The First Ten

So as I promised, I'll list my vinyls here (the first 10 I got):

Cream - Disraeli Gears (#3)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (#7)
Eppu Normaali - Maximum Jee & Jee (#6)
Eppu Normaali - Tie vie (#2)
Eppu Normaali - Hatullinen paskaa (#5)
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (#8)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (#10)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (#4)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (#1)
Talking Heads - Little Creatures (#9)

(actually I got my vinyls #10, #11 and #12 at the same time, so I'll list the other two as well)

Bluesounds - Black (#11)
Eppu Normaali - Aku ja köyhät pojat (#12)

So there, I'll continue this list when I hit twenty. Oh by the way, I'm leaving some classical music LPs my grandpa gave me off this list, just because they weren't really purchased by me, nor was I super-enthusiastic when I got them.

Anyway, I guess that's all I've got to say as for now, except that the needle for my turntable finally came. The turntable seems to be OK, and I've been trying it and listened to some music, but the amplifier I got with it is shite. So I've been using my old amplifier-stereo system, which just does not have enough power to produce loud enough sounds. I get "normal volume level" when turning the volume as loud as "MAXIMUM". It will suffice for a while, but I do intend to get an amplifier that really makes my ears orgasm with every note. So, if anyone has some info/tips on this issue, then please help a bro out.

Yup, no more to say to y'all. Byee!

If it ain't Vinyl, it ain't right...

So, I finally got to write something in English. No need to worry, though.. This entry's a-gonna be a short one (as if!!). 

Yeah, I've been droolin' for a turntable for a loooong time, ever since I first saw the first Blues Brothers movie (you know the scene, where Elwood and Jake are in the motel room listenin' to Louis Jordan), and that was almost 10 years ago. Well, maybe not drooling for 10 years, but still I kinda always wanted one. 

So now that I've got the damn thing, I've got to wait for the needle to arrive at the local audiophile/HiFi shop. Anyway, I've been buying some old LPs, and my GF has become almost as enthusiastic about the retro thingy as I am. At the moment I've got 6 titles in my library, but I do intend to expand my collection as much as possible within the limits of my financial situation. When I get 10 LPs bought, I'll blog a list. And then after each ten more records I'll do the same. 

I've however promised myself not to buy that many albums that I've already got on CD, but the albums that are completely new to me, or have liked but not bought 'cause they weren't available on CD, like e.g. Hassisen Kone or Genesis (Gabriel era).

Yup, that's about wraps it up about the turntable topic. 

Today I was playing "Mölkky" with some students from the UKU (University of Kuopio). It was fun, but it was bloody freezing. Goddamn! Anyway, we came 4th out of 20 or so teams. Yee! 

And for those who don't know what kinda game "Mölkky" is, it's pretty much like Pétanque, but with blocks of wood. You throw a block of wood and try to hit other blocks of wood, that have a certain number of points written on it. The score you try to reach is 50, if you get too many points, you go back to 25. Yup, it's a dorky game.

So, this was my first blog post in English, hope you liked it, and if I've made some mistakes with my writing, it's probably because of the time I'm writing this (2.06 AM). Nah, probably not, I  just can't be arsed to write properly. 

Anyway, it's good night and good bye from me, Erkki from Finland (AKA shinyjack)