I have a stereo again

[Oeditpus Rex]

and am accepting suggestions for what "record" (or "LP") I should put on the "turntable."

:bounce:



(If you're unfamiliar with these archaic terms, PM me for an explanation.)



Edit: I went with Chicago Live at Carnegie Hall. Right now, they're playing "Fancy Colours." :bounce:

[KitchenWitch]

1. Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. I have that on CD, too, though

Gotta play somethin' I've got only on vinyl.




:think:




Chicago at Carnegie Hall? :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

2. Dude! I got a ton of vinyl I can't play anymore 'cause my turntable

died. Can I bring them over?

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Sure!

I already vacuumed, so that's out of the way. :D



Oh, wait — you knew that. :crazy:

[SeattleGirl]

8. Yeah, I knew that. And btw,

I DO have some Pink Floyd on vinyl! :bounce:

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. So do I

I've got 'em on LP and CD. :D

Although I do have one on vinyl, "A Nice Pair," that I don't have on CD.



What happened to your turntable? Maybe the belt just broke, like mine? :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

16. I'm not sure.

It's actually the sound. The turntable TURNS, but no sound comes out. I tried the speakers on the TV and they worked, so something's going on with the turntable.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Change the cartridge

If everything else with the stereo works properly and all the connections are good, that's the only thing it could be.

[SeattleGirl]

30. Cartridge?

You mean the tone head? See, it's been forever since I've used a turntable. :blush:

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. I guess you could call it that

The cartridge is the thing the stylus ("needle") lives in. If you can give me the brand and model number of the turntable, I can find a cartridge for it.

Or, you can just go here: http://www.turntableneedles.com/

[SeattleGirl]

36. Thanks!

I was channeling Radar from M*A*S*H when I said tone arm. :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. Yeah, that could be it

Maybe you just need to put a new fang in the old tonearm cobra.

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

39. I KNEW you would know that line!

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. Just another Big Daddy Bulletin

:7

"Hi, this is Radar, mike-side, comin' to ya over the mike."

[SeattleGirl]

41. "Ah, Sir. Doris Day???"

"Let me remind you who RUNS this station."

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. 'Real cool!'

:rofl:

"But, sir, my loyal listeners..."

"...are the ones who asked me to shut you down."

:7

[reyd reid reed]

3. Can I play my vinyl on your turntable?

And you've gotta play some Floyd. I mean...that's not even a decision...

:P

[KitchenWitch]

6. I love you!

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. I've been listening to Floyd all along

because I've got 'em all on CD, too.

This hasta be special — something I don't have on CD.

[reyd reid reed]

23. Hmmmmm

Okay...Partridge Family? Or...damn...what was it??? Who was it?

Knock. Three. Times. on the ceiling...






:hide:


:P


And it's different on vinyl. You can have it on CD and listen to it all day long, but the minute that stylus hits -- it's different.

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Tony Orlando and Dawn

Actually, then they were just known as Dawn.

And I actually had that 45. :blush:

[reyd reid reed]

26. It was?

Why do I think of David Cassidy when I think of that?

I know...because I was a mere babe-in-arms when that came out. That's why.

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. I think it was 1971

But I forget if they released that before or after "Candida."

[Nicole]

4. Frampton Comes Alive

I listened to that one yesterday while cleaning house.

[KitchenWitch]

7. Do you you, feel like I do!

:headbang:

[Nicole]

10. Yes!

:headbang:

[SeattleGirl]

11. I have that one too!

:bounce:

[Nicole]

18. It's a classic.

Although it's funny now to think of only 2 songs on one side of that big old record when a CD will 5-10 times that. :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. EVerybody's got that one

It sold like 800 brazillion copies.

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Well...

that would lead to some air guitar. :D

[Nicole]

Cool!

Air guitar is a must. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. More like an imperative

I mean, I can't not do it. It's impossible; you might as well ask me to sit on my hands and still talk.

I prefer prop guitar, though. And drums (got the sticks for that). And keyboards.

I've actually thought of forming a prop band. :7

[Nicole]

31. If you do

form that prop band, be sure & post a youtube of yourself so we can all enjoy. :headbang:

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. I most definitely would

But I really doubt I can find three or four other guys that insane. :(

'Course, if I knew someone with a camera and an editing suite, I could be the whole band. :headbang:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. This is MY favorite pressed wax audio storage file

http://www.geocities.com/soho/square/8216/mississippi.htm

Of course, you'll have to go to Austrailia to find it, as it was never released stateside... (I bought my copy in England in '74.)

[trackfan]

14. Congrats! I just noticed your turntable thread when I posted mine.

[grasswire]

20. okay, how did you fix it?

'Cuz mine needs fixing, too. Won't revolve. You told me I needed a new belt a long time ago.

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. I got mine here:

http://www.turntableneedles.com/

They've even got a database so you don't have to find a cloth tape measure, then take off the platter and measure it.

:hi:

[grasswire]

33. thanks

I'm still lookin' for an old console stereo with nice wood cabinet. I don't know where they all went!

[Ignacio Upton]

22. You mean they still make record players?

If you want to keep up with the times (unless you are an audiophile) get one of these:

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. I never gave a rat's vulva about keeping up with the times

Hell, my truck's 42 years old. :bounce:

[grasswire]

29. some of us don't want to keep up with the times

yannow?

why pay $1 per tune when we have thousands on vinyl already?-

[reyd reid reed]

32. Keeping up with the times is overrated

not to mention over-priced. By the time you've got the newest, most up-to-date gizmo/gadget, it's obsolte.

So...old school all the way. I've still got a turntable and cassettes and vinyl -- I've even got wax.

I *don't* have an i-pod. Or an MP3. Or music downloaded to my computer.

I've got a couple of CDs, though. That's my concession.

[Ignacio Upton]

43. Vinyl will always have a unique sound to it

And with it, a stable niche of buyers. I'm too young to have bought anything in vinyl when it was the main format, but I like the sound of it. :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

44. LP: you are taking suggestions to put me on a turntable

:silly:

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. Hmmm...

:evilgrin:









Nah, I'd better not. :scared: