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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Nina and the art of record cleaning
This is really just a postscrpit to my words on record cleaning of a few evenings ago. Do you think cleaning sealed unplayed records is worthwhile? Here is perhaps an extreme example, but illustrative, of what you can get “fresh” … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Record cleaning, Vinyl Records
Tagged Gramophone record, Jazz Records, Record Cleaning, Vinyl Records
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Record Cleaning – how to get the best out of the vinyl revival
Looking through some old papers this evening I found a piece I had scribbled back in 2005 on Record Cleaning. Nowadays it is a more acceptable pass-time than back then. At the time I was using a kit form … Continue reading
A bit further and a bit longer
The sky looked as thick as pea soup as I approached the South Downs late this morning – I carried on driving down to the coast, parking on the border of Hove. OK I thought I will have a low … Continue reading
Posted in Low intensity training, MTB, South Downs
Tagged Brighton, Cycling, MTB Sussex, South Downs Way
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My power link absconds in the middle of a quagmire
Today sun came out again so I headed for the South Downs. This time I started at the Jack and Jill car park and explored the tracks between Ditchling Beacon and the Chattri. Many people had the same idea … Continue reading
Contrasts – more slippery slidy off road cycling on the South Downs
:)) The sun came out on Saturday 😦 The sun didn’t come out on Sunday :)) But hey ho it didn’t matter that it was rather windy and grey – it was great to be out two days on the … Continue reading
The Vinyl revival – Upcoming treaures for 2014
Update March 2015: I added a review of Surfer Girl (mono) a few weeks ago as an another page on my Blog if you are interested Update Dec 2014: See December’s post – Some will be released before Xmas Update April 2014: From … Continue reading
Posted in Vinyl Records
Tagged Audiophile Records, Gramophone record, Pet Sounds, Surf's Up, The Beach Boys, Vinyl Records
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Simon Yorke Introduces a 45rpm-only Record Player! | Analog Planet
Simon Yorke Introduces a 45rpm-only Record Player! | Analog Planet.
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The Best of 2013 – the vinyl revival continues (Part 1)
I had originally envisaged writing regularly on the new vinyl record releases. Things haven’t really gone to plan. So I am taking this opportunity to play catch up on 2013. And as it is that time of year when the … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Dylan, Music, Vinyl Records
Tagged Bob Dylan, Gramophone record, Grateful Dead, Junior Mance, Ornette Coleman, Ry Cooder
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Happy Moo Year
I found a gap between the torrential showers and howling winds this morning and got my bike out for a quick spish, splash and squelch on the South Down. I wondered why my HRM wasn’t working, and then remembered I … Continue reading
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