Tag: Record
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A Hendrix Discogswhack
Ever buy an album variant that wasn’t already on Discogs?
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Warped record? Here’s how to get it fixed!
Picture the scene. You find a rare record you really like, which is inexplicably low-priced and as yet undiscovered. And then you find out why. It’s warped. One of the most difficult problems in the record collecting world to fix. Yuri Geller had it right. Far easier to bend things than to straighten them. It…
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The Making of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”
Wilson Pickett moved towards Percy Sledge, ready to punch him, hard. Sledge had popped in during one of Pickett’s recording sessions at the Muscle Shoals Fame Studios, and as his name would suggest, began to sledge Pickett, telling him first he sounded like Otis Redding, and then like James Brown. That’s the best way to…
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How To Deep Clean Your Vinyl Records With Wood Glue… And Ten Things That You Shouldn’t Use To Clean Your LPs
How To Deep Clean Your Vinyl Records With Wood Glue… …And Ten Things That You Shouldn’t Use To Clean Your LPs There are a number of ways to clean and maintain your record collection in pristine condition. An occasional wipe with vinyl friendly cleaning solution (I use “Into The Groove”) using a microfibre cloth (£1…
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Buying The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and The Kinks on Vinyl
Update: I’m trying to buy the largest record collection possible with £116.99, which just happens to be the amount of hard earned cash you would have to part with were you to covet the new Oasis box set of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory. It was time to go crate digging. First stop? My local…
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Building The Perfect Record Collection On A Budget…
The new “What’s The Story” Oasis Box Set costs £116.99, in a move designed to capture the wallets of the clinically insane and hopelessly wealthy. Being neither insane, nor rich, I want to see if I can spend that money more wisely, and buy a “complete” record collection for a friend instead…. This article is…
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The David Bowie Bet: Pin Ups, Low and…The Fonz?
The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). That’s fourteen albums in fourteen days. Total budget £100.…
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How To Mend A Record That Skips And Jumps…With A Toothpick
It is possible to mend a scratched record – and I’ve done it! Mending a broken record is the holy grail for many record collectors. It also gives you a tremendous feeling of satisfaction when you succeed. When I say “broken” I mean an old record in one piece that nevertheless skips or jumps, presumably…
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Retro Sounds Records, Newquay, Cornwall
On holiday in Cornwall this year? Let me recommend a second hand record store: Retro Sounds Records is a small but perfectly formed shop just off the high street in Newquay, a minute from the station and rammed with used vinyl of all kinds. I stumbled upon it a couple of weeks ago and thought…
Every record tells a story 