Can we talk about that rear view mirror?
this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
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We should, but I can't.
Your record will remember every pothole.
That doesn't seem good for the vinyl.
As I always tell my friends, there are only two kinds of loved objects: the pristine, and the ruined. The former because you take special care to ensure they're never harmed; and the latter because you use them so much and in so many circumstances that getting damage is just a slow Tuesday
This man is clearly overflowing with love for his vinyl records
Probably wasn't, but not from skips, but from the needle pressure from a spring keeping it in contact with the record.
Now I need to go read how they were constructed, I'm curious to see how they designed for bumps.
Also, cars then floated a lot more, tires had softer sidewalls, and speeds were lower.
♫ Kisses for me, save all your kisses for sskkrkrrrreeeeeeeeeet... So long, honey, ♪ so long skkkkraaaaatttchh... So long, honeyhoneyhoneyhoney.. kkrrrwweeeeeiiiitttkkkksss... Gonna walk out the door ♬
Geezer: "I reckon this bloody recawd player's a flamin pain in the arse mate!"