Hello, I'll be visiting Toronto soon and am hoping I can get some recommendations on stores that sell new vinyl in Toronto (hopefully in the downtown area). I've googled and found quite a few stores that handle used records, but I'm hoping someone can point me to a Toronto store with a good selection of new stuff. I'm particularly interested in electronica, downtempo, and female vocal/trance stuff. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
Seeking New Vinyl Record Stores
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If you are willing to go east of Toronto, go to Starr Records on Simcoe South of King Street in Oshawa. Mike has tehe latest releases on vinyl. Otherwise, he can probably get it for you.darrenstevens said:
I agree. More young'uns to fuck now when they are 18+.thick1 said:
And then they did the same with laserdiscs. LDs are 1000 times better than the shit known as DVDs. And then we had Muse LDs (the equivalent to HD-DVD) and corporate America screwed that up too. Now they are all paying the piper with everything free on The Internet. Then they went even stupider with Blu-Ray over HD-DVD (even though both suck over Muse LD). What's wrong with this picture? HD-DVD is just a better "name" to sell and say rather than "Blu-Ray". Oh, I got it on Blu-ray.......nobody cares. What morons.
Gyaos Baltar.
I'll say they don't know what they are missing. It isn't all about the cracks, pops and all that. The Vinyl records can sound better and are more faithful to the original music. As an example, look at this review of a $4000 super audio CD, and the reviewers saying that th evinyl is still better than teh digial machines. Krell advertised their $4000 machine as being the closest thing to a vinyl pressing in terms of accuracy.thick1 said:
http://www.avguide.com/review/krell-sacd-standard-cdsacd-player
Is it true that if you played Abbey Road backwards, you would hear "Paul is dead?"ig-88 said:... and you could play the music backwards on the turntable
Thanks -- And Paul Is Alive (Barely)
Thanks for the tips, guys. A few good choices for me to explore. I have checked out the HMV "superstore" downtown on a previous visit, but their vinyl selection is very limited.
On the vinyl vs. CD question, I think both formats have their merits. Despite what the purist audiophiles say, I still find CDs to hold an advantage over vinyl when it comes to stereo separation and the "punch" of the sound. On the other hand, vinyl has a certain warmth in sound that is undeniable. And I love the big cover sleeves If I had one of those $4000 turntables, maybe I'd become a purist vinyl audiophile too.
For the, uh, record, I don't think there were any audio clues to Paul's death on Abbey Road (other than the possible double meaning of the song title "The End.") The Abbey Road clues were on the cover photo. Audio clues were on the White Album and at the end of the song "Strawberry Fields Forever" (in which Lennon is apparently heard to say "I buried Paul" in the fadeout). Turns out that he is alive and aging not too badly. He's got a new girlfriend, too.
Thanks for the tips, guys. A few good choices for me to explore. I have checked out the HMV "superstore" downtown on a previous visit, but their vinyl selection is very limited.
On the vinyl vs. CD question, I think both formats have their merits. Despite what the purist audiophiles say, I still find CDs to hold an advantage over vinyl when it comes to stereo separation and the "punch" of the sound. On the other hand, vinyl has a certain warmth in sound that is undeniable. And I love the big cover sleeves
If I had one of those $4000 turntables, maybe I'd become a purist vinyl audiophile too.For the, uh, record, I don't think there were any audio clues to Paul's death on Abbey Road (other than the possible double meaning of the song title "The End.") The Abbey Road clues were on the cover photo. Audio clues were on the White Album and at the end of the song "Strawberry Fields Forever" (in which Lennon is apparently heard to say "I buried Paul" in the fadeout). Turns out that he is alive and aging not too badly. He's got a new girlfriend, too.
Rotate This is a great record store www.rotate.com
http://www.crimedoesntpay.ca is Criminal Records also Queen west great store also
http://www.crimedoesntpay.ca is Criminal Records also Queen west great store also
