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Amazing what's out there, I was surprised to see they are celebrating their tenth anniversary, never heard or seen anything about them. As Norman says a great link. I've seen several news items about the link between music and reviving memories in people with dementia. Makes my efforts in writing down my musical memories more significant now, at this point I haven't shown or told my family I've been doing it maybe I now should. To anyone inspired to do something similar I've been tempted to write about a record from memory but found it best only do it whilst playing the actual record ,if you have it of course. I say this because I've played tunes that I thought would mean something and they evoked no particular memory, some warrant only a couple of lines, Jack Hammer for various reasons took up two pages. Cheers again for the link

Bare with me I'll get to the record part eventually. Away from the collecting and picking up on your "mean something to me" my Dad who died many years ago putting it politely liked the odd drink, he would regularly ride his bike home from work not an inconsiderable distance the worse for wear after stopping off at the pub. More than once with the clock approaching 10'30 Mum would ask one of us to go out and see if we could see him coming up the road. We would eventually see the dimming and brightening of his dynamo front light appear appear over the brow of the hill weaving from side to side, as he got closer we'd hear the dulcet tones of I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen fading into the night air. Thankfully at that time of night in those days there was little traffic on the roads, it would maybe be a different story now as would the time he rode through the traffic lights on red, again the worse for wear getting a severe telling off from a patrolling policeman, remember them, who then proceeded to tell him to be more careful and sent him on his way. Wind on 30 odd years in a charity shop I came across said record , not ashamed to say I had a little tear in my eye, guy behind the counter did a double take as to why I would be buying a beat up 45. After paying the princely sum of 10p he enquired was it any good and worth anything. I replied haven't the faintest, never heard the record but I've known of it all my life, in monetary terms it's worthless but the happy memories of my dad singing it are priceless. It will eventually be going on the wall framed with a picture of my Dad predictably downing a pint of mild at my sisters wedding.

Hope this is relevant to yourquestion I'd not played my vinyl for 30 odd years or so and sold some to mates,not a lot but enough to think I better put aside the ones that mean something to me,I'm guessing the type of record you are describing. I bought my first proper record case,until then my records had been stored in wooden boxes I made at work. I quickly filled that box with the like of Brooks and Jerry, Billy Preston, Jerry Butler,Betty Everett etc. Then a mate at work gave me his Dad's cheap home Dj set up, I thanked him and have cursed him ever since as I started buying again and the collecting bug took hold. It's something I've been thinking about recently, how many records do you actually need. I like British but not exclusively, maybe because that's where my early memories of collecting started. The thing is I now have the desire to own the original UK issue hence I've got doubles of Getting Mighty Crowded, Billy's Bag etc. Even buying the original issue I couldn't part with the President copies as they have been with me for what seems like forever. I've tried explaining to non Soul people the feeling I get just seeing a Blue Stax record in a charity shop or market stall, even something as mundane as Dock of the Bay still has to be picked up and gazed at,it's just something inside me. I've lost count of the number of people who have told me I need help. I'm trying now not to buy records I just like and pay a bit more if necessary for records I love. In the grand scheme of things my self imposed limit would to most be laughable with current prices being paid but there are plenty of records I want at the price I want to pay. I'm With Solidsoul above, high price or rarity has no bearing on what I buy, 90% are under 50 quid. I recently started writing down in a book My Life In Music, I only add a record as it is playing on the deck, just a mixture of thoughts how the record makes me feel, where I first heard it, who it reminds me of, happy or sad memories, favourite part of lyric. It might when I'm gone give my kids a more personal insight into my life or they might just throw it in the bin. I think the key to collecting is to buy what you love not the current in record. I do buy a limited amount of reissues on Kent etc which i could never afford on an original though I much prefer to spend 15 quid on an original lesser known

No I went for the Argon deck matched with Argon active speakers, not sure I didn't fall for the salesman's spiel though he wasn't at all pushy. I'd looked at their online site and got a good deal in the shop. I'll give an update later, picking them up on Saturday. The Audio has more features like pitch control, pop up light ,the Argon is just a simple 45/35 switch. Whichever way I went I'd be second guessing myself have I made the right choice, no doubt someone will now say i should have gone for the audio.

Quick update, cheers for the advice,I've eventually gone down the deck and active speakers route which I think will best suit my needs.Thanks again for your input.

I think there is always room for other versions as long as they offer something different to the original. Depends on your buying habits and whether you are stuck in a time warp as some are. Not saying you are , I personally would not buy this even though I quite like it. Not a new thing is it different versions. What's the count on Open the Door to Your Heart, thread on here long time ago,think it was 14 or maybe more,could be wrong,I often am,think Mike did a poll on that as to what was the best,I think Darrell came out on top but if memory serves there were plenty of votes for other versions.

I'm showing my ignorance in my initial post, I meant a turntable with pre amp which i assumed I needed to go with the active speakers.

Cheers for the reply Karl, appreciate it

It's for downstairs in a smallish front room. I already have two cheap Gemini decks with a Sherwoood amp and two speakers from a Sony Giga Duke .I upgraded the cartridges on the decks. I have those in the man cave where i play most of my music,rarely play albums. I might do a swap and have whatever i get in the cave.ive been looking at an Audio Technica lp120 or an Argon Audio TTmk2 deck wise. Speakers the Dali Specktor 2, Reason what I have at the moment is a bit of a miss mash I'd not played my vinyl fir 30 years until a mate at work gave me the decks and mixer. After starting buying again 5yrs ago I think it's time to treat myself to something half decent for downstairs. Cheers for the reply

Anybody clued up and can help with opinions on which way I should go. I'm stuck between a turntable with amp and active speakers or the usual turntable,amp speakers set up. I'm not looking for top end just want a decent set up the thrust of my question being as above.

I can't remember the exact details it gave at the end of the programme and what date those results were up but they did say investigations were ongoing, I've just read that a guy from Liverpool was convicted and sentenced to 10 yrs at the end of July for drug offences . In the article it said data was still being looked into and people could still expect a knock on the door.

Operation Dark Phone. Murder By text, channel 4 catch up. Four part Documentary series on the police hacking criminals Encrochat phones . Compulsive viewing, frightening the lengths criminals will go to.

Hi, did you mean to post this in record wants?

Click on the forums link, you'll see a list of forums, click on the Soul Media one that's your place to share.

Same here, a very gentle man ,very quietly spoken. My mum worked with his wife who was the complete opposite.It wasn't until after he died when I said to mum what a nice man he was that she told me he was a Chindit behind the Japanese lines and had been captured. It has stayed with me ever since when you hear about old people being attacked,disrespected etc that you never know their back story.