The Bank of England recently put a £5 note into circulation, which would be nothing special if it wasn't made of plastic. The advantage of money printed on polymer is that it is more durable and, among other things, withstands washing in a washing machine and burns only with difficulty. The British quickly discovered other functions of the new money. Due to its durability, it can serve not only as a means of payment, but also as a gramophone needle! Who is the better DJ? Elizabeth II. or Winston Churchill? Listen and rate!
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Want a replica of the golden gramophone record that explains humanity to aliens? In 1977, the American agency NASA had a big dream. They wanted to find the Aliens and make contact with them. With this purpose, the probes Voyager I and Voyager II were sent into space, which also carried a time capsule in the form of a golden gramophone record, which carries images of our civilization and teaches about humanity. Among other things, about how we reproduce, how we transport ourselves and what we eat. We greet the aliens in 55 languages (also in Serbo-Croatian, which was the official language of Yugoslavia at the time: "We wish you all the best from our planet"), and they can also play different genres of music and typical sounds of our planet. There are playback instructions on the back of the disc. On the 40th anniversary of the launch, you can for approx. For 90 euros, consider the jubilee replica of The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition, which also comes with a book.
Tired of your 'playlist' and don't know what to listen to? The Vinyl Me service sends a vinyl record to your mailbox. The subscription, which costs about 30 euros per month (44 $), will open the door to a wide world of new and old, commercial and less popular, and in any case, crazy quality music.
The gramophone was the most widely used mechanical device for playing music between 1870 and 1980. Although vinyl records and the gramophone have been overtaken by time, this medium of sound still has many followers today. For all you nostalgics who miss that signature crackling noise, as romantic as a crackling fire, here's the Newblack Louise, a portable analog smartphone speaker that mimics the sound of a record player.
If we are fans of "vinyl" or gramophone records, then we certainly have an enviable collection at home, of which we are proud. The Floating Record gives us the opportunity to showcase the collection like never before. Due to its composition - the turntable is vertical - the record will be the center of attention. A turntable that is truly a pleasure to look at.
Summer is the ideal time to roll up our sleeves and start here and there renovating a room, furniture or just putting something together ourselves. Musical souls, lovers of nostalgia and old gramophone records can relax and make a table out of gramophone records for their special corner.
Paul Mawhinney, a former record store owner in Pittsburgh, has been collecting records for more than 40 years, and by last year had accumulated about three million records. Among them, many that were just crowding the shelves and could not find buyers even at ridiculously low prices. Although it is an heirloom in dire need of a digital record, Paul did not find a buyer for a long time. Until the music omnibus was bought by bus magnate Zero Freitas.