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  1. Made the grandson his end table, didn't ask how he wanted it except for height and size. I made it a little odd shaped, he wanted the shelf to hold his laptop and the top is for his phone. It's a little curvy.
    6 points
  2. IF you honestly think I did that you're craaaaazy! lolol Been un-zippin a few new ones I've had stacked up waiting on the up-grade. What a difference! Annie Lennox teamed up w/Dave Stewart in the mid-70's and after two lp's nailed another one in 1983, "Torch." Gotta love that woman, just captivating in every mysterious way of hers. Don't EVEN tell me you didn't listen to John Kay and the boys. 1968 they began and really did things the RIGHT way for so many rockers. "Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, released eight gold albums and 12 Billboard Hot 100 singles, of which six were top 40 hits,[8] including three top 10 successes: "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me". (source Wikileaks) Wait, I mean Wikipedia. While MicroMara & FullRange were sippin their big dark drafts we were throwin down Little King Ales and creating some semblance of today's "mosh pit." Great LP ya better grab one while you can! EC tossin out a 3 lp package? Seriously, 3??? What a killer crew though. When JJ Cale & EC get down it's usually something magical and this lp IS truly magical. EC, JJ, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II is just fantastic. A side is normal for EC then JJ steps in for about 5-6, splits and the rest of the package is great and I do mean great! Pricey but WELL worth the money w/JJ on it w/EC. Should go fast I think. These guys? Want some? Yea, ya better grab this one too. They be cookin!
    5 points
  3. For the "purple" to show up well had to mess up the cover image. Nothing much but this Deep Purple release that I have always loved. I've been on my own so long Won't you lend me a hand I've been out in the cold too long Won't you understand
    5 points
  4. Thought you were just being provocative but it looks seriously crazy on your part!! Magical? That bud is. Got to like Mr. Bramhill III from the Clapton Guitar festivals in Chicago that were always televised. Those introduced me to Trucks and Tedeschi too! JJ was there once or twice and got airplay also. Good Set there! Excellent LP @MicroMara and the tune is a fave of many YES fans!
    4 points
  5. YES YES YES it´s a postcard stamp , Value ? ....unaffordable.....1977 " Going for the one " Recorded at St Martins Church Vevey , SWITZERLAND
    4 points
  6. If it keeps the record flat.... Go For It! I'd hate to think about the cart if that clothespin popped off though!
    4 points
  7. China is a diamond .....The TAO of Love " I don't know many modern composers of electronic - classical music who are so gifted in reaching the soul of a person. I think of the film music " Bladerunner "or " Chariots of fire " or clearly the movie of the discovery of America " 1492 " . But there are also less known albums like " Mask " with Gregorian monk songs and very sonorous chimes. You have to listen to and especially on your own stereo gear.
    4 points
  8. From the vault LP # 21 from over 30 An album from 1974 that followed this artists debut album Not to be overshadowed by the monumental debut album this album holds its own and shines its own light to the path it wants the listener to follow Artist - Mike Oldfield ‎ Title - Hergest Ridge
    4 points
  9. That particular record opened a big can of worms. I'm now putting the AC\DC - ZZTop collection with the Allman Bros - Yes collection A will start in the crates ZZ will end in the cabinet. Ay Yay yaaa!
    4 points
  10. Your doing some good Prog & I'm still Rockin' They played stuff off of this one every time I saw them! How could they not?
    4 points
  11. From the vault LP # 20 of over 30 An album from 1979 and is geographic in nature - music from this album has been used in movies and films over many years Beautifully put together and you get the feeling you are transplanted into the world it was written for Artist - Vangelis ‎ Title - China = 中國 Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/Vangelis-China-中國/release/904079
    4 points
  12. 🤘🤘🤘Rock on 🤘🤘🤘
    4 points
  13. Spooky faces in that B&W high contrast vid @Shiva Cool Halloween tune!
    4 points
  14. Fantastic album Well just about all Yes albums are great - one is not enough 🤪
    3 points
  15. com´on @billybob , take a break .... again not affordable...debut album of FOCUS " In and out of Focus " released 1970 on the dutch Imperial label with a different cover layout
    3 points
  16. Ran across this one last night. Gave it a hmmmmm then wondered how I got it. I can neither confirm or deny I bought it. lol Figured I may as well be totally worthless today so just threw this one on to see what was happening in the world of Metallica. S&M 2 with the San Francisco symphony. $70 is insane but it is 4 lp's in a double fold-over cover, which still didn't justify my purchase. The thing that did was the fact I have none, nope, zero Metallica anything and if they're with a symphony it should be pretty good. Cya @ the end of the 4th if I haven't committed Hari-kari.
    3 points
  17. Think I'll stick with these guys for the rest of this rainy day!
    3 points
  18. not affordable either......a real treasure from 1969 TYA Debut " Stonehenge " original DECCA Label sounds incredibble good
    3 points
  19. It's not over yet! Took me two hours of moving records last night and I ended up with AC/DC - Queensryche in the crates then Rainbow - ZZ Top under the components. Yep those Winter bros were putting out some good music when I was in the second grade... too bad I just got some of theirs!
    3 points
  20. Wakeman's LP is pretty darn sweet John! MicroMara ya need that Winter Brothers lp right in behind that one. Hot and hard! hahaha
    3 points
  21. @Dave1290 YEAH MAN YOU`RE RIGHT L O L
    3 points
  22. In honor of that super colorful tasty-bud: This one makes my sub sound happy! Swear that looked like him in the vid up above on the keyboards.
    3 points
  23. Yesiree Bob. I saw what Dave did just now...
    3 points
  24. Not to challenge your ability but it looks like you could easily repair your passives from the back side with the proper adhesive rather than doing a re cone. JMHO
    3 points
  25. Ok now I call , stick with making weak moonshine.
    3 points
  26. Just bought the CD, The Universe Included. Thanks for the heads up there, Sputnik.👍
    3 points
  27. Let me mention another famouse TT Brand : Thorens ...... .....is a manufacturer of consumer electronics components founded in Switzerland, which became known worldwide, especially for its high-quality turntables. Most recently, the company moved its headquarters to Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. The company was founded in 1883 by Hermann Thorens (1856-1943) in Sainte-Croix, a small community in the Swiss Jura (canton of Vaud) near Lake Neuchâtel. The family business initially produced music boxes and musical works. In 1903, Thorens began manufacturing Edison phonographs.After gramophones had been produced by the neighboring company Paillard since 1904, Thorens also switched production to horn gramophones for the reproduction of shellac records in 1906. A total of about three million gramophones were built and sold. In 1927, the family business was converted into a joint stock company, and just one year later the first patent specifications for the electric direct drive of the turntable in gramophones were issued. By 1930, the company already had 1200 employees. In addition to gramophones, high-quality radio receivers were produced in cooperation with the German company Stassfurt-Imperial. In 1937 Paillard hired the engineer Edouard Thorens, who gave his name to a record player he had developed. Thus Paillard became the birthplace of the Thorens turntables. At the beginning of the 1940s, Thorens began to develop and manufacture complete record cutting systems as well as sound recording and amplification systems for cinemas. Company founder Hermann Thorens died in 1943. In the following years, various record players and record changers were developed with which Thorens was able to gain a foothold in the USA. Among them were developments such as the "Symphony" CD 50, a record changer with two motors, which was able to play records from both sides without turning them by hand. CD 50 Symphony In 1957, one year before the introduction of the stereo record, the TD 124 was presented, a high-quality turntable for professional use in broadcasting studios. It was one of the first to feature an interchangeable tonearm board (patent CH343667) for mounting various tonearms (from 9 to 12 inches). The turntable was equipped with a two-part turntable, where the lower part served as a flywheel and the pot-shaped upper part as the actual turntable. This could be separated from the continuously running flywheel by a simple clutch mechanism.In the same year Thorens presented the TDW 224 "Studiomatic", a technically very complex plate changer based on the TD 124. Model TD 124 TDW 224 In 1965 Thorens introduced the single-stage belt drive with the compact TD 150. The special feature of this turntable was its two-part chassis. In this design, based on a patent of the American company Acoustic Research, the tonearm and the platter bearing are mounted on a floating sub-chassis that absorbs shocks and vibrations. This sub-chassis became a design feature of Thorens turntables in the following years. To this day, Thorens turntables built according to this principle are manufactured. In the early 1970s, the Scot Ivor Tiefenbrun took over the construction of the TD 150 as the basis for the Linn "Sondek LP 12", which is still built according to this principle today. TD 150 In 1968, production of the TD 124 was discontinued and a newly developed successor was introduced with the TD 125. By this time, almost 100,000 "TD 124 I + II" turntables had been built. Like the TD 150 before it, the TD 125 was also equipped with a sprung sub-chassis. The belt drive of the new turntable had an electronic motor control and three speeds (16⅔ min-1, 33⅓ min-1 and 45 min-1). EMT, meanwhile also based in Lahr, Baden, which shortly before had bought the majority of the distribution company Thorens S. A., used the high development potential of this turntable to develop the EMT 928, a professional studio turntable, in 1971. The TD 160, introduced in 1972, formed the basis of an entire drive generation that was built well into the 1990s. The basic construction with sub-chassis and belt drive was identical to the TD 150, the case had been reworked and enlarged and the TP 16 tonearm had been taken over from the TD 125. The TD 160 with its subsequent generations was built for over 20 years with a short interruption. Since the own tonearm TP 16 (Mk II and III) is very light and therefore mainly suitable for MM systems with high needle compliance, the drive was available with tonearms of other manufacturers or naked with different tonearm boards. Today it is built by the "new" company Thorens in a new edition equipped with RDC elements. TD 160 In 1976 the TD 126 was released and the successor of the TD 125 was also designed for professional use. The proven design features, such as the sub-chassis suspended on three conical springs, were adopted and further improved. The modular drive and control electronics were designed for maximum reliability. In the third generation of this turntable (Mk III), the proven platter drive using an AC synchronous motor was replaced by a completely newly developed drive with a DC motor and load-dependent tachometer control. In addition to the Thorens tonearm fitted as standard, the TD 126 could also be equipped ex works with tonearms from various manufacturers (e.g. SME). TD 126 In 1980, the "Reference" was created, the largest and heaviest Thors drive to date (total weight about 90 kg). About 100 copies of the device, which was originally designed as a measuring platform and show object, were sold. However, there are contradictory statements about the exact production number. Up to three tonearms could be mounted on this record player. Depending on the equipment, the prices were beyond $ 10.000 Reference In the early 1980s, Thorens developed the TD 524 on the basis of the EMT 948 studio drive, which was designed for use in radio and discotheques and was equipped with a quartz-controlled direct drive that accelerated the turntable to nominal speed in 0.25 seconds. In order to meet the requirements in radio and recording studios, the drive functions were completely remote controllable. Another turntable from this time was the TD 226, which was technically based on the TD 126, but could be equipped with two tonearms. Only about 600 copies of the TD 226 were built. TD 524 TD226 In 1983, Thorens celebrated the 100th anniversary of the company and, on this occasion, launched the special models "Centennial" (based on TD 126) and "Jubilee" (based on TD 147, which in turn is derived from the TD 160) in limited numbers. The "Prestige" drive was presented in 1983 at the Berlin Funkausstellung. Centennial Jubilee Prestige In 1984 Thorens introduced a new generation of turntables with the TD 320. In the new units, the previously used coil springs of the sub-chassis were replaced by leaf springs. To demonstrate the new technology, Thorens also offered the TD 320 with a transparent Plexiglas housing under the name "Phantasie". Based on the TD 320, the TD 520 was developed in the mid-1980s, which could be equipped with tonearms up to 12 inches long. The TP 16 tonearm, a development from the 1970s, was mainly intended for MM systems with high needle compliance in the Mk II and Mk III versions due to its low moving mass. Initially, the TD 320 was equipped with the low-mass TP 16 Mk III version, later the medium-weight TP 16 Mk IV. In the same period, the more simply constructed TD 280 without subchassis was also launched on the market. 1988 saw the introduction of the "Ambiance" and the "Concrete" turntables, which attracted attention due to their special design. The circular main chassis of the "Concrete" was made of concrete. Ambiance Concrete During the 1990s the company structure was changed several times. Instead of cost- and time-intensive new developments, the turntables were mainly further developed. From 1993 on, Thorens had a part of the turntables built in Poland, but two years later the production was moved back to Germany. In 1994, Thorens presented electronic components again for the first time since the 1970s with the "Consequence" series. With the aim of developing high-quality hi-fi components, a new development laboratory was founded in Berlin in 1995. In addition to the "Consequence" series, the "Classic" (tube amplifiers) and "Concreto" (38 cm grid) series were developed. At the end of the 1990s, Thorens once again briefly added high-quality loudspeakers to its program with the TSP series. An attempt to find new buyers with low-priced turntables failed and in 1999 Thorens Audio Vertriebs-GmbH had to file for insolvency Pictures under copyrights of Thorens. Translation from original by MicroMara
    3 points
  28. The last one was uplifting, nostalgic and fun. Took a turn after that, this one rocks! This makes the three first pressings I've got by the Doors seem more complete now.
    3 points
  29. Selling a pair of East Indian Rosewood Special EditionHeresy IIIs. These are 1 owner, bought from dealer floor demo that sat for about 1 year on the showroom floor. As a result there are a few scuffs in the corners and edges of the speakers but from a standing distance within a few feet there is no way to see any of this small detail. These are beautiful limited edition speakers, to my knowledge only 70 pairs were made in North America. They will ship in the original Klipsch packaging. I am asking $1800 for the pair and will ship anywhere in the CONUS via UPS/FedEx for that price. Here is a link to the gallery https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-3xdKTh/ CORRECTION: These are the Special Edition Heresy IIIs, not the 70th Anniversary - sorry for the confusion.
    2 points
  30. Have I ever said that this is the only YES album I own ....
    2 points
  31. What's on the underside😀
    2 points
  32. This is probably his best album in my opinion Apparently he wrote another song but could not fit on the LP Think it’s in my vault LPs list
    2 points
  33. How to interpret the Sturgis paper........ https://gizmodo.com/how-to-read-that-damning-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-super-1844987945
    2 points
  34. Nice to see this thread come back to life. I bought a second "vintage" one a couple of years back. I'll have to get a picture of it. Same late 90s as my original one. Not sure how helpful it will be but this box top is a nice reference if you are shopping ebay and want a specific color combo and the seller has included the numbers. Note the 1996 copyright upper right. Has anyone had luck with the sites that tell you how to refresh your LL? Mine 2nd one is cloudy and while the lava moves it turns in to tiny blobs after a start up of long strands that looks like Silly String. Nothing like my original or my sisters from 60/70. I really want to get mine back to perfection, but don't want to ruin it or make it worse than it already is. Since I make my own beer I have a bottle capper so no problem sealing it back up. Fix a cloudy one http://www.moltenmeditation.com/lava-lamps.html
    2 points
  35. Orang thinks: “Ape, I wish my hairy girlfriend had a set like these!”
    2 points
  36. I wasn't at Sturgis but the numbers in this article do no pass the BS test. It's quite a stretch to go from "the event was linked to hundreds of covid cases in 10 states and one death" to "based on our cell phone tracking data and our movement prediction patterns, we estimate that the event caused 250,000 cases and $12.2B in public health costs." It's not until the 2nd to last paragraph that they admit in a round-about way that these numbers are high over-estimates. Seems to me like the authors are stretching data to justify more strict lockdowns.
    2 points
  37. 2 points
  38. Yes, I can. The tinnitus is still, I think, just a tad louder than before so I'm hoping will diminish over time (love to get rid of it all together). The doc even said my right (damaged) ear has better hearing than my left in some upper frequencies. The hyperacussus is going down too. When this first started, I couldn't stand to listen to music above 20% of volume (McIntosh preamp) where 40% is my personal limit to not go above. He also said he's not known of any of his patients to get this more than once but don't hang my hat on it.
    2 points
  39. I had quite a large collection of them. The green? one here has a 12 volt automotive LED (1157 style) black light in it. I cleaned out an old lava lamp bottle, filled with distilled water and hung 2-3 yellow highlighter pen guts for a few days. No heat or movement but it sure glows. With regular Lava lamps - always use a dimmer. Once you see where they are 'happy' they won't overheat and you can leave them on 24/7.
    2 points
  40. From the vault LP # 19 of over 30 A lot of electronic music is coming up ahead and will feature all as I randomly pick them Let’s start with some French influence Artist - Jean Michael Jarre Title - Magnetic Fields Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/Jarre-Magnetic-Fields/release/800001
    2 points
  41. Both Vanilla Fudge were absolutely too noisy for me to keep the needle on, and they didn't look to bad upon inspection. This is groovy San Fran stuff if I'm not mistaken, like the Green Hornet and Dark Shadows should be on tv. It's a time capsule for sure! Quicksilver Messenger Service
    2 points
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