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the kozy king
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6/10/2008 6:05:48 PM
This is NOT meant to offend Hugh Hamilton, Todd Leiter-Weintraub and Steve Ison
Whenever I watch "High Fidelity" with John Cusack and Jack Black, I can't help but think about certain IAC members (who shall go unnamed).
It's the story of three guys who base their lives around their knowledge of vinyl records.
A pop-music classic right up there with "Spinal Tap" and "The Commitments" in my not-so-humble opinion.
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Hugh Hamilton
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6/10/2008 6:57:57 PM
lol - When I watch that, I am astounded by their encyclopaedic knowledge - in fact, I'm NOT a fan of vinyl, only because I could never afford it, and my only turntables were of the cheapest, nastiest nature. The medium in and of itself means nothing to me - it's the content.
And I'd substitute STEGOR for me in your list...he seems rather well informed about such things...
I'm enough of a GEEK that I'll take it as a compliment though...
;)
H
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kranky king
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6/10/2008 7:06:27 PM
HH
You're correct of course. I felt you weren't really the third vinyl enthusiast.
But now we've flushed out the real one...
TT
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Hop On Pop
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6/10/2008 7:55:14 PM
Larree is absolutely correct.
And so is Hugh... it is the content, but when you have an amazing-sounding piece of wax, played on a top-notch system... it's bliss upon bliss.
And I take no offense, in fact, I thank you for the compliment.
;-)
And I agree with you about the movie.
Bonus nugget: The film was made in Chicago, in and around the neighborhood where I used to hunt records, and where I met my wife. If you come to town, give me a buzz, and I can show you the exact storefront that was used as the record shop.
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Stegor
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6/10/2008 8:40:21 PM
Ooh - now I know what to put next in my Netflix cue!
BTW, i'ts always nice to see an unsolicited mention of one's self, in't it? Makes me feel less invisible.
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Hugh Hamilton
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6/10/2008 8:51:55 PM
Ooh - my netflix queueueueueu is empty...or WAS...
HI TODD & STEGG!
Larree, Todd, Kingdood - I'd LOVE to love VINYL but never could afford it.
Does vinyl sound better than the master tapes in the studio where it was recorded? Not being a smart alec, really asking...
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the kozy king
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6/10/2008 8:53:41 PM
Wow! That's amazing Todd!
Tonight I was re-reading the comments left on my other blog about vinyl: "Sam and Stegor say: 'Sigh... I miss albums"
Beautiful comments by you, Stegor and others in that one. Check it out, it's on the left somewhere. No comments by HH tho' (whatta poser :-)
Did I just see Steg drift by? Hmmm... almost invisible that dude.
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Steve Ison
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6/11/2008 1:22:20 AM
I love that film Terry..One of my favourites ever..
I HATED the Commitments..Ruining all that great 60s Soul forever..Rubbish film..
I own no vinyl and hardly any CDs i'm afraid to say-i listen to a stack of music on youtube and myspace tho and oldies radio.
I've got a big gob and if i love something i want to share it-so the endless shouting about old music prob gives the impression i know more than i do lol
I AM a geek tho-and-like Hugh and Todd- proud of it!
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Hop On Pop
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6/11/2008 10:25:45 AM
Not that amazing, Terry... it's in Wicker Park, where all the hipsters hung out in the 90's.
But, what is amazing, is that (if you look closely), you can see a sticker in the store that reads "Play Post Office". Post Office was a band that was on Spade Kitty Records with Hop On Pop before they broke up. I still talk to Larry and Steve every now and then. Good band.
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SqurlyMurly
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6/11/2008 12:15:03 PM
i'm not an enthusiast, but i rememberhauling my compact system up to the attic with my younger brother and a friend. We listened for hours, chatted and finally all 3 of us dozed off to sleep with that warmness and the whish, shish, shish of the needle in between songs. A crappy little system, but damn it sounded so right back in the day!!
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the kozy king
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6/11/2008 4:38:30 PM
Amen Squrly.
It's just like the jukebox in the restaurant where we hung out. TERRIBLE sound but after a couple of quarters -- who cares -- it's the music that counts.
Remember those "menu" jukes with the flip cards? There was one at each table, then they all connected to the big machine in the corner.
Those were the days...
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Andy Broad
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6/11/2008 4:49:57 PM
---- Updated 6/11/2008 4:52:06 PM
Steve said:
"I HATED the Commitments..Ruining all that great 60s Soul forever..Rubbish film.."
Actually the film is really good (IMHO) but it's all the Commitments tribute bands that ruined the music, musch like Stevie Ray Vaughn was a great guitar player but all the impersonators drive me mad, all IMHO of course.
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Duane Flock
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6/11/2008 5:39:27 PM
I've got a 1956 Seaburg home model juke box. It's a "home" model so it doesn't have the traditional "dome" , but it has 100 slots and it plays the records vertically. It came with originals like Chubbie Checker, Stilights, 4-Tops, Beach Boys, Beatles 45's!! I paid $400 for it and the records around 20yrs ago. It needs work now though.
D.
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SqurlyMurly
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6/11/2008 5:44:15 PM
Oh yea, Kozy! Those were the days, eh? Diners, each booth with its own jukebox. Simply great.
Oflockit, dude you rock!! I'm comin' over and hang out with the jukebox.
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the kozy king
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6/12/2008 4:51:46 AM
That was a cool buy for you Duane.
Best vinyl buy for me: We were visiting the Toronto area and i got 300 singles for $40.
Bill Haley to Village People.
The real prizes were the Canadian artists from the sixties -- The Ugly Duckings, The Paupers, Dominic Troiano, and the ultimate Canadian collectible -- The Lords of London (two brothers from that band are on IAC)
Canadian collectors frantically scooped them all up on EBay.
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Steve Ison
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6/12/2008 3:31:49 PM
"Steve said:
"I HATED the Commitments..Ruining all that great 60s Soul forever..Rubbish film.."
Actually the film is really good (IMHO) but it's all the Commitments tribute bands that ruined the music, musch like Stevie Ray Vaughn was a great guitar player but all the impersonators drive me mad, all IMHO of course"
Actually Andy,i thought about that afterwards and realised i was mixing Commitments up alot with The Blues Brothers-which REALLY ruined those great 60s songs forever..
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kranky king
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6/12/2008 5:53:11 PM
OK, Steve Ison -- correction noted -- you like The Commitments.
Hugh will be happy he's mentioned that film a few times now.
And Hugh, sorry I missed your question about vinyl sound quality. It came right after Todd's post that he could show us the exact storefront in Chicago which just blew my little mind.
I'm no expert but I think that tape master is the absolute best sound quality after live studio performance. Vinyl could be second, but I don't want to sell the (generally) reviled cassette short.
Any audiophiles out there who can tell us?
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