The Vinyl Thread: What are you spinning?

[Rocky]

I have Phil Ochs vinyl-s that I'm spinning. What a distinct and creative voice he had....and a troubled soul.

Phil was not one to mince words.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Not sure if any of you vinyl folks have been keeping up with this story. It's pretty crazy. I have a decent fistful of Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs titles, but all mainly from the 80's....thankfully.

Turns out, they've been deceiving customers for well over a decade...and likely profiting by means of using a cheaper process. DSD files are basically indiscernible to even the best ears of audiophiles/engineers, but the huge prices of their products while touting a pure analog process is pretty cold.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/08/05/mofi-records-analog-digital-scandal/

Let's hope their product gets a major price drop. (I'd still buy if so. If not....heck no!! )

Btw, the Steve Hoffman forum mentioned in the article has had an ongoing thread on this since the leak broke...it's over 200 pages long! (I don't frequent the place...but check it out once in a blue moon. If you're into audio production, recording, engineering, an audiophile, or just love any part of the tech side of the music business, it doesn't get any more informative.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Currently watching...Squaring The Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis....on Netflix. A wonderful new documentary about the legendary company responsible for many of the most iconic album covers in music history. Highly recommended!

Trailer

 

[adorshki]

Oooh... missed this while I was AWOL!
I was heavily into European progressive music in the mid 70's, still have most of the vinyls. Greek, Italian, and French bands were my faves.

Arti & Mestieri were headed by percussionists, but they gave contemporary King Crimson a run for their money


I don't know why this one sticks in my mind except for the magnificent production and depth of emotion. Vangelis' first band, Aphrodite's Child. A short pop single Lennon would have been proud of:



Oh yeah. Maggers guitar break.

Got more 'f you want it.

 

[adorshki]

Speaking of Lennon:

 

[tonepoet]

Just re-boxed and had movers move my 700+ album collection, but I won't be unboxing and setting it up until I move to a more permanent housing situation. Talk about hauling a ball-and-chain around with you!! Damn those things are heavy.

 

[adorshki]

More Italian. This one's "pretty".


Picture yourself in a room in the Haight, when the sunshine's lines are becoming un-straight.....


A forgotten classic.

Boy you got me goin' now. And yes I have al these vinyls, except I don't have the multi-colored disc for Alone Together

 

[Midnight Toker]

Released last week, 52 years ago.

I just got my copy of the Atlantic Records 75th anniversary series on crystal clear vinyl. (Made in Germany.) (I think this makes my 9th version of this album between all the analog and digital sources, both import/domestic first and latter pressings.)




Coincidentally, this story connected to the album cover art has been all over the news this week.

Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Once thought to be a painting, the image of the "stick man" was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[5thumbs]

Released last week, 52 years ago.

I just got my copy of the Atlantic Records 75th anniversary series on crystal clear vinyl. (Made in Germany.) (I think this makes my 9th version of this album between all the analog and digital sources, both import/domestic first and latter pressings.)

That would look really cool on my Rega Planar 2 with it's glass platter (although it would probably need a mat to avoid slippage).

Yeah, I'm easily entertained.

 

[adorshki]

Released last week, 52 years ago.

I just got my copy of the Atlantic Records 75th anniversary series on crystal clear vinyl. (Made in Germany.) (I think this makes my 9th version of this album between all the analog and digital sources, both import/domestic first and latter pressings.)




Coincidentally, this story connected to the album cover art has been all over the news this week.

Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Once thought to be a painting, the image of the "stick man" was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England

www.smithsonianmag.com

My favorite tune on that album was always "4 Sticks".

 

[Ross]

The last vinyl thing on a turntable was a record by Cano, a Francophone group from northern Ontario. It was from my wife's side of the collection, a favourite from Uni days. She asked me to dig it out. It did not live up to her memories of it. Killer electric violin player, good female singer, and so so, so so for the rest. My son packed it off to listen to. He will probably sell it.

Folk-rock is a popular genre in French Canada. Before we moved to a condo and sold our vinyl, I had LPs by several Franco-folk/rock groups: Harmonium, CANO, 1755, Beau Dommage and most recently Les Cowboys Fringants, who lost their frontman to cancer last week.

 

[jp]

Released last week, 52 years ago.

I just got my copy of the Atlantic Records 75th anniversary series on crystal clear vinyl. (Made in Germany.) (I think this makes my 9th version of this album between all the analog and digital sources, both import/domestic first and latter pressings.)




Coincidentally, this story connected to the album cover art has been all over the news this week.

Researchers Have Finally Identified the Mystery Man on a Led Zeppelin Album Cover

Once thought to be a painting, the image of the "stick man" was hiding in a Victorian photo album in England

www.smithsonianmag.com

So cool! I used to have a marbled vinyl Spanish reissue of Zep IV. Unfortunately, I sold it off in a giant purge years ago with the majority of my classic rock. I know, I was an idiot. My full Pink Floyd collection went as well.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Yeah, I’ve seen that one before. It was an early pirated copy and not anything that was ever licensed by Atlantic/Warner. Until this 75th anniversary clear vinyl version, the only colored vinyl ever officially released by Zep was an 1978 UK pressing of the 4th album…in light purple/lilac, and a semi recent single of a Sunset Sound Studios mix of Rock And Roll/Friends on a yellow 45 for Record Store Day. The original lilac one fetches over $500 a copy!!

You can find just about every Zep album online in multiple colors, but none of them are authentic Atlantic releases. They are all Eastern European pirate copies claiming to be Spanish/Italian/Portuguese “collector editions”.

 

[jp]

Yeah, I’ve seen that one before. It was an early pirated copy and not anything that was ever licensed by Atlantic/Warner. Until this 75th anniversary clear vinyl version, the only colored vinyl ever officially released by Zep was an 1978 UK pressing of the 4th album…in light purple/lilac, and a semi recent single of a Sunset Sound Studios mix of Rock And Roll/Friends on a yellow 45 for Record Store Day. The original lilac one fetches over $500 a copy!!

You can find just about every Zep album online in multiple colors, but none of them are authentic Atlantic releases. They are all Eastern European pirate copies claiming to be Spanish/Italian/Portuguese “collector editions”.

Yups. That's why I sold it. I knew it would eventually be worth some cash, but I didn't really care about that. Admittedly, I did keep a lot of classic rock, but I do still regret selling a lot of it off. Still have some Zep, Beatles, Stones, and the like. :C)

 

[Midnight Toker]

Scored a purple vinyl edition. Imo the best Stones album since Tattoo You!
Heavyweight, sounded great! Better than most new vinyl.