Hey all!

Anyone else here collect Vinyl?
I spend quite a few nights in the off-season listening to my collection, and it seems good Vinyl is getting easier to find these days.
I'm mostly a 60s folk and 60s/70s rock guy.

Where do you find your Vinyl?

Here's my setup.

I worked in a record and tape warehouse for Warner, Electra, and Atlantic records in the late 70's. I had a whole lot of vinyl, somewhere around 1,000 albums. Before its emergence maybe 7-8 years ago vinyl was dead. I didn't play them anymore and was pressured by my wife to sell them. They took up a lot of space. This was in 2007 and I couldn't give them away. Nobody wanted them and when the radio stations turned me down I did a very stupid thing. I threw them away except for about 20.

Yeah, I was an idiot for getting rid of them but like I said - vinyl was dead in 2007. Have fun playing it old school. I'm really happy it's made a comeback.

Well, I don't collect vinyl, but have some because we never got rid of them. And we still have a record player in the closet. We graduated college in 1984 so you can guess what kind of music it is. We are also still using our sound system from the late 80s, tho we did have to add a cd / DVDs player.

For those who like real oldies, my mom still has some thick one sided records. I believe some of it is opera type stuff. Any idea if there is a market for those?

In my basement!

Electric Fetus in South Mpls. Digging through records is a nice way to spend a few hours.

Yeah I have some and still have my grandpa's crankup record player. Works like new.

It's definitely making a comeback. Basically all of the new music I pay for I get on vinyl. I have a big mix of old and new. My mom often finds me good stuff for cheap at garage sales. We even have several kids albums for our 4 year old.

I still have a couple of boxes of vinyl in my store room. One of my grandkids was digging around with me around Christmas time and wanted to know what they were. I gave her a little history lesson. She had a hard time believing music, or any sound could come from those old discs.

TomT: " I worked in a record and tape warehouse for Warner, Electra, and Atlantic records in the late 70's. I had a whole lot of vinyl, somewhere around 1,000 albums. Before its emergence maybe 7-8 years ago vinyl was dead. I didn't play them anymore and was pressured by my wife to sell them. They took up a lot of space. This was in 2007 and I couldn't give them away. Nobody wanted them and when the radio stations turned me down I did a very stupid thing. I threw them away except for about 20.

Yeah, I was an idiot for getting rid of them but like I said - vinyl was dead in 2007. Have fun playing it old school. I'm really happy it's made a comeback.

"

Man, that's too bad.
The second hand market seems to be heating up. Good pressings of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Doors etc can go for $30 - $60 it seems.

My dad kinda gives me the same story as you. People wanted nothing to do with those things in the early 2000s.

Skarc75: "
Man, that's too bad.
The second hand market seems to be heating up. Good pressings of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Doors etc can go for $30 - $60 it seems.

My dad kinda gives me the same story as you. People wanted nothing to do with those things in the early 2000s. "

Yeah. It's one of those things you can't undo. I was frustrated and not playing them at all and getting much pressure to free up the space they were taking. You're young, try not to make stupid mistakes like this. :)

Also, what's the story of that console you are using? Is that original? Looks like what my family had back in the 70's. Careful that your needle is not wrecking your vinyl. You might invest in a good turntable and amp.

First vinyl I bought was a Buddy Holly and the Crickets album.
Sure wish I still had it now............

Got into vinyl big time when the Beatles put out their first album. My vinyl collection grew in the early 1960s through the early 1970s.
In 1974 I started college on the GI Bill. Those were lean times, and my collection of several hundred albums got sold to buy food, pay rent, car gas & up keep & maintenance of wife & 4 year old daughter.
Poor decision selling that collection(British invasion/classic rock/blues) would probably be worth a bundle to some big time vinyl collectors today.

Got out of college in 1977; my vinyl collecting started all over again. New collection grew dramatically; due to good jobs, and dramatic increase in cash flow, compared to college days. I bought em where I could find em; vintage record shops, flea markets, garage sales, vintage record shows, and bought a couple of collections.

Getting really hard to find now; really make no effort to find them anymore.
No sweat! I now have somewhere close to 2,000 LPs to choose from.
Now I most buy CDs for our vehicles.

Enclosed is photo of a small portion of my LP & CD collection, and my component setup; Amp, double cassette player, turntable, equalizer, and 5 CD player. Use Bose speakers; set on about 7 to 9, when "the boss" is not "in the house".

My wife can do whatever she wants will any/all of it when I "kick the bucket". She knows it's worth more than "chump change".
Until then, it ain't going nowhere!

BOB

P.S. Literally covering the wall behind, and above the components are about 40 artist signed LPs, CDs, posters, and photos. 4 of my favorites; a Yardbirds greatest hits LP signed by Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck. A Texas Flood LP,signed by Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble, Empire Burlesque LP, signed by Dylan, and a couple of band members, and Fleetwood Mac Rumours LP signed by all of them.

Had a friend who passed onto the great beyond a few years ago.
Talk about an LP freak/collector!!!!!!

He had a stereo components setup, LP collection room in his house.
The LPs weighed so much, he had to get under his house, and shore up the floor of that room.

I asked him once how many LPs he had...............
His response, "I don't know for sure, but I'd guesstimate somewhere near 10,000 " !!!!!!

BOB

I sold around 200 records 7-8 years ago, got around 60 bucks for all of them.
I had Led Zepplin to Pink Floydd and beyond, now you guys are making me feel bad, at that time they were just begining to be worth something.

Oh well.

TomT: "

Skarc75: "
Man, that's too bad.
The second hand market seems to be heating up. Good pressings of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Doors etc can go for $30 - $60 it seems.


My dad kinda gives me the same story as you. People wanted nothing to do with those things in the early 2000s. "

Yeah. It's one of those things you can't undo. I was frustrated and not playing them at all and getting much pressure to free up the space they were taking. You're young, try not to make stupid mistakes like this. :)


Also, what's the story of that console you are using? Is that original? Looks like what my family had back in the 70's. Careful that your needle is not wrecking your vinyl. You might invest in a good turntable and amp.


"

The console is a pretty basic BSR turntable. It's probably a late 60s or early 70s unit. These aren't really known for their great quality, but the sound is good enough for me.
Everything is original. I picked it up from an estate sale (someone's grandparents had passed) about six years ago. This had been sitting in their basement since new and it was in perfect shape.
My plan is to rebuild with a nicer turntable and speakers if this ever dies! I do need to change the needle though!

Flashback: "First vinyl I bought was a Buddy Holly and the Crickets album.
Sure wish I still had it now............

Got into vinyl big time when the Beatles put out their first album. My vinyl collection grew in the early 1960s through the early 1970s.
In 1974 I started college on the GI Bill. Those were lean times, and my collection of several hundred albums got sold to buy food, pay rent, car gas & up keep & maintenance of wife & 4 year old daughter.
Poor decision selling that collection(British invasion/classic rock/blues) would probably be worth a bundle to some big time vinyl collectors today.

Got out of college in 1977; my vinyl collecting started all over again. New collection grew dramatically; due to good jobs, and dramatic increase in cash flow, compared to college days. I bought em where I could find em; vintage record shops, flea markets, garage sales, vintage record shows, and bought a couple of collections.

Getting really hard to find now; really make no effort to find them anymore.
No sweat! I now have somewhere close to 2,000 LPs to choose from.
Now I most buy CDs for our vehicles.

Enclosed is photo of a small portion of my LP & CD collection, and my component setup; Amp, double cassette player, turntable, equalizer, and 5 CD player. Use Bose speakers; set on about 7 to 9, when "the boss" is not "in the house".

My wife can do whatever she wants will any/all of it when I "kick the bucket". She knows it's worth more than "chump change".
Until then, it ain't going nowhere!

BOB

P.S. Literally covering the wall behind, and above the components are about 40 artist signed LPs, CDs, posters, and photos. 4 of my favorites; a Yardbirds greatest hits LP signed by Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck. A Texas Flood LP,signed by Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble, Empire Burlesque LP, signed by Dylan, and a couple of band members, and Fleetwood Mac Rumours LP signed by all of them.



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That's a groovy collection! I'm envious!! My collection is somewhere around 200.

What is the advantage (if there is one) of listening to music on vinyl vs. digitally? I guess I'm not nostalgic enough to want to listen to crackles, skips and generally poor sound quality. Tell me what I'm missing.

Jackfish: "What is the advantage (if there is one) of listening to music on vinyl vs. digitally? I guess I'm not nostalgic enough to want to listen to crackles, skips and generally poor sound quality. Tell me what I'm missing."

According to the so called audiophiles, the music is warmer and more natural sounding on vinyl vs. digital. I think you really need very good components to hear the difference. I'm ok with cd's and downloads. I just miss the fun of cleaning my pot with an open double album circa 1978. :)

The artwork and liner notes were cool too.

Downloaded digital music is compressed in order to reduce file size- much intricacy of the music is lost- not enough to be noticeable through most ear buds or by the casual listener, but significant on a decent audio system. Most CD's on the other hand are not compressed and offer very high quality- in my opinion generally higher than what is achieved on all but the best vinyl but without the hipster gravitas of vinyl.

Jackfish: "What is the advantage (if there is one) of listening to music on vinyl vs. digitally? I guess I'm not nostalgic enough to want to listen to crackles, skips and generally poor sound quality. Tell me what I'm missing."

I think many have differing reasons for liking Vinyl.
For me, nothing is going to beat the sound of a remastered CD. But, I do find Vinyl to be warmer than digitally compressed.
I really enjoy the hunt and the collection for classic vinyl, and I find that when listening to music on the computer, I simply skip to my favorite songs and never really listen to an entire album the way I would with a record. It's more of an experience for me.

Hey Skarc75, what's in your collection? You mention 60's folk. You mean like Bob Dylan or Simon and Garfunkel? Maybe Pete Seeger or Joni Mitchell?

I think it's pretty cool when young people get into the classic stuff. My son is your age and he thinks anything before 2005 is old and outdated.