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1: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks! I'll go for it (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-30, 10:55:56 (81.101.152.53)
nt .......
2: Vinyl Asylum, PJ Harvey: Let England Shake? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-30, 07:02:22 (81.101.152.53)
I'm thinking about putting this on my shopping list. The UK Island Records issue single LP release would be the one I'd probably have to go for. Anyone heard it? (Vinyl quality please, I already know .......
3: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sounds Idyllic.. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-27, 05:15:24 (81.101.152.53)
Can't remember what the shop was called. Just done a search and can't find anything likely, so it might've gone the way of so many other shops. From memory it was on the LHS as you descend the hill to .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Rickie Lee Jones, Pirates (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-26, 09:07:37 (81.101.152.53)
Amazing dynamic range and a musical pinnacle. I'm not so keen on Volcano though. My copy seems to have been recorded very quietly. .......
5: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sounds Idyllic.. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-26, 09:04:15 (81.101.152.53)
I know what you mean. I had a holiday in Clearwater in December of '98 for my wife's 40th. Weather was very agreeable and not oppressive, but apparently we were lucky because it could have rained a lo .......
6: Vinyl Asylum, RE: His concert recording... (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-26, 06:28:47 (81.101.152.53)
Thanks Tom, hadn't heard that one. .......
7: Vinyl Asylum, Sounds Idyllic.. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 11:37:18 (81.101.152.53)
Can visualise you in South Florida out on your stoep in your rocking chair, key lime pie on one side and a Bud on the other, Bruce or Frank wailing away in the close heat of a tropical twilight.... Me .......
8: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bruce Cockburn ‎– Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 11:14:52 (81.101.152.53)
Thanks for the info. I don't know anything about art, but I know what I like, and I don't like that. Too busy and bright. .......
9: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Stealing Fire".......... (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 11:12:37 (81.101.152.53)
Another brilliant album with terrible artwork! Who put the bullet-hole in Peggy's kitchen wall? .......
10: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Inner City Front".......... (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 11:01:41 (81.101.152.53)
.........was my introduction to him, and for that reason will probably always be my favourite. That guitar/instrumental passage in the title track is simply something else. .......
11: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bruce Cockburn ‎– Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 07:23:52 (81.101.152.53)
I'd like to hear that. I also have a number of his albums on several labels and they are all very fine. Perhaps some of the brilliance of these disks can be attributed to the man himself though. The s .......
12: Vinyl Asylum, Bruce Cockburn ‎– Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-25, 05:43:37 (81.101.152.53)
Canadian pressing, True North Records. Absolutely lovely sounding and fantastic music. Dreadful artwork though. Still, you can't have everything. .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Enjoy (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-23, 16:25:37 (81.101.152.53)
No, and even if she was, it's half past midnight here in Scotland. I hope she's fast asleep by now, as I should be! Have a great evening. .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I have it. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-23, 15:55:05 (81.101.152.53)
Thanks for the offer, but I have it also. In fact I'm going to dig it out and give it a spin, because it's possibly their finest hour: Back on the Chain Gang, Thin Line Between Love and Hate are very .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, The Pretenders did an LP about that (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-23, 12:39:48 (81.101.152.53)
nt .......
16: Vinyl Asylum, RE: And (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-23, 04:59:03 (81.101.152.53)
Lock up my granddaughter? .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, Phew !!! (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-23, 04:09:18 (81.101.152.53)
I had a narrow escape yesterday involving a coffee table with a plate glass top about 3 feet square. We had our 9 month old granddaughter visiting and as she's crawling now, I was worried she would cr .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Krautrock? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2012-07-16, 13:25:29 (81.101.152.53)
Julian Cope wrote a guide to Krautrock. It's been OOP for years, but you can download a PDF scan here: http://blog.swanfungus.com/2006/10/krautrocksampler.html .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 'Nuther good one . . . (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2010-01-19, 12:43:39 (81.102.35.150)
I concur! Excellent disc. On a co-incidental episode, I was watching a BBC tv quiz a couple of weeks ago (forget which one), the question was "what is a type of pizza that shares its name with a set o .......
20: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Anyone have a green wax Apple reissue to compare with? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2006-02-14, 11:19:26 (62.252.128.17)
I have a green copy. I haven't played it in a while, but I don't remember being especially impressed by the quality. .......
21: Vinyl Asylum, David Stoughton Transformer (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2005-08-03, 14:02:20 (62.252.128.17)
Truly Horrible!!! http://www.popsike.com/pics/frozenriver/20040507/4011723068.jpg .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, Van Der Graaf Generator to Reform?? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-11-28, 09:33:13 (62.252.128.17)
For the old proggers amongst you, there is an enigmatic entry in Peter Hammill's website. The fanbase is biased towards interpreting it as VDGG reformation. http://www.sofasound.com/latest.htm ::: TOP .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, Re: King Crimson: Discipline (this is a dangerous place) NT (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-11-03, 08:38:32 (62.252.128.17)
nt .......
24: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Linn Basik LV-V Tonearm Question (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-11-01, 07:35:04 (195.173.57.160)
Thanks Bandit. I'll maybe try soaking them in penetrating oil for 24 hrs, see if that can free them up. .......
25: Vinyl Asylum, Linn Basik LV-V Tonearm Question (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-11-01, 04:20:31 (195.173.57.160)
I was doing some trial and error adjustments to my tonearm yesterday. I noticed that there is a small amount of side-to-side free play at the bearings that allow the arm to move in the vertical plane. .......
26: Vinyl Asylum, Re: James - Laid (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-10-27, 14:19:05 (62.252.128.17)
Yes, I would second the recommendation. And also the SV release of Gold Mother. .......
27: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Elliot Smith new lp (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-10-21, 04:29:13 (195.173.57.160)
I haven't heard it, but Piccadilly Records give it a glowing review which you can read on their website at: http://www.piccadillyrecords.co.uk/ (Enter Elliot Smith in the Search field) .......
28: Vinyl Asylum, New Releases (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-10-19, 03:50:20 (62.252.128.17)
Why is it that so many new releases seem to suffer from poor sound quality? Sometimes while playing these things I wonder if my stylus is clogging, or something else is wrong with the system. But then .......
29: Vinyl Asylum, Pixies Vinyl Update (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-09-18, 00:42:01 (62.252.128.17)
As promised, here is my opinion on the re-issues of Come on Pilgrim & Surfer Rosa. I don't have the originals, so can't compare against them, but I do have the single CD that had both of these on it a .......
30: Vinyl Asylum, Re: NEW PIXIES VINYL RE-ISSUES (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-09-16, 04:25:42 (195.173.57.160)
I'm awaiting delivery of Surfer Rosa & Come on Pilgrim. I'll post an opinion when I've listend to them, but I understand the issue is limited to a very small number of pressings, so I maybe wouldn't w .......
31: Vinyl Asylum, The Blue Nile (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-08-29, 06:07:34 (62.252.128.17)
Seems like the new Blue Nile Album isn't being released on vinyl. Does anyone know any different?? .......
32: Vinyl Asylum, New Bark Psychosis LP (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-08-10, 10:30:55 (81.109.46.204)
Picked up their latest LP, "Codename: Dustsucker" It's a really nice sounding slab of vinyl, with music reminiscent of late period Talk Talk. Kind of modern prog rock, I suppose, with very organic tex .......
33: Vinyl Asylum, They've had a long career.......................... (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-08-03, 07:43:49 (62.255.165.33)
...........so the music has varied a lot during the timespan, from Krautrock ambient to soundtracks. I'm no expert, but I've a fair few of their LPs from approx 1970 till 1987. If I were to pick favou .......
34: Vinyl Asylum, The Blue Nile (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-07-10, 23:49:44 (62.255.165.5)
There was a discussion recently re the Blue Nile, and a deal of enthusiasm for them was expressed. It occured to me yesterday, while rifling through my collection, that fans might also want to check o .......
35: Vinyl Asylum, Nice Record Review Site (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-07-02, 12:52:16 (62.255.165.5)
Stumbled across this site, which is part of Julian Copes's (ex of Teardrop Eplodes and solo career) website. Not specific to vinyl, but given the predominance of prog, psych, Kraut etc, most titles re .......
36: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Spinning: Television Marquee Moon. Spirit 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-26, 13:27:14 (213.104.30.49)
nt .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks all. Good Advice (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-25, 09:53:44 (213.104.30.49)
nt .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, Re: The deal with cut-outs. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-25, 04:54:26 (213.104.30.49)
Thanks Bobbo. We used to see such items in the UK also, and I have many in my collection. I had previously assumed that the cuts, slots and holes were somehow to show they had been imported legally an .......
39: Vinyl Asylum, Re: CUT-OUTS (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-25, 02:47:37 (213.104.30.49)
Please explain what is meant by "Cut-Outs". Is this an American peculiarity perhaps? .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, Re: 1 more question please (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-25, 02:30:05 (213.104.30.49)
Sorry I forgot I've 1 more question: 3: It's fitted with a straight tone arm. Does this have a VTA capabilitiy? .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, Acoustic Research EB101 TT Help please (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-25, 02:22:44 (213.104.30.49)
Greetings. I have the chance to purchase what seems to be quite a nice EB101, which will act as an understudy to my old LP12, and will be used for playing vinyl that is less than pristine & 45 RPM vin .......
42: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Cover photo (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-24, 06:47:47 (213.104.30.49)
The cover shot of "Rooftops" has the band looking through the doorway of a delapidated building in Cathcart Road, Govanhill, Glasgow. This building has long since been demolished. Next door (on the RH .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, Re: A lovely album: Blue Nile's "A Walk Across the Rooftops" (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-24, 06:38:33 (213.104.30.49)
As far as I know, the only other album made available on vinyl was "Hats", another beautiful product from the Linn record label. Their third album "Peace at Last" was on Warner Bros and, I think, only .......
44: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Man "Do You Like It Here Now Are You Settling In" on United Artists (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-17, 05:40:32 (81.105.135.179)
I would have thought that DYLIHNAYSI has a more "psychedelic" feel than "prog-rock" per se. In fact, I would never have classed Man with the rest of the proggers. They had straight-ahead rock sensibil .......
45: Vinyl Asylum, Good Excuse to Play Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-06-13, 12:28:52 (81.105.135.179)
I acquired a 40 GByte iPod recently. I know that some of the hard-bitten analogue afficionados here will scoff at listening to music in miniaturised and digitised form, but I'm finding that the mammot .......
46: Vinyl Asylum, Re: What is spinning now...Kai Winding/More )nt( (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-05-26, 12:50:12 (81.105.135.179)
Can I suggest that you check the archives. You'll find many similar posts, answered extensively. ;-) .......
47: Vinyl Asylum, Re: need suggestions for female vocalists on vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-04-06, 05:32:56 (195.173.57.160)
Joni Mitchell, Sandy Denny, Heidi Berry, Kate Bush, Judee Sill, Dory Previn, The Sundays, Linda Thompson (check the Richard & Linda Thompson LPs), Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs) Elizabeth Fraser (C .......
48: Inmate Systems, Il Ragazzo Di Capra's Number 1 (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-03-31, 12:05:06 (62.252.128.12)
To add your system, you must register .">
Audio Asylum Inmate Il Ragazzo Di Capra's Number 1 System
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49: Vinyl Asylum, Re: mars volta dlitc (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-03-22, 04:18:51 (195.173.57.160)
Mine was the same. But it got worse. Both discs were pressed off-centre and warped to boot. .......
50: Vinyl Asylum, Splurge! (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-03-19, 12:22:01 (62.252.128.12)
I suffered some temporary insanity today while browsing the Simply Vinyl website and splurged for 10 LPs. Here is the roster: 1 x SVLP077: Jeff Buckley, Grace @ 12.99 1 x SVLP387: Jeff Buckley, Songs .......
51: Vinyl Asylum, Dr Z, Three Parts To My Soul, Vertigo Swirl (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-02-22, 00:37:21 (62.252.128.12)
Apparently there were only 80 of these discs pressed, and they have been known to fetch approx 300 GBP. .......
52: Vinyl Asylum, Vinyl Assault! (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-02-21, 00:15:05 (62.252.128.12)
Inmates may be interested to hear this tale, that took place in Scotland during the terrible outbreak of Foot & Mouth disease in 2001. During this time, public access to the countryside for recreation .......
53: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Rundgrens is a Pizza shop on the same road as my Dentist (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-02-01, 10:04:30 (62.252.128.12)
NT .......
54: Vinyl Asylum, Red House Painters: "Old Ramon" (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-31, 14:07:49 (62.252.128.12)
NT .......
55: Vinyl Asylum, Re: OT: Favorite song of all time (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-30, 03:43:45 (62.252.128.12)
nt .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, Me Too (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-27, 13:17:40 (62.252.128.12)
nt .......
57: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Greatest ethnic bands of 70's? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-26, 15:09:50 (62.252.128.12)
There were plenty of European groups around this time, and there was even an experimental "movement" in Germany called Krautrock, that spawned such bands such as Amon Duul II, Can, Guru Guru, Neu!, Ta .......
58: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Help me clear this out.. if I parallel both channels of my cart into ONE preamp channel (as opposed to .. (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-17, 09:09:49 (62.252.128.12)
Your music will sound very different. Signals which are predominately present in 1 channel only will be reduced in amplitude, because electrically they will be short circuited out. Signals which are p .......
59: Vinyl Asylum, Emphasis of S sounds in vocals? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-17, 08:32:56 (62.252.128.12)
Does anyone know what can cause the emphasis of "S" sounds in vocals, kind of like a slightly elongated hiss when someone sings an S. Something slightly out of alignment perhaps? Regards .......
60: Vinyl Asylum, You buy it, I'll drink it (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-11, 07:45:28 (62.252.128.12)
nt .......
61: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Yes, sonically most of them are better than the album track (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-11, 07:42:53 (62.252.128.12)
And quite often the track can be a remixed and/or extended version of the album track. Another nice feature can be the inclusion of other tracks not available anywhere else. Some of my most prized rec .......
62: Vinyl Asylum, Diamanda Galas & The Frank Chickens! (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2004-01-07, 11:36:49 (62.252.128.12)
NT .......
63: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Is this crazy?????? (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2003-12-13, 09:31:48 (62.252.128.12)
Out of interest, what is the record in question? .......
64: Vinyl Asylum, AT2001VE (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2003-11-14, 07:03:42 (62.252.128.12)
Does anyone know anything about an Audio Technica Cartridge AT2001VE? I've been looking for a replacement stylus, but don't know the stylus ref. I've emailed AT and they didn't bother replying. I've a .......
65: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Visual Aspect of Listening to Music (on Vinyl) (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2003-11-14, 06:56:38 (62.252.128.12)
I don't know about visualising the performance, but I hwve been known to enjoy watching my TT platter revolve as I listen. The Vertigo Spiral label enhanced this experience. Gosh, but I'm a sad git. : .......
66: Vinyl Asylum, Stylus Wear (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2003-11-08, 06:51:46 (62.252.128.12)
Dear Inmates, I recently acquired a stylus magnifier, which provides 30X magnification, so that a stylus tip looks approx the same size as a pencil lead. This is very useful for ensuring the stylus is .......
67: Vinyl Asylum, Worthwhile Upgrade for Old LP12 (0.00)
Posted by Il Ragazzo Di Capra on 2003-10-31, 07:53:00 (62.255.165.220)
I have an early 80's LP12 that I bought secondhand a few years ago. I recently upgraded the cartridge to a modified B&O MMC2, with an uprated stylus. (I previously had been alternating between an Audi .......
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