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1000 umbrellas
Aug 25, 2005

We thought we'd base our civilization upon yours, 'cause you're the smartest animals on earth, now ain't you?
Glad to hear people are getting their Conveyor records safely (and that you're digging the music!). The locked groove was my touch; I'm into it.

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CPL593H
Oct 28, 2009

I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

fozzie dunlop posted:

What are you waiting for?

A source of income.

Kart Barfunkel
Nov 10, 2009


fozzie dunlop posted:

This week at Insound, we're cutting prices by 15% across our entire stock. And we now accept Paypal for all orders. What are you waiting for?

gently caress. should have waited one more week.

mia2000
Feb 8, 2003

This is our song of exultant joy
Gonna order me the Loretta Lynn "Van Lear Rose" Third Man Records release and Nirvana "Unplugged" for sure!

Not an Anthem
Apr 28, 2003

I'm a fucking pain machine and if you even touch my fucking car I WILL FUCKING DESTROY YOU.
Got the mississippi reissue Dead Moon records and the Undertones reissue on white because I have SUCKER written on my forehead

The Doo Do Chasers
Dec 27, 2008

:fella:Life is overwhelming:fella:

Not an Anthem posted:

Got the mississippi reissue Dead Moon records and the Undertones reissue on white because I have SUCKER written on my forehead

I wish mississppi recs wasn't like 4 buses from me. Oh well, I guess everyone else got those records. :hehe:

For real though so glad I have a job again, buying records is fun. Got some cool crap today, one of the vendors at my favorite store here is gettin rid of their crap with a 50% off sale. Thanks Jehovaswetness for making those couple weeks with out a job better. In even better knews one of the cooler dudes at my job is gonna sell me a box of hardcore 7"s for $20.

Edit: started SA mart thread for it http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3427569

Metal, hardcore, 80s industrial, soul etc consume consume consume

The Doo Do Chasers fucked around with this message at 11:56 on Jul 27, 2011

Stunt_enby
Feb 6, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Would it be worth it to post a bunch of old folk/classic rock/classical records on SA-Mart, or are none of you interested?

Tiny Faye
Feb 17, 2005

Are you ready for an ORGAN SOLO?!

Stuntman posted:

Would it be worth it to post a bunch of old folk/classic rock/classical records on SA-Mart, or are none of you interested?

Yes, we are. Please post the record porn.

Stunt_enby
Feb 6, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
What's a good place to pricecheck? Do I just check Discogs and eBay or something?

cheese eats mouse
Jul 6, 2007

A real Portlander now

Stuntman posted:

What's a good place to pricecheck? Do I just check Discogs and eBay or something?

Discogs and eBay and meet in the middle.

LtTennisBall
Apr 5, 2009
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/43343-massive-smiths-box-set-on-the-way/

Rhino is releasing a giant loving Smiths box set, which includes 8 albums on vinyl and 25 7 inches, along with cd's, posters and some other stuff.

Cemetry Gator
Apr 3, 2007

Do you find something comical about my appearance when I'm driving my automobile?
Uh... my wallet. I just can't resist the Smiths... even though I literally have EVERYTHING they've done already. I need an excuse not to get this. I really do.

LtTennisBall
Apr 5, 2009

Cemetry Gator posted:

Uh... my wallet. I just can't resist the Smiths... even though I literally have EVERYTHING they've done already. I need an excuse not to get this. I really do.

When I ordered that Joy Division singles box set from Rhino, they didn't let me specify dollars, so you have to pay the converted price from British Pounds, which, in this case, comes out to over 500 dollars with shipping. Which is a good reason. Unless you're in the UK, in which case I don't know what to tell you.

HandClap
Jul 5, 2006
Just pre-ordered Van Lear Rose with insound's 15% off. Also just picked up from the local store a few days ago:

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - s/t(original pressing)
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Back In Your Life(original pressing)
Zappa - The Ark
Zappa - Piquantique
Zappa - Saarbrucken 1979
Zappa - Any Way The Wind Blows - Live in Paris
Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler

I hit gold in the new arrivals bin and now my wallet wants to murder me.

HandClap fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jul 28, 2011

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



gently caress, that Smiths set is tempting but that is way too much money. :(

I'd only really want Hatful of Hollow and the first album anyways.

LtTennisBall
Apr 5, 2009

Vintersorg posted:

gently caress, that Smiths set is tempting but that is way too much money. :(

I'd only really want Hatful of Hollow and the first album anyways.

there's also a Vinyl only (without singles, I think) and a cd only set on the Rhino store page. It's still really expensive though.

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



Yeah, 150 pounds, it's like $230 CDN not including shipping. :(

Unbootable
Jul 3, 2003
I'd just like to brag about what i was lucky enough to run across today.

The Band - Big Pink
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A Changin
Miles Davis - A Silent Way
Curtis Mayfield - Back To The World
Stevie Wonder - Fullfiness First Inhale
Herman's Hermits - Self Titled (I think.)
The Great Society With Grace Slick
Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery
David Bowie Narrates Peter and The Wolf
Wings - Band On The Run

All for around $10.

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

1000 umbrellas posted:



Just got the two copies I ordered (one is for a friend). Relaxing listening for this weather.

Socket Ryanist
Aug 30, 2004

Just bought a near mint copy of this record off discogs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d7jNZXcKHk

Should probably buy new needles soon.


Does anyone have a good solution for keeping dust off records?

Ron Burgundy
Dec 24, 2005
This burrito is delicious, but it is filling.

Socket Ryanist posted:

Does anyone have a good solution for keeping dust off records?

Yeah, those zip lock bags for record jackets. Press all the air out, seal 'em up, and nothing gets in. They are pretty affordable too, even for thousands.

If you meant getting it off, bare minimum a wipe with a lintless rag and a carbon brush before each play.

edit: The locking poly bags make the spines almost impossible to read unfortunately!

Ron Burgundy fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Jul 28, 2011

Tiny Faye
Feb 17, 2005

Are you ready for an ORGAN SOLO?!

Ron Burgundy posted:

Yeah, those zip lock bags for record jackets. Press all the air out, seal 'em up, and nothing gets in. They are pretty affordable too, even for thousands.

If you meant getting it off, bare minimum a wipe with a lintless rag and a carbon brush before each play.

edit: The locking poly bags make the spines almost impossible to read unfortunately!

Carbon fiber brush - if you don't have one, get one now. I religiously brush every record before play. I even wipe brand new records to remove static.

http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Anti-Static-record-cleaner-brush/dp/B0006VMBHI

Also, unless you're a scratch DJ, never play your records on a turntable that doesn't have a dustcover.

Tiny Faye fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jul 28, 2011

Socket Ryanist
Aug 30, 2004

Tiny Faye posted:

Also, unless you're a scratch DJ, never play your records on a turntable that doesn't have a dustcover.
How much dust can settle on a record in the 10 minutes or less that it's sitting on my turntable?

Wilbur Swain
Sep 13, 2007

These are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Socket Ryanist posted:

How much dust can settle on a record in the 10 minutes or less that it's sitting on my turntable?

How much dust can settle on a turntable without a dust cover? Where does that dust go when you put a staticky record on it?

Tiny Faye
Feb 17, 2005

Are you ready for an ORGAN SOLO?!

Wilbur Swain posted:

How much dust can settle on a turntable without a dust cover? Where does that dust go when you put a staticky record on it?

If you leave your slip mat exposed all the time, the side you don't play first gets insta-dusty. I guess if you don't have a dustcover, the alternative is to take off your slip mat when you're not playing a record and bag it. But still - in my old rear end house there's tons of dust and on the play side it will start collecting it like a magnet.

Socket Ryanist
Aug 30, 2004

Wilbur Swain posted:

How much dust can settle on a turntable without a dust cover? Where does that dust go when you put a staticky record on it?
Oh well if you mean put the dust cover on when not playing records that's perfectly reasonable.

Peacebone
Sep 6, 2007
Does anyone know where to find dust covers for Tecnhics Sl-1200 that don't costs $40+ ? It seems quite a bit for a piece of plastic.

Cpt. Spring Types
Feb 19, 2004

Wait, what?
My dust cover gets HELLA dusty after just a couple of days. Add to that the fact that it's summer and I have a cat, and it's just a dusty hairy mess. Dust covers are good things, and a dust-free turntable is a happy turntable. :3:

cheese eats mouse
Jul 6, 2007

A real Portlander now
Dust covers 4 lyfe.

Hey 1000 Umbrellas I want to buy your record. Expect some $$$ tonight.

Stunt_enby
Feb 6, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
What's a good record player for around $200? I'm looking at the AT LP-120 right now, but wanna know if I can get anything better for the same price.

CPL593H
Oct 28, 2009

I know what you did last summer, and frankly I am displeased.

Vintersorg posted:

gently caress, that Smiths set is tempting but that is way too much money. :(

I'd only really want Hatful of Hollow and the first album anyways.

There are already Rhino reissues of the individual albums. Rhino price gouges the gently caress out of their box sets anyway. I remember they had a Joy Division set which included the two albums and Still. Of course when it was released there had already been the exact same reissues by Rhino for a few years and buying them separately was something like 150 dollars less.

Socket Ryanist posted:

Does anyone have a good solution for keeping dust off records?

Carbon fiber brush as others said. Plus it's a good idea to have anti-static inner sleeves (Mobile Fidelity makes a really nice static free inner that's inexpensive) and a good outer sleeve as well. Paper sleeves are garbage because they create all kinds of debris, often cause static, and can be abrasive.

CPL593H fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Jul 29, 2011

Ron Burgundy
Dec 24, 2005
This burrito is delicious, but it is filling.

CPL593H posted:

(Mobile Fidelity makes a really nice static free inner that's inexpensive)

Yeah the MFSL inner sleeves are really nice.

LtTennisBall
Apr 5, 2009

CPL593H posted:

There are already Rhino reissues of the individual albums. Rhino price gouges the gently caress out of their box sets anyway. I remember they had a Joy Division set which included the two albums and Still. Of course when it was released there had already been the exact same reissues by Rhino for a few years and buying them separately was something like 150 dollars less.

But the box was designed by Peter Saville! (in typical Peter Saville style, it is literally a textured grey box)

Tiny Faye
Feb 17, 2005

Are you ready for an ORGAN SOLO?!

Stuntman posted:

What's a good record player for around $200? I'm looking at the AT LP-120 right now, but wanna know if I can get anything better for the same price.

New? You're honestly probably not going to get much better than that for something than isn't a PoS that you can't swap the stock cartridge on. If you were to go used you'd have some better options.

Stunt_enby
Feb 6, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Tiny Faye posted:

New? You're honestly probably not going to get much better than that for something than isn't a PoS that you can't swap the stock cartridge on. If you were to go used you'd have some better options.
I'd rather go new, but I'm fine with used. Are there better ones that you can get used for around 200?

Red
Apr 15, 2003

Yeah, great at getting us into Wawa.
I have to wonder about the circumstances when I happen to see an enormous collection of brand new vinyl collections at Goodwill. Nobody would just dump off four boxes of new electronica/house/punk - I have to assume someone got evicted, it's stolen, or someone's girlfriend knew how to really hurt them.

Either way, I took a chance on a few albums, and picked up some really pristine albums at a Goodwill in Baltimore. Some I recognize (Audio Bullys), and some I don't (Sumo, Voom: Voom, and so on).

Snowy
Oct 6, 2010

A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense



Red posted:

I have to wonder about the circumstances when I happen to see an enormous collection of brand new vinyl collections at Goodwill. Nobody would just dump off four boxes of new electronica/house/punk - I have to assume someone got evicted, it's stolen, or someone's girlfriend knew how to really hurt them.

Either way, I took a chance on a few albums, and picked up some really pristine albums at a Goodwill in Baltimore. Some I recognize (Audio Bullys), and some I don't (Sumo, Voom: Voom, and so on).

It's a real rush though, right? I love finding big collections, it's just a little painful when they're asking too much even though you know they have no idea what they've got.

My favorite time like that was when I found an old Hasidic run thrift shop in Brooklyn that had somehow acquired what must have been the remnants of a record store from the 70s. There were thousands of 45s, multiples of a lot of em, funk, soul, early funky disco. I was pretty poor otherwise I would have bought them all, but I had to act fast because you could see other record collectors drifting in and seeing the same thing. I snatched up around 400 of them, and got some good stuff like Skull Snaps - It's a New Day, which contains one of the most famous beats in hip hop sampling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP40rWs3g2M

I used to have fairly frequent dreams about finding vinyl jackpots like that.

Red
Apr 15, 2003

Yeah, great at getting us into Wawa.

Snowy posted:

It's a real rush though, right? I love finding big collections, it's just a little painful when they're asking too much even though you know they have no idea what they've got.

It is, especially considering thrift stores only seem to have the following any more:

- Showtunes
- Holiday Albums
- Albums by people like Ray Conniff
- Bad albums by actors like the guy who played Gomer Pyle
- Streisand/Elton John/Sinatra/Village People/mass-produced albums that are just beat to hell

Really, I feel like a lot of thrift stores must be turning away big vinyl donations that look like mostly junk, because it seems like they're paring down what stuff they do have. I swear, the average record pile in thrift stores in smaller than it was a few years ago.

On one hand, I dig that, because it's less junk to go through, but then, you might miss out on a few gems. Still, I can't fault a store for throwing away frayed albums of scratched up records that have been sitting for a few years.

Snowy
Oct 6, 2010

A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense



Red posted:



Really, I feel like a lot of thrift stores must be turning away big vinyl donations that look like mostly junk, because it seems like they're paring down what stuff they do have. I swear, the average record pile in thrift stores in smaller than it was a few years ago.


Yeah, I agree, the heyday of abundant cheap used vinyl seems to have passed. The thrift shops don't seem interested, and I guess fewer people have big unwanted collections laying around that they're willing to give away.

I still see copies of The Flower Drum song everywhere, I think it was an old musical, that might be a NY thing but I see that stupid record everywhere.

e-this thing has so many different covers it's crazy:

Snowy fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Jul 29, 2011

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Red
Apr 15, 2003

Yeah, great at getting us into Wawa.
Cripes, that's bizarre - I thumbed past that exact record this afternoon.

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