Mobile Fidelity - Blood, Sweat & Tears, UD1S-016 is now shipping

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

I got the email today from Mobile Fidelity that this album is now shipping. 

 

 

 

[4krow 6,099]

I love that album, BUT what is the price?

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

$125

[4krow 6,099]

Thanks. I did check the site, and no surprise, it is sold out. For me, $125 is too much anyway, BUT this is one of my all time favorites, only because of the music on the second side, i.e. the variations. 

[RodH 4,859]

Spinning Wheel was the first song that got my attention as a kid with a transistor radio.

 

 

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

46 minutes ago, 4krow said:

Thanks. I did check the site, and no surprise, it is sold out. For me, $125 is too much anyway, BUT this is one of my all time favorites, only because of the music on the second side, i.e. the variations. 

 

Sorry, I was using my phone, or I would have pasted in the url. I imagine it's probably listed for $250+ on ebay already.

[4krow 6,099]

Spinning Wheel was playing in my head as I stood outside the dime store downtown. Was I 10? Man, that was too long ago, yet the music remains. God bless the child.

[4krow 6,099]

7 minutes ago, Sk1Bum said:

 

Sorry, I was using my phone, or I would have pasted in the url. I imagine it's probably listed for $250+ on ebay already.

Sk1bum, When you get the album, can you make a cassette tape for me?

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

I don't have a cassette recorder or I'd be happy to.

[RodH 4,859]

I can get you one

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

Shipping to the states will probably cost more than getting Greg the album.

[4krow 6,099]

 You know, that comment started off as a sort of joke, but now, remembering the ability of better cassette recorders, I was often surprised at the results. That really did prompt me to look at the cassette deck thread just now and make me wonder,,,, hmmm, where could I put a deck? The shop is the likely answer.

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

In September of 1988, my house got burglarized, and my stereo got stolen. All of the stereo gear was recovered except the Pioneer CT-F900. I never replaced it.

 

[RodH 4,859]

Would you like to have one again?

[4krow 6,099]

Sorry to hear that. It would have scarred me, truthfully. I am betting that these days we are relatively safe from thieves even knowing what the hell they are even looking at. 

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

No, thank you. Today was the first time I've had use since the theft, and I don't know how long it had sat unused prior to that.

[RodH 4,859]

I've posted this elsewhere on the site, but 25(?) years ago my house was burgled and my Sony 3 head cassette deck was taken.  A few years ago it showed up on the local classifieds. I had replaced the power switch with something not stock so it was easy to identify. Got it back for $25 and it works perfectly.

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

2 minutes ago, 4krow said:

Sorry to hear that. It would have scarred me, truthfully. I am betting that these days we are relatively safe from thieves even knowing what the hell they are even looking at. 

 

Turns out, it was a former coworker that lived around the corner from me. 

 

I didn't discover the burglary. I was gone for the weekend, and when I got home there was a note on my kitchen table from the local police department. Some kids were driving by and saw a man carrying an armload of stereo gear down the sidewalk at 1 in the morning. They turned around, and the guy dropped the gear and took off running. They picked up the gear, and then called the police.

 

I also had a Glock 17 stolen in that burglary that was recovered a few days later. A woman was trying to cash stolen checks at a grocery store, and her boyfriend had the gun under the seat of her car.

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

13 minutes ago, 4krow said:

Sorry to hear that. It would have scarred me, truthfully. I am betting that these days we are relatively safe from thieves even knowing what the hell they are even looking at. 

 

Especially if it's a R2R, turntable, or cassette player. 

[4krow 6,099]

Now days guys, they just go for the guns.

[Sk1Bum 10,851]

1 hour ago, 4krow said:

Now days guys, they just go for the guns.

 

and the wiring, and your catalytic converter...