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This one looks appealing:
https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789337733/
Hmmm, might be worth a look. Seeing the Stones on the cover reminded me that I ordered Who Killed Christopher Robin. I read the original book years ago but managed to find the updated version for a reasonable price.
Right now I'm reading a book on the Monmartre area of Paris. A kind of a mini history thing full of radicals, artists and writers. Something a little different.
That sounds quite appealing, I'm more of an Anglophile, but my wife's enamoured with Paris since she spent a couple months living there when she was in her early twenties.
Of course, it's much better watching on TV. Can you get Talking Pictures over there, RAFA as it was on last night.
Did you manage to watch the film, RAFA? It's a bit silly in places but some nice street scenes.
Not yet, Mo, I'll try to next weekend, though watching movies in my computer isn't the best cinematographic experience, tbh
It may sound obvious, but maybe it's worth repeating here that TO ME music is about listening to it, much more than the chosen format. That said, I have that fetishist -and dated, I guess- thing for physical formats, hence I only rarely restore to download files. Also I like to pay the artists for my enjoyement.
Chilli ma'man , which set up do you have at the moment ? You might be able to upgrade it . .
I have been on the upgrades path for half my life , equipment, stands , cables , tonearms, cartridges, stylus etc .
Buying a good hifi magazine would give you insight. It is not that complex but an interest that has waned with the arrival of downloads , streaming, portable digital players etc
To me however, there is still something almost magical to take out a much sought after 45, dust it down and cue it up , then sit back and enjoy or dance as the case maybe. .
), though I think she's coming round to idea because it means we can move all of my vinyl, CDs and cassettes (yes, I've still got some old cassette tapes ) from their current storage in the dining room!! I'm undecided what to go for; a decent turntable set-up or alternatively I've tinkered with the idea of buying a Dansette or similar, though that would be more for aesthetic rather than sound quality reasons. While I prefer LPs -never been a 45s collector- as sound source and of course aesthetic format, truth is I'm routinely buying just CDs now for practical reasons: 1) my CD player is as good as it gets, a Japanese one with few reading mistakes and a bass sub woofer that sounds fine enough for me. 2) My wife says we have no place at home for a turntable (that is of course the MAIN issueHaven't bought a CD in years, I'll stream the downloads I get with LPs through my old analog equipment. I think even the new vinyl releases sound poor compared to the original analog recordings. As far as "bonus material is concerned, If the artist thought is was worth it, they would have put it out.
Eventually, I'll find a place for it and get me one, but I'm not in a hurry, as CDs (especially comps and boxsets) hold lots of bonus stuff and are currently way cheaper than the vinyls I fancy
Most bonus material falls flat IMO. More a marketing gimmick to repackage old material.
) that gather all their output in CD, stuff that if I was a purist vinyl collector would cost me a lot of dough and efforts to get. While I prefer LPs -never been a 45s collector- as sound source and of course aesthetic format, truth is I'm routinely buying just CDs now for practical reasons: 1) my CD player is as good as it gets, a Japanese one with few reading mistakes and a bass sub woofer that sounds fine enough for me. 2) My wife says we have no place at home for a turntable (that is of course the MAIN issueHaven't bought a CD in years, I'll stream the downloads I get with LPs through my old analog equipment. I think even the new vinyl releases sound poor compared to the original analog recordings. As far as "bonus material is concerned, If the artist thought is was worth it, they would have put it out.
Eventually, I'll find a place for it and get me one, but I'm not in a hurry, as CDs (especially comps and boxsets) hold lots of bonus stuff and are currently way cheaper than the vinyls I fancy
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Did you manage to watch the film, RAFA? It's a bit silly in places but some nice street scenes.