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do picture disks sound lovely? I don't actually own any
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abraham linksys posted:do picture disks sound lovely? I don't actually own any Yeah they're pretty notorious for sounding kind of lovely. I honestly don;t see the appeal because most of them have lovely art and they always cost way too much.
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Mar 9, 2016 00:53
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abraham linksys posted:do picture disks sound lovely? I don't actually own any they're the loving worst in my collection.
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Mar 9, 2016 01:03
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I was afraid to pick up any of those Iron Maiden reissues since they're all picture discs 
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Mar 9, 2016 01:48
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I thought that was more of an issue with older picture discs? The handful I have from Polyvinyl Records all sound about the same as normal vinyl.
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Mar 9, 2016 02:15
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Yeah they're usually fine these days. It's like the 70s Disney ones that are garbage.
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Mar 9, 2016 02:55
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Dogen posted:Yeah they're usually fine these days. It's like the 70s Disney ones that are garbage. I found a "Mickey Mouse Disco" picture disc from back in the day that looked like it might be a funny gimmick until I dropped the needle. I don't think a single song played the whole way through without sounding seriously hosed up.
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Mar 9, 2016 04:33
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Dubstep Jesus posted:I found a "Mickey Mouse Disco" picture disc from back in the day that looked like it might be a funny gimmick until I dropped the needle. I don't think a single song played the whole way through without sounding seriously hosed up. that's cool though, like you could sample that and do cool things with it
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Mar 9, 2016 05:24
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A human heart posted:that's cool though, like you could sample that and do cool things with it Just not, yaknow, listen to it for entertainment purposes. (I dunno why you would, but the point remains.)
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Mar 9, 2016 06:36
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A human heart posted:that's cool though, like you could sample that and do cool things with it Sampling malfunctioning records/turntables interests me greatly do turntables exist that have really wide ranges of pitch control, I wanna be able to slow my records down to a crawl e. of course theres an audiophile targeted $600 power supply that lets you set the exact power going into your table, why wouldn't there be. SeXReX fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Mar 9, 2016 |
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Mar 9, 2016 10:43
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SeXReX posted:do turntables exist that have really wide ranges of pitch control, I wanna be able to slow my records down to a crawl
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Mar 9, 2016 13:54
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A human heart posted:that's cool though, like you could sample that and do cool things with it  that's why I still have it stashed away
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Mar 9, 2016 21:15
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so, i'm curious: what's the least convenient record y'all have ever bought? i just got the Snails' Worth the Wait EP, which is very good and has some beautiful art, but is also 5 very short songs split across two 7"s it got me wondering if any band has ever just released a long album across a ton of 7"s or something equally annoying
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Mar 10, 2016 08:11
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abraham linksys posted:so, i'm curious: what's the least convenient record y'all have ever bought? i just got the Snails' Worth the Wait EP, which is very good and has some beautiful art, but is also 5 very short songs split across two 7"s does anyone own Zaireeka by the Flaming Lips? e: quote:Warning: this is a unique recording. These eight compositions are to be played using as many as four players, and have synchronized start times. This recording also contains frequencies not normally heard on commercial recordings and on rare occasion has caused the listener to become disoriented. These extremely high and low frequencies can cause a person to become disoriented, confused or nauseated. DO NOT listen repeatedly at high volume. Make sure infants are out of listening range. Zaireeka should not be listened to while driving.
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Mar 10, 2016 08:21
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quote:Zaireeka should not be listened to while driving.
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Mar 10, 2016 09:35
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abraham linksys posted:so, i'm curious: what's the least convenient record y'all have ever bought? i just got the Snails' Worth the Wait EP, which is very good and has some beautiful art, but is also 5 very short songs split across two 7"s Perfect Teeth by Unrest is a great record that is split across 6 7"s. Rancid released this ridiculous thing: https://www.discogs.com/Rancid-The-Essentials-20th-Anniversary-Edition/release/4364742 It's their discography across 46 7"s.
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Mar 10, 2016 11:01
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I've always been annoyed by Allelujah! Don't Bend, Ascend! was really annoying to listen to fully as tracks 1 and 3 are on a 12" and then 2 and 4 are on a 10" and I actually just don't bother at all with the 10". Additionally, the packaging for The Seer is really a huge pain in the rear end and the tracklisting on vinyl is awful. Splitting multiple long tracks across LP faces.
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Mar 10, 2016 12:42
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Least convenient: Amon Tobin - Dark Jovian EP. The packaging is pretty neat but goddamn it's a hassle to get the records out of the wheel thing. As some weird bonus the plastic also smells really bad.
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Mar 10, 2016 12:52
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed,_Unshaven_and_Misbehavin%27:_Live_Infinity This is probably the most irritating record I've heard of. "The vinyl is unique in the way it is played. "Jim Fear" begins like a normal 7" but ends on a locked groove in the middle of the vinyl. "Destro's Secret" plays from the inside out and ends in the locked groove in the middle of the vinyl. "Sandbox Magician" begins like a normal 7", however "The Mullet Burden" begins slightly after the starting point for "Sandbox Magician". The EP comes with a sheet explaining the procedure required to listen to all of the tracks."
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Mar 10, 2016 13:30
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Titus Andronacus A Most Lamentable Tragedy is annoying. Three disks. Disk 1 has side 1 and 2. Disk 2 has 3 and 5, and runs at 45 rpm instead of 33 that the other disks run at. Disk 3 has 4 and 6. The record comes with instructions.
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Mar 10, 2016 14:49
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abraham linksys posted:so, i'm curious: what's the least convenient record y'all have ever bought? i just got the Snails' Worth the Wait EP, which is very good and has some beautiful art, but is also 5 very short songs split across two 7"s An UNKLE War Stories boxset. It is 4 records with 1-2 songs each side with Records 1 and 3 at 45RPM and the other two at 33. I dunno.
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Mar 10, 2016 15:01
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Every album I have that makes you open the gatefold to pull the record out from the inside. Also every record that has an inner sleeve that isn't exactly square so I can't put it in sideways and line up the openings. 
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Mar 10, 2016 15:42
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Cemetry Gator posted:Titus Andronacus A Most Lamentable Tragedy is annoying. Other than to annoy someone, why would they do this?
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Mar 10, 2016 18:54
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Flaggy posted:Other than to annoy someone, why would they do this? Patrick Stickles is definitely the sort of dude that would have the record pressed that way just to piss people off.
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Mar 10, 2016 19:17
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Giga Gaia posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursed,_Unshaven_and_Misbehavin%27:_Live_Infinity How does a record play "inside out", is there just groove cut in such a way that it guides the needle in the other direction or do you have to run the record in reverse?
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Mar 10, 2016 19:44
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King Vidiot posted:How does a record play "inside out", is there just groove cut in such a way that it guides the needle in the other direction or do you have to run the record in reverse? You play it like you would anything else but you drop the stylus in the dead wax instead of the other edge of the record and it just plays by magic or something. Side A of Jack White's Lazaretto does this. I'm told that this was also fairly common on old classical records.
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Mar 10, 2016 20:31
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Flaggy posted:Other than to annoy someone, why would they do this? because it's cool
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Mar 10, 2016 20:35
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Flaggy posted:Other than to annoy someone, why would they do this? Those sides take place in a different time period where things move faster. The worst are when they don't tell you it runs at 45 rpm. Neon Indian's latest has 33 on the label, but that's just an error.
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Mar 10, 2016 21:54
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Cemetry Gator posted:Those sides take place in a different time period where things move faster. GYBE!'s EP has different speeds on different sides and is much easy to manage as they just threw it on the label.
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Mar 10, 2016 22:19
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abraham linksys posted:so, i'm curious: what's the least convenient record y'all have ever bought? i just got the Snails' Worth the Wait EP, which is very good and has some beautiful art, but is also 5 very short songs split across two 7"s My friend got me a Butt Trumpet single that has some etching on the rim that says it'll break your needle.
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Mar 10, 2016 22:30
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Holy poo poo Butt Trumpet. That takes me back to the early 90s. Flannel. Seattle.
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Mar 10, 2016 22:38
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Flip Yr Wig posted:My friend got me a Butt Trumpet single that has some etching on the rim that says it'll break your needle. Butt Trumpet had 2 bass players
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Mar 10, 2016 23:13
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Peas and Rice posted:Holy poo poo Butt Trumpet. That takes me back to the early 90s. That's the song.
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Mar 11, 2016 01:03
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Dubstep Jesus posted:does anyone own Zaireeka by the Flaming Lips? I own the Zaireeka vinyl box set. I don't even have one record player, let alone four. It is the most ill-considered purchase I've ever made. 
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Mar 11, 2016 01:20
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Creature posted:I own the Zaireeka vinyl box set. I don't even have one record player, let alone four. Send it to me, I will set up my four players, record it for you, and send you the recording. All for free!
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Mar 11, 2016 01:22
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You can get the new Kendrick album signed here: http://kendricklamar.shop.musictoday.com/product/5UKLCOMBO01
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Mar 11, 2016 01:56
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Butt Trumpet is my main go-to reference for dumb '90s bands nobody remembers. I went to a friend's birthday party where the main attraction was trying to pull of Zaireeka and it was 40 solid minutes of "THREE... TWO... ONE... FUUUUUCK!" before we decided we were being taken for a ride and just let it play as is. We also somehow had two copies of Gloss Drop by Battles and played them simultaneously. That was actually really loving awesome. Full disclosure: 
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Mar 11, 2016 03:18
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drat I need friends like that.
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Mar 11, 2016 03:23
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Speaking of Battles, I think Warp recently reissued EPC/BEP, Mirrored and Gloss Drop.
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Mar 11, 2016 03:43
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BigFactory posted:Butt Trumpet had 2 bass players Are there any legit great bands with two bassists? All I can think of are jazz/prog/metal dudes showing off like a bunch of buttholes or jam band type stuff, all of which I'd file more as a gimmick than a necessity.
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