"not many of us left who can appreciate such a find, and to think they are still around."
Orpheus10- unfortunately, an indictment of our times.
Another recent jewel I found is an unmolested Clef/Verve Billie Holliday "Body and Soul"
Impossible to find an original Clef(without opening your wallet wide)but the next best thing.
Lady Day and musicians are "present" in my room when this album is played-breathtaking. Even the best presses today, will be challenged comparing to one of these.
"I recorded my best LP's to reel, now I down load them to "hardrive". There is no loss in fidelity provided it's done right; it's not too difficult or too expensive, and that way you can listen to those precious LP's over and over without any damage."
"Just wondering if you do the same?"
My aim is to continue bin diving and replace/add to my collection with ALL period
mono/stereo albums. Since my preference for music is generally pre 80's, I will spend the remainder of my lifetime happily visiting grungy, hole in the wall record stores and Goodwills-much to the chagrin of the S.O.(she "gets it" once I drop the arm on the record)
Cataloging my collection to digital files will be a future project. For now, I still enjoy the ritual of cleaning and playing a record.
The other passé activity I enjoy, is listening to my beloved tubed Mac tuner. The way things are heading, our PBS stations really have a steep uphill challenge
like never before.
Orpheus10- unfortunately, an indictment of our times.
Another recent jewel I found is an unmolested Clef/Verve Billie Holliday "Body and Soul"
Impossible to find an original Clef(without opening your wallet wide)but the next best thing.
Lady Day and musicians are "present" in my room when this album is played-breathtaking. Even the best presses today, will be challenged comparing to one of these.
"I recorded my best LP's to reel, now I down load them to "hardrive". There is no loss in fidelity provided it's done right; it's not too difficult or too expensive, and that way you can listen to those precious LP's over and over without any damage."
"Just wondering if you do the same?"
My aim is to continue bin diving and replace/add to my collection with ALL period
mono/stereo albums. Since my preference for music is generally pre 80's, I will spend the remainder of my lifetime happily visiting grungy, hole in the wall record stores and Goodwills-much to the chagrin of the S.O.(she "gets it" once I drop the arm on the record)
Cataloging my collection to digital files will be a future project. For now, I still enjoy the ritual of cleaning and playing a record.
The other passé activity I enjoy, is listening to my beloved tubed Mac tuner. The way things are heading, our PBS stations really have a steep uphill challenge
like never before.