) in well over 20 years, possibly closer to 30, don't really keep track tho. I still have my vinyls (LPs, 45s, EPs) and a tt, tho. I think I got a "free" "180g" lp about 20 years ago, tho. It was a bit noisy, too due apparently a poor rendition of the 180g of material. I have an easier time of playing an album without getting up in the middle to flip the damn thing over let alone keep my concentration on it rather than get interrupted in the middle. I can even line up several albums and not debase myself with an actual record changer so as to keep the purity of my manual tt sacred.LOL I do have this one....
On a concert by Kari Bremnes some 5 years ago I bought the LP of Svarta Björn because I was curious how it would sound compared to the very good CD. It matched the CD quite well while it was new.
3 years ago I bought a box of 6 LP albums by Evanescence. Very good 180 gram pressings but utterly spoiled by very stupid storage in hard paper sleeves. Movement of the LPs in these sleeves during transport led to lots of scratches on the surface and also lots of paper dust all over the records. I checked the customer feedback at Amazon and found out that lots of them had the same problem. I expected a replacement could easily be worse than mine or I wouldn't get one at all due to the box being a very limited edition so I just vacuumed all records carefully to get rid of the paper dust (that worked). Sound was fine then, but I swore never to buy a record without having a look at the sleeve first or knowing from customer feedback that the sleeve is fine.
The last record I bought came with the CD and was just a few € more expensive than the CD alone. The mastering was different, the LP sound is wider in sound stage but very flat in depth (wall of sound) and somewhat veiled details; the CD is cleaner, sound stage is a bit more narrow but deeper as well. I like them both.
I've decided that this would be my last new LP I bought. If I'd stumble over a used gem at a cheap price though I'd be tempted to buy it. Like when I couldn't resist to buy a Limited Edition Direct to Disc recording of Cappriccio Italien * Cappriccio Espagnole by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (Crystal Clear Records CCS-7003, recorded 1977) for €1.- in the trash bin of a local music store.
Yeah I like to do that too. It's hard to work out when during the gig you should though. Early so you don't miss out but then you have to carry it around! Better for non-lively gigs.
Or Acoustic vs. Electrically Recorded discs.
Owned it. Great record if you want to find out much rumble your turntable has.. . . Like when I couldn't resist to buy a Limited Edition Direct to Disc recording of Cappriccio Italien * Cappriccio Espagnole by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops (Crystal Clear Records CCS-7003, recorded 1977) for €1.- in the trash bin of a local music store.
I may have quieter records - Joe Jackson Body and Soul comes to mind. My 1994 vintage LP12 is very quiet though - or me being deaf or even both.
Owned enough shellac. Had a nice little pile of Charlie Parker Savoy and Dial sides back in the day.
The original microgroove long playing vinyl records were mono; stereo really didn't come into anything resembling widespread use until the early 1950s, and that was on tape.
I buy more 45 RPM editions than I care to admit. They do sound wonderful, especially the Nashville Skyline I just got.
