new copy of PJ20 Vinyl skipping/scratched

lotsalemon · January 2015

I was stuck with this piece of crap because apparently my sister and I didn't need our own record players! X( But luckily it didn't take them long to let me use their Zenith console record player, that thing kicked ass.

deadendp · January 2015

lotsalemon wrote: »

I was stuck with this piece of crap because apparently my sister and I didn't need our own record players! X( But luckily it didn't take them long to let me use their Zenith console record player, that thing kicked ass.

Now don't be hatin' on the Holly Hobbie! (Just kidding. I do love myself some old Holly Hobbie, but I had no idea that they made a record player. Mom just gave me a HH Radio about a month ago. I'll just keep with my Holly Hobbie drinking glasses, thank you.)

dpphoto · January 2015

deadendp wrote: »

And to the OP, I'm sorry that we took this walk down memory lane. We didn't mean to hijack your thread.

Not a problem. Thanks to all for the comments. Everything was setup according to the latest LP120 instructions and even called them to verify. Thanks for all of the suggestions and help. Exactly why I asked the question here.

I got a slight lemon but it doesn't seem uncommon in both PJ land and outside. Nature of the vinyl beast, I suppose. Lesson learned, play your vinyl pronto or get (potentially) burned. Now that I have a turntable, the time-to-spin period should be shorter and any issues dealt with straight away.

Hope to start growing the collection with non-PJ items. Where do you guys go to look for used vinyl online ? Discogs ? ebay ? Lost Dogs ? anywhere else ??

jamburger · January 2015

dpphoto wrote: »

Hope to start growing the collection with non-PJ items. Where do you guys go to look for used vinyl online ? Discogs ? ebay ? Lost Dogs ? anywhere else ??

When the weather gets warmer (depending upon where you're located) use Craigslist to find local garage sales. Most times people don't realize what they have and are just trying to clean out their homes, and you find a lot of gems.

MedozK · January 2015

dpphoto wrote: »

Hope to start growing the collection with non-PJ items. Where do you guys go to look for used vinyl online ? Discogs ? ebay ? Lost Dogs ? anywhere else ??

jamburger wrote: »

When the weather gets warmer (depending upon where you're located) use Craigslist to find local garage sales. Most times people don't realize what they have and are just trying to clean out their homes, and you find a lot of gems.

All the online sites you listed are good. I started getting a lot of my early vinyl on ebay, you will pay the inflated prices, but it makes the hunt very easy. I feel I have gotten better prices through Discogs and that is where I do most of my used online buying now.

Like Jamburger brought up, I love getting out and trying to find those elusive finds at Garage sales, or my local store's used bins. The hunt is the fun part, the internet has just about made it too easy to find things, but you can't go wrong with any... its just about the music.

lotsalemon · January 2015

I'm having nightmares of this over and over

jbrownie · January 2015

Ya just gotta clean all them seeds off yer platter before you spins it! Lightening Bolt was the 1st album in forever that was problematic to the point of unplayability. Most styluses (stylizes? Styli?.....NEEDLEs!) are remarkably forgiving of vinyl imperfections. They just plow through with a snap crackle 'n pop, which is what CLASSIC rock music should have a few of!

PJ_Soul · January 2015

Lol. I have also wondered what the plural for a stylus is.... styli may be correct. It FEELS correct, lol.

Hobbes · January 2015

styli and styluses are both correct :-B

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylus

new copy of PJ20 Vinyl skipping/scratched

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