My retro record player is always a talking point when I have guests around. It's a great ice breaker, because people relax when they admire it and strat to browse through my record collection. Now days everyone expects to see compact discs adorning shelves, and while I have a few, they have lost much of their appeal.  The whole world went and bought CD players and went crazy for CD's.  Many people even went as far as getting rid of their records to replace them at massive cost with the shiny silver discs.  More fools them![article continues below]

For me for me, there's nothing better than listening to some old Motown classics on a Sunday morning to remind me that I'm still alive.  There's nothing like seeing A turntable spinning and that needle arm swing across before it starts crackling and playing that song.

Many people have stacks of records stored in lofts, or have relatives who have stacks of records stored in their lofts.  This is a potential goldmine as some LP's have increased greatly in value over the last 20 years as they became rarer.  But be careful not to damage them - an old stylus might not be up to the job an more and actually scratch the records.A small industry of record fairs and meets has sprung up all over the world.  This has led to a revival in the need for record players, and not just modern turntables but sixties' and seventies style " retro" record players.  That's right just like your parents had when you were A kid.  If any of you have been lucky enough to inherit an old record player you may be sitting on a precious gem!

Thankfully manufacturers have recognised the nostalgia that still surrounds records, and have created some great looking retro record players.  All shiny perspex and great colours in big cabinets!  Some come on stands others as units with compartments to store your old LP's in.  One great place to pick up a great retro record player is on the Internet, where you have many sellers of both new and used record players.  There are businesses who offer money back guarantees while others are private collectors.  You can even get retro record players with remote control -so you have a retro exterior, with a modern up to date piece of technology under the hood.  Heck, some even play MP3 files.

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