Vinyl Collections

[Darth Waller]

Record Store Day needs to go away. Judging by all the listings on eBay, it just seems to be a haven for flippers.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

Yeah it is. Nothing is sacred. I hate FLIPPERS !

 

[Eli26]

Mondo has made shipping more fitting for us collectors. Free for US and 10 dollars for international. Yes!

 

[The Ween]

I didn't know that Barnes & Noble sell vinyl. I get percentage off coupons all the time. So make sure you check their site for deals.

 

[cilantropants]

Picked this up today.

 

[Jeffl20]

I got a record player for Christmas, and I've been picking up Pink Floyd on vinyl.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

Welcome to the addiction.

 

[Eli26]

it is an addiction, but much cheaper than SideShow statues and 1:6 figures from SSF, Hot Toys, and other companies of the like. As it is I haven't purchased a SideShow or Hot Toys in six months. Must be a record for me. lol

Where as I have purchased a ton of vinyl. Ha!

 

[The Ween]

it is an addiction, but much cheaper than SideShow statues and 1:6 figures from SSF, Hot Toys, and other companies of the like. As it is I haven't purchased a SideShow or Hot Toys in six months. Must be a record for me. lol

Where as I have purchased a ton of vinyl. Ha!

I promised myself I wouldn't get back into it. I have a ton already and I may end up with some of my late brothers albums. He also had a ton.

 

[The Ween]

Rolling Stones Target Exclusive. (Best Buy has a different one, but not the LP)

Weekly Deals In Stores Now : Target Weekly Ad

 

[poseidon215]

hi guys. i just found this thread. i used to collect vinyl. mostly american/european underground stuff. i dont really count how much i have.
i would say 2 full shelf(around 4ft each). anyway i sold most of my collection a year ago and get somewhere around $1350 for it.
and now i guess i'm back into it. keeping it to what i really like. from foo fighters to mastodon.

 

[cilantropants]

Cool.

I tend to stick with original pressings of music that came out when vinyl was a standard format. I only have a relative few more recent releases.
It's fun to pick through boxes and have something just jump out at me. Lots of prog, along with 80s new wave, some good old rock stuff, and then anything odd or interesting that hits me.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

I had this thought as well. While I enjoy getting certain ones for the nostalgia ... it is truly apparent that the more recent pressing do tend to offer a better overall audio ecperience unless you find some sealed copies out there or VERY good copies that were gently used.

 

[cilantropants]

I do look for records that are as clean as can be, but I don't have a great player either, so it's not paramount. Also, I'm a cheap bastard.

I bought a box of about 50 old records that were mostly Korean bootlegs for about $10. Terrible one-color copies of the covers with labels in Korean. But the sound wasn't terrible and the range was decent. They were all what was popular in America at the time (60s and 70s) and likely the kind of thing sold on a busy market street over there. I still have some of them and play them. There were also authentic copies of Yes Fragile and complete Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies. So that was worth it.

As long as they don't skip, I don't mind some pops and hissing. I've got a Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane album that I think benefits from it.

 

[poseidon215]

I do look for records that are as clean as can be, but I don't have a great player either, so it's not paramount. Also, I'm a cheap bastard.

I bought a box of about 50 old records that were mostly Korean bootlegs for about $10. Terrible one-color copies of the covers with labels in Korean. But the sound wasn't terrible and the range was decent. They were all what was popular in America at the time (60s and 70s) and likely the kind of thing sold on a busy market street over there. I still have some of them and play them. There were also authentic copies of Yes Fragile and complete Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies. So that was worth it.

As long as they don't skip, I don't mind some pops and hissing. I've got a Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane album that I think benefits from it.

thats the beauty of analogue.

 

[The Ween]

I do look for records that are as clean as can be, but I don't have a great player either, so it's not paramount. Also, I'm a cheap bastard.

I bought a box of about 50 old records that were mostly Korean bootlegs for about $10. Terrible one-color copies of the covers with labels in Korean. But the sound wasn't terrible and the range was decent. They were all what was popular in America at the time (60s and 70s) and likely the kind of thing sold on a busy market street over there. I still have some of them and play them. There were also authentic copies of Yes Fragile and complete Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies. So that was worth it.

As long as they don't skip, I don't mind some pops and hissing. I've got a Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane album that I think benefits from it.

All vinyl that has been played will have popping and hissing in time. I don't care how careful you are with it. Part of it's charm I guess.

I may've asked this before, but what are you guys cleaning your vinyl with? Hell, records.......what are you cleaning your records with.

 

[cilantropants]

I use isopropyl alcohol and those soft round cotton face wipes. If it's really nasty but it's cheap I'll use Unseal (now called Unstik) to clean it the first time. I've heard of people using lighter fluid. Never tried it.
For regular dusting I use a record brush that's nearly as old as I am that my parents got when I was just as annoying as I am now, but in a different way.

 

[The Ween]

That doesn't eat the vinyl?

 

[cilantropants]

Nope. When I looked it up to check, alcohol doesn't seem to affect the quality or break down the surface. And Unstik is strong enough to remove a poster from a dry-mounted foamboard by soaking in it, but won't ruin the poster. I use it sparingly and carefully, and only on an old LP that has really nasty crap on it. Never more than once.

I've also seen some mention of people using those small keyboard vacuums to collect dust from the grooves.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

Some people use wood glue.

Some clean them in a dishwasher.