So what did you get for Christmas?

IMHO you do not need to enhance the experience and the best show can be seen from about row 5 to row 15. Have fun treylxapi47.

The photographs here are just to give some credibility to my suggestions above. The Vinyl record metal master is signed by the members of the Aussie/Brit Floyd band. They signed it for me backstage in Hartford Connecticut.
Also, my customer was pressing the Darkside of the Moon album so I got the depicted album artwork right off the press. Like others here at CT, I'm a fan of Pink Floyd music.

I just searched through my box of old concert ticket stubs. Apparently I've only seen the Australian or Britt Floyd band play seven times. The seats have ranged from Row A to row M. You will certainly have a good view of the musicians from row one. However in the case of Brit Floyd, it is better to sit a little further back so you can enjoy the entire visual experience.

BTW, TIF is our resident expert where it comes to coins and Pink Floyd. Here is my pig on the wing.

 

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Good question.

 

Through all the various formats for music, there has always been a sub culture who preferred an old format since it sounded the way it should rather than the sterile digital. I guess it is like some of us like our coins with fingerprints rather than slabs??? John Ryan, whose book on Papal coinage was my first photo book effort, collected opera on single sided 78 RPM disks which had a play time of a couple minutes. To listen to Caruso in his original format required changing a lot of disks and handling them with care since they were not sturdy like vinyl. Technology has come a long way but there will always be those of us who like archaic Greek better than cameo proof rounds. Go figure!

 

Doug, it certainly has something to do with a collector's mindset. Having a good music collection used to mean that you cared enough to go to all these obscure shows and record shops and actually find new stuff. Now, I just double click on the Spotify icon on my computer and I have more music than a thousand Columbia Record Clubs. Its nice to have something tangible.

By the way, here is my short list for LPs that I must acquire:
Miles Davis – Bitch's Brew
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
Jethro Tull – Stand Up
Jethro Tull – Aqualung
Jethro Tull – Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
Yes – Yessongs

 

i haven't listen to vinyl in 25 years. i would love to again with a quality table and earphones, give dark side of the moon a run through...then compare to cd and mp3.

 

I took a couple of photos of some of my old albums ...

Man => some of those babies saw a whole lotta mileage!!

 

awesome! ..i''ve listened to 6 of those albums recently.

 

One of the best Christmas presents I've ever received was from my son about 6 years ago. He got me a $100 USB turntable for Christmas. I plugged it into the computer & played my old Vinyl record collection for hundreds of hours. I got much enjoyment from that gift.

You manually start & stop tracks and the machine conveniently makes MP3 files of your Vinyl music collection. Of course, each song may include some snaps, crackles, pops, and an occasional skip. It all contributes to the overall music experience.

I was delighted to find that the software automatically names the tracks. The software checks an anti-piracy Internet music database & then determines the artist & song title. You can either accept the title provided by the software or you can manually type a name for the track. (The software nails it correctly every time).

The first albums I converted included several Jimi Hendrix tunes and a couple rare issues including acoustic solo Pete Townsend playing awesome arrangements of Won't Get Fooled Again & Pinball Wizard.

For all the Led Zeppelin fans here is an early clip of 13-year old Jimmy Page.

 

I got cash so I could decide whatever coins I wanted at a local shop! Just about the last 10 years I've asked for only money. A gift with unlimited possibilities!