When lookig for vinyl i mean any vinyl do i randomly pick and choose and get what i chose or is there a way to listen first? what do i do, especially when buying online? Do I buy what i know?

___________________
Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of pain.- Thomas Hardy

"Have nothing in your home unless you know it to be useful or believe it to be beautiful." - John Ruskin (He was talking about records!)

quote:

Daniel Boorstin: The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge

A lot of online stores have samples of the vinyl these days. Check the stickies at the top of this page, a lot of vinyl shops there have samples.

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by Clovis86 OMG I am teh ghey.

ID 1998 Track

aye most have samples. I'd say buy what you know, but if you are like I was when I started you only knew what the popular shit was. venture out and get original tracks, and find your own style so to speak.

I won't buy tracks that I recognize. I base that on the fact that if I actually recognize it, then it means I must have heard it a thousand times. I don't want to be the 1001th dj to spin the record. I buy all my records online. Find a good site and listen to as many records as you possibly can before you buy anything.

For certain tracks you love that you heard in some sets, check the tracklist and then track the record down, but just goto these sites that offer samples and check various tracks to see what you like, ah crap I'm outta herem, I'm way to drunk to be posting anthing that makes sence in the booth.

quote:

Originally posted by Eric Siefer aye most have samples. I'd say buy what you know, but if you are like I was when I started you only knew what the popular shit was. venture out and get original tracks, and find your own style so to speak.

Ah sorry I misunderstood you. I though you were asking where you could listen first before buying.

As for what I buy, I bought a lot of crap in the past where I didn't listen before buying, expecting to be good due to artist/label etc... but these days there is definately no need to make that mistake.

I generally buy a mix of tracks I know and those that I don't. I am still buying old vinyl too, so most of the time I have heard these.

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by Clovis86 OMG I am teh ghey.

ID 1998 Track

i feel as if you need a mix of popular stuff and stuff that isnt played by every dj out there.

do record shops (actual record shops) not have turntables to listen to vinyl over there or something?

thats gash.

___________________
MUGGETS

go to a record shop and start listening to records when you find ones you like note the label down. You'll tend to find that certain labels release a lot of stuff you'll like.

___________________

thanks all of you guys cause im really startin to get into this...im stil mostly studying everything...any advice you guys could give me on anything would highly be appreciated!

___________________
Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of pain.- Thomas Hardy

"Have nothing in your home unless you know it to be useful or believe it to be beautiful." - John Ruskin (He was talking about records!)

quote:

Daniel Boorstin: The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge

have a look at chemical records or juno, they both offer samples and they both have really good catalogues.

___________________
MUGGETS

thank you and i hope i can get into this...ive already bought a book, took alot of notes and shit now i just have to get to know what everthing is..should i keep reading or you think ill pick it up after just goin through the forum posts after a while?

___________________
Happiness is an occasional episode in the general drama of pain.- Thomas Hardy

"Have nothing in your home unless you know it to be useful or believe it to be beautiful." - John Ruskin (He was talking about records!)

quote:

Daniel Boorstin: The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge