Wonderful Gifts For Vinyl Collectors/Music Lovers - My Personal Favorites
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- In this video, I show and discuss some of my favorite ideas for gifts this holiday season. I share gift ideas for the music and vinyl lover and/or for someone shopping for a music and vinyl lover. Bands/artists discussed in this video are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Doors, Miles Davis, and many more.
Here's the link to the Christmas Collected vinyl album. It's available in many stores, this is just one option.
store.acousticsounds.com/d/18...
Here's the link to The Beatles website if interested in the sweatshirts in this video.
www.thebeatles.com/stores
Link for Rolling Stones denim jacket.
www.luckybrand.com/rolling-st...
Here's the link to the GrooveWasher website for all of your vinyl cleaning needs, accessories and the amazing record label coasters. Use code Melinda10 to get 10 percent off your purchase.
www.groovewasher.com/
Here's a link to one buying option for the Music On Vinyl version of The Who's "Who's Next."
www.amazon.com/Whos-Next-WHO/...
Here's a link for the Mobile Fidelity release of Miles Davis "Seven Steps To Heaven."
www.musicdirect.com/music/vin...
Here's a link for Acoustic Sounds if interested in The Doors releases.
store.acousticsounds.com/?gad...
Here's a link for the Bruce Springsteen One Step by Mobile Fidelity of "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ."
www.musicdirect.com/music/vin...
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I once asked a radio station to play "I'm Free" by the Stones, but they played the same song title by The Who. Guess you can't always get what you want...
There's a so-called classic rock radio station in my area that boasts of one of the largest music libraries in the Northeast but what they play (over & over) are only about 50 different songs! They play only 1 song by Jimi Hendrix but it's just a cover of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower"!
Lol. You always put a smile on my face. 😃 Thank you!
Didn't get much Satisfaction from that.....huh.
Well, when you have “no expectations”, you’re never disappointed!
We can’t forget Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Browns Christmas 🎄
What an amazing album. Absolutely! ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Hope U Had A Splendid Thanksgiving...It Was Alright Here...Yet Always Memorable...
Yes. It was wonderful. Thank you. 🤗♥️
Hi Melinda, Enjoyed the video. You look great and what a beautiful tree. Take care
Thank you so much. 🤗♥️
Hi Melinda 🌞 - A Gift certificate is always welcomed & there are so many cool shirts available if you shop online. Happily Holidays 🎄 !
Gift cards are the perfect gift. I'm disappointed almost every time someone buys a record or CD for me (or any clothing!). They usually quietly go into my "to sell" stock or re-gifted!
I agree. A gift certificate to a favorite records store is a fantastic gift. Thank you and take care.
Of My Father Saw Ur Record Collection~He Would Envy U...But He Would Also Be Impressed & Proud...ESPECIALLY Of Ur Jazz Collection And Those Iconic Orange & Black Spines Of Those Impulse Label LPs...He Too Grouped Them Together Like That And Has Been Doing So Since The 1960s When He Bought Them...I First Saw That In 1971 When I Was 2 Years Old...They're Still Grouped Together That Way To This Day...
Thank you! I have been slowly building a nice jazz collection. ♥️
@@MelindaMurphy Ur Welcome...He Built His Collection From The 1960s Till The Early 1980s...
Inner and outer sleeves are a good one too! That's usually my go to if I don't have any other ideas
You can never go wrong with inner/outer sleeves. I am always running low. Lol. Thank you and take care.
I always love seeing your Christmas tree, lovely!!! thanks for the different ideas
Thank you so much. 🤗♥️
You have some wonderful hints and suggestions. Thank you.
Thank you so much! ♥️🤗
Loved your video and gift ideas. Nice Christmas tree by the way. Merry Christmas to you and yours! Keep the great videos coming!👍
Thank you so much! 🤗♥️Merry Christmas. 🎄
Absolutely great video, Melinda 😁👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you so much! ♥️🤗
Thanks for the great ideas!
Thank you! 🤗♥️
Great video idea. Well done Melinda, as always.
Thank you Jason. ♥️🤗
Some great picks there! Gotta say I love how up front you are about companies you’re associated with. I also like how you don’t push the product JUST so you get a kick back. Just another reason to love your channel!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. 🤗 Take care.
We Realy Love this channel Thank You
Thank you so much. 🤗♥️
great Christmas gifts suggestions beautiful melinda 👍
Thank you so much. 🤗♥️
Last year was easy,The Revolver Box set and the year before I got a nice comfy chair for my listening room.This year I'm not so sure when the Mrs asked me what I want.I did say I needed another 4 by 2 IKEA shelf unit but she doesn't think it's "Christmasy enough"
I told her she could build them up a wrap it.
Shelves do make an excellent gift for us vinyl lovers. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Some good choices there, especially the last one.🙂
Lol. Yes, I love this album. Let's hope they continue releasing Springsteen albums. Thank you! ♥️🤗
My favorite Christmas song is little toy trains by Glen Campbell. A nice video of wish list of wants for the vinyl enthusiast. As being one I give this 2 thumbs up. The only thing I would add is inner and outer sleeves to protect the album. Have a great Christmas. 💛
Thank you Mike! Inner and outer sleeves do make a great gift. 😃♥️
Merry Christmas 🎅
Merry Christmas! ♥️🎄
Wow, your Christmas tree is gorgeous.
Thank you so much. 😃♥️
Your tree is gorgeous. I think I might order that Miles Davis Seven Steps to Heaven, but probably on SACD. I already bought that Bruce Springsteen disc (on SACD). Great ideas. You have great taste in music. Love your channel. Merry Christmas!
You can't go wrong with Seven Steps To Heaven. It's an incredible album. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Great video Melinda! Your Christmas tree looks beautiful! I loved the David Bowie shirt and Stones Jacket! Also I am a fan of all the albums you showed. Thank you for the info on The Beatles sight. The record store you showed looks awesome! I would have a ball with buying so many T shirts there haha! Best wishes always! 😃♥
Yes. Hard Copies has a huge wall of very cool shirts. ♥️ Thank you for the kind words.
I love my Groove Washer products, Melinda. Best on the market. Thanks again for the code. I bought the Lucky Brand Rolling Stones jeans 👖👅I totally dig them, and they were on sale. Great video, Melinda. Happy Holidays!
I love the GrooveWasher products. They work great for me as well. 🤗♥️ The Stones jeans are so cool. Thank you and take care.
Glad to hear you spent your Black Friday shopping - that's one thing I miss the most about Christmas but shopping online is great fun too! Besides Gift Cards I think Merch would make great gifts to collectors worldwide - The Beatles Red & Blue albums came out at the best time as a great gift for Beatlemaniacs and they sound so good - I love what Giles Martin did to the mixes - The Beatles sound 21st Century now - Happy Holidays❤🎄💿🏵See you next week!
Thank you very much! I have been enjoying that Beatles box set as well. Thank you and take care.
Record Label Coasters...What A Splendid Idea...If Only That Made One For ATLANTIC RECORDS & COLUMBIA RECORDS...
Both of those would be very cool. I agree. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Indeed They're My 2 Favorite Record Labels...
@@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970 I think each set is unique so you can get any label...they choose but it is random
First, I watched this episode on my tv so your tree really popped! Beautiful colors. This is a pretty neat idea for a video. I’m wishing I could show my family this video lol. I always try to tell them to either don’t get me anything or at least don’t spend much. There’s a couple of cheaper items on your list I would love. Of course what I really need are some more shelving units 😳
Awesome job Melinda! Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and are staying warm, it’s freezing out there 🥶😁
Thank you and yes it's freezing here too. 🥶Lol. I was at a point where I needed more shelving as well. Instead, I downsized my collection a little. My family is keeping it very simple for Christmas this year. I certainly don't need anything. Thank you and I hope you enjoy the holiday season. Take care.
Ikea is your best friend for shelving (be sure to reinforce with little L brackets or something and you can't go wrong).
Really great gifts ideas, something to clean your records that's a good one. Hope your day is filled with positivity and happiness.🤗🤟🎄
Thank you very much! ♥️😃
Hi Melinda, I love your tree! Great ideas for gift giving. My wife is afraid to buy me a record with the fear of knowing I may already have. lol
Gift certificates are the best gift for the music lover in your family.
I agree. Gift certificates are the safe way to go. My husband bought me a few records years ago and I already had every one of them. Lol. Thank you for the kind compliment and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy You’re welcome! Take care and have a great weekend!
Got a Dwight Yoakam record set aside as a gift. Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Etc. I am so pleased with myself. An audiophile pressing of the Miles Davis record looks good. Thanks!
Dwight Yoakam is fantastic. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you and take care.
Well Melinda getting myself the new Thin Lizzy box set of their third album Vagabonds of the Western World! Great video as usual!
Very cool. I hope you enjoy it. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
These are great ideas🤘❤️🔥 happy holidays Melinda.i kick myself for not ordering a River Bend Hoodie yet
I love the Riverbend Record sweatshirts. Hopefully, he has some in stock. 😃 Thank you and take care.
Great show Melinda.I love the t-shirts of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.I do have the album "Who's Next "by The Who remastered in 2023,but I have not have a chance to hear it still, because I have others albums to hear.
I understand. Sometimes it takes a while to go through the new record pile. 😃 I hope the reviews I heard were wrong and it sounds great. When you do listen to it, let me know your opinion. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Thank you Melinda.
Distilled water and Kodak Photoflow makes an excellent cleaner. Phooflow used to be used to be used by film photographers to help remove water from slides and negatives without spotting. also to help water flow off prints in final wash. Kind of works like Rain-X keeps water off your windshield.
I've heard of people using Photoflow. I'm not familiar with it personally but I have heard it works. Thank you and take care.
Growing up I would always get a gift certificate from my favorite record store from mom at Christmas and on my birthday! I miss those days! I have a reissue Beatles Hard Day's Night record for one of my friends this year. I would up finding a minty 1980's UK pressing that sounds really good so I'm gonna part with the reissue. I would like to get another set of those coasters for another friend (I have a set and they are great) Take care!
The coasters are really cool. ♥️🤗 It sounds like you will be giving a very great gift. Thank you and take care.
Cool gift ideas. Who's next, Doors and 7 steps originals sounds good to me. By the way your hair looks cool today, to me it looks like Mary Weiss from the shangri las in walking in the sand. I have that original also.
Wow! Thank you for the sweet compliment. 🤗♥️ Take care.
I agree with a lot of your recommendations, especially the Bruce Springsteen Greetings Mobile Fidelity One Step release. Sounds fantastic. And I too, based on your recommendation, use Groove-washer products to clean new albums that need a little cleaning before giving them the initial spin. Thanks for the video Melinda.
The Bruce Springsteen album has never sounded better. I hope they keep releasing his albums. ♥️ GrooveWasher products work great and are the best cleaning solutions I have used. I'm glad you are happy too. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Another great VIDEO.
So many good ideas to consider.
If I could find a decent / reissued copy of John Mayall and the blues breakers "A hard Road" album with Peter Green. that would be a perfect Christmas present for myself :)
Melinda thanks for being there!!!!
I hope you are able to get that record. That would be a very cool Christmas present. 🤗♥️🎄 Thank you and take care.
I like your Christmas tree
Thank you. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda. Looking very smart today, almost like some fascionista with the rank of Captain in the British Army 😊 I can’t argue with your gift ideas. Love that Rolling Stones jacket! Well, smack any Stones logo on most things and I’m sure I’ll eye it with envy 😄
Here’s a tip for you, do you know Bernard Butler? Formerly of (The London) Suede. His solo debut People Move On is a contender for one of those «can’t believe I’ve lived without this record» gems in my oppinion 😊
Thank you for the kind compliment and for the suggestion. I'm not familiar with Bernard Butler. 🤗♥️ Take care.
Gift certificates, stylus Brushes, brushes and inner / outer sleeves are always a safe bet when buying for someone who is difficult to buy gifts for.
Great tree!
I agree - all are great gift ideas. Thank you! ♥️🤗 Take care.
There's So Many CD BoxSets I'd Want For Christmas And Just In General...So For Some Time Now~Ive Decided To Focus On BoxSets~And Our Single Albums On Hold For Now...
I love box sets too. They can be pretty pricey though. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy Indeed...True...But Some Budget Priced And A Good Way To Have Multiple Albums In One Fell Swoop As They Say...In Most Cases Cheaper Than Buying Each Individual Album Separately...
@@MelindaMurphyI've Seen Many BoxSets...But One I've Seen Most Recently REALLY Takes The Cake...A 47 CD Bob Dylan BoxSet~Which Is Probably Every Album He's Ever Recorded And Then Some!...
The Mrs. does not know what to get me, she said “maybe money so you could go record shopping”, I said PERFECT!!😎🤘
Money is always good. 😃♥️ Thank you and take care.
You look amazing!
Thank you very much! 😃
another great video my friend and again so sorry i just watched this today lol
Hi Curtis! Thank you!
@MelindaMurphy you're welcome my friend
I helped my wife and sons out for my gifts, they are giving me the new Beatles Red and Blue albums, a VH 1 album (mine is roached) and 2 Parkway Drive CD's. All I picked up, I mean they picked up a a local record shop, lol
Haha! It sounds like you, I mean "they" did a great job. 😉
Melinda…I can go you one better! I’ve been giving the gift of vinyl to quite a few friends…What’s cool is finding out what your favorite vinyl lover’s favorite artists are, or if they have a Discogs wish list, look at what types of grails are on their list and surprise them with a grail or two…If you’re musically inclined and know the other person’s tastes really well, give them an artist they might not be expecting to get! Another idea…Throw in some stickers, buttons, ephemera, etc. from a favorite record store…Also, what about thiis…Find out where the vinyl lover buys his record sleeves and get him a gift card or even get him or her a pack or two of the types of sleeves they usually buy…We always think of the records, but never the sleeves…Another cool idea…A record tote or record bag in that person’s favorite color, if possible or a vinyl bag from a favorite record store…The shirts are good, too…One of my local record stores is even offering “surprise grab boxes” with 15-20 records per box…Each one is hand curated by the staff (because they have SOOOO many records) and you never know what you’re gonna get, which makes it even more of a surprise! A gift card to that person’s favorite online site would be good, too…Think EBay or individual record store web sites…A personalized record crate could be nice, as well….Lots of gift options out there! If you can dig deeper to find out that vinyl lover’s personal tastes and get them something that aligns with those tastes, it makes the gift that much more special, unique, fun and memorable!
I love these ideas. It would be an incredible thrill to buy someone you care about their grail record. ♥️ Thank you so much for the other great and personalized ideas. Take care. ♥️🤗
I think it is a little difficult to buy a record to a collector but maybe a frame 30 x 30 or a presentcard for a local recordshop.....
I agree. A gift certificate is a great gift. Thank you and take care.
Love your videos Melinda. And that tree looks beautiful! Was wondering what your opinion is of these three sided not quite double albums where they put an etching on side four..? And we all know who is most guilty of that don’t we, Mr Young. 😮
Thank you for the kind words. I'm not a big fan of the etchings. I would rather have bonus tracks. Paying extra for an etching feels wrong to me. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphyAbsolutely agree. Even one song would be better than an etching! And to make it fun maybe have side four play at 45 rpm!
I just got my record of Gift Wrapped Vol.4. Various artists on Warner Brothers…Michael Buble, and lots more. I had a hard time finding it. But, Walmart had it. It’s really pretty. White Vinyl too. I’m going to give it a spin this evening. Merry Christmas 🎄!
That sounds like a wonderful record. I hope you find a moment to enjoy it this evening. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy I have to be honest with you. It doesn’t sound very good to me. No highs no lows. Just blah 😑. Kind of flat sounding. Nice silent 🔇 pressing but, it sounds…not very good to me. I wonder 💭 what other people think about it?
@@tturner12341 I'm sorry for the disappointment.
@@MelindaMurphy it happens now and than. Very pretty record. So flat and quiet. Maybe it’s just me. I sometimes listen 🎧 to what a record sounds like more than the songs on the record.
Thanks for the Bruce recommendation! Greetings is a great first album. Blinded By The Light is good but my fav is Lost in the Flood…amazing song live if you can find it. BTW, everyone knows it’s “wrapped up like a deuce”(like deuce coup car not a feminine hygiene product)as Bruce explains it. Another terrific video, Melinda. Almost felt like I was mentioned in the video. Thanks for the recommendation.
I love both versions of Blondes By The Light. They are so different from one another but both are good. I never understood why Manfred Mann used that pronunciation for Deuce. Lol. Thank you and take care.
I'm sure you know this, but I just discovered that there is a KISS MTV Unplugged album. I keep a running list of stuff in my shared Amazon list so people can always find something they know I want.
I love that Unplugged album. ♥️🤗 Sharing your Amazon wishlist is a great idea. Thank you and take care.
I just got in that 7 Steps album. I had one already but I wanted a Hi Fidelity version of it. For me, Gift card generally it is Amazon. It works for me
The Seven Steps album is terrific and I love all of those Miles Davis releases from MoFi. Gift certificates work for me as well. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Wow Melinda! Your Christmas tree is spectacular! Can you come and do ours? 🎄
Thank you so much for the sweet compliment. ♥️🤗 The older I get the harder Christmas decorating is. Thank you and take care.
I love this video I'm a champion of holidays I love Thanksgiving, black Friday and Christmas it's a positive experience when it comes to holidays and family always important. Seven steps to heaven underrated classic by miles davis you can walk , relax and sleep with this album is a amazing album congratulations on that in groove shirt I subscribe to the in groove on UA-cam great record store from Phoenix Arizona peace to Mike the owner of that store I love his UA-cam channel last week I watch the stream video of black Friday record store day and in groove stream all day on black Friday seeing people shopping for physical media music I love it so much as a person myself that goes to record stores the best human experience of my life that is why I can relate to you Melinda we are definitely music lovers for the love of quality classic music. Congratulations on the shirts and other goodies you got . To me great black Friday goodies amazing video and happy holidays to you Melinda
Thank you very much! I watched a little bit of the In Groove Black Friday RSD too. 😃 Take care.
I haven’t watched yet, but I’d like inner and outer sleeves
Best idea I've heard here!
They are a very good gift idea. I am always running out. Lol. Thank you and take care.
I recall a wonderful yule album we played with the less 'tackier' songs of recent years.More traditional albeit schmaltzier offerings which combined with others-'Carole of the bells'-'Toyland' (Debbie Reynolds), 'Aspenglow' (John Denver-utterly gorgeous) and stalwarts like Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, really created the requisite aural majesty of crimble.Johnny Cash's-'I heard the Bells On Christmas Day' has long been my favourite from this long disappeared gem of a record.A song rarely heard anywhere which seems a bit odd ?
Not a christmas fan anymore alas but i sure love the great tunes from those master composers of their time and of course their awesome interpreters.Greg Lake remains my only 'concession to modernity' lol.Nice vid.
You named some fantastic artists.Y mom loved Debbie Reynolds. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Great topic. Just in time.
Thank you! 😃
As they say, "It's better to give than to receive". 💖 We have a few people on our shopping list who'll receive something music related this year. My son is a big fan of neo-classical metal (e.g., Nightwish, Sabaton, Battle Beast, etc.) and video game soundtracks. He's getting one vinyl record in each genre. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law will receive a gift certificate for Acoustic Sounds. Though I may not agree with some of the album titles you picked, they're really a matter of personal preference, so there's nothing to argue. 😜Your recommendation of The Doors 45 rpm titles is an excellent recommendation. 👍👍👍 Most of what you showed should make any music or vinyl enthusiast happy. That Christmas album compilation looks like a lot of fun. Too bad they didn't include a song from the Carpenters; I particularly like their Merry Christmas Darling song.😻 My Christmas album purchase for this year is the RSD Beach Boys Christmas album on green vinyl. Looking forward to hearing a clean copy of that album. For clothing, I'd also suggest buying a music enthusiast a musical instrument company shirt. Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Guitars and Fender Guitars are particular favorites of mine. ❤
Thank you for the kind words about my video. 🤗♥️ I agree about having The Carpenters appear on the Christmas record. I have their album with that song on it. No one sings like Karen did. So clean, pure and beautiful. ♥️
I just listened to the Beach Boys Christmas album last night. I found a mono first pressing 5 years ago at an antique store. The RSD version looks very cool and probably sounds very good.
You can never go wrong with The Doors and the AP versions are fantastic. That was a very easy recommendation. Thank you and take care.
Nightwish is awesome! BTW, their original lead singer, Tarja, has a couple Christmas albums available that are amazing. She uses a "dark" style. Definitely unique and worth owning.
Sure, you're welcome, M. I agree with you on the Carpenters, just beautiful and some of my favorite music. I have an analogue era (maybe first?) pressing of the Beach Boys Christmas album, but it's in VG condition. It's not a bad listen, but I wanted a festive, clean copy. Upon your recommendation, I also got the Elemental RSD John Lee Hooker Live at the Cafe Au Go Go album. The only albums by The Doors I don't really care for are the ones The Doors made after Jim passed away. As we know, The Doors just couldn't recover from losing Jim. You take care too and enjoy the Christmas season. ✝ I'll see you on your next video (the flip side). 👍💖🎸😎@@MelindaMurphy
You're right about Nightwish; I like them too. They remind me of Yngwie Malmsteen (father of neo-classical metal?), but just not as guitar driven as him. My son now knows about Malmsteen and is very impressed with him. Your comment about the Christmas albums from Tarja is interesting. Ever heard Christmas music from Ronnie James Dio? That sounds a bit dark in the delivery. @@bgroovin1343
I think I'm #100...lol. That Who's Next album would be a Greatest Hits for a lot of bands. I have a few Music on Vinyl albums. They do sound very good. 👍🏻
It's a terrific album and I do enjoy the MOV version, especially for the price. Thank you and take care.
I Don't Know What To Buy For People...But I Know Everyone Like Music...So In The Early 1990s Certain Pen Oaks& Friends I'd Purchase Cassettes Or CDs For Them For Christmas & Birthdays...
Music is always a nice gift. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.
I’m a big fan of Groovewasher. Great gift ideas, Melinda.
Me too. Thank you and take care.
Elvis Christmas Album. Beatles Fan Club Christmas records.
Classics. ♥️ I would love to stumble on to one of those Beatles fan club Christmas records. Thank you and have a great week.
@@MelindaMurphy Vee Jay Introducing the Beatles. All 3 states of The Butcher Cover. Go get ‘em.
One great thing about records is that we can share opinions, like one can think that the US version of Seargeant Pepper Hearts Club Band doesnt have great sound. & that another one can believe that the original Nirvana lacks in good sound, compared to the much superior remaster of Nirvana Nevermind. Dont we all like to express our different opinions of which remaster we like the best, if we all thought alike then there would be no need for discussions, thats why I enjoy youtube We dont know what every one likes in records, butt that what we love about each others forums to discuss wehat we like. That is mostly what record forums talk about with records. That is what record forums are all about, that we can freely share opinions of what we like, like look at other records on youtube, & listen to $10,000 record players on youtube, & talk about what kind of speakers they have, recommendations of stereo equipment.. When some record forums love to talk about cds & some dont. Some record forums ask for recommendations, like a playlist is a recommendation, that many forums say thanks for making a hard effort of sending them a playlist. Some record forums review stereo equipment. Some record forums agree to meet each other, & some dont want to at all. Its nice to be able to talk of any subject, isnt it. We are fans. the word fan is a short word for fana. I really enjoy this forum.
I really love this comment. I couldn't have said it better. I love that we can all share our thoughts and opinions and respect one another. No two people are ever going to think alike and that's the beauty of it. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
A Great Way To Start The Holiday Season. Love The Tree. How About A Video With Your Husband Showing Other Christmas Records In Your Collection.
My 5 Must Plays Every Year For me Are 1) Johnny Mathis - Merry Christmas, 2) Mitch Miller And His gang - Holiday Sing A Long. (Both Original Columbia 6 Eye Releases), 3) Jim Reeves - 12 Songs Of Christmas. 4) Jorma Kaukonen - Christmas(I Have The 2021 BFRSD Candy Cane Splatter Vinyl Version) & 5)Blackmore's Night - Winter Carols. Both The Original(2006) & 2021 2cd Remastered Reissue. Original Is Better. Cover Art is Great.
Johnny Mathis Is Kinda Romantic. Enjoy With Just Christmas Lights & A Fire In The Fire Place.
Enjoy & Merry Christmas.
You have some wonderful Christmas records. I need to pick up the Johnny Mathis Christmas record. I'm sure it's great. ♥️🎄 Thank you and take care.
I will admit, Santa and I have discussed the Red and Blue color vinyl 😁
Haha! I hope Santa delivers for you. 🤗♥️🎄 Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy Santa came through :)
👍
Thank you!
Happy Holidays, My two front teeth. Lol.
Lol. Thank you and happy holidays. 🎄♥️
Hi Melinda, I have really enjoyed the last few videos which you have made and this is no exception.
This is a very positive set of recommendations and I think
It would also be helpful to discuss the records which should be best avoided. Over the past year I have bought a large number of brand new records which have been really awful. The pressings have been unlistenable and vastly inferior to CD playback, which has been hugely disappointing.
I would mention three in particular, but there are many more.
“The Hissing of Summer Lawns “- Joni Mitchell is a superb collection of songs but the 180g pressings are harsh and cut too ‘hot’.
Dreamers Are Waiting” is a lovely album by Crowded House but the blue vinyl LP sounds like a joke compared to the CD. Terrible.
“The Universal Want” by Doves, “Chronicles of a Diamond” by Black Pumas and Biffy Clyro’s most recent album also suffer from bad mastering/cutting/pressing . Really lo-fi harsh, overly compressed sounds. It is as if the manufacture of mainstream vinyl has become something of a lost art!
One of the best sounding new releases was the Amber Mark album I mentioned “Three Dimensions Deep”.
The best sounding pre-owned vinyl LP I bought was “Lite Me Up!” by Herbie Hancock. It is superb, funky jazz-soul music, with a touch of dance thrown in the mix. Really refreshing and a near mint, first pressing.
Have you had any real bummers, pressings wise?
What have been the ones that have been neck pricklingly good?
All the best!
I haven't had any extremely disappointing sounding records this year. I have been reading reviews before purchasing and that always helps. I didn't order some records that I thought were going to be black with pretty yellow splatter but they were actually pretty ugly. Lol. Thank you and take care.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns, not many people know that one 👍
@@colanitower Hello, it is a beautiful album with an authentic, poetic depth and insight. The songs “Edith and the Kingpin” and “Shades of Scarlett Conquering” are utterly brilliant. The recording, arrangements and production are first class for the period. I am holding out for a good first pressing. The CD is a high quality listen.
@@mcfabb That's a funny coincidence. I have a collection of 120,000 music tracks as digital files, of which 2,200 are the 'top selection'. The very best. It's special when a song makes it to that list and guess what, the two songs you mentioned are in it. Two others I'd recommend are "Icicle" and "Cloud on my Tongue" by Tori Amos on her album "Under the Pink." Also as a whole, a very good album.
@@colanitoweragreed! 🙂🎶
Bah humbug! 😊
I have my Christmas early December...a pocket full of change, a street full of charity shops on a cold and frosty night with twinkly Christmas lights and a couple of hours to myself.
... As for the actual Christmas bit: the family round and stressful preparations to entertain people I can't stand...
... That's why God invented alcohol and MP3 players... Drowns it all out a treat!
Lol. That sounds like a good plan. Thank you and take care.
Merry Yule everybody!
Thank you! ♥️
The MOV Who's Next is better than the 50th though I believe it's a digital remix. UK OG, Classic Records and MCA Heavy Vinyl are better.
I think most of what MOV does is digitally sourced. This is a great and affordable way to find a good sounding version of this record. There are probably early pressings that are analog but are also more expensive. I wanted to represent great albums at all price ranges. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
I have so much records but I don't collect them I just listen to music
That's wonderful! ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
My cat is always looking forward to the holiday season. She gets lots of music on Vinyl for Xmas, where she likes doing her claws on the spine once they're on the shelf!
Yikes!
Oh no! Let's hope that doesn't happen. 😳 Lol.
@@billstill1794 I had to use Plywood on front of the shelf
I had to put my LP shelves up 3 cinderblocks high to avoid cat damage! @@tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712
Do you have any 78's
They are wall-hangers here!
I don't. They are cool but I have to limit myself. Thank you and take care.
Vinyl?
Like siding! Aren't you tired of aluminum?
@@billstill1794 lol voice to text
Well, I can't see parents or what have you buying an $80 or even a $50 record for one of their offspring or what have you.
Personally, I do not observe the holidays. They represent violence, hypocrisy and other terrible things to me. I also have an affliction that makes me hyper-sensitive to a certain frequency range that gives me migraines, which doesn't help, I'm sure. It so happens that 99% of "xmas music" ( I have trouble calling it "music") contains said frequency range both prominent and subliminal. I notice this year is especially harsh for me. Normally it takes about 20 to 25 minutes of exposure for me to get sick. I made the mistake if going grocery shopping this past weekend without my "ear protection" and got sick within 2 minutes and had to go home without completing my shopping. The store was playing the stuff so loud (to me) that a jet engine would have been a whisper, so I think that was another contributing factor. I have "active ear protection" suggested by a doctor in the UK to me. I had to see a UK doctor because there are more who have my condition there and they are more familiar with it than in the US. There are others who have it here, but the health industry won't address it. I also can't listen to violin solos as it has the same effect. I have nothing against violin, but......
I'm sorry that you have this health issue with your hearing. That would be very frustrating. This time of year, Christmas music will be everywhere.
I tried to show records of all price ranges. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
@@MelindaMurphy Yes, that is true, but I have the frequency canceling device I wear. It cancels out the offending frequencies to put it simply. I guess it kind of works like noise canceling. I got the device from the UK about 5 years ago. Such things are not available in the US for some reason. It does the job pretty well. Though if they are playing the music too loud it kind of struggles, but still prevents me from getting debilitating headaches. I have extremely good hearing for my age (I took care of my ears and now they overcompensate for my poor vision). Unfortunately, that comes with frequency sensitivity.
The world needs Christmas because of violence, hypocrisy, and other terrible things. Sorry to hear about the problem with your hearing, and I wish you all the best with your treatments.
@@audiophileman7047 Well, I disagree and personally, I don't need it. Religion only begets more violence, hypocrisy and other terrible things. If Xmas was real and grounded in ancient tradition (not merely 100 years old) and not corporate greed and religion and just a celebration of normal good behavior, peace, gathering with friends throughout the years and such, it would be far different. Sadly, the fact is that Xmas is only about 100 years old and an invention of corporate greed and retailers mixed with government religion as if that makes it ok. If folks want to celebrate it, fine, they can do that in their own privacy, but everyone forcing it on everyone else is the problem. Enough on that for now.
My hearing is otherwise exceptional for my age, it is just frequency sensitivity, there is no treatment, it is not a disease or anything like tinnitus or what have you, it doesn't go away or come on once per year. It is merely a matter of using the correct solution, which in this case is my frequency canceling device. I like Vivaldi and such, but I have to be careful and not listen to anything with long solo violin. I also have always been careful with volume regardless. I have found that the louder the volume of any music, the less detailed it is. I used to cover audio shows and would have to skip some rooms because they play too loud thinking that is what makes a great system. (Most audiophiles tend to be idiots). It is the subliminal frequencies that are the real hard problem, but canceling out third and fourth harmonics minimizes effects. As for the future of my hearing? I'm sure it will decline just like anyone else. I just don't know when, perhaps in the next 8 to 10 years?
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Thank you so much for your kind words. 🤗♥️ I appreciate it so much. Take care.