Coma16 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Dean said: Red Hot Chili Peppers' By The Way was out of stock on Amazon, but it let me buy one for £14.99. I figured it'd just get cancelled or something, but I received an email this morning saying delivery is early October! A stellar record for £14.99 is an absolute steal! One of their best! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I went into my local record store today to hunt for a few old Scottish records. I came out empty handed and boiling with rage haha. I had messaged the fella that runs it a few weeks back asking about a record from the first RSD drop, he said he'd get back to me and never did - expected behavior to be honest. Sure enough, I clocked it on my way out. I paid a slight premium on it for what it retailed for, but at least it never went in that ball sack's til! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Dean said: I went into my local record store today to hunt for a few old Scottish records. I came out empty handed and boiling with rage haha. I had messaged the fella that runs it a few weeks back asking about a record from the first RSD drop, he said he'd get back to me and never did - expected behavior to be honest. Sure enough, I clocked it on my way out. I paid a slight premium on it for what it retailed for, but at least it never went in that ball sack's til! I had a really bad experience at my first store a few weeks back. Like if I were a new customer, I wouldn't have gone back. I talked it over with the owner the next time I was in there. He knows I'm not the type to complain for no reason, so he heard where I was coming from. In any case, he must've ripped the guy who waited on me a new asshole because next time I was in, the guy who pissed me off was falling all over himself to help me. I kinda felt like a dick for complaining lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Breaking News: this Monkees Live album (The Mike & Mickey Show) is WONDERFUL 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonsaul Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Thoroughly enjoying Dinosaur Jr's latest album (Sweep it into space), cannot stop spinning it. Other recent pick ups: Little Hurricane - Love Luck. Little Hurricane - Same Sun, Same Moon. Dinosaur Jr - Give a Glimpse of what Yer not. Wool - Budspawn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Quite a bit of action on this forum recently which is great to see! The first Transatlantic album got delivered last week so had that on spin when working yesterday - great. They remind me of a more modern Pink Floyd a little. I've thrown a few bids on some used Ted Nugent on ebay this week as well, went low as unsure of quality but you never know, fingers crossed... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 New video went up this morning. Figured it was time to tackle this topic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I've been listening to a lot of one of the singers that done the rounds up here in a lot of the Social Clubs that were supported by the Miners from the 60's, 70's and beyond. There is little of his songs (all covers) on the Internet, so no way for the generation that adored him to listen to his music unless they still have a record player, which is unlikely, so I took it upon myself to upload them and got a really good reception for doing so by the communities I posted them in. This isn't a direct link to any video, but rather a YouTube search if any of you are curious - it's definitely an acquired taste, but I recommend going for My Way and Spanish Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+doc+hasties He has at least another 2 records that I'm aware of out there, and on my posts, I made note that if anyone had them sitting in a loft and didn't intend on using them, I'd happily buy them and upload for all to hear. Following this, I thanked the gentleman that motivated me to go through this effort. It was an overwhelming response, and I ended up getting a few private messages, 3 of which stood out. An old dear messaged me saying what a great thing I had done and offered me the record she had for nothing (turned out it was one I had already uploaded), but I thought a lot of that. The other two messages were from two other fellas, both telling me that the fella I had thanked in my post, had previous with their Mothers Tremendous! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 9:08 PM, Dean said: I've been listening to a lot of one of the singers that done the rounds up here in a lot of the Social Clubs that were supported by the Miners from the 60's, 70's and beyond. There is little of his songs (all covers) on the Internet, so no way for the generation that adored him to listen to his music unless they still have a record player, which is unlikely, so I took it upon myself to upload them and got a really good reception for doing so by the communities I posted them in. This isn't a direct link to any video, but rather a YouTube search if any of you are curious - it's definitely an acquired taste, but I recommend going for My Way and Spanish Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+doc+hasties He has at least another 2 records that I'm aware of out there, and on my posts, I made note that if anyone had them sitting in a loft and didn't intend on using them, I'd happily buy them and upload for all to hear. Following this, I thanked the gentleman that motivated me to go through this effort. It was an overwhelming response, and I ended up getting a few private messages, 3 of which stood out. An old dear messaged me saying what a great thing I had done and offered me the record she had for nothing (turned out it was one I had already uploaded), but I thought a lot of that. The other two messages were from two other fellas, both telling me that the fella I had thanked in my post, had previous with their Mothers Tremendous! A little update on this. I had an hour and a half phone call with the fella I had thanked on my social media posts last night and he essentially schooled me on the 'Clubland' entertainment scene that was thriving in the UK in the 60's and 70's. There was a lot of stories shared about John Doc's talent, his habit of no shows and struggle to adjust with the sudden impact that introduction of Karaoke had in that sort of game in the mid 80's and how he dealt with the decline in demand (essentially ditched his live band and went solo, relying on MIDI files). I found it incredibly fascinating and he thanked me for my efforts in putting The Doc's music up on the net, to which he's now sending me the two records I didn't have of his in return for me putting everything onto CD's for him. Fair deal! It might sound daft, but it felt really rewarding doing this. The audience that would have been attending these shows back in the day will all be well into their 70's and beyond, so it's allowing those of that generation to hear the voice that will take them back to their youth, especially if they've no means of playing his records any more. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Dean said: A little update on this. I had an hour and a half phone call with the fella I had thanked on my social media posts last night and he essentially schooled me on the 'Clubland' entertainment scene that was thriving in the UK in the 60's and 70's. There was a lot of stories shared about John Doc's talent, his habit of no shows and struggle to adjust with the sudden impact that introduction of Karaoke had in that sort of game in the mid 80's and how he dealt with the decline in demand (essentially ditched his live band and went solo, relying on MIDI files). I found it incredibly fascinating and he thanked me for my efforts in putting The Doc's music up on the net, to which he's now sending me the two records I didn't have of his in return for me putting everything onto CD's for him. Fair deal! It might sound daft, but it felt really rewarding doing this. The audience that would have been attending these shows back in the day will all be well into their 70's and beyond, so it's allowing those of that generation to hear the voice that will take them back to their youth, especially if they've no means of playing his records any more. This is such an awesome story and I love how you're thinking about it. You're able to give a bunch of strangers a gift through the power of music. When people ask why I love the power of music so much, this is exactly the type of thing I try to explain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announced a new album, so I pre-ordered it The new single made me very interested in hearing the full album. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Ended up biting the bullet and went for that Black Label Society mega boxset. The entire discography over something like 17 vinyls, coloured editions, 50 page book and an exclusive album. As I'd ordered Book of Shadows I had a 15% discount code for joining their mailing list so ended up getting this for a good price, so chuffed. Although i prefer Zakk's solo stuff and Pride and Glory I'm a big BLS fan, particularly the first 2 albums, Hangover Music, and the Order of the Black. Some of the other stuff (Mafia, Blessed Hellride in particular) I think suffered from poor production and a bang average drummer, but the riffs were always stellar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, ToonGuns said: Ended up biting the bullet and went for that Black Label Society mega boxset. The entire discography over something like 17 vinyls, coloured editions, 50 page book and an exclusive album. As I'd ordered Book of Shadows I had a 15% discount code for joining their mailing list so ended up getting this for a good price, so chuffed. Although i prefer Zakk's solo stuff and Pride and Glory I'm a big BLS fan, particularly the first 2 albums, Hangover Music, and the Order of the Black. Some of the other stuff (Mafia, Blessed Hellride in particular) I think suffered from poor production and a bang average drummer, but the riffs were always stellar. Awesome, I glad you got it. I'm not a huge fan of BLS but dammit, that's a bad ass looking boxed set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 New video is up. I know Garth isn't everyone's cup of tea, but this LP is very rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 New video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisbatman Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Lately I've had this minor obsession about listening to only high quality music with high dynamic range. And generally speaking, vinyl and early cd releases seem to be the highest dynamic ranges. Has anyone got the vinyl Chin democracy and can attest to its sound? I use below website as my Bible in this matter. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Guns+n'+roses&album=Chinese+democracy+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 18 hours ago, jimisbatman said: Lately I've had this minor obsession about listening to only high quality music with high dynamic range. And generally speaking, vinyl and early cd releases seem to be the highest dynamic ranges. Has anyone got the vinyl Chin democracy and can attest to its sound? I use below website as my Bible in this matter. https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Guns+n'+roses&album=Chinese+democracy+ I have a US and European pressing of Chinese Democracy and of course, I've got a YouTube video filmed that will be out soon on them. Having said that, the European pressings sound WORLDS better than the US pressings. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisbatman Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I have a US and European pressing of Chinese Democracy and of course, I've got a YouTube video filmed that will be out soon on them. Having said that, the European pressings sound WORLDS better than the US pressings. Thanks for that, I'll get a Euro pressing. Looking forward to seeing the YT vid. what's your YT name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, jimisbatman said: Thanks for that, I'll get a Euro pressing. Looking forward to seeing the YT vid. what's your YT name? Here's my channel & latest video. I put out now videos every Thursday and Saturday. Thursday videos are usually rare or special pressings I own. Saturday video are discussion topics: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisbatman Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RussTCB said: Here's my channel & latest video. I put out now videos every Thursday and Saturday. Thursday videos are usually rare or special pressings I own. Saturday video are discussion topics: Thanks, I'll check it out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 My BFF got a a hold of a VERY hi-fi end turntable called a Trovatore. It was 6 grand. It looks really futuristic. Next best thing to a laser turntable and he equipped it with color changing LED lights. . Best thing is he runs a service called Digital Restoration Services. So yeah..., tax write off Here is a demo of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dissident Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I managed to find some Record Store Day Exclusives through an online store for a record shop across the country, added in a couple other records to make the package. The haul arrived today: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (Record Store Day, Picture Disk) Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules (Record Store Day, Picture Disk) Judas Priest - British Steel (40th anniversary, Picture Disk) Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 ! ! ! In all honesty, I’m sick of his voice at the minute as I’ve been transferring old cassettes, so I’ve not been able to bring myself to spin them as of yet! I’m still totally amazed that someone could be so generous. The fellas words were: ”When I fall off the spanner, they’ll just get put to the tip (waste management facility) anyway!” I was blasting some Future Islands last night, so it was incredibly refreshing listening to normal music for a change. Work was really hectic, so I was accompanied by my good friend Jack Daniels. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t regret it this morning 😂😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 New video! This pressing became very rare VERY fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Decoded to start a fb vinyl group because why not. Join here if you're interested: https://www.facebook.com/groups/infectiousgroovevinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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