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[b]brians wig wrote: [/b]
Hey Greg.
I might be able to help out with the turntable if it's still at my Mums, and I do have an unplayed copy of a "Queen" original LP...
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Oh boy, you have a real recordplayer!? OMG where did you get that!!?!?!111
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Seriously Dude. I'm 38.
I remember the days before CD... ;)
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I'm sure that Greg has a recordplayer himself 'dude', it's not like it's a long gone format like 8-track, minidisc or laserdisc.
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[b]Pim Derks wrote: [/b]
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[b]brians wig wrote: [/b]
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[b]Pim Derks wrote: [/b]
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[b]brians wig wrote: [/b]
Hey Greg.
I might be able to help out with the turntable if it's still at my Mums, and I do have an unplayed copy of a "Queen" original LP...
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Oh boy, you have a real recordplayer!? OMG where did you get that!!?!?!111
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Seriously Dude. I'm 38.
I remember the days before CD... ;)
LOL
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I'm sure that Greg has a recordplayer himself 'dude', it's not like it's a long gone format like 8-track, minidisc or laserdisc.
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I think you missed the entire point of this thread. He wants a photo of a record player (with LP) from 1973.
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[b]Daniel Nester wrote: [/b]
I have Queen 8-tracks--I think all of them, I'd have to check--and a player like this:
http://www.dowahdiddy.com/electronics/plunger.jpg
Look up the player's history and see if it would match?
Email me if you want me to pose some photos, etc.
DanielNester [at] gmail dot com
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That's neat that you have an entire set of 8-tracks! I still get weepy over my 45's (no Queen sadly) on pure nostalgia. Hope you treasure them.
If that picture of the yellow plastic thing doesn't convince one that shots of the 'product' (grimace) in vintage players is about the least interesting thing one could do, I don't know what will. First of all the context for 'product' is not a machine. It's the fans, the band, the times, it's place in the evolution of music and tech. Even if that story is largely woven throughout the chapters of the book, it can be distilled in an interesting way into a timeline on a couple of facing pages. The first time a given media was issued is more interesting as part of the larger story of the arc of that media's rise and fall and in the case of vinyl, resurgence. When I think of 8-tracks I think of cars, 45's - teenagers and jukeboxes etc. etc. Those are the images with meaning and impact IMO. In the case of new formats, only early adopters are going to be the ones playing the first issuse in those players anyway. The vast majority of fans who bought the music are going to be later down that timeline and it would be nice for them to see themselves reflected.
Anyway, what will be done will be done. On the upside, fans would get a kick out of having their shots be part of the book. I'm sure I'll enjoy the final result very much regardless, and do appreciate the work by all parties.
