Beekay 5,094 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 I hate to disappoint you DA, but I have the LP and also my own video clip. But million thanks any road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 7:24 AM, mary1947 said: yes but where do you get stylst from ? (not sure spelling Needle or Stylest) Mary, it is 'stylus'. Most of the old Dansettes had a stylus called a TC8. It was the reversible, 'flipover' type, which had one stylus for 'microgroove' records such as 45s and LPs and another coarser stylus for the older shellac 78s. You just had to remember to flip it over to suit. It was held in place by a small brass screw. There are a number of specialist suppliers out there who will supply replacement Styli, ( Styluses,?), and failing that it is possible to fit a more modern cartridge and stylus. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253647732517 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, DJ360 said: Most of the old Dansettes had a stylus called a TC8. It was the reversible, 'flipover' type, which had one stylus for 'microgroove' records such as 45s and LPs and another coarser stylus for the older shellac 78s. You just had to remember to flip it over to suit. I remember them. We always had a record player at home from my earliest days, and my dad still had a few 78s which were played with one of those flipover heads. In later years we had one of the first stereo record players I'd ever seen, which had two speakers which could be placed on opposite sides of the room. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Loved Cliff shirt in Expresso Bongo''......about 1960 had to go and buy one like it......from memory it was 19/11............like me shirts and usually pay a lot of money for em.........however this morning saw a shirt that looked very much like it in a charity shop...£2......and looked almost new.....had to have it.........been 'Poncing ' about in it all afternoon.......lol Edit....brilliant on full screen... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 DJ360. Be aware that most modern cartridges will not be suitable. The old Dansette type machines were fitted with crystal cartridges whereas almost all modern cartridges are either moving coil or moving magnet which produce a much lower output. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 7:42 AM, mary1947 said: Has anyone got a Dansett record play they don't want? Sold mine last year. They fetch good money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 792 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Was there nobody to dance with at the charity shop ben? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, letsavagoo said: DJ360. Be aware that most modern cartridges will not be suitable. The old Dansette type machines were fitted with crystal cartridges whereas almost all modern cartridges are either moving coil or moving magnet which produce a much lower output. Well I didn't say it was easy! I think to be honest that by the 50s and 60s most cartridges would be ceramic rather than crystal. Same principle but more reliable and better sounding. As to output, that's more of a moot point and a brief trawl around the net seems to point to some overlap in output between ceramics and moving magnets, in much he same way that there is now overlap between MMs and MCs, via 'High output MCs.' Eitherway, it looks like the old ceramics are still available. Styli for 78s are still available from the likes of Ortofon I have an Ortofon78 stylus in a mono equivalent of a 'low end' Ortofon cartridge. ..OM3, or OM5 or somesuch. I use it for playing 78s on my old Goldring Lenco B55 deck . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 159 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 22 hours ago, IAN FINN said: Was there nobody to dance with at the charity shop ben? Yeah @benjamin1945 was spoiled for choice , there was Faith, Hope and Charity ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 138 Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 @Beekay: No disappointment at all. Someone may like the opportunity to listen to it. Can’t understand why this wasn’t a bigger hit on its release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,218 Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Dark Angel said: Can’t understand why this wasn’t a bigger hit on its release. Probably because it was rubbish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 138 Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 He he! Don’t hold back! Say it as it is! Was being somewhat ambiguous: at the time, some people allegedly made out it was a song about homosexuality, personally have no idea whether there was any truth in any of it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 891 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Beautiful singer, Beautiful song, beautifully sung. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Not a patch on the original, but love the dance moves 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,268 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Thanks for that one RR. Can't hear music but appreciate the dance moves and feel the beat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Takes me back to 68...............Mrs Brown really did have a lovely daughter........just wasn't to be.......... The words ring so true........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 138 Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 6, 2022 Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 Dvorâk Othello Overture: Decca SXL 'wideband' pressing. Istvan Kertesz and LSO. This is just a YouTube clip. My record player and disc are both better..and much less crackly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Morning Rasta's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 It seems to say 'original'. Smokey Robinson wrote and recorded the original..which seems to be heavily sampled in this... and released it in 1965. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Love this version........met her in Marsdens Netherfield...........tall girl...drank Champagne....(but it was really Cola.......)......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,218 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Ben, this is my favourite Kinks song. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,218 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 When the Stags were at a very low ebb I can remember the away fans singing "Lets all drink to the death of Mansfield Town" to the Kinks hit "Death of a Clown" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 Come on everyone get up, lets dance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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