The Cars!
I have been looking for this album for some time and recently came across it in the collection of a friend. Its not that the The Cars first studio album is hard to find. After all, you can get it on Amazon as a CD, but I wasn’t quite in …
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Record Care and Handling
I have recently been asked about how I care for my records. “Back in the day” this wasn’t really a big question because everyone knew the proper method of handling a record was to touch it only by the edges or the center. Actually touching the grooves of an LP …
L.A. Woman by The Doors
In my last post I mentioned acquiring Islands by The Band. At about the same time I was able to obtain a copy of The Door’s LP L.A. Woman. Unfortunately, this particular record was more or less (mostly more, come to thing of it) mishandled and as more than a …
“Islands” by The Band
Here’s one of my more recent acquisitions, Islands by The Band. Islands was recorded by The Band in 1977 and, supposedly, ended up with mixed reviews. Of particular note is the track Georgia On My Mind which was recorded to help the Jimmy Carter campaign. This was The Band’s seventh …
Caruso in Neapolitan Songs: LP added to the collection
Another recent addition to the collection is an interesting LP titled Caruso In Neapolitan Songs. Honestly and frankly, most opera gives me the Spike Jones Effect, that is, itchy and scratchy. Check out this video to catch the reference. But, in this case I am willing to make an exception. …
Mamas and the Papas: If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
By a stroke of good luck a friend recently sent a text saying that they were clearing out some old record albums and that I should stop by ASAP to check out what was going to be donated. Needless to say, I buzzed off immediately to check out the collections. …
Record Players and Turntables – What Is the Difference?
My recent posts about HiFi equipment repair have been among the things that have initiated folks asking what the difference between record players and turntables. Let’s look at what makes them different from each other. Setting the Scene Not too many years ago “everyone” knew the differences between record players …
Delving Into the World of A Denon DN-T620 – Part 2
When we last looked into the problems of a Denon DN-T620 we discovered that the OPU (optical pickup unit) seemed to be faulty. The OPU is the module in the gray metal framework in the photo to the right. In the case of this OPU, the model number is clearly …
Rhapsody In Blue Reel-to-Reel
Some days the mail is much more exciting than on other days, and yesterday was a knockout. The little gem that you see on the right arrived safe and sound and ready to play. It is, rather obviously, a reel-to-reel tape of Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue along with An American …
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong — Disaster Strikes In the CD Player World
Ooof! Well, in an earlier post we saw that the Denon DN-T620 CD/Cassette player pictured on the right was working just fine. Oh, my, that turned out to be soooo wrong! The cassette portion is super-duper, but the CD player has a very bad laser pickup. Depending on the CD, …