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During another thread on music collections, vinyl collections were brought up.

I figured I would see what other people collect and start to show some of mine as well. These are SOME of the originals I got (all my records were purchased between 1965 and 1980, they were original purchases at the time) My father passed down his part to me a few years ago.

My collection is at about 600 right now, here are some of them (note the pictures are big and my bandwidth is limited but I wanted to leave them top res to show the quality)

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic1.jpg

Starting in the
Top left : The grateful dead Europe ’72 USA release 1972 Warner BROS
Top right: FogHat Stone Blue 1978 release by Warner BROS
Bottom left: Reo Speed Wagon, R.E.O./T.W.O 1972 Release by Epic
Bottom Right: Moody Blues, On The Threshold of a Dream 1969 Release By Decca limited London release

Alright some more

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic2.jpg
Top left: Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour including the 24 page full color picture book, 1967 by NEMS

Top right: Led Zeppelin, Houses of the holy, 1973 by superhype

Bottom left: Fleetwood Mac, 1975 Warner Release

Bottom right: Grand Funk, Closer to Home, Released by capitol, Exact age unknown but it has the Madison Square Garden February 13 1970 picture on fold out cover.

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic4.jpg

Top left: The doors, Strange days , 1967 release

Top Right: Deep purple in rock, 1970’s release

Bottom left: Steppenwolf, monster, Unknown release date (the original whenever that is)

Bottom Center: Led Zeppelin, II, 1969 by atlantic

Bottom Right: Aerosmith, 1973 by CBS

Anyways I have many many more then this I hope to get a more comprehensive picture archive

Was your dad, by any chance, called 'Abe'?

Was your dad, by any chance, called 'Abe'?
Nickname for him (honest abe)

So yeah I know I know I wish the name was not on there :) but I cant change that now they have been on there longer then I have been alive

I remain interested in the numbers on your copy of IV.

I remain interested in the numbers on your copy of IV.
Ok ok Ill go look and get another picture ... I got to find the stupid thing (part of my collection is not here )

Well no luck on finding LZ IV here ... must be at my parents place

Here is what I have here right now. (bout half)
http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic5.jpg

Here is what I have here right now. (bout half)
http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic5.jpg

They deserve better storage than that.

They deserve better storage than that.
Thats not the normal I took the case off to take a picture ... the two side boards (see on the left and right side) hold a box that fits around them and hold them completly vertical with slight side pressure

I just took it off to get at them (I dont have the room for displayed storage right now so I go for safe storage)

I have some 500 vinyl LPs, and some singles and EPs. Amongst the EPs is the Beatles Magical Mystery tour double EP, with 24 page booklet. A trivia question, deriving from this is what is the subtitle of "I am the Walrus"?

Some of my vinyl is from the late 80s but most is late 60s through to mid 70s.

Looking through these I realize how much I miss full sized albums , the artwork and pictures are amazing

Looking through these I realize how much I miss full sized albums , the artwork and pictures are amazing

Do you have any picture discs in the collection? I only have two. One a 12" Iggy Pop single - Cold Metal, the other an LP by Magnum - Wings of Heaven.

(I don't know why I have these two in particular, as neither are favourite artists or anything like that.)

Do you have any picture discs in the collection? I only have two. One a 12" Iggy Pop single - Cold Metal, the other an LP by Magnum - Wings of Heaven.

(I don't know why I have these two in particular, as neither are favourite artists or anything like that.)
What do you mean by picture disks?

My entire vinyl collection is this:
Orko - Travel Plans / Alex Kid's Lonely Planet (AA side) 7", number 223/300.

My Dad's, on the other hand, is a different story...

What do you mean by picture disks?

I mean a vinyl disk that is made of multicolored vinyl in such a way that the actual disk itself has a picture on it.

This is a picture disc (http://eil.com/newGallery/Magnum-Midnight-You-Wont-276486.jpg) (not one I have)

I mean a vinyl disk that is made of multicolored vinyl in such a way that the actual disk itself has a picture on it.

This is a picture disc (http://eil.com/newGallery/Magnum-Midnight-You-Wont-276486.jpg) (not one I have)
Not that I am aware of ... I have not gone through ALL of them though honestly

I like to collect spoken word and instructional records when I can find them. Right now, though, I can't have nice things so I only have a few and no player to play them on.

I like to collect spoken word and instructional records when I can find them. Right now, though, I can't have nice things so I only have a few and no player to play them on.

I don't know what it is like in the first world nowadays, but here in Brazil it is almost impossible to find a deck to play vinyl. If you have the money then you can import a DJ deck, but I can't afford that. I have a system that plays 33 and 1/3 rpm but not 45 rpm (let alone 72 or 16), which means I have a selection of records I can not play. :(

I don't know what it is like in the first world nowadays, but here in Brazil it is almost impossible to find a deck to play vinyl. If you have the money then you can import a DJ deck, but I can't afford that. I have a system that plays 33 and 1/3 rpm but not 45 rpm (let alone 72 or 16), which means I have a selection of records I can not play. :(
My 15 lb beautifull turntable just died ... its time to go shopping for a new one for me

I don't know what it is like in the first world nowadays, but here in Brazil it is almost impossible to find a deck to play vinyl. If you have the money then you can import a DJ deck, but I can't afford that. I have a system that plays 33 and 1/3 rpm but not 45 rpm (let alone 72 or 16), which means I have a selection of records I can not play. :(
You'll have to order on the internet. I've seen some fakey vintage record players on Overstock.com. 'round here you can either get an overly ellaborate DJ deck or a flimsy novelty deally. No middle ground (except vintage record players at thrift stores).

You'll have to order on the internet. I've seen some fakey vintage record players on Overstock.com. 'round here you can either get an overly ellaborate DJ deck or a flimsy novelty deally. No middle ground (except vintage record players at thrift stores).

The problem with ordering over the internet is that the majority of electronics goods suppliers do not deliver outside of their national boundaries. It is a mess of import duties etc. to deal with, and so they simply don't do it.

The problem with ordering over the internet is that the majority of electronics goods suppliers do not deliver outside of their national boundaries. It is a mess of import duties etc. to deal with, and so they simply don't do it.
Use eBay. I bought myself a turntable, speakers and amp for under £150 including postage on there.

My vinyl collection is rather small at the moment. I've only been building it for under a year now and I can't afford to buy much, despite how cheap they are. I have maybe 30-40 LPs plus a couple of 7"s. There's a lot of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in there.

Eh, I have a few hand-me-downs (most of which is crap - dad lost a lot of his stuff at some stage, so I got left with mum's junk) and a couple of my own purchases.

The prize would be the Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love EP, which I haven't actually listened to.

My lovely Canadian sold his very large and much loved vinyl collection when he moved here to England to be with me, as 1. it was going to cost an arm and leg to ship. and 2. I don't have room for it in my house with 3 kids.

He misses it SO much, and is busy building up a HUGE cd collection instead.

The prize would be the Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love EP, which I haven't actually listened to.
Oooh, nice. My prized vinyl is copy #1 of 65daysofstatic's Radio Protector single. £200 well spent in my opinion. But no-one else's...

I've got Flash Gordon, Little Hiawatha and The Little Red Engine that could in my collection.

Oooh, nice. My prized vinyl is copy #1 of 65daysofstatic's Radio Protector single. £200 well spent in my opinion. But no-one else's...

Hehehe, well hey, if they ever become a cult band, you can consider it a nice investment...just put it to them that way and i'm sure they'll understand. :p

Hehehe, well hey, if they ever become a cult band, you can consider it a nice investment...just put it to them that way and i'm sure they'll understand. :p
Heh. :) I'm never selling it. Or playing it for that matter. I consider it a nice investment anyway.

Heh. :) I'm never selling it. Or playing it for that matter. I consider it a nice investment anyway.
Simple ... get a lazer player :) then you dont have to worry bout scratches

Simple ... get a lazer player :) then you dont have to worry bout scratches
I've got another copy of it as well (#204, I believe), so I play that.

http://catandgirl.com/store/recc.php

Nice collection, Thrust, though the jackets look like they've been through the mill...

...Anyway, as I said, I only have five records at the moment, with one of them (my precious Hemispheres LP) being damaged, which I'll replace. Well, here's my list.


Rush - 2112 (EX++ Condition --- only a few scratches, but they don't alter the sound at all)

Rush - A Farewell To Kings (EX- Condition --- Side A is scuffed to hell, though there's actually not much surface noise; Side B is almost pristine, though there are a lot of clicks and pops near the beginning)

Rush - Hemispheres (EX Condition --- Side I was perfect until an accident a few weeks ago that dented it near the halfway mark; Side II is almost flawless)

Rush - Moving Pictures (Mint Condition --- Both sides have no marks, scuffs, or scratches. The record plays perfectly with virtually no noise)

Husker Du - Warehouse: Songs And Stories (Mint Condition --- Both LP's are in perfect condition. Each side of the records is perfect... I've yet to hear static, a click, or even a single pop after a clean playing)


I'm thinking about giving 2112, A Farewell To Kings, and Hemispheres to some people down the street who might be interested in them. I'm obsessed with the quality of my records, and there are plenty of mint-condition ones I can buy to replace these.

Simple ... get a lazer player :) then you dont have to worry bout scratches

Eh?

Nice collection, Thrust, though the jackets look like they've been through the mill...

...Anyway, as I said, I only have five records at the moment, with one of them (my precious Hemispheres LP) being damaged, which I'll replace. Well, here's my list.


Rush - 2112 (EX++ Condition --- only a few scratches, but they don't alter the sound at all)

Rush - A Farewell To Kings (EX- Condition --- Side A is scuffed to hell, though there's actually not much surface noise; Side B is almost pristine, though there are a lot of clicks and pops near the beginning)

Rush - Hemispheres (EX Condition --- Side I was perfect until an accident a few weeks ago that dented it near the halfway mark; Side II is almost flawless)

Rush - Moving Pictures (Mint Condition --- Both sides have no marks, scuffs, or scratches. The record plays perfectly with virtually no noise)

Husker Du - Warehouse: Songs And Stories (Mint Condition --- Both LP's are in perfect condition. Each side of the records is perfect... I've yet to hear static, a click, or even a single pop after a clean playing)


I'm thinking about giving 2112, A Farewell To Kings, and Hemispheres to some people down the street who might be interested in them. I'm obsessed with the quality of my records, and there are plenty of mint-condition ones I can buy to replace these.

They have had a lot of history, they moved with my dad a lot when he was in the millitary (was in nam).

The vinyl is all mint though (after the 70's they were probably listened to (some of them) once a year lol)

Eh?
They have some new players that use a light rather then a neadle to read the record.

They are a spendy and new technology

http://www.elpj.com/

That one is $15000 usd lol

They have had a lot of history, they moved with my dad a lot when he was in the millitary (was in nam).

The vinyl is all mint though (after the 70's they were probably listened to (some of them) once a year lol)

Ah, cool. So long as the records are in great condition, the jackets don't matter too much.

Question what do you guys think of this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00012EYNG/sr=1-1/qid=1147961783/ref=sr_1_1/102-6108293-3536964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=audio-video

I need a replacement player and I dont have a whole LOT of money (sunk a few more hundred into my computer again)

Anyways are there any fetures or specs that are missing that I should wory about? any recomendations?

They have some new players that use a light rather then a neadle to read the record.

They are a spendy and new technology

http://www.elpj.com/

That one is $15000 usd lol

Wow. That's hella expensive, but it looks worth it. Afterall, light is more accurate than any needle could ever hope to be. I know what I wanna save my money for! :p

But that declicker is a bit iffy, and I say this because I'm against artificial means of removing noise... And that's because doing so artificially also removes non-noise sound from playback.

Ah, cool. So long as the records are in great condition, the jackets don't matter too much.
They are but I wish the covers were a bit better ... I love some of the old artwork (and cover and jacket pictures)

Mmmmm. Vinyl collections are fuckin' awesome. We owned quite a few at one stage but then my aunty took them away. Bitch.

Question what do you guys think of this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00012EYNG/sr=1-1/qid=1147961783/ref=sr_1_1/102-6108293-3536964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=audio-video

I need a replacement player and I dont have a whole LOT of money (sunk a few more hundred into my computer again)

Anyways are there any fetures or specs that are missing that I should wory about? any recomendations?

Audio-Technica make great stuff. I have their AT-PL50, and it's great. It's about $80 cheaper, though I'm sure the model you linked to has a better tonearm/stylus combo.

Mmmmm. Vinyl collections are fuckin' awesome. We owned quite a few at one stage but then my aunty took them away. Bitch.

Put a plastic bag over her head while she's sleeping, and steal them back.

Audio-Technica make great stuff. I have their AT-PL50, and it's great. It's about $80 cheaper, though I'm sure the model you linked to has a better tonearm/stylus combo.
Thanks!!!

It also works good suposedly without a pre-amp or external amp which would be ideal for me, I want to work in the next year to get all the rare tracks recorded digital

During another thread on music collections, vinyl collections were brought up.

I figured I would see what other people collect and start to show some of mine as well. These are SOME of the originals I got (all my records were purchased between 1965 and 1980, they were original purchases at the time) My father passed down his part to me a few years ago.

My collection is at about 600 right now, here are some of them (note the pictures are big and my bandwidth is limited but I wanted to leave them top res to show the quality)

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic1.jpg

Starting in the
Top left : The grateful dead Europe ’72 USA release 1972 Warner BROS
Top right: FogHat Stone Blue 1978 release by Warner BROS
Bottom left: Reo Speed Wagon, R.E.O./T.W.O 1972 Release by Epic
Bottom Right: Moody Blues, On The Threshold of a Dream 1969 Release By Decca limited London release

Alright some more

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic2.jpg
Top left: Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour including the 24 page full color picture book, 1967 by NEMS

Top right: Led Zeppelin, Houses of the holy, 1973 by superhype

Bottom left: Fleetwood Mac, 1975 Warner Release

Bottom right: Grand Funk, Closer to Home, Released by capitol, Exact age unknown but it has the Madison Square Garden February 13 1970 picture on fold out cover.

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/collection/pic4.jpg

Top left: The doors, Strange days , 1967 release

Top Right: Deep purple in rock, 1970’s release

Bottom left: Steppenwolf, monster, Unknown release date (the original whenever that is)

Bottom Center: Led Zeppelin, II, 1969 by atlantic

Bottom Right: Aerosmith, 1973 by CBS

Anyways I have many many more then this I hope to get a more comprehensive picture archive


My ex-wife has tens of thousands of vinyl records. She runs an online business selling and trading them.

My back still remembers moving the boxes of vinyl.

A lot depends on the condition of the record and the cover, in addition to relative rarity. For instance, almost everyone has a copy of certain records (Saturday Night Fever can be found at almost every yard sale).

Put a plastic bag over her head while she's sleeping, and steal them back.
If I could get on a plane to Tokyo.. Perhaps I might.

Alas, I'm too poor.

Thanks!!!

It also works good suposedly without a pre-amp or external amp which would be ideal for me, I want to work in the next year to get all the rare tracks recorded digital

Mine also has a built-in preamp, but I must warn you... If you're thinking you'll get a rich, full sound from it, you won't. I recommend a vacuum tube preamp, because you'll get unbelievable sound quality from it for next to nothing.

Mine also has a built-in preamp, but I must warn you... If you're thinking you'll get a rich, full sound from it, you won't. I recommend a vacuum tube preamp, because you'll get unbelievable sound quality from it for next to nothing.
I already have one ;) the old player did not have a pre-amp (thats why I like the fact that you can switch this one off)

I already have one ;) the old player did not have a pre-amp (thats why I like the fact that you can switch this one off)

Ah, good. I bought a $15 preamp from an eBay store for my turntable, and while it's noticeably better than the built-in one, it's still not that good. Now, the sound is still much better than what you'll get from a CD and a super-expensive stereo system, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.

Just goes to show how much sound is really in those tiny grooves, eh?

Ah, good. I bought a $15 preamp from an eBay store for my turntable, and while it's noticeably better than the built-in one, it's still not that good. Now, the sound is still much better than what you'll get from a CD and a super-expensive stereo system, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.

Just goes to show how much sound is really in those tiny grooves, eh?
Analog waves contain a lot of information.

The real advantage of digital is being able to clean and amplify signal with no los s

Analog waves contain a lot of information.

The real advantage of digital is being able to clean and amplify signal with no los s

Yeah, but with adequate equipment (stylus with gold or platinum contacts and a tube preamp fed into a decent speaker system), you don't get any loss with analogue, which is great.

And records have incredibly rich bass when compared side-by-side to CD's... Or any digital medium.

They have some new players that use a light rather then a neadle to read the record.

They are a spendy and new technology

http://www.elpj.com/

That one is $15000 usd lol

Wow, that's awesome. Hopefully the price will come down - a lot - in a couple of years.

Yeah, but with adequate equipment (stylus with gold or platinum contacts and a tube preamp fed into a decent speaker system), you don't get any loss with analogue, which is great.

And records have incredibly rich bass when compared side-by-side to CD's... Or any digital medium.
I was talking more transmission more then pickup (you can tell I am a comp networking geek) you cant amplify analoge without aplifying noise as well, where as digital can be picked up and re broadcast as many times as nessisary

Wow, that's awesome. Hopefully the price will come down - a lot - in a couple of years.

I'm hoping, too.

*wants a laser turntable and a vacuum tube preamp/amp system with massive speakers and a dedicated subwoofer*

Oh oh, and a Gibson Epiphone Korina with a tube amp. :p

I'm hoping, too.

*wants a laser turntable and a vacuum tube preamp/amp system with massive speakers and a dedicated subwoofer*

Oh oh, and a Gibson Epiphone Korina with a tube amp. :p
My tube pre-amp is sort of old school (it was bought in the 70's lol) but it still works magic :)

I was talking more transmission more then pickup (you can tell I am a comp networking geek) you cant amplify analoge without aplifying noise as well, where as digital can be picked up and re broadcast as many times as nessisary

Yeah, true. But what noise there is with analogue is hardly noticeable, so it's really a moot point.

Yeah, true. But what noise there is with analogue is hardly noticeable, so it's really a moot point.
Again like I said comp geek:) talking long distance transmission. Every medium has interference in it of some sort.

Anyways was just being silly I love my analogue sound

Again like I said comp geek:) talking long distance transmission. Every medium has interference in it of some sort.

Anyways was just being silly I love my analogue sound

Yeah, I can see where it'd pick up moderate (or even heavy) distortion with long distance transmissions. But then, I stick by digital for such things, so it's a non-issue as far as music is concerned.

But then, you have the option of ripping vinyl records to PC hard drives at very high quality (beyond that of DVD quality), so there's not too much sound loss in the Analogue - Digital conversion process (192khz Stereo at 32 bits [64 bits with professional soundboards]).

Potarius...you should have been at my place for the sell off. I'm Carisbrooke's Canadian, and I sold off my entire vinyl collection before moving to England. 1700 of the finest rock from the 50's through to the 90's, and being a Toronto boy, a complete Rush collection. I do have a decent sized CD collection, but every once in a while I get a song in my head that I am pretty certain I'll never hear again. So much of that collection was irreplacable.

One good thing though. I sold the largest chunk of it to a friend, so if I'm back in TO I can pop in and spend a few years listening to my old friends...:p

My lovely Canadian sold his very large and much loved vinyl collection when he moved here to England to be with me, as 1. it was going to cost an arm and leg to ship. and 2. I don't have room for it in my house with 3 kids.

He misses it SO much, and is busy building up a HUGE cd collection instead.

When we moved from the UK to Brazil we had to rent space in a container for books (over 1000 of them and cheaper to ship than replace) and as the space comes in cubc meters I could ship my vinyl at no extra cost. :)

Potarius...you should have been at my place for the sell off. I'm Carisbrooke's Canadian, and I sold off my entire vinyl collection before moving to England. 1700 of the finest rock from the 50's through to the 90's, and being a Toronto boy, a complete Rush collection. I do have a decent sized CD collection, but every once in a while I get a song in my head that I am pretty certain I'll never hear again. So much of that collection was irreplacable.

One good thing though. I sold the largest chunk of it to a friend, so if I'm back in TO I can pop in and spend a few years listening to my old friends...:p

Ouch. I don't think I could ever bring myself to do something like that. :p

Yeah, I can see where it'd pick up moderate (or even heavy) distortion with long distance transmissions. But then, I stick by digital for such things, so it's a non-issue as far as music is concerned.

But then, you have the option of ripping vinyl records to PC hard drives at very high quality (beyond that of DVD quality), so there's not too much sound loss in the Analogue - Digital conversion process (192khz Stereo at 32 bits [64 bits with professional soundboards]).
Yeah thats what I am working on doing.

I found a fairly nice *nix app that will rip to "Fit" So I can have it rip at absolutly max quality to fill up a CD

Anyways also looking at this

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BLPLAW/sr=1-36/qid=1147966350/ref=sr_1_36/102-6108293-3536964?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=audio-video


The brand was recomended

A trivia question, deriving from this is what is the subtitle of "I am the Walrus"?

''No you're not!" said little Nicola.

I did consider the option of shipping my LPs, but I had begun replacing my favourites on CD, so about 400 of the LPs were already replaced. Also, because downloading music was legal in Canada (Oh Canada!) I had been downloading tons of songs. Before the move I went on a major downloading blitz, and saved the mp3s to disc to burn later. I had about 1200 songs. I have the mp3s on my hard drive here in the UK, and have burned about 20 discs. I figure I have nearly 40 discs to burn to complete the project. It will never replace the vinyl collection, but it helps a little.

''No you're not!" said little Nicola.

A winner!

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I did consider the option of shipping my LPs, but I had begun replacing my favourites on CD, so about 400 of the LPs were already replaced. Also, because downloading music was legal in Canada (Oh Canada!) I had been downloading tons of songs. Before the move I went on a major downloading blitz, and saved the mp3s to disc to burn later. I had about 1200 songs. I have the mp3s on my hard drive here in the UK, and have burned about 20 discs. I figure I have nearly 40 discs to burn to complete the project. It will never replace the vinyl collection, but it helps a little.

In some ways that offsets the loss, but in other ways it only makes it more poignant. To hear the same music, but not be able to read the sleeve notes, or examine the cover art any more would make the experience a little emptier for me.

http://catandgirl.com/store/recc.php

Indeed, and in that spirit I'll point out that I have more vinyl in the 'X' section of my LPs than in Potarius's entire hoard of vinyl.

Indeed, and in that spirit I'll point out that I have more vinyl in the 'X' section of my LPs than in Potarius's entire hoard of vinyl.

*shakes fist*

Indeed, and in that spirit I'll point out that I have more vinyl in the 'X' section of my LPs than in Potarius's entire hoard of vinyl.

Just curious, what do you have in the X section, as I have 0 Xs

Just curious, what do you have in the X section, as I have 0 Xs

X - Under The Big Black Sun lp
X - More Fun In The New World lp
X - Ain't Love Grand lp
X - See How We Are lp
X - Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip double lp

X were/are an LA punk band who had duel male/female vocals and an ear for a damn good melody line. They slowly drifted into a vaguely cowpunk sound as country influencs were taken on board. I believe that their singer/bassist John Doe is now a TV and film actor. Very good.

XTC - English Settlement double lp

Somewhat unfocused in a way, as double and triple LPs often are. From '82 so it is more new wave than their earlier off kilter tunes. Senses Working Overtime is the best known tune from the record. I should make an effort to track down some of the stuff that pre-dates this album. I recently saw a great clip of them doing Statue Of Liberty on The Old GRey Whistle Test, and it certainly whetted my appetite for some of their more angry and angular pieces. Wouldn't mind tracking down a copy of the Dukes Of Stratosphere (XTC under a psychedelic nomme de guerre) stuff either.

I had never heard of X, but i know of and do not rate XTC very highly. (My era, my town - I was born in 1962 in London, so I was 14 when punk came along)

... i know of and do not rate XTC very highly. (My era, my town - I was born in 1962 in London, so I was 14 when punk came along)

Fair enough: I think they have quite a bit going for them: the earlier material struggles against their lack of ability, but still has fire in the belly, while their early '80s stuff, for me at least, is exactly what the whole New Wave thing should have been about - tunesmithing informed by pop sensibilities but also open to diverse influences, there psychedelic ramblings, both as XTC and The Dukes Of Stratosphear show another fascination with musical paths which have been semi-forgotten. I have little or no time for the stuff they produced in the last ten years or so, that I will admit.

So what kind of stuff do you rate highly?

Fair enough: I think they have quite a bit going for them: the earlier material struggles against their lack of ability, but still has fire in the belly, while their early '80s stuff, for me at least, is exactly what the whole New Wave thing should have been about - tunesmithing informed by pop sensibilities but also open to diverse influences, there psychedelic ramblings, both as XTC and The Dukes Of Stratosphear show another fascination with musical paths which have been semi-forgotten. I have little or no time for the stuff they produced in the last ten years or so, that I will admit.

So what kind of stuff do you rate highly?

From the Punk era I rate the Clash, the Ramones (a little), Stiff Little Fingers, early Boomtown Rats, early Elvis Costello, Iggy. I detested, and still do, the Pistols and the Jam. (I can not tolerate Paul Weller)

My personal preferences though lie much more with Sabbath, Zep, Doors, Free, Bad Co. etc.

I do appreciate good music though and my collection includes work by Hillage, Laurie Anderson, Tomita, Colloseum II and other less blues oriented artists.

I am not, however, an 'afficionado' in any sense, and I make no bones about the fact that I like what I like and that makes it good enough for me. Thus there is Abba and Status Quo in the collection as well. :eek:

Colloseum II

I don't think I've heard any Colloseum II, but didn't they grow out of Colloseum? I have one LP by them with MORITURI TE SALUTANT and some dodgy mosaics on the cover: I can't say it set me on fire, but okay, I suppose.

I am not, however, an 'afficionado' in any sense, and I make no bones about the fact that I like what I like and that makes it good enough for me. Thus there is Abba and Status Quo in the collection as well. :eek:

Don't worry about it: I have 'only' 14 Status Quo LPs on my shelves. Stillt rying to hunt down copies of Spare Parts and Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon though.

Indeed, and in that spirit I'll point out that I have more vinyl in the 'X' section of my LPs than in Potarius's entire hoard of vinyl.

Haha! I love pissing contests, but it always ends up running down my leg.

aaaas for vinyl, I only have teh muzicks on my computAr.

I detested, and still do, the Pistols

*shakes fist*

aaaas for vinyl, I only have teh muzicks on my computAr.

U R teh L7.