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Having recently had my LP12 upgraded and serviced, I have been re-discovering my collection and adding to it with both new and replacement albums. One of the "replacements" was "In The Court......." which I ordered on 200g vinyl. It arrived...
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We currently have lots of ikea billy bookcases for CDs DVDs etc but they take. Up too much space. We have just acquired over 500 albums if not more so want some new storage. Can anyone suggest somewhere really good at utilising as much...
Amazon are offering the forthcoming Neil Young & Crazy Horse Triple LP "Psychedelic Pill" on pre-order today for a bargain £18.85 By comparison it is 75 quid on HMV online... I've just pre-ordered and thought a few others might be interested.
Pete Paphides on Radio 4 this morning celebrated the vinyl format and talked about his youthful experience of record buying from independents - this is mine, the wonderful and legendary vinyl goddess, Violet May; the shop has long since...
To celebrate the addition of the Apple Lossless (ALAC) format to the Naim Hi Def Download Store , we are giving away a compact all-in-one Naim Audio UnitiQute (worth £1395) to one lucky album downloader. Find out more about the product HERE. Apple Lossless is the perfect download format for customers who value instant playability with iTunes or Apple based playback solutions - the format is designed to store song, artist and album data including cover art in compatible playback engines,...
I've just seen the story (BBC News) that HMV is go in to administration. One of the Big Four accountancy firms will run the business and seek a buyer for the company. Ironic that whilst I read this story I was listening to an album that I...
Naims very own Antonio forcione is coming to aldershot on wed 27th feb at the westend centre. Any of you guys going ?
Friday 25th, BBC4. Produced by Clint Eastwood. http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/mm898/arena-dave-brubeck-in-his-own-sweet-way John.
Jacobikirche, Lubeck This is the "small" organ in this church. It was started in the 1400s and completed in 1685, the year of JS Bach's birth. I have just been listening to some 1947 records made with this instrument played by Helmut Walcha. A...
I recently heard a really good piece by John Cage on Radio 3 - part of his String Quartet in Four Parts, played by the Jack Quartet on Wigmore Hall Live. The John Cage is the third part of this four part live recording. As well as Ligeti's String...
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We spent a lovely day in bristol an discovered 3 very good shops selling lots of vinyl at very good prices. I wish there were more places like that in Surrey my other half thought he had died an gone to vinyl heaven.
In the last month or so, I have diverted my musical attentions pretty much to the prog rock genre (and BTW the progarchives.com site is an invaluable resource). I have relatively little of this music in my collection, and then it tends to be the best...
Any suggestions? Please hurry...
I sometimes think it's a bit naff to highlight a single album like this, and then go on to proclaim (as I'm about to) that I reckon it's a serious contender for a modern classic. It's bound to lead to disappointment isn't it? Well, possibly....
Does anyone know of a website that identifies how albums from the digital age were recorded/mixed/produced? Or better yet, a vinyl music store’s website that identifies LPs that are all analogue? We talked here recently about the merits of putting digital music on vinyl and I found out that “Psychedelic Pill” was done AAA. Are there any other all analogue LPs from the CD era anyone is familiar with? Thanks.
Jose Gonzalez debut album 'Veneer' had a tiny original vinyl run - 500 or so I think. It has just been re-released on very shiny 180g vinyl, which I got for Christmas (ok, as a self present). In a world of variable modern...
I have just noticed that i have got four copies of Graceland. Not sure how this has happened Regards Graham.
Here is the chart for 2012. It has been in the care of dandelion radio for a number of years now since the death of John Peel. The listeners of dandelion radio vote for their top three tracks of the year and a op 50 chart is complied. They are...
Anyone , can you advise me of the best tacks to fully flex my new naim dac
Great Friday evening chill out internet radio 6-8pm My Friend Dean Harvey One Love http://www.thesourcefm.co.uk/programmes/collective-source
Has anyone compared the high res downloads of 1980s and 90s DG releases to the original LPs? I have several "digital" LPs, but only 1 release on both CD and LP (Horowitz in Moscow) to compare. Its a toss up as to which version I prefer....
See the article and photo set about the Library of Congress' audiovisual collection. Neat. http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/soundofsilence.html#more-204459 http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennf/sets/72157632027004737/with/8192897386/
This is worth a look: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/01/did-michael-jacksons-thriller-really-sell-a-hundred-million-copies.html
From the BBC website (there was also a feature about this on the Today programme this morning,and they played an excerpt from the single): Singer David Bowie has released a new single on his 66th birthday, following years of silence and...