Vinyl Record Formats: EPs, LPs, 33s, 45s, 78s, oh my!
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Vinyl records are produced in a variety of formats, and have a variety of terms describing them. Most of us kids that grew up with CDs don’t know too much about this stuff, so I have prepared this handy guide! It should also be noted that vinyl records have gone through a wide variety of [...]
45 RPM Vinyl LPs: Do They Sound Better?
Monday, November 10th, 2008When most people think of 45 RPM records, they think of the small records often used for jukeboxes and singles. While it’s true that many 45′s released are singles, there are also 45 RPM LPs out there. These records play at a faster speed than the usual 33 RPMs of a standard LP, and because [...]
Vinyl Treasure Hunting: Great Music, Great Sound, Great Price
Friday, November 7th, 2008One of the things I absolutely love about vinyl is that I can get so many excellent used records for so cheap. A few weeks ago, I was in the vinyl section of my favorite music store in the area, Rasputin. I was looking through the jazz and rock sections, and while it was a [...]
Vinyl’s Revival
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Ever since I first took the time to listen carefully to a record, I noticed that the sound quality was better than anything CDs, cassettes, and of course, MP3s had to offer. Being a music lover, I wanted to share with the world, and especially younger kids like myself (I’m only 28) the virtues of [...]
How to Clean Vinyl Records: 2 Methods
Saturday, October 4th, 2008I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Vinyl records are high maintenance. They’re like the hot, high maintenance girlfriend (or boyfriend) who takes two hours to get ready to go out. Of course, when they’re ready, they look good. In the case of vinyl, they sound amazing, but they take a little extra [...]
The Beatles!!!
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Hey everyone, so I know I write a lot about jazz, but I need to talk about another great group that has proven to be highly influential and successful…None other than The Beatles. You see, I was looking through my web stats the other day, and it turns out that about half of the web [...]
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