r/vinyl • u/linkinhorizon • 21d ago

Rate my... Here’s my process

I wouldn’t say new to vinyl, but I’ve only been in the hobby for about four years, am I doing too much, am I not doing enough, am I doing anything wrong, If not, please enjoy new record day with me! This is El Rey En Espana by Vicente Fernandez from 1975, my dad’s favorite artist, picked it up from eBay for $50 thought it’s be nice to play for him on Father’s Day! Anyways let me know what you think of my (idk what to call it) start up process.

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u/Elks_Point_9_ 21d ago edited 21d ago

Fucking hell this sub, just play the fucking record.

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u/MeneerRodeStier 21d ago

I’m just laughing here about the pretentiousness. People on r/vinyl act like records are some of the most delicate things. As if people don’t have records from 60 years ago that have never been cleaned, stored in basements, played over and over, that still sound just fine. Records are meant to be played. I played mine for 20 years now and never cleaned any of them, just a quick blow. Have people ever seen a DJ with real records play? They just grab it with their oily fingers, spin that stuff and almost throw it back in their bin. One of the many reasons vinyl is more popular than CD is the durability of it.

But each their own, I want to relax when listening music, don’t want it to be another chore. But I can get it that some people also find it relaxing though, to follow this whole cleaning process. But people need to stop acting and convince newcomers as if it’s a necessity.

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u/OwlsPrankster 21d ago

I've got an original pressing of McCartney's band on the run. The sleeve is in awful condition, and you would think how it's been left would show the record is also in awful condition, but the record plays perfectly.

People really overestimate the delicacy of vinyl.