When records were rare and precious and the concept of replacing them utterly foreign, every scratch, every cigarette burn on a cover, every mark that the spindle made on the label (above) was like a dagger to the heart. Now that any record can be replaced with a few clicks, it does the heart good to see each ancient bruise.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
A vinyl weekend
When records were rare and precious and the concept of replacing them utterly foreign, every scratch, every cigarette burn on a cover, every mark that the spindle made on the label (above) was like a dagger to the heart. Now that any record can be replaced with a few clicks, it does the heart good to see each ancient bruise.
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Spindle marks - the first quality check for collectors.
ReplyDeleteThe clicks and pops on my parents Sinatra albums, were as soothing as a fireside crackle
Sorry. Can't change it. Already been played. Singles ground floor, tapes upstairs. Who's next?
ReplyDeleteI still get surprised when I hear a CD/MP3/Radio broadcast of a song I have on vinyl and it doesn't click or crackle in the right places. Much as I like the convenience of other formats, there's just something about that warm hum from the stylus.
ReplyDeleteLong live vinyl!
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