the keyboards sound like they're getting faster and slower and faster and slower and faster and slower. it's kinda trippy, but it kinda sux. and it's a cool record too. kano's "i'm ready/holly dolly" 12"
― jaxon, Sunday, 2 September 2007 00:29 (sixteen years ago) link
tool time
― elan, Sunday, 2 September 2007 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Maybe but I'm afraid there's not much you can do :\ maaaajor pre-Detroit techno classic tho, despite I'm Ready being the standout & heavily sampled cut, it's a versioning of Holly Dolly that led to Shari Vari.
― blunt, Sunday, 2 September 2007 00:43 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, it's Holly Dolly i really care about. i have both the kano LPs, but haven't ever heard Holly Dolly before.
― jaxon, Sunday, 2 September 2007 00:51 (sixteen years ago) link
You might be able to find someone to punch a big hole through it 7" stylee. I don't know who could do that or where you would find them.
― Alex in SF, Sunday, 2 September 2007 00:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Maybe try to enlarge it using a file towards the supposed center then tuck in material (some kind of solidifying paste?) to have it fit snugly. Or better yet, try boring a larger spindle size hole which accomodates the watchamacallits used on 7 inches? oops xpost
― blunt, Sunday, 2 September 2007 01:12 (sixteen years ago) link
use a hole saw drill bit: http://www.homedepot.ca/wcsstore/HomeDepotCanada/images/catalog/1ce52fc1-63ab-4fd4-9688-5eeab033f7bf_4.jpg
― blunt, Sunday, 2 September 2007 01:52 (sixteen years ago) link
i have this record, too, and i wouldn't part with it, but you can easily find another copy for a couple bucks if you need to.
― elan, Sunday, 2 September 2007 04:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, just buy another copy, dude. I would be so heartbroken if I ended up with a record like that. My heart goes out to you. But you are probably right, it sounds great on drugs I'm sure.
― Bimble, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:12 (sixteen years ago) link
playing that's gotta wear out the grooves
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Aw, yer probably right. Poor little needle. *sniff sniff*
― Bimble, Sunday, 2 September 2007 05:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Drill your own hole.
― moley, Sunday, 2 September 2007 06:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Well, yes, Foetus would approve, but...really...unless you really have to, why would anyone want to risk driving a hole through a record?
― Bimble, Sunday, 2 September 2007 06:58 (sixteen years ago) link
I trod on one of my Sonic Youth albums and snapped it in half once :(
― Trayce, Sunday, 2 September 2007 07:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah well I did the same thing with New Order's Power Corruption & Lies and I was NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. Until I bought it again, for the third time.
― Bimble, Sunday, 2 September 2007 07:25 (sixteen years ago) link
My SY album was a numbered limited release AuGoGo pressing :( Still, the actual record in the sleeve wasnt anything special I guess. Just the packaging.
― Trayce, Sunday, 2 September 2007 07:28 (sixteen years ago) link
The vinyl gods will have my balls in the next life for how I treat records, I swear.
I'm not sure how brittle records are, but you can always test a thrift store record. Anyway, if it's not too brittle, just drill a new hole, or drill out the old hole bigger. Find the center by measuring, or even simpler, cut a piece of paper the size (diameter) of the record, and then fold it exactly in half. If the hole's too big, tape a piece of paper on it with a smaller hole. Yeah, paper, that's all you need because the spindle doesn't actually hold the record in place, it's only to guide it when putting it down, so paper would work. Well, it's an inelegant hack, but it's quick and simple...
― Rich Smörgasbord, Sunday, 2 September 2007 08:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Ever seen Billy Wilder's "One, Two, Three!" (1961, w/James Cagney)? Some KGB goons detain and interrogate a Soviet dissident who refuses to talk, so they torture him by forcing him to listen to "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" over and over and over, but he still doesn't crack. So they drill a second hole about 1cm from the first one, and put the record back on the turntable, spindle through the off-center hole and start playing the record again. And 30 seconds is all it takes.
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Sunday, 2 September 2007 09:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Or... if you have a turntable that has a removable spindle you play the record and hold your fingernail against the edge and slowly shift the record over until the stylus stops moving back and forth. Then record the f*cker.
I do it all the time with reggae 45s, which are a lot easier due to the big hole; for that I rest my thumb on the spindle and stick the nail of my index finger against the inside edge of the hole (no funny comments please). It's very easy and if you collect JA 45s you'll master it by neccessity.
I don't know how many turntables have removable spindles but my old Rega Planar does. You basically just grab it and pull up hard. You might want to find a user manual for your deck before you try that. This is a good place to start http://www.vinylengine.com
― factcheckr, Sunday, 2 September 2007 14:01 (sixteen years ago) link
i just bought, among other things, a 7 inch of "video killed the radio star", and then it fell out of the bag on the way home, sat in the sun for an hour and warped. :( i can listen to the second half of the song just fine. sigh.
― Emily Bjurnhjam, Sunday, 2 September 2007 16:56 (sixteen years ago) link
put it back in the sun for an hour, with a weight on top
― blunt, Sunday, 2 September 2007 17:40 (sixteen years ago) link