Everything posted by Chalky
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What Are The Top Allnighters To Buy Records At In The Uk ?
Lifeline has a great record bar on the balcony.
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Bunkys Pick-A Question
Bill "Bunky" Sheppard.
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"switch Around" Acetate
70 years after release I think, might be 50 here. Thats why the Beatles are releasing a batch of unreleased material otherwise anyone could have used it for free. It will now be protected for decades.
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Records That Arent On Youtube ?
I only really use it for videos of acts I taken and looking to move them to vimeo or some other host?
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Records That Arent On Youtube ?
God forbid if ever you tube crashed, people would have to start going out again
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Andy Dyson Emailaccount Hacked
Thats ok, sorted since then.
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"switch Around" Acetate
There is one original acetate, a "Beltone" acetate found in Rose's basement by Steve Green and Rob Thomas.
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Andy Dyson Emailaccount Hacked
Dave, what was the date on the email?
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Andy Dyson Emailaccount Hacked
yeah it does, when did you get it mate? what jus the date on it and was it from his aol address? He's changed his passwords etc so should be ok now.
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Gethro Dancing
The video is or rather was in this topic, it's been removed from youtube.
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Who Played These 3 First
Yep the LP and the issue if that is the source sound the same. The German has the live vocals and a bit more going on in the mix by the sounds of it? I tend to stick to US issues etc so that would do for me too and is just as good as you say.
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Who Played These 3 First
These two sound different to my ears... and this one says it's from the LP? Granted their isn't a lot in them, one sounds like it is live.
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Who Played These 3 First
I'd have to compare them again pal.
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Who Played These 3 First
The US 7 is different from the LP, the LP is the one I think? The German one is what they all go for isn't it?
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Who Played These 3 First
The Chambers Brothers is off the LP or the German 7 inch, that is the version you want. Think the German is multicoloured vinyl. Mighty Joe Young, couldn't tell you who played it first. As Pete says it was around for years and a cheapie, still is, another tape swapper sound.
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Andy Dyson Emailaccount Hacked
I've already let him know he has been hacked and to change password.
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Precisions On Drew Question
I had one of the heavy vinyl copies and it was fine from what I remember.
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Precisions On Drew Question
Nice thick vinyl as well if memory serves me correctly.
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La Reine La Mar (That's Not The Way To Love) Cloud
More like 200 quid IMO.
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Philadelphia Labels
We compiled as many labels as possible some time back from Detroit and NY. Can't remember if we did Philly or any other city. I will dig the spreadsheets out at weekend.
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A Very Simple Question
Styrene is also brittle and if you try to bend it it will snap in no time, viinyl is a bit more flexible and will give before it snaps. Styrene (properly, Polystyrene). Hard, relatively inflexible plastic used to press records, mainly 7-inch singles, mainly using the Injection Moulding process. The material is heated to a liquid form and is then squirted or injected into the closed stampers in the press. This requires that the labels be either glued or painted on after the record leaves the press. The cost savings to the manufacturer comes from the extended life of the stampers because of the lack of a heating cycle to the stampers. The material can also be reused without noticeable change to its moulding properties. Styrene records will therefore usually have very quiet surfaces when found in an UNPLAYED Mint condition, but unfortunately they will wear to a noisy condition rapidly, especially if played with a bad stylus or an improperly tracking tonearm. They also are more prone to Cue Burn. The Columbia Records Pittman, New Jersey pressing plant was once the major source of Injection Moulded Styrene pressings, and pressings from this plant are found on MANY small labels. Look for the glued-on labels. Painted-on labels can be found on records from the Amy/Bell/Mala group. Vinyl (properly Polyvinyl Chloride). Relatively flexible material used since the early 1930s to make non-breakable records. Its fumes are an acknowledged carcinogen, so don't breathe in deeply when you have your next holy burning of Beatles or back-masked devil-worship records. :-) Usually pressed by Compression Moulding which allows the label to be an integral part of the pressing itself. This process also requires that there be extra material which spills out the sides of the press, therefore this extra material is routinely ground up and re-used. Because vinyl does not re-heat and re-cool to a smooth, glossy surface, the excessive use of re-grind mixed in with Virgin Vinyl can account for the inherently noisy surface of even Unplayed Mint examples of the cheap pressings that some record companies used. Noise can be seen AND HEARD by looking at and/or playing the un-grooved surface of the lead-in and lead-out areas. If this area looks or sounds grainy, then the grooves will also have some of this grainy background sound. The stampers used for the compression moulding process will start to break down after only 1,000 pressings because they are forced to expand and contract when heated by steam at the start of the pressing cycle and then cooled to solidify the record. Some companies routinely overused their stampers for their pop record series.
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Import Duty & Vat
They charge us £8, which is probably more than the postie earns in an hour for a few minutes work. The process of giving the HMRC there bit is done electronically and probably takes five minutes maximum. So for ten minutes work tops, and on top of the postage costs they charge £8. And why do customs include the postage as the value? I doubt I will buy any more from the USA as I personally think I pay enough taxes without this extending to my hobby.
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Import Duty & Vat
Its a sodding joke this country. Taxed left right and centre for everything we do. £16+ charges on a £30 lp (£44 with postage). Why is postage taken into account when calculating this figure? B*stards! £8 handling fee wtf? I wouldn't mind but I have to go and collect the f*cking thing, they do less handling than they would if they delivered it.
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Audio Technica Turntable
The T92 is as solid as any Technic I used, not saying it is better but it is just as well built. The top end Stanton is IMO not far off the 1210's but when spending that kinda money you should expect nothing less. Still can't understand the decision of Technic to cease production. Vinyl demand is rising year on year and other turntable manufacturers seem to be doing ok?
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Audio Technica Turntable
i was bored waiting to get tipped