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Date

September 15 2018

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Rohan Mehta

Written By The Revolver Club - September 15 2018

Rohan Mehta
How long has it been since you started record collecting?
 Been about 6 months since I actually started collecting them. Before all that a friend of mine gifted me Father John Misty's Pure Comedy on wax thinking I must already own a record player. That what started most of it. I HAVE GOT TO HEAR THIS ALBUM!!!
So after a year of trying to convince my mother to let me start this and a major, extremely potent amount of music puns, I finally got a record player and instantly began collecting the records I wanted to listen to once I get the record player... but not before I listened to Pure Comedy for weeks.Next was everything Radiohead ever made.Ever.


How large is your vinyl collection?

It's about 24 records of my own and some records that I just borrow from my friends for a while.
I am INCREDIBLY CAUTIOUS AND PROUD ABOUT THEM. That's just me though. They have their special place in my heart and my room. Makes for good fun when friends come over seeing me carefully putting a record back in it's sleeve like it's radioactive! Fun for them, genuine concern for me.Records are pretty strong though *shrugs*.
Anyway my collection is as follows (due to it's size, might aswell list it out)
1. Radiohead- Kid A
2. Radiohead- OK COMPUTER OKNOTOK BOXSET 1997-2018    
3. Kraftwerk- The Man-Machine
4. Nine Inch Nails- Hesitation Marks
5. Sonic Youth- Goo
6. Sun Ra- Space Is The Place
7. The Clash- Combat Rock
8. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti
9. Painted Zeros- Floriography
10.The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground and Nico
11. Arlo Guthrie- Alice's Restraunt
12. Manic Street Preachers- The Holy Bible
13. Aerosmith- Toys In The Attic
14. JC Flowers- Driving Excitement and the Pleasure of Ownership
15. The Cure- The Head On The Door
16.Afro Cuban Band- Rhythm Of Life
17.Monarch- Two Isles
18.Father John Misty- Pure Comedy
19.Father John Misty- God's Favorite Customer
20.Ravi Shankar- Raga Khamj,Raga Lalit
21.Stravinsky- Jeu De Cartes (A Card Game)
22. Stravinsky- The Rite Of Spring
23.MGMT- Little Dark Age
24. Weezer-.Pinkerton


Which is the most valuable record in your collection?
God, all of them mean so much to me! If I had to pick though which is kinda hard so I'll give you two of 'em.
I love Radiohead, 'nuff said.
I listen to Kid A on a daily basis and screech about my house singing to Idioteque, At the same time, I can't be without listening to The Tourist  from OK COMPUTER around the night... These albums and the Father John Misty albums are collectively my most valuable records. There are so many emotions just hanging between these records and me that my ears practically eat the songs from these albums everyday.


Tell us about your turntable setup-
Oh oh OH! Weeeeeellll I have a Cosmic Cocgram 4000 which is attached to an incredibly modest Sony home theater system. For a student, this stuff is a miracle. Inexpensive and high quality.
Gold.
 It's direct drive and vinyl jargon. It's easy to operate and good in every way. Pickup, put down and spin. I love that stuff! 

Any advice to people that are about to start their collection?
Okay first, two ways to go about actually buying the records.
First way- Just jump in:
Vinyl is AN INCREDIBLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY to discover music you otherwise would never really bump into. Many of the artists pushing their tracks onto vinyl won't be found on most streaming services anyway so this is a good way to just catch that and broaden both your palette and your musical knowledge. I've bumped into a fair share of records already which never saw the light of the internet. This is diving through history and coming back home with it. I also buy a set of records from artists I know and love (RADIOHEAD GOD GOD OHHHH) but I often just pick up a random record just to see where it takes me. Often I start from, for example Modest Mouse and end up at Miami Sound system and take a right somewhere and end up at Stravinsky. It's a fun ride when you don't know where you're going.
Second way- Make a list 
Make a list of artists you love and CHASE PEOPLE AROUND THE RECORD STORE UNTIL YOU GET THEM. It's quite something else when you finally get this record you've heard a thousand times on an other medium and then this physical and very tangible object just cozies itself up in your hands. You instantly feel this rush of nostalgia and newfound excitement. You go back home with something you know well that has a new part to it's character, an experience everyone should gift themselves.
As for record players, that's something I can't say much on. One thing I can put out there is buy something you're confident in. There will always be someone here to help you navigate through the many options that will whisk you away to the perfect listening experience. Don't rush into anything, take your time and don't be afraid to ask for help around here!

Date

August 31 2018

Written By

Arohi Chakraborty

Eddie Tauro

Written By Arohi Chakraborty - August 31 2018

Eddie Tauro

It takes years of fastidious sifting through crates to build a collection of records having some musical value. And Eddie Tauro’s collection is nothing short of a treasure trove. Name a priceless record, and chances are Eddie has it.

A retired bank official from Mumbai, Eddie now spends time listening to his carefully curated collection of some of the most coveted titles in music recording history. Blues, jazz, classic rock, folk-rock, R&B and world music make up most of his collection of 3000 records.

 

Every object in the Tauro household is in its rightful place. The same can be said for records. It’s a little wonder that Eddie doesn't lose an extra second in locating an album. And that’s not all – he remembers track-listings too.  Ask his wife if his obsession for records worries her and she will put your doubts to rest – “I don’t mind it at all. In fact, I love it when he plays records of my choice, or from the times when we were young.”

“I am not a record collector”, Eddie claims, which is indisputably true. What started off as a hobby 4 decades ago inevitably turned into a selfless exercise in documenting the evolution of various musical styles. He even owns a large collection of books on them.

Eddie is also well versed with turntables of various pedigrees. He can identify one just by looking at its tonearm in a photograph. That speaks volumes about his attention to detail. And don’t just go by my words – his audio setup comprises of Garrard 301 and 401 turntables, and a pair of Cadence Avita speakers – all in top-notch condition.

 

Quick facts

Favourite record: Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited

One of his favourite genres: Brit Folk-Rock

Prized records: Bob Dylan/The Band’s Basement Tapes, and a copy of Dave Brubeck’s Jazz Impressions of Eurasia signed by Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond and Joe Morello.

Few titles from his Blue Note original pressings collection: Thelonius Monk's The Genius of Modern Music, Milt Jackson & The Thelonius Monk Quintet, Clifford Jordan's Cliff Craft, Walter Davis' Davis Cup, Donald Byrd's Off To The Races, Sonny Rollins' Newk's Time, Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue, Art Blakey's Orgy in Rhythm, The Amazing Bud Powell, Jutta Hipp's At the Hickory House, and a bunch of Horace Silver records.

Current hi-fi setup: Garrard 301 with SME III/AT33EV & Garrard 401 with SME3009/ V15VxMR, Cadence Avita speakers, Cadence VA 1.0 HP Amplifier and iFi Phono pre-amp

Previously owned turntables: Linn LP12, and Thorens TD160 Super.

Date

April 12 2017

Written By

Arohi Chakraborty

Sunil Sampat

Written By Arohi Chakraborty - April 12 2017

Collector of the week

                                                           

Sunil Sampat with his most prized record

 

You may own the rarest of rare jazz records, but you aren’t half as lucky as Sunil Sampat. The gentleman was present at the launch of John Coltrane’s ‘Love Supreme’ at Birdland in 1964. Can it possibly get better?


For those who don’t know, Sunil Sampat is a distinguished jazz aficionado. He has been the Contributing Editor of Rolling Stone magazine for over a decade.  His canonical piece on 100 Greatest Jazz Recordings – a primer for those who are new to the genre.

                                                          

Sunil Sampat with a part of his collection

 

Sunil owns 9000 records – shellac and vinyl, 95% of which, he says in an unwavering tone, is jazz. John Coltrane continues to be his favourite jazz artist to this day.


“Trane performed Love Supreme twice on the same night at Birdland Jazz Club in New York. After his solo performance, he wished to see his band perform. Now, I was seated at a table near the stage, so he casually asked if he could join me. And then we spoke at length! Someday I will cover that chat in an article”, Sunil revealed.

 

Copy of Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan at Newport ’63 autographed by Yolande Bavan

 

His close encounters with the jazz kind are innumerable. As an engineering student in the USA, he met, heard and interviewed some of the greatest names in jazz – Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and of course, John Coltrane amongst others.  

 

Sunil with Dizzy Gillespie after the latter’s performance in Rang Bhavan, 1985


“Dizzy”, he reminisces, “was a wonderful human being. After a 26-hour flight from Detroit to Bombay, followed by a harrowing time at the airport, and then a performance in Rang Bhavan, he actually took time out to autograph 21 of his albums I owned.”    


His wife, Manju Sampat, is also a record collector. “I was concerned that I will be in trouble if the person I marry doesn’t like jazz. But my worries were put to rest after I learned that Manju is also a Ella Fitzgerald fan. Would you believe that I had 50 albums and she had 25 of Ella’s at the time, and there was no overlap! We are truly made for each other!” he says coyly.


Sunil was instrumental in forming Jazz India that organised jazz festivals in the island city. He regularly paired with the legendary cartoonist Mario Miranda to cover several editions of Jazz YATRA. Today, he is on the NCPA Jazz Advisory Committee.


“I am absolutely staggered by the number of young people in India who have started playing mainstream jazz in the last 4 years. So I feel confident of its future.” He maintains a jazz band, Billee On a Holiday – an esoteric ensemble of instrumentalists aged 17-45 years.


Quick facts

Prized records: John Coltrane’s Love Supreme, Dizzy Gillespie’s Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six of Paris

A few titles from his original pressings collection:

Current hi-fi setup: Garrard 100 Zero S





 

 

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