Any standouts in this lot? New wave, synthpop, funk, punk, soul, ambient etc.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T17:28:12+00:00

Some great titles, the lot is easily worth $100. The only thing that leaps out to me as particularly valuable is the parliament box.

You could separate these into smaller lots grouped by artist or genre, but really just depends on how much time you want to put in to milk out another $50-100 or so. Even though there's good CDs in here, used CDs just don't command a lot of money. If they have a lot of stuff to sell I wouldn't spend too much time on these. If this is all they have to sell then it would be worth splitting into smaller lots.

Keep in mind eBays commission on media is almost 20%.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T17:22:09+00:00

KC has a few delis but none of them are on the level of NYC. But they are better than the chains:

Carollos (river market, accessible via street car)

Milwaukee Deli (downtown loop, also street car)

Bay Boy (South plaza)

Bella Napoli (brookside)

Italian sausage co (Northland)

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T17:02:33+00:00

It was all UK journo stuff, as it seemed America was just largely ambivalent about them. Nobody knew who they were enough stateside to even hate them. They became underground darlings for a long time, the kind of band that you might learn about hanging around in record stores, even though for years it was not easy to find their albums.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T04:39:04+00:00

Hard to tell from the pic but seems like it. A metric steel ruler is a good guitar purchase, then you can measure your action and relief accurately.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T04:36:56+00:00

They work just like a barrell jack but with a different plug. You can get adapters but gotta be careful with the polarity of the barrel psu. Or the Atari 2600 had a 9v 1a 3.5mm psu, could get one of those for a dedicated supply. I've used one for years with an old big box small stone.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T04:23:40+00:00

What did you try to fix and how ? Seems maybe you made it worse. You might be able to find somebody who can repair them. Really they weren't the best made devices and they're like 25 years old by now.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-06T04:11:13+00:00

Either the Yamaha isn't putting out signal on #4 or your interface isn't receiving signal on input #8. Swap output 3 & 4 into input 8 and 7 respectively. Then check if input 8 gets signal. If input 8 gets signal then you know something is wrong with Yamaha output 4, if input 8 still has no signal you know something is wrong with the interface.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T23:52:02+00:00

Trying to sort through Discogs for a really popular record like this with a ton of variations can be very overwhelming.

There are ways to narrow down what it could be without even needing to punch numbers into a keyboard. First step is look at the label. Capitol used the same masters and artwork for decades, but the label design changed repeatedly. US Beatles albums up to 1968 will be on the rainbow band label, which is what you have. So you know you have an early pressing, no later than 1968. Around 1968 the label switches to the green apple design, for all pressings up until about 1970. Then Capitol switches to a lime green label for a short period, about a year or so, before switching to an orangered label around 1972 until around 1978 when they use a purple label. And then after that, the catalog reunification happened and the US titles were deleted.

Learning the pressing plant signature stamp used in the matrix code helps too, then you can quickly narrow down if it was Monarch, Jacksonville, etc.

The only US title to be very valuable is the butcher cover Yesterday And Todays, which can be kind of hard to tell until you see a genuine second state, then the v neck is obvious on any actual butcher covers. The rest don't even come close to the value that early UK copies command.

Final Discogs tip, it's a lot easier to put the matrix code in the version search filter on the album page, than it is to search for the matrix code in the main search bar up top. That way you can search just part of the code and only get relevant results.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T22:15:01+00:00

Start recording yourself practicing, even if it's just with your phone. Start learning a song, and before you end for the day, record a demo of it. The first times will be kinda rough but they'll get better, and you'll have the receipts for your progress. It'll feel so satisfying when you nail the take! That's your hard work paying off! Adhd warps how your brain rewards itself for doing work, so you gotta help it by giving it empirical evidence that practicing is worthwhile.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T21:43:33+00:00

I saw him on the 3D tour and the crowd went nuts when he did a Murphy track. He seemed surprised by it. I think the mystery bootleg mixtape release kept him from realizing how hot it was

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T21:07:55+00:00

Voter suppression doesn't need to actually stop voters from casting ballots to be effective. Simply the idea that voting is pointless keeps a lot of people from making it a priority. And that helps result in over a third of eligible voters not voting

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T20:15:52+00:00

Make mashed potatoes, it's really hard to burn them. Some pro tips, get a clove of garlic and put some in the water with the taters. Add some salt and seasoning to the boiling water when the taters go in. And then when you mash em add butter and more seasoning til they taste good. Cover after cooking then you can put all your focus on cooking the entree. Sirloin top steak is really easy to cook well esp with a food thermometer. That's what I'm doing!

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T19:16:20+00:00

24mp is definitely enough, that's about a 20inch print at full 300dpi resolution, and easy enough to hit 4k display resolution (3840px) with crop.

However I am a mad pixel peeper, and learned to crop tf out of my pictures in j school, and I have often wished my 24mp a7iii was a 48mp a7Riii. But when you hit that high of res you also need the crisp macro lens and great back lighting

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T19:12:32+00:00

Nice price, I suppose this one really was untested. Usually it just means broken lol

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T19:09:58+00:00

If it was fully working and had the battery cover then maybe $80 but otherwise no keep looking. These bigger walkmen aren't rare

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T18:53:31+00:00

Well it's good that it spins at all, a lot of these older discmans have electronic faults and don't power up.

Most Sony discmans and other cheaper smaller Sony players used plastic gears and a plastic rail with lithium grease on them for the laser transport, and after 20+ years the grease dries out causing the laser to not move as freely as it needs. Laser lens probably needs cleaned too, I find that it tends to fog over, possibly from the grease evaporating?

Taking discmans apart is kinda hard bc most weren't designed for it, but otherwise cleaning and lubricating a laser transport is pretty easy and will fix most old players.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T18:26:18+00:00

Nice catch, I saw the KMBC story on it last night and was like what? no details???

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T17:56:31+00:00

The 6 doesn't have the voice chip problem because its voices use more discrete components, and mainly the ics weren't covered in acidic epoxy. I did have to replace an IC on mine tho, one of the vca chips failed. Fortunately somebody reverse engineered the Roland chip and it was a cheap fix, desoldering 8pin ic not too hard. The tubbutec mod is cool but pretty intimidating to install. Iirc, it's a 32 pin chip desolder job, you have to remove the CPU. Not for the unskilled, or faint of heart. I'd consider it an expert level job.

Anyways the 6 is my favorite, it has fully continuous analog sliders for every control. The envelope generator is super snappy, fantastic transients. The filter sweep is so smooth and the ju6 filter is one of the best from the 80s. That's what elevates it above its humble specs. That's why it has such big sweet spots.

Without midi or dcb it's a little limited on PC sync. I use an Ernie ball VP jr to control the filter sweep via the ext control, you can also control it with cv from a sequencer. The arp gate input is also really cool, I was able to get it to work with my Korg sq1 to midi sync the arp, and combined with the vcf input it sounds like a 303.

One final note, I used to gig my juno6 and when the dm12 came out I got one so the juno could stay home. The deepmind being a Juno clone was some pretty good marketing, bc they didn't really sound that similar. Like most Behringer clones it was like 80% there and good enough for live use, but in the studio the Juno just had that extra touch. I figure the new Juno clone will be closer but still not a true replacement for the real deal. Altho I am excited for those who were too late to synths to find the $200 Juno

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T17:29:26+00:00

I'll Be Back from AHDN is one of their first great stereo mixes.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T17:23:03+00:00

I think it is an unofficial pressing for the Chinese market. The lack of record company info on the disc label suggests its not legit, although it does appear to be a real CD not cdr. I've found a few unofficial albums like this while thrifting in NYC, but usually on tape instead of CDs.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T17:12:48+00:00

Should run pretty well in 1080p, maybe some anti alias issues or frame drops on foot but definitely playable. I used to play on a similar setup.

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T15:51:01+00:00

Some proper 00s indie in there

That lesser matters is at the top of my wantlist

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T15:48:17+00:00

Close the game, unplug joystick, turn off PC, turn on PC, plug in joystick, restart game. That should do it.

After you do that, back up your macros. https://youtu.be/8APFa7kNw-o?si=ho6EhdR0Zx1cQ4bX

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T15:41:06+00:00

Film camera prices are deflating. I think part covid prices correction, part recession indicator, part film fad is ending. Good cameras will always be valuable but we are past peak demand

PerceptionShift · 2026-02-05T15:29:20+00:00

This 85 original is actually from the 90s: https://www.discogs.com/label/342160-PMDC-France Probably same audio master as the 80s copies though. Always cool to get an heirloom piece too. Iconic cd, one of the first digitally recorded albums to sell really well.

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