General Chat

Hi Margaret, I would just love to have a juke box, maybe one day!! Thanks Kirsten, guess you were lucky to come across one of the copies. Do you play it?? Or would you be afraid it would get damaged? Dee -))

yes, my husband was a DJ in the 70's and we have hundreds of singles, EP's and LP's. I also have 2 wind up gramaphone record players that my FIL left me, Along with loads of 78's and a tin of spare gramaphone needles!

Hi, My record is the first Led Zeppelin lp, before it was withdrawn and altered slightly. The original copy, from 1969, had turqouise lettering, and only 500 copies were made, but within weeks it was withdrawn and given orange lettering. A slight difference, but it's highly sought after amongst collectors.

We have a 1970's Rock Ola Juke Box It has never ever gone wrong and plays 45's. The only problem is, I've lost the key and cant change the records. LOL Margaret

We gave all our 78s away to somebody who collected them in about 1970. they included Gracie fields singing 'The little pudding basin that belonged to Aunty Flo' Goodness knows where we got that from. But we still have loads of LPs. Ann Glos

what record is that Kirsten? Ann Glos

Hi Kirsten, I am intrigued to know what your valuable track is I once had a 45 made by a band of guys I was at school with. One of them went on to be quite famous, sadly I gave the record away. My son looked it up in a directory once and it might have been worth something Thanks Ann ;-))

We have a turntable Dee, which is how hubby has managed to copy loads of LPs onto CDs. By the way, it is in the post. Ann x

Yes, and I wouldn't trade if for all the best cd players in the world. I go to cheap record shops and get albums at least £10 cheaper than if they were cd's. Good thing I'm set in my ways when it comes to music. However the most expensive record I have cost over £100 and is no worth around £500.

I found a guy locally who was able to put my 78's on to a CD for me, pure nostalgia. He managed to put all my late Dad's favourites on one CD for me ;-))

I've got some old 78's of Al Jolson! I can remember singing along with my old nana. Plus a load of rock stuff from my teens - can't play it but I suppose I could get it all out and have a look. Or maybe visit a car boot sale on Sunday.....

Why are 78s needles 2 or 3 pound each? they used to be dirt cheap. Happy days

:-))) well, if we're gonna be really 'hangin with the kids', we should call them 'decks'!

I am so envious of those with 'turntables' My first one only played 78's, and had to be wound up. Guess I am one of the few people to have Little White Bull on 78!! ;-))

Oh yes to play all the great rock classics on :-))))))))))

.... and I've still got some 78's!!

My husband has a record player, which is at the bottom of the wardrobe. It only plays 33 and a third. He also has a collection of 45rpm singles, which are unplayable. Mind you he hardly ever plays CDs either and has just got himself an mp3 player for commuting. When I was a little girl we had a record player buried in a ginormous table with a lift up lid as well as two ancient wind-up gramophones which played with darning-needle sized record needles. We had some bakelite records to play on them. I remember Max Bygraves 'Gillygillyossenfeatherkatzenellenbogenbythesea' was one of them, and Colonel Bogey another. nell

We have a turn table

No - but still loads of vinyl!!

Yes, but apparently it's just called a turn table now. M.