These look like they require a higher level of skill than some of the other examples, but I think with a bit of determination they should be doable.
Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Vinyl Feature: Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park
Back in 1982 I was in my final year of high school in my home town of Pretoria South Africa and had a drivers licence, a very laid back attitude towards life in general and towards studying for my final exams in particular. The year before Simon and Garfunkel had performed a free benefit concert in Central Park New York and I was eagerly awaiting the live album that had been promised by the media. When I finally purchased it sometime in 1982 it instantly became a firm favourite and would be played on many long hazy evenings together with friends in mostly very smoke laden environments with the smell of stale beer providing a special ambiance. It remained at the top of the playlist for several years until it was stolen along with my entire record collection one fateful night. (You can read about that by clicking here.)
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| Front Cover |
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Monday, 7 October 2013
Vinyl Feature: Barbra Streisand - The Barbra Streisand Album
Released in 1963 this was Barbra Streisand's debut album when she was a mere twenty years old and was just the first album in a long and very successful recording career that spanned almost 50 years! She is quite a raw young talent here with some rough edges but all the potential for being one of the great female voices of her generation. She matured over the years and, in my opinion at least, became one of the all time greats.
Despite being quite new to the game Barbra Streisand had great success on her first recording venture and The Barbra Streisand Album went on to peak at number 8 on the US Billboard pop albums chart, and was certified a gold album by the RIAA.
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| The Barbra Streisand Album - front cover |
Friday, 4 October 2013
Things to do with old Vinyl Records # 4 - Bookends!
Probably the easiest of the lot and very practical too!
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Guest Post: "Acrylic Flexy Rack" by Arnold Cruz from his blog "The road to nirvana"
I recently looked into upgrading my shelving for my hifi setup and in my searches I came across what looked like a very good looking and practical shelving system called the Flexy Shelf (or Table) and had it in the back of my mind to build one and post my results here on Vinyl Philosophy. As it turned out I went with the wall mounted shelves instead, mainly because I already had almost everything I needed lying around at home.
Despite this I still wanted to do one and continued to look at other peoples attempts to plan my way forward. In my searchings I came across a particularly nice looking example on the website of Arnold Cruz at The road to nirvana and then proceeded to ask him if I could repost his Flexy Shelf post right here on Vinyl Philosophy so that more people could benefit from what I think is one of the prettiest Flexy Shelves out there. So with his permission here it is:
Despite this I still wanted to do one and continued to look at other peoples attempts to plan my way forward. In my searchings I came across a particularly nice looking example on the website of Arnold Cruz at The road to nirvana and then proceeded to ask him if I could repost his Flexy Shelf post right here on Vinyl Philosophy so that more people could benefit from what I think is one of the prettiest Flexy Shelves out there. So with his permission here it is:
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Acrylic Flexy Rack
An article on the online site TNT Audio inspired me to try working on a version that suits my personal preferences. The original article calls for MDF shelves, but I decided to go a notch higher by using Acrylic (or sometimes called Plexiglass).
My first version was based on the layout and measurements of the original article and looked like this:
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Vinyl Feature: Diana Ross & the Supremes - Greatest Hits
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| Front of Gatefold Cover |
When it was released under the Motown label in 1967 this signature album of Diana Ross and the Supremes topped the charts worldwide reaching number one in the USA on the U.S. Billboard 200 as well as the U.S. Billboard R&B Albums Chart and peaked at number one spot on the UK Albums Chart. Ten of the songs on this album were number one hit singles and the album sold a total of about six million copies making it one of the most successful albums by an all female group in history!
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
LOVE - Black Beauty - Vinyl Album for sale
Arthur Lee’s legendary band LOVE's first-ever official release of their album Black Beauty is available on vinyl from Amazon. Not cheap, but certainly a worthwhile buy for fans of LOVE or just 70's rock in general.
The link below will take you straight to Amazon's page where you will be able to purchase it for yourself:
I am not sure how long they will have stock of this gem so if you want it you better order it right away. Don't say I didn't warn you...
Neil Young - rare 1985 NZ interview
Interviewer: What do you personally think that people like about your music?
Neil Young: I haven't got the faintest idea…
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