“My first experience with vinyl was at my Grand dad’s house during a family get together of some sort. He had played drums in a Scottish marching band as a youth and had developed an unhealthy love for the bagpipes.”
“When he played his vinyl recordings for me it was some time in the early ’90s so his state of the art sound system involved speakers that were taller than me and he would max them out, blaring the pipes for all the world to hear. Not quite my thing, but it was cool to hear the antiquated sound at such a gut busting volume.
Out of all the vinyl that I have been introduced in my life the one that really sticks out is The Allman Brothers’ Live At The Fillmore. My pops always had it playing in the house and I fell in love with it. The whole album is a good listen but “Whipping Post” is the gem in my opinion. It’s 20 some odd minutes of pure drive and soul. And that rhythm section, damn, that rhythm section…
As of late I’ve been sitting with the intro to Elton John’s “Funeral For Friend.” Those opening synth layers are still amazing to take in, especially when they are being played through the warm medium of vinyl.
I think I read somewhere that they use an ARP 2500, one of the original synthesizers. If you want to see something cool, google that monstrosity, it looks like a peg boaed with keys attached to it!”
—Gareth Moore
