djThunderfunk said:

What are you guys doing with the Around The World In A Day sticker? Are you sticking it back on the front of the gatefold sleeve or storing it elsewhere?

I stuck it back onto the front of my 1985 copy back in the day, but now that I get a do-over, I'm wondering if I should leave the front cover untouched.

sexton said:

just out of morbid curiousity... Is America on the new ATWIAD still in sync with the vinyl? By which I mean, if you have the needle skip one or multiple grooves, does the beat still continue correctly? I remember being completely weirded out when my needle was miscalibrated for weight and it would barely touch the record, thereby often skipping ahead a few grooves. The result was that the song continued without a difference musically, but the lyrics simply missed whole lines. Completely weirded me out until I figured out how that could be possible.

Would love to know if this is still the case on the new pressing. It should, but I'd rather have confirmation.

mediumdry said:

mediumdry said:

just out of morbid curiousity... Is America on the new ATWIAD still in sync with the vinyl? By which I mean, if you have the needle skip one or multiple grooves, does the beat still continue correctly? I remember being completely weirded out when my needle was miscalibrated for weight and it would barely touch the record, thereby often skipping ahead a few grooves. The result was that the song continued without a difference musically, but the lyrics simply missed whole lines. Completely weirded me out until I figured out how that could be possible.

Would love to know if this is still the case on the new pressing. It should, but I'd rather have confirmation.

This happened to me with 2 different copies of the Lovesexy pressing.

namepeace said:

mediumdry said:

just out of morbid curiousity... Is America on the new ATWIAD still in sync with the vinyl? By which I mean, if you have the needle skip one or multiple grooves, does the beat still continue correctly? I remember being completely weirded out when my needle was miscalibrated for weight and it would barely touch the record, thereby often skipping ahead a few grooves. The result was that the song continued without a difference musically, but the lyrics simply missed whole lines. Completely weirded me out until I figured out how that could be possible.

Would love to know if this is still the case on the new pressing. It should, but I'd rather have confirmation.

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I don't even know how that's physically possible with analog mediums like vinyl, since the music and vocals are not separated in any capacity. Nor is there any buffering. All I can think is if the frequency range for P's vocals were etched in the lower depths of the grooves, and the needle was hovering above that level...but even that seems unlikely. Not doubting your experience, but there just has to be some weird illusion that made it seem the way it did.

injuredpinky said:

KingSausage said:

injuredpinky said: What are the odds Parade will be pushed back?

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Higher than "Mountains"....lol.

[Edited 8/1/16 18:01pm]

It's out. It came out before ATWIAD.

bobgeorge77 said:

KingSausage said:

Amazon just emailed me to say that the SOTT reissue has been pushed back to September 20. Ugh.

Yeah...me 2!!! wouldn't mind as much if I just knew 4 sure that they were actually going to be coming out at all!!!

It's coming in early October, as far as I know.

pr in ce how important artist was! all stop for new deals !!!!!!!! all speak for him in all over the world he was a phenomenon we will wait for new prints of vinyl ... it's hard .....

there is a fever for vinyls everywhere for his records lp's

injuredpinky said:

mediumdry said:

just out of morbid curiousity... Is America on the new ATWIAD still in sync with the vinyl? By which I mean, if you have the needle skip one or multiple grooves, does the beat still continue correctly? I remember being completely weirded out when my needle was miscalibrated for weight and it would barely touch the record, thereby often skipping ahead a few grooves. The result was that the song continued without a difference musically, but the lyrics simply missed whole lines. Completely weirded me out until I figured out how that could be possible.

Would love to know if this is still the case on the new pressing. It should, but I'd rather have confirmation.

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I don't even know how that's physically possible with analog mediums like vinyl, since the music and vocals are not separated in any capacity. Nor is there any buffering. All I can think is if the frequency range for P's vocals were etched in the lower depths of the grooves, and the needle was hovering above that level...but even that seems unlikely. Not doubting your experience, but there just has to be some weird illusion that made it seem the way it did.

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This is about BPM. The song America is by accident or design the exact speed that in one turn of the record (at 33 1/3 RPM) there will be 4 beats. Since the song is basically one chord, you get exactly one bar (=4 beats). So if the needle skips, it skips within the song by a multiple of 4 beats, ending up at the same spot in the bar, but in a different bar. That means that if your needle skips, it might skip a/some bars with some lyrics.

My question is if the same care was taken with the new pressings to keep the exact BPM of the song.

/offtopic this is also why I think Prince made that looooong extended version, so it would be forced to be 33rpm on the 12", as the regular 45rpm of 12"'s would not have this "feature".

antonb said:

Isn't Parade out today in the UK? Has anyone picked it up today from HMV?

Mine was just delivered from Amazon

mediumdry said:

injuredpinky said:

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I don't even know how that's physically possible with analog mediums like vinyl, since the music and vocals are not separated in any capacity. Nor is there any buffering. All I can think is if the frequency range for P's vocals were etched in the lower depths of the grooves, and the needle was hovering above that level...but even that seems unlikely. Not doubting your experience, but there just has to be some weird illusion that made it seem the way it did.

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This is about BPM. The song America is by accident or design the exact speed that in one turn of the record (at 33 1/3 RPM) there will be 4 beats. Since the song is basically one chord, you get exactly one bar (=4 beats). So if the needle skips, it skips within the song by a multiple of 4 beats, ending up at the same spot in the bar, but in a different bar. That means that if your needle skips, it might skip a/some bars with some lyrics.

My question is if the same care was taken with the new pressings to keep the exact BPM of the song.

/offtopic this is also why I think Prince made that looooong extended version, so it would be forced to be 33rpm on the 12", as the regular 45rpm of 12"'s would not have this "feature".

No, I don't think this a "feature". It's simply, as you said, an accident. Why would anyone want this to be a "feature" of their record, where entire passages could be skipped due to a defect and a person would not be able to tell? Nah, I'm not buying this theory.

smaragdatsapatori said:

Musze said:

AMAZON.CO.UK -------> finally a message


From: Amazon.co.uk <auto-shipping@amazon.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 1:42 PM
To: (me)
Subject: Your Amazon.co.uk order of "Parade (Music From The..." has been dispatched



Arriving:
Wednesday, September 14 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

KlyphIsBackAgain said:

mediumdry said:

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This is about BPM. The song America is by accident or design the exact speed that in one turn of the record (at 33 1/3 RPM) there will be 4 beats. Since the song is basically one chord, you get exactly one bar (=4 beats). So if the needle skips, it skips within the song by a multiple of 4 beats, ending up at the same spot in the bar, but in a different bar. That means that if your needle skips, it might skip a/some bars with some lyrics.

My question is if the same care was taken with the new pressings to keep the exact BPM of the song.

/offtopic this is also why I think Prince made that looooong extended version, so it would be forced to be 33rpm on the 12", as the regular 45rpm of 12"'s would not have this "feature".

No, I don't think this a "feature". It's simply, as you said, an accident. Why would anyone want this to be a "feature" of their record, where entire passages could be skipped due to a defect and a person would not be able to tell? Nah, I'm not buying this theory.

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Have you met Prince?

There are so many easter eggs on Prince's records and, especially in this period, he was so busy with backmasking and little things. For instance, check how the song America actually starts.

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I think that it was intentional, personally. The amount of care in the small details of this album, including in artwork and the fact that the 12" mix of this song is uncharacteristically long, forcing 33RPM...

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Let's ask the engineer or the Revolution, I'm sure somebody knows..

thedance said:

AMAZON.CO.UK -------> finally a message


From: Amazon.co.uk <auto-shipping@amazon.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 1:42 PM
To: (me)
Subject: Your Amazon.co.uk order of "Parade (Music From The..." has been dispatched



Arriving:
Wednesday, September 14 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I ordered the black album on vinyl from Amazon and before it was to be shipped they sent me an email saying that they didn't have enough to fill the order. SUCKS!!!