Vinyl played at the wrong Rpm. C or D

I remember reading someone's comments about playing Melvins and Helmet records at the wrong speeds a while ago.

**Play a Melvins record at 45 RPM** - "Hey, it's Helmet!"

**Play a Helmet single at 33 RPM** - "Hey, it's the Melvins!"

This knowledge may be a godsend to thrifty music consumers.

Back in high school, before I had a record player, I used my friend's turntable to tape the Drive Like Jehu 7".

First I tried it at 45, but I reasoned there was no way the singer's voice could be that high or the music could be that frenetic, so I ended up dubbing it at 33.

I didn't realize my mistake for a long, long time--which is weird because I bought the album soon afterwards, and it sounded nothing like my inadvertently screwed version of "Bullet Train to Vegas".

(But at either speed it sounded different from what I'd been expecting based on the Superchunk comparisons in Spin magazine...)

PS That Konk song on the "Anti NY" comp sounds way better at 45.

Why yes! Just click over to Goldwave and turn your regular speed .wav's and .mp3's into a virtual record with which the speed can be adjusted!

Try the opposite route if you can -- early Slowdive singles, mastered at 45 and played at 33, are just wonderful.

One time many years back, I decided to see what happened when the Fields of the Nephilim's "Sumerland" 12", mastered at 45, was played at 33. The result was just utterly awe-inspiring, a huge doomy sound which left myself and some friends in shock. Probably helped we were suffering from mild sleep deprivation, though.

i thought jaz coleman of killing joke settled out of court with geffen/nirvana over this very idea that "smells .." was some sort of rip off of "eighties" and that this provided coleman with funds to set up in nz and make orchestral rock versions of split enz etc ..

is this correct ?

Lee Ranaldo's From Here To Infinity is listed as being "Vari-speed".

I like Slint's S/T 10" on 45. I found out later I'd been playing it at the wrong speed, but I didn't care. It sounds so much better sped up.

I used to be confused what RPM suited "When you Walk in the Room" by Ramming Speed. That song is too damn FAST!

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fractions are better than multiples of five. 33 wins.

Also, Shakey's OTM about Butthole Surfers.

1. Pinky & Perky slowed from 45 to 33 = two women, pitched just right. Like discovering that there is no Santa.

2. The Goons "Ying Tong Song" slowed 45 to 16 = Milligan/Sellers/Secombe, in their normal voices, again pitched just right, singing v-e-r-y slowly & carefully & deliberately. Much funnier than the original. (Which wasn't. At all.)

Conclusion: pitch-changing technology in 50s & 60s still in its infancy.

I did this for years!

Yello's "Oh Yeah" at 45: The voice back to more or less normal: D-ish.

because i used to be a twat i borrowed and RECORDED IT AT ALL PERMUTATIONS of HOLE and SPEED haha!!
I'd totally be a twat too!

Pinky & Perky slowed from 45 to 33 = two women, pitched just right. Like discovering that there is no Santa.

Ditto Chip & Dale.

More recently, Shakin' Stevens' "Green Door" at 33rpm has a pleasing bluesy swagger.

This was the first Ilxor thread that ever made me laugh so hard, I peed in my pants: AN EXCITING DISCOVERY!

There have been many more since then. My local laundromat thanks you.

My brother collects classic Victorolas, and he left one at my mum's house several years ago. When initially cranked up, it would play very fast and then slow down. Since I didn't have any classic platters to play on it, I used this old Shriekback "Nemesis" 12" I bought for 25 cents. The playback was marvelous! Unfortunately, the heavy, blunt stylus fucked up the record. Oh well, it was only 25 cents.

"The instrumental version can be played at any speed, according to Mr J Spaceman."

Try it! It's gorgeous, sorta like Music For Airports/Discreet Music

Also, on David Byrne's vinyl Forestry EP is a version of "Nineveh" that's remixed by Jack Dangers. The record says 33 RPM; adjust it to 45 and voila, it's a killer Meat Beat Manifesto track!!!!

http://www.wimp.com/unexpectedsound/

https://soundcloud.com/deadlas-moan/heartbreak-hotel-john-cale-45

the 75% speed "Jolene" is a staple of my magnificent playlist that's been a work-in-progress for about 2 years now

that John Cale track sounds like a lost ZE records classic.

Ha I just posted on the ilx brigade thread that I've been listening to the new Glenn Jones RSD ep on 33 instead of 45 by mistake and it's pretty great that way