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Before this album I had only heard of Tom Waits. I'm sure I had heard songs by him but wouldn't have recognized it as such. I really enjoyed the album. I loved the variety in music, which was all enjoyable. I liked feeling I had somehow been transported to a seedy circus on the docks of a nearly...

Mine seems to be a bit lost at the moment - probably a mail carrier issue. But not to worry. I have seen what it was and will still dig in and enjoy while I see if I can track down where or who has the package.

Super excited and can't wait! Thank you for the awesomeness!

This is the second time. But, I moved since the last time I lubed it and really should have done it when I set it up at our new place. Rookie mistake.

I had an interesting experience today with my Ultradeck. I had played one side of an album then flipped to side 2. As I brought the needle over to prepare to play I heard some faint grinding through my speaker. I hadn't lowered the needle yet, but the cartridge was picking up the slight grind of...

Hmmmm. Either you are telling us this was a herculean effort to pick or it's a rock album with vocals too high to hear unless I'm a dog...

And none of them sounds good. I would have taken just one variant that didn't sound like the vinyl is dirty no matter how many times you clean it.

For those who are Philly and vinyl fans: https://phillyspecialchristmas.com/

Since I hadn't found good copies of either yet, it made since for me to get these. My wallet might disagree...and my wife...

Why do I feel so compelled to keep spending money on songs I already have? Ugh. Ordered like a good Beatles fan...

Soooo....is this now the thread we are supposed to use to talk about all things love for Taylor Swift?

Some fun grabs last week while visiting NJ/PA

I was able to pre-order the color version through the website of a local record store. You can try that.

My 20-year-old JBL S38s go toe to toe with my Klipsch Forte IVs in almost all regards except sound "size". The bigger speakers just add that dimension of space and ease you can only get with having a much bigger speaker (and high efficiency helps). But the much smaller JBLs still flat-out rock...