Cleaning LP's

[rwsaunders]

Did a little "picking" with my oldest son today...Fred has run this local record shop for 40 years and boy do they go the extra mile when dealing with the younger kids...almost like a passing of the flame so to speak.

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[davids]

Ok. But they're so dirty!

What are you using already?

[Gattonero]

It's better to prevent the records from getting too much dust and fluff in the first place.
Any decent record shop will sell you the plain plastic bags to keep the records in, and get better inner sleeve for your most played (or most beloved) records.

Other than that, I'm fine with a carbon brush, but I'll invest in one of those manual-spin washing machines, saw others on TNT-Audio as well.

[Mabouya]

Pikers.

Clean this collection: The Brazilian Bus Magnate Who’s Buying Up All the World’s Vinyl Records - The New York Times

[davids]

Old news.

By now he's probably cleaned and listened to most of those.

[rwsaunders]

Ok. But they're so dirty!

What are you using already?

david...I've been using this kit as my records are really in decent shape. The record store where we were picking has a few machines in the basement that function like the one in the 2nd link and I spotted a Spin-Clean MKII. The gent in the DYI video cannot possibly live with a woman, or she was visiting her Mother when the video was made.

Discogs x GrooveWasher Record Cleaning Kit

Okki Nokki Record Cleaner MkII. The best value in record cleaning

How To Clean Vinyl Records

[davids]

david...I've been using this kit as my records are really in decent shape. The record store where we were picking has a few machines in the basement that function like the one in the 2nd link and I spotted a Spin-Clean MKII. The gent in the DYI video cannot possibly live with a woman, or she was visiting her Mother when the video was made.

Discogs x GrooveWasher Record Cleaning Kit

Okki Nokki Record Cleaner MkII. The best value in record cleaning

How To Clean Vinyl Records

Good lord.

My strategy, for the last few years, has been this.

[rwsaunders]

Good lord.

My strategy, for the last few years, has been this.

Smart arse... .)

[davids]

Smart arse... .)

Well yeah.

But it's also the truth. I bought a Big Star tribute album* on Record Store Day and it's still sitting on the TT, right where I left it after a single listen.


*"Big Star Small World"

[mnoble485]

Good lord.

My strategy, for the last few years, has been this.

David,
Don't want to hijack this thread but tell me the advantages of this over Pandora etc.

Mike

[davids]

David,
Don't want to hijack this thread but tell me the advantages of this over Pandora etc.

Mike

Very simply, it's lossless.

Tidal isn't the only lossless streaming service any more, but it was when I subscribed 4 years ago.

Now here comes Amazon Music HD! Your choice - Jay Z or Bezos!

[Apollo]

My turntable started acting up about 40 years ago.

I have two flannel-like cloths that were made for cleaning LP's and they work on 45's too.

One is beige and the other is light blue.

I was just getting ready to give the records to Goodwill.

[rwsaunders]

My turntable started acting up about 40 years ago.

I have two flannel-like cloths that were made for cleaning LP's and they work on 45's too.

One is beige and the other is light blue.

I was just getting ready to give the records to Goodwill.

If the records are in good shape, find a local record re-seller of good repute and sell them for the next generation to discover.

[rwsaunders]

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 40 years on...

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 4 years on - BBC News

[davids]

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 40 years on...

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 4 years on - BBC News

The record that, more than any other, changed my life.

From my list of the 15 records that changed my life, ten years ago when Facebook seemed an innocent platform for sharing with actual friends:

"5. The Clash - London Calling: I can’t overestimate the impact this had on me. I remember the first moment I heard it (Regina and I are late for class but with the just-released record finally in our possession, we rush to listen to just one song. We agree “Revolution Rock” sounds promising, so put the needle down on the last song on side 4. “Train in Vain” blows our minds – this is the Clash?) This record not only possessed me with its passion, mastery, and sheer joy, it opened my eyes to the history and expansiveness of rock & roll."

Regina (still a close friend after all these years) later gifted me with Pennie Smith's book of Clash photographs, brought home from her first trip to London.

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I still mourn Joe.

[lumpy]

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 40 years on...

The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 4 years on - BBC News

First time I heard it was a brief listen on a friend's Walkman on the way to a Junior Classical League competition.

[Bob Ross]

It's been over 30 years since I was in the loop about LP-related accessories, but my vague recollection is that the fluid that shipped with a Parastat was just de-ionized water

...or maybe it was ionized water? Something done to the ions.

[COVRTDESIGN]

I've done the wood glue trick with great success. It is amazing how much dirt and grime is in those little grooves.

[rwsaunders]

I picked up a vintage Kenwood receiver and some bookshelf speakers from an audio junkie friend of mine, for my youngest kid as Christmas present...nothing fancy, just reliable gear for a college kid who loves his music. This is my bud's mancave and current gear as he has been downsizing. His current showpiece is a 120wpc Sansui G-771 receiver in a rosewood case that was only available in the European market...it is pristine. Yes, those are JBL Century L-100's in mint condition that he bought as a college student in 1976...replaced the grilles as his wife didn't like the orange foam. Oh those wives.

[Bob Ross]

JBL Century L-100's...replaced the grilles as his wife didn't like the orange foam.

!?!?! The orange foam was the only thing to like about L-100s!