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| 17th Oct 2022, 3:42 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | scrough No picture 'cos I'm not into 45rpm :( Member since Jan 2013 3425 Points Moderator | I've recently been reading some UK 'Sounds Vintage' magazines from 1962. One of the things they raised was why Okeh records were so much more expensive than Parlophones for Louis Armstrong releases etc., as the Parlophones are probably better pressings than the Okehs. Its still the same today. I've listened to and restored almost all my 78rpm records, and I only buy what my interests are. I can compare this with one of the other mods who I asked for a transcription of one of their records a couple of years ago. He replied that he didn't have any way of playing a 78rpm even though his house was overflowing with his 78rpm collection.. So I think I'm a 78rpm 'Listener' rather than a 'Collector'. |
| 17th Oct 2022, 5:26 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | getalife So many questions, so few answers Member since Nov 2010 877 Points Moderator | I’ve never been a collector in any form or a listener, to time consuming for my short attention. |
| 17th Oct 2022, 7:18 PM | #3 REPORT | |
 | carryonsidney a happy disposition is an omnious sign.... Member since Feb 2010 1707 Points Moderator | I always listen to everything I buy, I suppose general hoader would be a better description of me rather than collector! |
| 17th Oct 2022, 7:33 PM | #4 REPORT | |
 | Redpunk SUBS Crates Are For Digging Member since Aug 2012 25322 Points Moderator | I've worked out I'll have to live to the age 140 to get through all the stuff waiting to be played. |
| 17th Oct 2022, 9:02 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | Steel-River-Wet SUBS M. Bolan, D. Bowie, A. Harvey & Olivia NJ. RIP x Member since Sep 2011 1852 Points | In my case maybe not 140..but definitely 125 (at least)! I DO listen to every record, tape, CD etc. I buy, read every book, watch every DVD but 125 is a rough guess. (It'll probably taken longer than that to get through everything). I KNOW I shouldn't have bought those 12 new (well to me anyway) CDs' over the weekend, but hey..I LOVE my music etc!  |
| 21st Oct 2022, 6:59 PM | #6 REPORT | |
 | Fokeman I used to have a good memory but now I can't re Member since May 2011 5096 Points Moderator | I just don't want to even go there! |
| 21st Oct 2022, 7:39 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| Whyperion SUBS Too Many Records , Too Little Time Member since Jan 2013 306 Points | If I have not heard the needle drop on my own equipment most of the stuff of interest I acquire or add here I have probably listened to on the net. I have some still to play, when I had a car and a cassette player I probably heard more too. I would doubt I will do all of the classical LPs. Maybe each track on Worlds/Cat needs a I've heard it button |
| 22nd Oct 2022, 1:33 PM | #8 REPORT | |
 | Lee Wrecker If you can't dig me, you can't dig nothin' Member since Nov 2013 2282 Points | I don't own anything I haven't listened to and want to listen to again. If I don't like it it's out the door. So, definitely a listener in my case. Collectors can be listeners, hoarders, traders, speculators or super fans of one artist and suppose the list goes on so there really is no difference except some people by music for their listening pleasure and some don't or are combination of the two. I once sold two very rare 45s in the 80's when I was a starving student. When the buyer arrived at my door, salivating and sweaty with anticipation I told him the records were both in perfect order as I had just played them to check (and record for myself if truth be known) and he said "Oh, good but I'll never play them". That's not the way I operate but some people do. |
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