Yup old ideas on vinyl sounds remarkably better than the cd that came with it.
Waxtime vinyl quality.
Original or reissue.
There are lots of little gems to be found often in the most unlikely of places.
These are found at places like half price books and usually cost under 15.
The nations largest record manufacturer united record pressing announced an increase in capacity thanks to the resurgence in demand for vinyl bearing this in mind it s a great time to discuss what makes a quality record.
If you buy records in 2015 odds are you ve been tempted by low cost reissues on the wax time label.
Records that predate the 1970 s are generally a safe bet.
This ensured consistency in the quality of the lps and 45s made during this period.
As vinyl enjoys such a strong resurgence there are more great records on the market than anytime over the past 30 plus years.
The low cost is due to the fact that these are manufactured in the european union spain specifically.
Vinyl was the only music format available so record labels competed for consumer dollars.
There is a limited vinyl 12 that came out for record day with 3 or 4 versions of get it on accoustic electric and a boogie version.
There was more than enough speculation about the.
I listen to a wide range of all analog reissues from a variety of labels and have to say that the vinyl quality of the two dozen waxtime reissues i own surpasses all but the pallas pressings from speakers corner in terms of being dead quiet flat well.
That s great news obviously.
Unfortunately it also comes with a dose of bad news.
I cannot speak to waxtime releases from several years ago but i can address the quality of those released during the past couple of years.
I like to keep an open mind when it comes to collecting vinyl.
Vinyl moon landed on my doorstep last week.
Electric warrior on the original fly label with porky and pecko duck in the deadwax truly rocks.
Music on vinyl puts out very collectible limited pressings with a great focus on soundtracks of very high quality too.
Even if you don t obsess over the nuances of sound reproduction and records are more of a passing hobby knowing the importance of vinyl composition and manufacturing.
Sometimes it is possible to find them quite cheaply.