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Title: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: ohiorider on October 19, 2020, 08:04:58 PM
Playing a John Lee Hooker album (That's Where It's At) that I think I bought in 1969.  It has a lot of miles on it, along with more than a few clicks as it plays.  Regardless, it still plays well, regardless of having been played on some really cheap 'pottery wheels' over the years, including this one.  I can only guess these old LPs used some top grade materials.  This album was produced by Stax Records.

Bob
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: oldbike54 on October 19, 2020, 09:12:00 PM
 What a great album , Two White Horses is a classic .

 The older records were thicker .

 Dusty
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: ohiorider on October 19, 2020, 11:33:56 PM
"..... I thought I heard a church bell tome ........

Two white horses standin' in a line ..............

Love this song!

Bob
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: s1120 on October 20, 2020, 06:19:12 AM
Great record!!  I seem to remember they really started to get thin and cheezy in the mid 70's. Most came all warped right out of the sleeve
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: RHAT on October 20, 2020, 06:48:32 AM
If you're ever in Memphis,  be sure to tour the Stax records museum.  :thumb:
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: kingoffleece on October 20, 2020, 07:52:13 AM
We recorded our first album in Memphis.  Good lord, what a town............... ..........
JLH-absolutly unique.
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: ohiorider on October 20, 2020, 08:15:04 AM
We recorded our first album in Memphis.  Good lord, what a town............... ..........
JLH-absolutly unique.
I was fortunate to see JLH play 2 nights in a row at a college bar in my hometown of Charleston WV in 1962.  Place was packed.  Kenny, the promoter and fellow student, had done a good job 'promoting' the venue.  Small bar.  JLH had no accompaniment, just sat on a folding chair, and kept the beat with his foot.  We all sat on the floor surrounding him.  I had not heard of him at the time, but became a fan immediately.
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: blackcat on October 20, 2020, 11:47:06 AM

 The older records were thicker .

 Dusty

78's were even thicker.
Title: Re: NGC - That old vinyl must have been good!
Post by: oldbike54 on October 20, 2020, 11:57:58 AM
78's were even thicker.
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 Yeah , the older records were thicker . Read somewhere years ago that the recording companies decreased thickness as a cost saving measure .



 Dusty