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Last winter I rebuilt my parents 1963 Sylvania console stereo and then the vinyl bug got me. I used my late 1970's Phillips turntable to play my vinyl on (spent $165 on a new cartridge), and if you have the same album on CD and vinyl, it's interesting to compare. I think generally the reverb sounds more realistic on the vinyl. I actually have Steely Dan's "The Royal Scam" on Vinyl, CD and the reissue, 20 bit remaster, and they all sound a little different. The amazing thing is how good records sounded by their demise in the late 80's. Joe Jackson and The Police had me wondering what was so wrong with records that we all went to CD so quickly.

As for my Emerson, Lake and Palmer, I don't think it stood the test of time too well. They were one of my faves, and I saw them in concert 3 or 4 times, but putting on the old records made me wonder, what did I see in this music. Great musicians, but the music is pretty overblown.

I wish I had "Frampton Comes Alive!"