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You're really better off to grab one of the bigger adapters that sits on the turntable platter, rather than the ones that attach to the record itself. If you have only one large-hole 7" it's not so big a deal, but I'm a collector of early garage in particular, and other types of 50s and 60s singles, so I have upwards of 200 large-hole 7"s I think. That would mean I'd have to buy just as many of the little adapters to stuff in to each one, rather than a single turntable mounted one. Also, if the record is stored in a picture sleeve, the adapters in the record wears out the sleeve a bit over time.

I've actually already made a post in the aforementioned thread about Toronto stores. Feel welcome to add on, though. I know there are a bunch I didn't get around to:

http://vinylcollective.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43907&start=45#931471

Das Oath - S/T 9"

The title track may be the finest of power pop tunes.

I've read a bit about some of these records, and found a few interesting tidbits about a couple of them:

Beatles - Yesterday and Today: $39,000 is an extraordinarily high price for this, especially a mono copy. That particular copy was bought at a Beatles convention in 1987 from something called the "Livingston" collection, Livingston being the head of Capitol records when the album was released. He had 25 of these stored away and put some up for auction. The stereo copies (of which there are about 1/10 as many as mono copies) go on eBay for a few thousand dollars.

Frank Wilson - Do I Love You: There are apparently only two of these in existence (not three), and one sold last year for £26,000, which is something to the tune of $45,000. Considerably higher than the one listed in the article.

Did you try playing it more than once? Sometimes my cartridge won't seat itself in the groove properly and it's just a matter of dropping the needle a second time. Also, make sure no lint has collected on your stylus, and make sure the stylus is not broken all together.

Viletones - Screamin Fist 7" (original press. T'was not cheap, but I traded in some old stuff and got a fair price)

Obviously people are always going to pay more for a better condition record, that's not unique to Beatles albums by any means. But the price spread from, for example, VG condition to M condition is a far greater percentage than the average record.

beatles fans are crazy

Not only are Beatles crazy in the amounts they will spend, but being a serious Beatles collector involves an astronomical amount of information about infinitesimal differences in label markings, cover details and matrix notes. They are also extremely anal retentive about condition, to the extent that a VG condition album may be worth only 10-20% of a Mint one.

Still my favourite record of theirs.

I don't know how many folks around here are in to cycling, but the bike on the cover of this album is an extraordinary one. Hetchins bikes have a long history of beautiful craftsmanship. The Sainte Cats have always done the little things well!

Mine has one of those purdy blue silk screened covers.

This was the first Waits album I bought many years ago when I was in college. I now own every studio album he's done, plus a host of Early Years collections and live albums, but Closing Time is still my favourite. I could muse to Grapefruit Moon all night.

Record show today!

- Faces - Nod is as Good as a Wink LP

- Index - Self Titled (Re-issue, ltd. to 100. Would love to find an original, but they tend to sell for about $3,000)

- Link Wray - Rumble 7"

- Link Wray - Raw Hide 7"

- Standells - Dirty Water 7"

- The Who - Summertime Blues 7"

- The Wailers - Tall Cool One 7"

- Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried 7"

- Screamin Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You 7"

- Gene Simmons - Haunted House 7"

- Count Five - Psychotic Reaction 7"

Yesterday at the record stores:

The Misunderstood - I Can Take You to the Sun 7"

Art Adams - Rock Crazy Baby 7" (50th Anniversary EP)

Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues 7"

Wilson Pickett - International Playboy 7" (this ain't so great)

Neil Young - Old Ways LP (under rated amongst Young albums)

Lots of good singles for me this weekend.

It looks like he's using a home-theater style "receiver" (why they don't call them home-theater amps I do not know) which tend not to come with specific phono inputs (which you need). So I would presume the amp you see next to the turntable is the phono pre-amp.

This thing got rave reviews! They took the best of the P1 and P3, discontinued both and made this.

I wouldn't go that far. It's really just a few small design changes over the old P1 with more colour options. The components on the P3 still stand largely above the RP1, especially the tone arm, which is the most telling component of a turntable as far as I'm concerned. Granted the P3 is more than double the price, though. Also, they haven't discontinued the P3, either. They made a few changes to that one, too, and introduced a wealth of colour options.

On the website it has the new RP1 in place of the P1, so I suspect the standard P1 will be phased out. Looks to me like they made slight changes to the tonearm (now called the RB101, rather than RB100), and have added some colour options, possibly to contend with Project's array of colours on the Debut.

I'm new around here, but I'm pretty surprised to see no mention of Toronto's shops in here so far, so here's my best stab at it:

Rotate This

801 Queen West

First place I bought a record in Toronto way back before I moved here, and still my go-to shop. Mostly new stuff, but with a healthy selection of used as well, and a decent selection of higher end collectibles. When it comes to new albums, you'll find a great selection of the entire spectrum of pop music here. Anything from pre-war blues and Americana, to obscure foreign garage rock collections, to the whole scheme of punk rock and all the new indie hits. A fairly scant selection of 7"s is the only drawback. I would say that this is the place to go if you can only hit one shop in the city, but as you'll find out below, that probably won't be an issue.

Hits and Misses

799 Queen West

The specialty shop for punk, hardcore and metal, though do reach outwards from there, especially when crawling into garage and psych territory. Equal parts new and used, with a solid wall of collectibles, and an extraordinary range of 7"s. Just moved next door to Rotate This a few days ago. A truly remarkable punk rock record shop which will probably be akin to what the demographic of this board is looking for.

Frantic City

799 Queen West (upstairs)

This is a used book/record shop that will be moving most of its records on top of the new Hits and Misses in the next week (this seems too good to be true, I know). From what I understand it will be focusing largely on 50s and 60s music, with a healthy dose of garage and psych. Not the biggest selection around by any means, but they have a very high percentage of quality stuff. Lots of 7"s, good selection of collectibles.

Sonic Boom

512 Bloor West

No doubt the biggest record store in the city, and it's open until midnight every day. When it comes to vinyl (the vinyl basement), this place is the jack of all trades, and master of none. Mostly new, mostly LPs. Has a bit of used stuff, very few collectibles, not many 7"s. Not an amazing selection of anything, but still worth checking out. I find you'll pay 20-50% more at this place for new stuff as a rule. The main floor is an enormous emporium of CDs. This is by far the best place to go for used CDs.

Soundscapes

572 College St

This place is almost entirely CDs, with a handful of vinyl on the shelves, and does nothing used at all. However, if you're looking for a CD, this is the best place. A huge spectrum of genres, and a great selection of the all. Also has a particularly impressive selection of box sets, as well as music related books and DVDs

She Said Boom

372 College (Downtown), 393 Roncesvalles (West End)

Smaller used record/book stores, but with with a particular attention to quality. Does a little bit of every genre pretty well. All LPs, no 7"s at all. Tends to have a solid selection of collectibles.

Ric's Collectibles

155 Main St.

This is the messy, dark, used shop for all things classic. You won't find much here under 20 years old, but it has a truly amazing selection. Very strong focus on collectibles. If you're looking for older stuff, particularly more popular groups, this is the place to go, though you'll pay for the rare stuff. Pretty far to the East end of the city, so if you're downtown, it's quite a trek.

Kops

229 Queen West

Pretty well rounded shop with primarily used stuff. Has an enormous selection of vintage 7"s. Solid range of collectibles, seems to have a particularly large selection of soul and funk.

These are my most frequent stops. I've spent quite some time writing these up, so I'll come back with some other ones later.

Roky Erickson - True Love Cast Out All Evil LP

Flying Burrito Brothers - Burrito Deluxe LP (re-issue)

The Jam - Town Called Malice 12" single (a bad impulse buy)

Young Governor - Cindy's Gonna Save Me 7"

Mission Of Burma - Innermost 7"

Burning Love - Don't Ever Change 7"

The Pogues (w/ The Dubliners) - Irish Rover 7"

Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick 7"

The Spaceshits - Showdown on 3rd 7"

Tom Waits - Bone Machine LP (outstanding find)

Carter Family - The Famous Carter Family LP (collection from the original line up)

Merle Travis - Songs from the Coal Mines (original)

Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life (re-issue)

Metz - Negative Space 7" (purple marble)

That's the past week or so for me.