Spinning Blues Breaker
Nearly five years after moving here, I decided that I wouldn’t be setting up a stereo system in my basement. So, I pulled out my mid-90s (i.e., way outdated) stereo equipment to see what exactly I had and could recycle. In the small pile of components, I found my turntable, which I had totally forgotten was in my basement closet. Since I’ve only kept two albums on vinyl— Dark Side of the Moon , which I am just hanging onto because, well, it is Dark Side , and a second record that I don’t think was ever released on CD—I have little reason to hook up the turntable to the main unit. But, curiosity got the better of me, and I wanted to see if it worked. I brought it upstairs, and, looking for a flat surface where the cables could reach my receiver, I sat it on top of one of my floor speakers. Not smart, as you probably guessed right away. Anyway, I plugged it in, and, not sure of the condition of the needle and not wanting to damage my copy of Dark Side , I threw on my other record. ...