Around our house, the record player gets as much action as our computer full of mp3s. But for many households, the mere thought of a record collection is a thing of the past. The history and evolution of things is an important thing to teach our little ones and any youngster who visits can't help but be intrigued by the mystery that a vinyl record holds. Is your family old school? New School? Tell us after the jump!
Is Your Household Record Player Friendly?
Personally, we grew up with a Strawberry Shortcake record player (which was totally scratch and sniff!) and went to town listening to records supplied by our parents. Dad had his record player and stereo, but that was off limits to us!
There are lots of great vintage records to be had for children. They are often a dime a dozen at garage sales, thrift stores and auctions. Make sure to check the condition of the vinyl before purchasing. Usually records for kids fall into two different categories: Hardly Played and Holy Cow Did It Get Caught In A Tornado? You will of course be looking for those showing little wear and tear (no matter what the jacket cover looks like).
Do you have a record player in your home? Is it for grownups only or do you let your little ones give it a try?
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Originally posted by Sarah Rae Trover/Ohdeedoh
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I have a record player and my son who is two loves to listen to Ted Nugent and hendrix. We keep it in an old credenza with a hidden key locking mechanism. I modded the credenza with a vent and fan to keep all of the components cool when the cabinet is locked so he cant get in there and start messing with the tone arm. I am hoping that for my birthday, my wife is going to buy me a tube preamp kit that I can put together. We listen to a lot of Jazz and Blues on our record player.
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We have a tiny portable record player that has a built in speaker.
I attached wires to the speaker and then, with a little splicing, patched it into the AUX input of my stereo so we can fill the house with my ABBA and Bob Denver.
When done, it easily fits on a shelf and looks like a simple box.
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I have a turntable in the house...which needs a receiver in order to hear the audio on it (no speakers). I bought it back in 1993 (JVC brand) from Circuit City. It still works so well. I have over 100 LP's, but I can't seem to locate all the '45's I had at one time. I do want to convert the LP's to digital audio...along with cassettes that both my hubby and I have held on to for this long!
There are some rare albums I have (imports as well) that even if I were to convert them, I'd still hold onto the album!! There are even some albums that haven't been made into CD's. I guess they aren't that popular, but *I* still like them!
So I'm still old school w/ the albums & cassettes.
On another note, I was in an office supply store with my 2 daughters when they were in their middle teens...they saw this thing that "looked" like a keyboard, but it was strange looking. They asked me what it was and I said, "THIS, my dears, is a typewriter!" Very weird concept for them to grasp!
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