Well that was the fanciest room tour I have ever seen with color and graphics and then even arrows. I am voting this video for a VC award next year for best use of technology in giving a room tour. I’m pretty sure that is a category. Very enjoyable Jon. Glad I’m not an audiophile and I’m also totally clueless and could care less. Amen
I refuse any such nomination. I do it for the people, Steve. Nothing against audiophiles, but I feel like I would drive myself insane chasing the perfect sound. 🤪 Hope you’re doing well, Steve! Cheers ✌🏻
Fun video and you touch on a lot of challenges many record collectors face. I have decided to do more listening rather than buying records. As you say, there's a lot of records that just sit on the shelf and are never listened to!
More listening and less buying is a wonderful thing. I have been doing that a bit myself. I’ve still purchased new records this year, but nowhere close to the same rate as last year. Thanks for hanging out. Always good to hear from you. Cheers! ✌🏻
DJ Burns 🔥 is the star 🌟 of this tournament & a joy to watch. Duke V Houston was like 80's basketball 🏀. It will be must see TV 📺 tonight & tomorrow , South Carolina will likely take out Caitlin & Iowa. Swans & Slowdive later this month but Masters ⛳️ is first. " Hello Friends "
Burns really did end up the star of the tournament. It’s kind of wild. UConn had the perfect defensive strategy. South Carolina was too much for Iowa on the boards. State allowed too many threes to Purdue. Bravos having a time with the other New York team this week. 👎🏻
Jon, oh hell yea those Klipsch are awesome. I love ole school Klipsch, so to get those 800F ‘s half off. You got a steal my friend. I bet the sound is mind blowing. Great video. Loved the outlining of the collection. It is great you can hone your collection down. I can binge but I can’t purge. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
What’s up, Steve?! Yeah, man. Really happy with the new Klipsch speakers. I’ve been thinking of offering my services as a professional purge expert. I would charge a flat rate for a 2-4 hour session where I help record collectors make the tough decisions. You could be my first case! Hope all is well, Zonkman. We need to try and get together again soon! ✌🏻
@@TheDigitalGramophone it’d be like an episode of hoarders! lol we could call it vinyl hoarders, maybe get picked up by history or discovery channels. I’m trying to get every gospel album from all the goodwill’s across America. I cannot part with that Glenn Miller record. My heart would be devastated. Are you prepared to visit the darkest realm of the Zonkman?
Loved this one. I’m with you about curating a collection. Let’s face it, streaming is always there if you get an itch and need to hear something you may only play once every 10 years. Loved seeing how you organize things. Congrats on upgrading your system. I hear you about not wanting to be an audiophile. I don’t consider myself one either, although we recently upgraded our turntable and now I start to see the speakers as being inferior. Ugh. It’s a no-win situation to always chase something.
I wish I could organize the purging method into a formula. A list of rules or guidelines. The truth is there are dozens of factors and they are not equally applied. Streaming always enters the thought process. I’ve purged so many of those “classic albums that everybody should have” because I can stream them anytime. I watched a long-time VCer a few years back talk about upgrading an system. He said the amplifier or turntable is never the place to start. It should always be the speakers (unless the amp you have doesn’t have enough power). I always took that to heart even if I’m not sure it’s true. 🤣 He was just very convincing in his position. Could not agree more that it’s always a no-win situation to chase something. Hope all is well out there, Todd. Cheers ✌🏻
Pack Power!!!!!! My favorite team was the 73-74 era with that first national championship. My Dad took us to see games when Thompson and Towe were freshman and couldn't play on the varsity and those Freshman games were so good. But the next year we couldn't go anymore because it was always a sellout. As for your collection, very impressive organization, but those visual aids were just you showing off!!!!! Or maybe it's just the boomer in me that makes me jealous of your skills. I completely understand your gear perspective. I like used gear because I can get better equipment cheaper, and have the time to work on it when I can and when I can't I have the retiree benefit of flexible time to get it to the repair guy. If you were to start a tag now that would be a mind blower so yes, please do one, hopefully a quirky, random one. Take care my friend, and go State!
My dad talks about that ‘74 team all the time. I found as much footage on them as I can. I actually think the UCLA Final Four game in on YT in its entirety. As far as the gear goes, you’re right about having time to dedicate to it. I would love to have an all-vintage setup, but I’d have to pay somebody 10x its actual worth to fix it up for me. 😂 It was a helluva run by the Pack. I’m gonna miss watching DJ Burns. Hopefully they can build off this run, and get back to being a conference contender again. College basketball as a whole is better when all three triangle teams are relevant. Cheers ✌🏻
Loved this one. Great intro... I think $30's to $40 is becoming the new standard. : / Have The Long Winters on the playlist now. You are right about the record collections that are beyond 2000, but I can't find myself purging in the near term. Also, that room tour was terrific. Thanks for sharing.
There are still a lot of labels out there that keep prices reasonable and under $30. Some indie labels still capping records at $20. But, yeah, way more 2LPs popping up these days for $40. It’s a problem. The size of the collection is a “me issue.” Lol. I don’t judge people that have 4,000 or 6,000 records. Now… 15,000? Those people have issues. You don’t have 15,000 records do you? 🤣 Thanks for hanging out, Alexander. Hope all is well your way. Cheers ✌🏻
I am sorry Jon. I cannot watch this video. I thought that you were another proud audiophile like myself. 😎 Just kidding. Nothing against audiophiles. Everything is OK by me. There is no rules when it comes to record collecting. But like yourself. I dig it simple. Love the way that you did the colors on the different pods and boxes Jon. A solid collection. You got me again. First check out this evening will be Long Winters. Thanks Jon. Your editing was supreme~ Rob/Boston
Hey Rob! Yes, nothing against audiophiles. It’s just not my pursuit. I enjoyed making this little record collection tour. It was worth the time. The Long Winters are a good band, and I’m glad they got their catalog repressed. Just wish it wasn’t so expensive. Hope all is well in Boston. Always thrilled to hear from you. Cheers ✌🏻
Wow. Long Winters mentions bring a fella back a LOOOONNNNGGG way. Fun stuff. I remember they used to get played all the time on Jon In The Morning on KEXP. Enjoyed!😁
Yeah, when it comes to gear an old Vinyl sage in the nineties told me ‘when you get to a sound you are happy with..stop’ that was pretty good advise. I’ve probably bought 5k albums over fourty years and never spent more than £150.00 on a set of new speakers & £200 on an amp...btw I’m down to about 1500 records now...still to many. I think 750-1000 is the maximum Really. Great video btw. 😊
Hey Harris. That is exactly why I could never be an audiophile. Chasing that perfection in sound is an exhausting and ultimately empty venture. I imagine most audiophiles never are satisfied. I mean, whatever floats one’s boat. Man, if I could get down to under 1000 records and not miss anything? That would be incredible. Cheers ✌🏻
Flashy video with top drawer Space Invader graphics, Jon. When you decide to go full diamond marimba on us, 'I am f***ing clueless' would be a great new channel name.
I’ve been stressing this point about buying, buying, buying!!! It finally hit me!!(hard! Like a hard rain that I felt falling lol😯😬🙄) I realized even-my lil humble collection and the years I have left(that’s even taking my youthful life into the late 80s) I just don’t have enough time to appreciate them all, but!!! I desire too....when I ask some of our brothers here....when do you find time to listen to all these you buy??? I never get an answer....really like the tour brother J🙏🏻🎶
A man after my own not terribly handy heart. The main reason I wouldn't get a U-turn is that I'd have to install the belt myself. Nope. Forget it. On a side note, though I'm a bit older than John, I'm not anywhere near as grey. However I've never been able to grow a decent beard so there's always trade offs. Great video.
I remember when U-turn was still a Kickstarter and they weren’t telling you how much the consumer had to do with setup and all the extra components you would need to buy. Still, I applaud them for making a quality entry level product. Cheers! ✌🏻
Echo this Jon, as I have banged-on about this subject too for the past year or so. I'm not far from my first goal of getting below 2,000 records. After that maybe I'll go for 1,500...2024 so far has been 25 records in and 80 records out. I'm quite ashamed about the 25 records in. I'm not a gear-head thankfully. I also don't have a clue about basketball. However the cricket season has just started over here and that is exciting. Also my football (soccer) team is in a final at Wembley tomorrow. Look forward to a mid-year tag...Hope you and yours are well, cheers Dale
Hey Dale! You know those records that sit on our shelves and we haven’t gotten rid of them because we haven’t “spent enough time with them?” I’ve found that once I spin them, they immediately go into the purge pile. There was a reason I wasn’t spinning it. 😎 There’s a guy that started a RUclips channel where he would breakdown baseball - at-bats, fielding plays, pitching performances, controversial calls, etc. Anyway, it’s huge now, and along the way he started doing cricket breakdowns, too. I actually learn something watching his videos. 🤣 Cheers! ✌🏻
Nice upgrades. I agree, you can keep it simple and things will improve dramatically. You basically upgraded the two most important parts of the chain, the entry and the exit point. Klipsch is always good indeed. As for purging, I don't disagree and have always done it (selling on discogs) but lately maybe less. I'm one of those 4000 plus records types you mention here, but I do listen to records all the time when possible (and I don't have kids which does help in terms of free time) but I absolutely agree that there are records which I rarely play.
Hey Fred. Don’t get me wrong, I would have a field day exploring your collection and others’ larger collections. Maybe if I had more of my own space. I don’t know though… still gives me anxiety thinking about having that many records. Even when I’m in the car or at the office, I have these moments where I go insane trying to decide what to stream. 😂 Hope all is well your way. Cheers! ✌🏻
Heck yeah the long winters… I don’t always kick myself for not buying records, but somewhere around the time of the ultimatum ep barsuk issued a tlw box and I wasn’t super into them, but felt I should get it and I didn’t and I wish I had. They also did that death cab one that they royally f’d up and i wish I’d gotten than one too. Saw these reissues for their albums and got a bit of sticker shock at the price, but yeah I’ll probably end up buying at the least this one and the ultimatum. Always like your honesty and realism in your videos.
Wow. Had no idea about the box set! I have always kicked around the idea of buying their other albums on vinyl in the past. They were much more affordable than When I Pretend to Fall. The sticker on these reissues is gross, but I couldn’t help myself. Great to hear from you, Phil. Hope all is well your way, man. Cheers ✌🏻
Hey now Jon I’ll be back, but not sure I ever told you my cousin Max Perry was one of the assistant coaches from the Jimmy V years...I’ve seen the ring up close and personal.....to be honest I told my uncle Max(big Max😊lil Max’s pop....that is the gaudiest ring I’ve ever seen 🤔😯☺️🤭.....go Pack!! Yes I’ve been a Boiler fan since the 60s....family kinda over rides it slightly....I know my pop 🙏🏻RIP would kinda like me to pull for him and NCST....he played in the late 50s....rock on Jon!!!
You weren’t going to lose in that Final Four matchup, Lis. Family ties to both programs. You had mentioned a connection to NC State before, but I didn’t remember you saying your cousin was Max Perry. That’s crazy! He has several interview moments in that 30 for 30 documentary on the ‘83 team. He brought me to tears twice talking about Jimmy V. 😭 Sorry the Boilermakers lost to UConn. UConn was tough! I also saw that Robbie Avila was leaving Indiana State. Maybe he’ll go to NC State! 😄
What you lack in gear knowledge you make up for in high-tech video transitions and graphics. The purge is strong with you it seems. It is something I can admire though I don't think I want to chop mine very much, or any more than I have. I'm at 5500 or so. My saving grace for having a "library" is doing a weekly radio show so I definitely pull a lot of older records on a weekly basis. But yeah, it does strike me there are many I will never hear in full again. Long Winters...a band I checked out briefly for a time but never got too deeply invested in them. I know I had that CD but I think I ended up keeping the New Pornos cds in place of this, mining similar territory. I like that samples way better than I remembered though.
Having the radio show definitely validates a larger collection, Dom. Again, I’m not judging. I’ve just realized that for me, it would be a stressful thing and take all the fun out of it. The first three New Pornos albums are essentials imo. On another level of pop rock songcraft. Cheers!!✌🏻
Now, not knowing a thing about basketball, and being utterly confused by US college sport, I don't know if their are many Wolf Packs in the sport? I ponder this as I have a track on a German compilation of rare groovy country, funky R&B and odd garage 7"s called Funky Country, which has the track Fast David and The Wolf Pack by The Embers. It's an instrumental tune from the B-side of the single, but the A-side, featured on another comp from the label, called Fast David and The Wolf Pack pt 1, has vocals about this basketball player. The lyrics don't really give any clues as to who this is and where, but it does mention teams coming from the city to try to teach "us country boys" a lesson. North Carolina? Check out the tune, I'm sure it's on RUclips. Cheers - Hedley
Don’t, worry… now that college athletes are getting paid (deservedly so), we are all a little confused by college sport here in The States as well. Yes! I’m here all day for these wonderful discoveries, Hedley. I will seek this out immediately. The greatest player in NC State Wolfpack history was named David. BUT… it depends on when this song was written. I wonder if Elliott is aware of this tune? Can’t wait to investigate. Thanks! ✌🏻
Wait! I’m still researching that song, but I know The Embers! They wrote and performed a song called “I Love Beach Music.” Both Elliott and I have mentioned Beach Music. I even talked about it when we were hanging out in the VC Pub.
Okay… found that single on Discogs. Haven’t listened to the vocal version yet. It was released on Pack Records (the only release). Yep. Raleigh, North Carolina - which is the state capital and home to North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack. Song was released in 1974. NC State won the National Championship in basketball that year. So I think it’s safe to say “David” is referring to David Thompson who is widely considered to be one of, if not THE best college basketball players ever. He was otherworldly for his era. How do you come across these songs, Hedley? When I’m done with you (and with Elliott’s help) you’ll be the English Ambassador to North Carolina. 😄
50 records is a "trim, don't take any off the top" a real PURGE is 50 to 90 percent of a collection. Purge is going to the very top on my next overused VC words list
I really do hold a ton of respect for Dean Smith. But I always thought there was a double standard there. Everybody complained about K and the refs. Man… Dean could whine and cry with the best of them. 🤣
@@TheDigitalGramophone lol!!! I remember my dad telling about playing in golf charity events, and he was actually a good guy, my dad let me know how much he loved and appreciated me, by getting Dean to sign his book for me, even though pop was NCst the whole way, he knew I liked Dean…believe me growing up in IU country and UK not far away, I had plenty of hate thrown my way because I liked Dean 😎😆🤣hehehe
@@TheDigitalGramophone yes!! And thank you for saying what I tried telling people here, that Dean helped speed the game up, 4 corners say that, but they wouldn’t hear me out, they were too deep with Bobby Knight 😳🤮lol sorry if you liked him hehehe
No disrespect for vintage gear. If I ever came across something that was fully restored and didn’t cost a fortune, I’d totally buy it. Just easier for me to stick to new gear. The Pack had a hell of a run! ✌🏻
Well that was the fanciest room tour I have ever seen with color and graphics and then even arrows. I am voting this video for a VC award next year for best use of technology in giving a room tour. I’m pretty sure that is a category. Very enjoyable Jon. Glad I’m not an audiophile and I’m also totally clueless and could care less. Amen
I refuse any such nomination. I do it for the people, Steve. Nothing against audiophiles, but I feel like I would drive myself insane chasing the perfect sound. 🤪 Hope you’re doing well, Steve! Cheers ✌🏻
Fun video and you touch on a lot of challenges many record collectors face. I have decided to do more listening rather than buying records. As you say, there's a lot of records that just sit on the shelf and are never listened to!
More listening and less buying is a wonderful thing. I have been doing that a bit myself. I’ve still purchased new records this year, but nowhere close to the same rate as last year. Thanks for hanging out. Always good to hear from you. Cheers! ✌🏻
DJ Burns 🔥 is the star 🌟 of this tournament & a joy to watch. Duke V Houston was like 80's basketball 🏀. It will be must see TV 📺 tonight & tomorrow , South Carolina will likely take out Caitlin & Iowa. Swans & Slowdive later this month but Masters ⛳️ is first. " Hello Friends "
Burns really did end up the star of the tournament. It’s kind of wild. UConn had the perfect defensive strategy. South Carolina was too much for Iowa on the boards. State allowed too many threes to Purdue. Bravos having a time with the other New York team this week. 👎🏻
Jon, oh hell yea those Klipsch are awesome. I love ole school Klipsch, so to get those 800F ‘s half off. You got a steal my friend. I bet the sound is mind blowing. Great video. Loved the outlining of the collection. It is great you can hone your collection down. I can binge but I can’t purge. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
What’s up, Steve?! Yeah, man. Really happy with the new Klipsch speakers. I’ve been thinking of offering my services as a professional purge expert. I would charge a flat rate for a 2-4 hour session where I help record collectors make the tough decisions. You could be my first case! Hope all is well, Zonkman. We need to try and get together again soon! ✌🏻
@@TheDigitalGramophone it’d be like an episode of hoarders! lol we could call it vinyl hoarders, maybe get picked up by history or discovery channels. I’m trying to get every gospel album from all the goodwill’s across America. I cannot part with that Glenn Miller record. My heart would be devastated. Are you prepared to visit the darkest realm of the Zonkman?
@@stevebender4546 🤣
Loved seeing the Record Collection with the overlays - so cool.
It was one of my most nerdy moves yet.
Loved this one. I’m with you about curating a collection. Let’s face it, streaming is always there if you get an itch and need to hear something you may only play once every 10 years. Loved seeing how you organize things. Congrats on upgrading your system. I hear you about not wanting to be an audiophile. I don’t consider myself one either, although we recently upgraded our turntable and now I start to see the speakers as being inferior. Ugh. It’s a no-win situation to always chase something.
I wish I could organize the purging method into a formula. A list of rules or guidelines. The truth is there are dozens of factors and they are not equally applied. Streaming always enters the thought process. I’ve purged so many of those “classic albums that everybody should have” because I can stream them anytime.
I watched a long-time VCer a few years back talk about upgrading an system. He said the amplifier or turntable is never the place to start. It should always be the speakers (unless the amp you have doesn’t have enough power). I always took that to heart even if I’m not sure it’s true. 🤣 He was just very convincing in his position. Could not agree more that it’s always a no-win situation to chase something. Hope all is well out there, Todd. Cheers ✌🏻
Pack Power!!!!!! My favorite team was the 73-74 era with that first national championship. My Dad took us to see games when Thompson and Towe were freshman and couldn't play on the varsity and those Freshman games were so good. But the next year we couldn't go anymore because it was always a sellout. As for your collection, very impressive organization, but those visual aids were just you showing off!!!!! Or maybe it's just the boomer in me that makes me jealous of your skills. I completely understand your gear perspective. I like used gear because I can get better equipment cheaper, and have the time to work on it when I can and when I can't I have the retiree benefit of flexible time to get it to the repair guy. If you were to start a tag now that would be a mind blower so yes, please do one, hopefully a quirky, random one. Take care my friend, and go State!
My dad talks about that ‘74 team all the time. I found as much footage on them as I can. I actually think the UCLA Final Four game in on YT in its entirety.
As far as the gear goes, you’re right about having time to dedicate to it. I would love to have an all-vintage setup, but I’d have to pay somebody 10x its actual worth to fix it up for me. 😂
It was a helluva run by the Pack. I’m gonna miss watching DJ Burns. Hopefully they can build off this run, and get back to being a conference contender again. College basketball as a whole is better when all three triangle teams are relevant. Cheers ✌🏻
Loved this one. Great intro... I think $30's to $40 is becoming the new standard. : / Have The Long Winters on the playlist now.
You are right about the record collections that are beyond 2000, but I can't find myself purging in the near term. Also, that room tour was terrific. Thanks for sharing.
There are still a lot of labels out there that keep prices reasonable and under $30. Some indie labels still capping records at $20. But, yeah, way more 2LPs popping up these days for $40. It’s a problem. The size of the collection is a “me issue.” Lol. I don’t judge people that have 4,000 or 6,000 records. Now… 15,000? Those people have issues. You don’t have 15,000 records do you? 🤣 Thanks for hanging out, Alexander. Hope all is well your way. Cheers ✌🏻
I am sorry Jon. I cannot watch this video. I thought that you were another proud audiophile like myself. 😎 Just kidding. Nothing against audiophiles. Everything is OK by me. There is no rules when it comes to record collecting. But like yourself. I dig it simple. Love the way that you did the colors on the different pods and boxes Jon. A solid collection. You got me again. First check out this evening will be Long Winters. Thanks Jon. Your editing was supreme~
Rob/Boston
Hey Rob! Yes, nothing against audiophiles. It’s just not my pursuit. I enjoyed making this little record collection tour. It was worth the time. The Long Winters are a good band, and I’m glad they got their catalog repressed. Just wish it wasn’t so expensive. Hope all is well in Boston. Always thrilled to hear from you. Cheers ✌🏻
Cool graphics. Checking my mailbox everyday for my Zep boot. Cant wait!!
Ummm… 😳
Wow. Long Winters mentions bring a fella back a LOOOONNNNGGG way. Fun stuff. I remember they used to get played all the time on Jon In The Morning on KEXP.
Enjoyed!😁
I’m sure they had to be KEXP darlings. Thanks, Craig! Cheers ✌🏻
Yeah, when it comes to gear an old Vinyl sage in the nineties told me ‘when you get to a sound you are happy with..stop’ that was pretty good advise. I’ve probably bought 5k albums over fourty years and never spent more than £150.00 on a set of new speakers & £200 on an amp...btw I’m down to about 1500 records now...still to many. I think 750-1000 is the maximum Really. Great video btw. 😊
Hey Harris. That is exactly why I could never be an audiophile. Chasing that perfection in sound is an exhausting and ultimately empty venture. I imagine most audiophiles never are satisfied. I mean, whatever floats one’s boat. Man, if I could get down to under 1000 records and not miss anything? That would be incredible. Cheers ✌🏻
Flashy video with top drawer Space Invader graphics, Jon. When you decide to go full diamond marimba on us, 'I am f***ing clueless' would be a great new channel name.
PartchingIt247
I’ve been stressing this point about buying, buying, buying!!! It finally hit me!!(hard! Like a hard rain that I felt falling lol😯😬🙄) I realized even-my lil humble collection and the years I have left(that’s even taking my youthful life into the late 80s) I just don’t have enough time to appreciate them all, but!!! I desire too....when I ask some of our brothers here....when do you find time to listen to all these you buy??? I never get an answer....really like the tour brother J🙏🏻🎶
You get no answers because they don’t want to admit they don’t listen to all their records. 😄
A man after my own not terribly handy heart. The main reason I wouldn't get a U-turn is that I'd have to install the belt myself. Nope. Forget it. On a side note, though I'm a bit older than John, I'm not anywhere near as grey. However I've never been able to grow a decent beard so there's always trade offs. Great video.
I remember when U-turn was still a Kickstarter and they weren’t telling you how much the consumer had to do with setup and all the extra components you would need to buy. Still, I applaud them for making a quality entry level product. Cheers! ✌🏻
Echo this Jon, as I have banged-on about this subject too for the past year or so. I'm not far from my first goal of getting below 2,000 records. After that maybe I'll go for 1,500...2024 so far has been 25 records in and 80 records out. I'm quite ashamed about the 25 records in.
I'm not a gear-head thankfully. I also don't have a clue about basketball. However the cricket season has just started over here and that is exciting. Also my football (soccer) team is in a final at Wembley tomorrow. Look forward to a mid-year tag...Hope you and yours are well, cheers Dale
Hey Dale! You know those records that sit on our shelves and we haven’t gotten rid of them because we haven’t “spent enough time with them?” I’ve found that once I spin them, they immediately go into the purge pile. There was a reason I wasn’t spinning it. 😎
There’s a guy that started a RUclips channel where he would breakdown baseball - at-bats, fielding plays, pitching performances, controversial calls, etc. Anyway, it’s huge now, and along the way he started doing cricket breakdowns, too. I actually learn something watching his videos. 🤣
Cheers! ✌🏻
Nice upgrades. I agree, you can keep it simple and things will improve dramatically. You basically upgraded the two most important parts of the chain, the entry and the exit point. Klipsch is always good indeed. As for purging, I don't disagree and have always done it (selling on discogs) but lately maybe less. I'm one of those 4000 plus records types you mention here, but I do listen to records all the time when possible (and I don't have kids which does help in terms of free time) but I absolutely agree that there are records which I rarely play.
Hey Fred. Don’t get me wrong, I would have a field day exploring your collection and others’ larger collections. Maybe if I had more of my own space. I don’t know though… still gives me anxiety thinking about having that many records. Even when I’m in the car or at the office, I have these moments where I go insane trying to decide what to stream. 😂 Hope all is well your way. Cheers! ✌🏻
Heck yeah the long winters… I don’t always kick myself for not buying records, but somewhere around the time of the ultimatum ep barsuk issued a tlw box and I wasn’t super into them, but felt I should get it and I didn’t and I wish I had. They also did that death cab one that they royally f’d up and i wish I’d gotten than one too. Saw these reissues for their albums and got a bit of sticker shock at the price, but yeah I’ll probably end up buying at the least this one and the ultimatum. Always like your honesty and realism in your videos.
Wow. Had no idea about the box set! I have always kicked around the idea of buying their other albums on vinyl in the past. They were much more affordable than When I Pretend to Fall. The sticker on these reissues is gross, but I couldn’t help myself. Great to hear from you, Phil. Hope all is well your way, man. Cheers ✌🏻
So glad you like the Klipsch speakers (I know you said audiophiles kick rocks and don’t come in here lol)
You’re not one of those audiophiles. 😎
Hey now Jon I’ll be back, but not sure I ever told you my cousin Max Perry was one of the assistant coaches from the Jimmy V years...I’ve seen the ring up close and personal.....to be honest I told my uncle Max(big Max😊lil Max’s pop....that is the gaudiest ring I’ve ever seen 🤔😯☺️🤭.....go Pack!! Yes I’ve been a Boiler fan since the 60s....family kinda over rides it slightly....I know my pop 🙏🏻RIP would kinda like me to pull for him and NCST....he played in the late 50s....rock on Jon!!!
You weren’t going to lose in that Final Four matchup, Lis. Family ties to both programs. You had mentioned a connection to NC State before, but I didn’t remember you saying your cousin was Max Perry. That’s crazy! He has several interview moments in that 30 for 30 documentary on the ‘83 team. He brought me to tears twice talking about Jimmy V. 😭 Sorry the Boilermakers lost to UConn. UConn was tough! I also saw that Robbie Avila was leaving Indiana State. Maybe he’ll go to NC State! 😄
What you lack in gear knowledge you make up for in high-tech video transitions and graphics. The purge is strong with you it seems. It is something I can admire though I don't think I want to chop mine very much, or any more than I have. I'm at 5500 or so. My saving grace for having a "library" is doing a weekly radio show so I definitely pull a lot of older records on a weekly basis. But yeah, it does strike me there are many I will never hear in full again. Long Winters...a band I checked out briefly for a time but never got too deeply invested in them. I know I had that CD but I think I ended up keeping the New Pornos cds in place of this, mining similar territory. I like that samples way better than I remembered though.
Having the radio show definitely validates a larger collection, Dom. Again, I’m not judging. I’ve just realized that for me, it would be a stressful thing and take all the fun out of it.
The first three New Pornos albums are essentials imo. On another level of pop rock songcraft.
Cheers!!✌🏻
Now, not knowing a thing about basketball, and being utterly confused by US college sport, I don't know if their are many Wolf Packs in the sport? I ponder this as I have a track on a German compilation of rare groovy country, funky R&B and odd garage 7"s called Funky Country, which has the track Fast David and The Wolf Pack by The Embers.
It's an instrumental tune from the B-side of the single, but the A-side, featured on another comp from the label, called Fast David and The Wolf Pack pt 1, has vocals about this basketball player. The lyrics don't really give any clues as to who this is and where, but it does mention teams coming from the city to try to teach "us country boys" a lesson. North Carolina?
Check out the tune, I'm sure it's on RUclips.
Cheers - Hedley
Don’t, worry… now that college athletes are getting paid (deservedly so), we are all a little confused by college sport here in The States as well.
Yes! I’m here all day for these wonderful discoveries, Hedley. I will seek this out immediately. The greatest player in NC State Wolfpack history was named David. BUT… it depends on when this song was written. I wonder if Elliott is aware of this tune?
Can’t wait to investigate. Thanks! ✌🏻
Wait! I’m still researching that song, but I know The Embers! They wrote and performed a song called “I Love Beach Music.” Both Elliott and I have mentioned Beach Music. I even talked about it when we were hanging out in the VC Pub.
Okay… found that single on Discogs. Haven’t listened to the vocal version yet. It was released on Pack Records (the only release). Yep. Raleigh, North Carolina - which is the state capital and home to North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack. Song was released in 1974. NC State won the National Championship in basketball that year. So I think it’s safe to say “David” is referring to David Thompson who is widely considered to be one of, if not THE best college basketball players ever. He was otherworldly for his era.
How do you come across these songs, Hedley? When I’m done with you (and with Elliott’s help) you’ll be the English Ambassador to North Carolina. 😄
Roderick’s “Roderick On The Line” weekly pod is fantastic. Cool vid. 👍🏻
I used to try and follow all his other activities. Just got lost along the way. Yeah, I bet he’s a great podcast host. Thanks! Cheers ✌🏻
50 records is a "trim, don't take any off the top" a real PURGE is 50 to 90 percent of a collection. Purge is going to the very top on my next overused VC words list
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Duke?? Loved Dean☺️😇
I really do hold a ton of respect for Dean Smith. But I always thought there was a double standard there. Everybody complained about K and the refs. Man… Dean could whine and cry with the best of them. 🤣
@@TheDigitalGramophone lol!!! I remember my dad telling about playing in golf charity events, and he was actually a good guy, my dad let me know how much he loved and appreciated me, by getting Dean to sign his book for me, even though pop was NCst the whole way, he knew I liked Dean…believe me growing up in IU country and UK not far away, I had plenty of hate thrown my way because I liked Dean 😎😆🤣hehehe
@@L.E.55472 He was incredibly supportive of his players. He was also very progressive and passionate about civil rights.
@@TheDigitalGramophone yes!! And thank you for saying what I tried telling people here, that Dean helped speed the game up, 4 corners say that, but they wouldn’t hear me out, they were too deep with Bobby Knight 😳🤮lol sorry if you liked him hehehe
Waffle House Slicin’ Dicin’ Smotherin’ Twangin’ and Coverin’
Helluva run!
Unfortunately, this is not one of those extraordinary things
At least I’m consistent.
“…buy vintage shit…” shush your mouth. 😊 And Go Pack!
No disrespect for vintage gear. If I ever came across something that was fully restored and didn’t cost a fortune, I’d totally buy it. Just easier for me to stick to new gear. The Pack had a hell of a run! ✌🏻