You Know You Are Living In 2006

[davedove]

There must be about 100 78s up in my roof space which I cannot play but would LOVE to! They are virtually all Scottish Country Dance band music - Jimmy Shand, Ian Powrie, McBain's, etc., etc. - but I have some recordings dating back to the 1930s that belonged to my father. It would be wicked, if not sinfull, to destroy them!

Whatever you do, Hamish, don't destroy them. If you should ever wish to dispose of them, I'm sure a collector somewhere would pay you top dollar (or pound ) for them.

[Kilted KT]

I have an Imperial portable typewriter which I stopped using when the bi-coloured ribbons became unavailable some years ago, and a PC came into my life! Don't know why I hang on to it - but I do! I've also several boxes of foolscap paper to go with it!

As for LPs and 78s: I have about 250 LPs - mostly classical and musicals which I am able to play (but seldom do) on the turntable unit within my stacked music centre. There must be about 100 78s up in my roof space which I cannot play but would LOVE to! They are virtually all Scottish Country Dance band music - Jimmy Shand, Ian Powrie, McBain's, etc., etc. - but I have some recordings dating back to the 1930s that belonged to my father. It would be wicked, if not sinfull, to destroy them!

yes, it would be wicked to destroy such a collection.

I'm waiting to see one of these kids try to play one of these "big CD's" in any modern CD player!!!

[morrison]

Iolaus, it's worth the dollars. Go to Frys or some kind of components store and get an new turntable. A thousand memories per revolution will quickly payoff the price in "Good Vibrations," and "Sunshine Superman."

I have over a thousand LPs and no player. I keep meaning to go out and hit garage sales on a regular basis, so that I can keep an eye out for a decent one, but it never seems to happen.

I remember my friend's sister had a Barbie doll when she was the plain doll image, before the smile and the glitzy glamour that Mattel put her through.
rsl

[Southern Breeze]

Tossing out LPs should be a crime. I have well over 3500, the majority of which are from the late 50s to around 1970. Most of these were given to me by people who were going to throw them away.
I've set up my player so that I can record the LPs into my computer. I can then clean up a lot of the static and noise, then record them on CDs or put them on my Ipod.

[Livingston]

Iolaus, it's worth the dollars. Go to Frys or some kind of components store and get an new turntable. A thousand memories per revolution will quickly payoff the price in "Good Vibrations," and "Sunshine Superman." I remember my friend's sister had a Barbie doll when she was the plain doll image, before the smile and the glitzy glamour that Mattel put her through.
rsl

The main problem is that the VAST majority of turntables anymore only have 45 & 33 1/3 RPM settings. No more of the 78 & 12 or whatever that slowest one was. I keep telling Dad that I'll take his 78's, we used to enjoy those old songs when we were kids.

[Iolaus]

Tossing out LPs should be a crime. I have well over 3500, the majority of which are from the late 50s to around 1970. Most of these were given to me by people who were going to throw them away.
I've set up my player so that I can record the LPs into my computer. I can then clean up a lot of the static and noise, then record them on CDs or put them on my Ipod.

I wish I was software literate enough to do something like that; some of my stuff is pretty well used.

[morrison]

The main problem is that the VAST majority of turntables anymore only have 45 & 33 1/3 RPM settings. No more of the 78 & 12 or whatever that slowest one was. I keep telling Dad that I'll take his 78's, we used to enjoy those old songs when we were kids.

True. 16 2/3 was the slow speed. Even so, there are replica's and remanufactured players available. Problem is very high price and serviceability. Cost of ownership! Joy of good times!!

[auld argonian]

The only thing that I ever saw on 16 2/3 records was Bud Collier reading the Bible.

And the answer to a turntable owner's dreams is:

http://www.garage-a-records.com/index.php

...not tht we want to wander off-topic or anything...

Best

AA

[morrison]

you know yer livin' in 2006 when yer record player won't play 10 inch EP's or 78's or 16 2/3's rpm vinyls!

[Alan]

I have about 200 records and a turntable to play them on except that it is not hooked up and hasn't been for years. I also have about 50 of the 78 records and also have an old Victrola to play them on. Problem is that is sounds terrible next to the cd's.