Emerson, Lake and Palmer

[comet]

Greg Lake of Emerson Lake and Palmer.

Were ELP "crossover" before the music industry recognised the term ?

still you turn me on

[Nordly]

Hi Comet,

That's what my dad always says!

~Nordly

[Martin]

Now that brings back a few memories as a student. I still have the original LP of "Pictures At An Exhibition".

Martin

[comet]

I remember saving to buy Trilogy.. a full price Album on 12" vinyl was under two quid.

I had Tarkus on Reel to Reel and eventually bought a copy of the LP.

I would buy the LP play it once and transfer it to Memorex or BASF Chrome tape. I would use the cassettes until they fell apart and then make another cassette. So some of the LPs are pristine. I would never lend them out. Other people would lend me their scruffy mishandled LPs because they knew I would clean them for them.

I recently bought ELP the Manticore Vaults Vol. Four but the sound quality was atrocious,
our members are getting better quality recordings on small hand held cameras or recorders, Amazing how much technology has changed.

I have been collecting records since my pre - teens.
Little guessing I would still have those very same records 40 years later.
That can be kind of weird sometimes, realising you have something that long with all it's ghosts and associated memories. Even writing these lines is spooking me a bit. People pass through your life, or you pass through theirs and you think you will never forget their names and faces because at the time they are there every day, you don't notice them slipping away, you don't remember the last time you saw them, because you did not know at the time you would never come across them again..

Funny..an old friend came looking for me after 25 years and asked me had I still got Brain Salad Surgery and would I tape it for him.......now there's a LONG story..........

[amptique]

I have the "Trilogy" albumin in vinyl as well. I recently rebuilt my old vacuum tube component system from the early '70's but my turntable needs to be replaced. I can still play all my old vinyl stuff but would l like to get a new turntable. Does anyone have any suggestions for a modern replacement?

BTW the speakers I use with this system are Spendor LS3/5As. They were built in the UK in about 1983 under license of the BBC. In my opinion, they are a perfect match for this type of music and vacuum tube systems. I just wish I could get a recording of Hayley on vinyl. Wouldn't that be sweet?

Bill

[comet]

If I was shopping for turntables to day

I would go for Technics or Pioneer DJ Turntables. Good Pro decks, always parts available.
They take a lickin' and keep on tickin' or was that the watch in Flight 401

You can stop , reverse and cue a song up to transfer it to digital if that is what you are up to.

I won't name any names but a lot of the very expensive, designer name turntables are really just expensive junk, not even suitable for pottery making even if you got Demi Moore free with it.

[amptique]

Nov 23, 2009 16:55:25 GMT comet said:

If I was shopping for turntables to day

I would go for Technics or Pioneer DJ Turntables. Good Pro decks, always parts available.
They take a lickin' and keep on tickin' or was that the watch in Flight 401

You can stop , reverse and cue a song up to transfer it to digital if that is what you are up to.

I won't name any names but a lot of the very expensive, designer name turntables are really just expensive junk, not even suitable for pottery making even if you got Demi Moore free with it.

Thanks for the help. I'll check them out.

Bill