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Vinyl Feature: Phil Collins - But Seriously

The fourth studio album by Phil Collins was released on the 24th of November 1989 by Virgin Records in the UK and Ireland and Atlantic Records across the Atlantic in the US and Canada.

But Seriously turned out to be the best selling album in the UK in 1990 as well as topping the charts around the World. The first song on side 2, "Another Day In Paradise", also won the Record of the Year award at the 33rd Grammy awards.

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From The Vinyl Factory:

THE 8 BEST BUDGET TURNTABLES THAT WON’T RUIN YOUR RECORDS

A few months ago we rounded up the 8 best turntables for home listening aimed at the committed audiophile, in which 6 of the 8 were priced liberally between £850 and £15,000. Fine to gawp at, and perhaps even aspire to, but with the selection generating a fair bit of debate on the site, we decided to follow it up with this; a list of the 8 best budget turntables that won’t chew up your records, all available for under £400.

Words: Paul Rigby

READ MORE HERE!

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Vinyl Feature: Bonnie Tyler - Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire

Secret Dreams And Forbidden Fire was released on the 3rd of May 1986 by Colombia Records and was Bonnie Tylers sixth studio album. It didn't do too well in he USA and the UK, but had some success in Europe.

In Norway the album reached number 1 on the charts, in Switzerland number 3 and in Sweden number 6.

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Vinyl Feature: Supertramp - Breakfast in America

An absolute classic of an album by British rock band Supertramp! I ordered this as an unsighted second hand purchase on-line from a dealer in Germany through Amazon and even though it said it was in "very good" condition I really didn't know what to expect. I was therefore very pleasantly relieved when it finally came and after opening it it looked very good, which was confirmed a few minutes later when I listened to it for the first time. It sounds brilliant!

Breakfast in America was Supertramps sixth album and was released on 29 March 1979 by A&M Records.

*UPDATE* Audio Technica AT95e - My First Thoughts

Just added a minor update to my AT95e review relating to a small cartridge down-force weight adjustment.

CLICK HERE and scroll down to the bottom to read the update.

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Audio Technica AT95e - My First Thoughts

As it arrived in it's plastic container.

It's the time of the year for a new stylus, but my personal finances being a little tight right now I decided that a cheaper cartridge is better than a worn cartridge and after an extensive stint of internet research I chose the ultra cheapie Audio Technica AT95e to replace my Rega Elys cartridge.

I settled on the green plastic fantastic AT95e simply because I kept reading very good things about it with terms like "punches well above it's weight" and "strong performer" constantly used to describe it's performance. Also in Europe it costs about €25 via Amazon which is around $30 in American money and who can't afford that?

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