Table Turner

Led Zeppelin III on my old turntable. We were stuck in today with the snotty lurgy, and I went up to the attic to get some stuff. Whilst I was there I spotted the turntable and brought it down. The 2 big boxes of records stashed at the back of a cupboard are mostly sounds I'll probably not return to, but the Led Zep albums are timeless.

Iain popped round for a cup of tea and we observed that unlike digital, it's pretty intuitive how records actually work. However, whilst it's easy to believe that a digital recording can contain all the detail required to recreate Led Zep or a symphony orchestra, who can believe that a needle wiggling in a plastic groove can do the same?! It just doesn't seem like it ought to be possible. Clearly, and very entertainingly, it is.

Comments from the children: "Peppa Pig's Grandad has one of those," "I've only seen a toy record before," and, "Why does it do that?" after playing with the rotating front cover on the gatefold sleeve.

(Flash plus 1 second exposure to get the spinny blur... 33 1/3 RPM so 1 second is about half a revolution...)