Got it! " Mike announced. The GE record player slowly whirred to life, creaky as an old carousel." Nice, " John said, raising a beer in salute. "What'd you do?"" It wasn't on, " Mike said.

Eric Spitznagel
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It wasn't on is a way of saying you didn't do something correctly or it wasn't ready for use.

Source: Old Records Never Die: One Mans Quest For His Vinyl And His Past

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