on vinyl? I got the super deluxe edition of Ten coming and have the christmas singles...that will be all the records I will have for the first month or so...
Any of the record collectors on here care to give me any pointers and rules for what to buy and what to do...Also how much Pearl Jam is out there on vinyl? I got the super deluxe edition of Ten coming and have the christmas singles...that will be all the records I will have for the first month or so...
Cincinnati 06'
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
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You can get Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy for pretty cheap on Ebay and Amazon. I also recommend to make sure you only buy records without scratches and dings. Spend a little more for the stuff that is almost perfect and you really start liking this. Also, a good sound system is very important to me when listening.
Hope this helps!
http://www.jr.com/teac/pe/TEA_LPU200/
thats the player I bought, it seemed to offer the most for the money and it has good to great reviews on every site I checked it on....I won't have to get Ten because the two versions of it should be coming in my Super Deluxe edition next month, then I will get the drop in the park LP as well....
I want to wait on the other Pearl Jam albums on vinyl...if they are going to re-release all their albums I would hope that with each re-issue they would release an edition that comes with vinyl and I will just by it from Ten Club the way I am doing with Ten.
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022
To build your collection I would recommed going to used record shops in your area. You can get some good classic rock (60s-80s) for very low prices. Things get a little inflated in those snobbier shops, or on the auction sites.
Lastly, when it comes to new music on vinyl, I'm always a little more weary. Music today is recorded and mastered for a digital age. The dynamics and compression are vastly different from the glory days of vinyl. With bands like PJ you're safe, but even the latest REM album was way too over-compressed and the vinyl pressing didn't really make up for it.
Well, enjoy the ride. Pm if you have any other questions.
Who knows I have never really listened to music on a record player so I don't get the big deal yet, maybe when I hear an old album on my player I will fall in love. I know the one guy a few posts above seems to think I bought a piece of crap, I may have - I pretty much did it on a whim, didn't know anything about record players and that model had really good reviews on 3 different sites and it did everything I wanted to do including hooking to my PC in case I wanted to rip the records, so that's why I bought it, I mean for everything it does for $180 total I thought it was a pretty good deal.
There is one old record store right down from me and another one about 10 minutes from my house so I will have to go check them out and see what I can find, I am getting my player on Monday, so I will let you all know next week what I think.
Thanks for all the help and tips guys.
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
I say you made a smart choice. I bought somethin similar 6 months or so ago, and while it doesnt get very loud, you can definitely hear an improvement on most of my records.
Alotta newer records are around the same price as the cds and you get a copy of the cd or download code. Just know it's an option before you get the cd, or buy the mp3s. They are also reissuing tons of stuff all the time.
Check out how ridiculously little you can pay for good used stuff and amass a collection.
Some of my faves on vinyl(relative to their digital counterparts)............
PJ-Yield, No Code
Tool-Aenima and Lateralus really grow a pair on vinyl
Zep-all of it
Beatles-all of it
Floyd-WYWH, Animals, DSOTM
RHCP-Stadium Arcadium
A few good vinyls, a dark smoke filled room and nothin else sounds like a good evening to me.
More than likely the actual vinyl will be warped. So do your research and get proof of condition before buying.
I learnt this the hard way.
Probably better buying MINT, unplayed or lightly played vinyl that was put into protective sleeves.
Some newer stuff like Into The Wild is sealed in a tear strip fashion, with the plastic seal actually a little loose around the record cover - hence it does not warp the vinyl. Which is lovely if scouring for a second hand NEW copy.
Of course if you paid thousands, you'll at least be able to sell it for what it's worth. Vintage gear and vinyl will always retain it's value if you take care of it. And as for obsessive collecting, it's true that it's much easier to get music other forms. When I started with records it was just for my favorite artists/albums that I wanted to experience in a different way.
Huh. Maybe this explains why a couple of new(er) records I've bought get really out of whack at the end of the second side. I've been wondering. Both were shrink-wrapped. All the used stuff I've bought so far plays great. So, given the vinyl resurgence, are most new albums wrapped in this unfortunate way? Why buy newly released albums then?