I spent some time during the holidays at my mom's house. While there, she asked what I was going to do with the stuff I stored in a closet after my divorce some 15 years ago. So I took the time and went browsing. To my delight, I found a Pioneer PL-560 in excellent condition with the exception of the usual missing feet and a missing stylus from the Shure V15 Type III cartridge. But I also found two replacement stylii in a box next to it, a Discwasher system, a Parastat MK4 maintenance kit, a Zerostat, and a Watts disc preener. Those will come in handy to clean up the 60 something albums that were stacked neatly on a back shelf. A quick check of the vinyl found them all to be in NM condition since I had the habit of playing them once and recording to tape and then storing them in VRP sleeves. With the exception of a couple of them having normal wear of the covers, all are close to new.

So as the rain falls today, I will be spending time bringing the TT back to life and cleaning vinyl. I'm thinking this would be nice to get running before New Year's Eve so that I can hook everything up to the 8080 and listening to some real music again.

Very cool!

That's great! It's a cross between getting a late unexpected Christmas present and finding a personal time capsule. Man, I know what I'd spend New Years Eve doing! Happy listening! :thmbsp:

I love finding stuff that I've completely forgot about. Better yet when it is audio related.

Have a Happy New Year!

Dennis

A nice "blast from the past", indeed. :music:

Superb story and getting re-acquianted with old friends is always a dose of happiness. Capital!

thedruid, I know how you feel, when my Dad had his old stereo shipped over from the Philippines and my albums and 45s'...well those that survived that I hadn't seen in 30 years, I felt the same way. I knew where every click and pop was on the record, still doing some major cleaning too. Great story guy, it's good to see "old friends" reunited

Now that I've had some time to look through the vinyl here's what I found.

Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (yellow vinyl)
Billy Idol - Vital Idol
Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live/1975-85 (5 LPs)
Charlie - In Pursuit of Romance
Country Joe McDonald - Paradise with an Ocean View
Dave Mason - Let It Flow
David Bowie - Let's Dance
David Bowie - Tonight
david+david - boomtown
Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies
Electric Prunes - self-titled
Eric Clapton - Timepieces
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
Flock - Dinosaur Swamps
Four Tops - Anthology
George Benson - Breezin'
Gerry Rafferty - City to City
Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live
Hooters - Nervous Night
Janis Joplin - Greatest Hits
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Smash Hits
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Best of the Rest
Mamas and Papas - 20 Golden Hits
Marshall Tucker Band - Self-titled
Paul Revere and the Raiders - Just Like Us
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (half-speed mastered)
Police - Synchronicity
Rare Earth - Get Ready
Roxy Music - Avalon
Roy Orbison - All-Time Greatest Hits
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
Seals & Crofts - Unborn Child
Starship - Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Steppenwolf - Live
Steppenwolf - Monster
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
Stevie Nicks - Rock a Little
Stevie Nicks - The Other Side of the Mirror
Ted Nugent - Great Gonzos!
Tina Turner - Break Every Rule
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow (red vinyl)
Tom Tomlinson and Jerry Kennedy - Guitar's Greatest Hits
Traveling Wilburys - Volume One
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Van Morrison - His Band and the Street Choir
Willie Nelson - Collector's Edition Promo
OST - The Doors
OST - Eddie and the Cruisers
OST - National Lampoon's Animal House
OST - The Big Chill
OST - Death Wish

Oh yeah, New Year's Eve will be nice.

Sounds like a fun evening with the Raiders, Steppenwolf, Mamas and Papas, Hendrix, Joplin, Doobies etc...Enjoy!!!