I spent $40,000.00 on a Audiophile Vinyl Record Collection MFSL, One Steps, UHQR, Analog Productions
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Buying vinyl to collect but not listen is sad. The ability to listen to great artists and their performances who are long gone is amazing.
Totally. This is a level of collecting that is purely about acquiring the best versions one can, but not because you want to actually optimize your listening experience, but just because you can.
@@MrKelleyzinho iam not sure about that some people are just weird . My cousin would buy DVD movies and re releases just to have them sit next to her tv in a giant dvd collection case . When I came over she would let me open them up and watch them. She never seemed to mind , just wanted to have them . It is really sad some of this is never opened . Especially all the Coltrane records I would of play them all on the first day .
@HALF MT I have a decent amount of records and there are many that were never transferred to CD nor on line.
@HALF MT I’d guess around 300 records , def play around 20 a week . I just Bought a RME DAC so I do feel dirty haha .
Why is it sad? I have about 75 Iron Maiden's hanging on my walls. Greatest band in the world, I consider it art, and I love showing them off to everyone, especially since some are super rare, signed, etc... all depends on how you look at it. Cheers!
In 30 years in the record store game, I've never met an audiophile who was cool and likeable...
That is too true ....every one acts like they will cuss you out if you act wrong ....boo hoo
Agreed. I'm a longtime vinyl collector and "audiophiles" are the worst kind of OCD jerks that exist.
I agree, I do not go to used/collectible record stores to pay$100. for a $1. yard sale/thrift store lp.
I always say if you wanna do a paper on mental health issues just go down to your local hi-fi shop on saturday morning 😂
25 years in Bicycle Retail here. These audiophiles you speak of must be the same people who ride Recumbent bicycles.
I don’t get it , spends thousands on hifi gear and doesn’t play the records ... records are meant to be played, loud enough so the neighbours can enjoy the tunes too
That's because, in my opinion, this is more about collecting than listening to the music. I have a problem with this because it reeks of greediness and snobbery. Nevertheless, the video is entertaining, albeit a bit infuriating... it is his money so have it, dude.
Why do you judge? What does it matter to you? Who made it law that "records are meant to be played"? You're just mad you can't control this guy. Let the dude do as he pleases.
@@derekwalker87 Who made it law that "records are meant to be played". The guy who invented the record player and his judge friend?
So I should open my sealed promo copy of The Sound Defects Volume 2?
Well, our collection are personal endeavors. There is no wrong or right way to collect anything. A collection should make you happy, otherwise what would the point in collecting be? The only thing that bothers me is how the prices on the used market tend to sky rocket when one or two individuals are willing to spend anything for a specific copy. But, that's the nature of things, there's not much anyone can do.
This is an amazing collection however this guy clearly has no preference in music, literally bought everything that was available on Mofi the last few years.
Exactly. The downside of record collecting. I say buy what you love.
He doubled his money, so it was an investment. Pretty smart if you ask me
It's obvious the guy who sold them, he boughted these vinyl to make money and not listen them. Yeah clever job but personally, I hate such people
yes but what you love the next guy hates and visa versa. so he did well.
Is he going to post the rare shit on spotify????
Amazing story, I love this. You put in the work to pour advice into this guy over the course of years, then both were able to make money.
Glad you were able to get em. Good work!
Amoeba records offer: $100 in trade or $60 in cash LOL
ahahahah
If you're lucky:(
This has nothing to do with record collecting. Sadly, it's all about money.
Not really about music either.... but yes all about $$$
Especially sitting in line waiting to buy up Taylor Swift before the poor teenager girls get their hands in them. Not very cool.
@@terrykeenan4308 Forty years from now, 55 to 60 y/o women will pay a fortune to buy T.S. music from the 2005 to 2025 era.
Yeah, I have a rule that I never pay over £20 for one record and I've stuck to that rule, most of my collection is music that really means something to me, not stuff I'm simply not going to play
@@terrykeenan4308 not to mention...she sucks
A friend of mine once said "Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it."
That’s correct
Some of these selections will never move.
When you see Mike on the floor, you tell he's emptied out his wallet.
buying a short on AMC stock....lol'
he had to sell his shoes too
Oh man... all those albums.. this is awesome. Your albums presentations are so satisfying!!!
These type of videos are for me heaven. Unbelievable how pieces of plastic bring so much joy and are highly collectible
I’m blown away with all of this great stuff!!!
Incredible stack but as others mention, it’s weird to see so many gems never played. One thing that I love about collecting music is that I’m able to play and enjoy it without it loosing all its value. Kinda like an art collection: every time I appreciate a painting or sculpture, I get some value from it but that value doesn’t go far and it’s still worth something if I ever (unlikely) wanted to sell it. This collector had some different priority’s but that’s okay.
Whatever the case, I wish we (not locals) could pick some of these up. Maybe I’ll have to tack a stop in Arizona onto my next road trip.
I wish I lived near your store. Still enjoy the videos though and have been able to purchase some great records online. Keep the videos coming and bring back the record shootouts!
Best vinyl channel on TH-cam, love the no frills simple editing, straight to the point honest and informed views and facts, no over the top graphics or silliness, much love ❤️
Amazing collection. I always wonder if these audiophiles really get into music they love with all their heart or just end up buying stuff because its audiophile per se.
The latter, just buying it to flip
There is a lot there I would never listen to
@@ralex3697 "Collectors" don't care about the music. All these John Lennon records were sealed. He didn't even give them a single spin!
@@ralex3697 Me too, but a lot I would listen to at the same time. I consider myself to have a pretty diverse ear and love a lot of different albums across genres. But looking through that massive pile there were so many albums missing that I would need to have. All those albums from my youth in the 80's that'll never get an audiophile release. Time and again I see people on YT recommending things because they are audiophile editions. I buy it myself, don't get me wrong. But I'll also buy a normal release for a few Euros if it's in tasty condition. And as for the no noise, vinyl thing. If you can't handle some crackles here n there, then vinyl is the wrong format for you. Disclaimer: thes preceding information reflects my personal opinions and as such should render me from being shot down in flames for daring to suggest that there are a lot of people listening to vinyl nowadays that really don't have a scooby about the format.
The latter.
@@janetowens7288 Aye. Kinda sad really. I feel sorry for sealed albums that are never going to feel the flat surface of a turntable platter. 'Audiophile vinyl' is starting to equate with 'I'm too lazy to actually get music properly so I'll just throw money at it' and the MOFIs, APs and ERCs are all laughing their way to the bank.
Wow that is one killer record collection. I have some of those Tone Poets, Mofi Miles Davis releases, Classic Led Zeppelin records and the 33rpm Stevie Ray Vaughan AP box set. Great video.
Man, starting with that Mofi Beck just hit the right chord. Love that album, I didn’t realize that was only a run of 1000.
So now is he feeling cheated at this?
This is an excellent and addicting channel. Your website is excellent as well , thank you for taking the time with all of this vinyl and sharing with us 👍
OH wooh man, what a fantastic and beautiful collection. Mobile Fidelity, Original Masters, if i had the money...i would buy it without any hesitation.
Nice collection sir!
I know a few friend collectors who hit that age, where they’re not gonna be around too much longer and someone else will have to take their collections. Such a morbid and grim thought but, holds true for all of us collectors sooner or later.
I own a shop in Berkeley, and have come across the best of the best over the last 10 years. I turned 60. I stopped keeping anything. I sell it all. Including my collection. As I often have said to folks that are having trouble parting with a collection I am making an offer on..."Do you want to die with this stuff"? I mean, I can't tell you how many collections I have bought from wives, sons, daughters, or a friend of the family. Generally they have no interest in the records at all and I am able to get a good price. They just want rid of the stuff. Another words, all that passion, all that diligence, all that back breaking digging on your knees is basically for not. I am lucky enough to be able to sell them to people who will enjoy them. So they do live on, but most likely not the way the collector had hoped or dreamed of. Last thing, you can also tell so much about the collector as you go through the records... Find secret love notes in the sleeves, polaroid photos of their secret lovers, the way they cared and stored the records also tell so much about them. I love records, but enjoy selling them to excited buyers more than collecting them in my living room. My favorite sound is the persons voice when they say out loud: this is a record I have been looking for for years.
I wonder how many of those the seller actually liked and played.
Collecting, for some people, is all about discussing at length how good your rare sealed vinyl would sound if you ever opened it, and then gazing upon the cover art through its cellophane time capsule. Pinching one's nipples whilst doing this is optional, but many insist on doing so.
I realized I’ll go broke fast if I collect everything I can. I’m a lot more selective on what I purchase now. Only stuff I will listen to.
Most are still out of the sleeve, so he's probably unpacked them straight onto a shelf, sad.
@@Splentaur records warp in the cellophone
@@bosthebozo5273 I can go broke collecting what I listen to.
I don't understand why collectors spend so much money for albums they never listen to. I listen to most of my vinyl albums.
After this video I understand why...
Why do people collect stamps? Coins? Milk bottles....
The feeling that you posses some valueable thing
It seems pathetic to collect records you're never going to listen to, like they're baseball cards or something.
They buy them to flip for a profit.
Literally mouthwatering collection.
Keep the work up love your store!
I found it interesting to hear you recall interactions with customers throughout the years
Every time I buy a new record I think 'if I open it up, it loses it's value'. But I can't stand seeing a record in my collection I can't listen to 😅
It’s called Bandcamp. Buy the record never open it and have it digital stored in your archives or stream if you like. That’s what I do
@@mattsomeonewithansrt3948 In my opinion, there's nothing better than hearing the crisp sound of a vinyl but I get the idea. When I was younger I used to buy cd's and rip them onto my laptop. That way I didn't ruin them by using them to much 😛
@@cooleloekie Yep- the equivalent for vinyl back in the day would be to record to cassette or reel to reel tape and listen to that until it wore out or degraded, then record another from the vinyl, vastly reducing the amount of plays and wear on the vinyl.
Of course the answer to the value depreciation issue is to only buy used of course.
But if you buy new for whatever reason (Condition, supporting artists, OCD issues, etc), modern equivalent would be to record the vinyl to digital at 24/96 or 24/192, though IMO 24/96 or 24/88.1 is more than sufficient for the most critical listeners (24/48 probably enough), then listen mostly to those files from a DAC or potable DAP recommended by audiophiles
@@mattsomeonewithansrt3948 THen what's the point of having the vinyl, unless you like the cover art or believe it will appreciate more than other investments
@@geraldford6409 my first turntable was a mp3 model en tried to rip the music from my records but the quality was sooo bad 😅.
I want to purchase many of those mofi albums and play it on my system. Great video as always...
That was a super collection you got there. Congrats !!
This collection is AMAZING!!
Nice collection. The interesting thing is how easy it was to put together if you were into vinyl for the last 10 years or so, buying these when they came out, and picking up some of the older Mofi's for not crazy prices. Happy to say that i've got many of the same titles in my collection (except the 1steps which didn't interest me) but i never bought thinking of resale, just records i wanted in my collection, so i never bought the colours of MMJ's, not my thing.
I NEEEED THAT QUEEN BOX SET!!! Imma give you a visit sometime soon
Hey Mike. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Here's an idea for a feature: Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums, rated by you as to very best pressings available, whether original pressings or audiophile reissue.
That appreciation is crazy. He made money off the haul and you can still turn a big profit on it too. The industry is booming.
What’s I find kinda amazing is that I have a lot of this stuff in first pressing. I’m not an audiophile just a record collector who like various genres. I never cared for Mofi or any kind of special pressings and I have kinda ignored pictures disc. I seek out first pressings and have been lucky enough over the years to somehow end up with thousands of them. My ex tried to make me get rid of them about 16 years ago but somehow they stayed and she didn’t. That was before the vinyl revival. I knew it would happen. Actually I’m glad it didn’t happen then because she would have definitely made me sell them.
Thank you for going through this one by one.
What a great video! It’s like watching you flip through my want list ! 😂
Mike-
Let us know when will you be putting them up on your store with a minimum of three day notice so I can plan my road trip to Arizona 🌵🌞🎶😎
Very, very interesting! Good luck, brother!
Love the videos thanks bud. I just with these companies would press some more diverse records. Feel like same stuff is reissued over and over again. So much new music coming out or broader genres of older records they should publish.
$40k for these was a no brainer.
You think?
Wow Mike, that's quite a collection!
I have that Beck Sea Change, I've played the absolute shit out of that album, I hope we get a reissue of Midnite Vultures, I'm not spending $300 plus on it.
Talk about short-term appreciation: My friend, in a cabin he rented, found some acetates of Elvis / 'King Creole' songs, w/a starting count for tempo. He got a good price for them. Two days after the sale, Elvis died.
That is a crazy collection!
Just bought a nice collection of MFSL albums. The previous owner used LAST to preserve the records and placed a sticker on the record label. I am planning to resell these and am wondering if I should attempt to remove the “LAST” sticker and risk damaging the label or just leave the sticker. I doubt the preservative improves the value, although the records are in mint condition, but am concerned how a buyer/collector will feel about the sticker itself and how it may affect resale value.
All the ONe Steps, UHQR's, BEatles Mono's, Analogue Productions titles, maybe the perfect. Digcogs is a crap shoot. Mike we need a record seller like you in Toronto.
hahaha
Mind numbing collection. Amazing.
Daaaaamn. Now THAT is a collection.
Happy for you . Sweden / Malmö
cool video, I'm just now getting into mobile fidelity , and its pretty touch and go tbh lol
from what ive heard their stuff from the 80s is garbage but various eras shine while others are awful
That's an impressive collection, but I have to wonder if the original owner was buying some of those titles just to flip them, as opposed to actually enjoying the music. Just looking at the jazz titles, he had a lot of Blue Note and Prestige re-issues (some multiple copies). But I didn't see anything from CTI, ECM, EmArcy, Roulette, or some of the other popular classic labels, so I'm wondering how much he was actually into that genre. Also wondering what kind of audio gear he had.
60% of the Discogs Median value or Max/min value?
Put that stuff up on the website, and I’ll be making purchases, please?
That Electric Recording Company Ravel - 3rd stack on the right is an $1800 new 3lp set
And several of their titles get ripped apart in reviews for their noisy surfaces. Why can't they quality check if asking such mad money?. ERC disgust me with their pricing.
OMG. I'm DYIN' HERE !!! lol
what a beautiful collection of music.
I honestly feel SO BAD for folks who have never really heard music on (high quality mastered and pressed) vinyl, on a great, hell, even on a modest system.
What price did you use on discogs,low, medium or high?
Damn what a great collection.
Amazing collection! Thanks for sharing. Some people have money to buy what they want and it drives a certain segment of the population crazy. I don't understand it. Jealousy, I suppose.
Vinyl music as an investment. But I bet I get just as much joy from my OJC collection as this guy did from his boutique records.
Im not drooling 🤤 I swear! Nice!
Looks like this guy would buy Pablo Cruise...if it was on Mo-Fi
Awesome Vinyl Collection !!! Wow !!!
Amazing collection!😎
I'll give you $40 for all of them.
I'll give you $41.99! 👽🖖
@@vcp93 I'm going $42 now
Gtfo 😂
Lo! You guys. Love the tyler dp too
I'll give you a kind for all, thanks..
My Father recently passed away and was a serious music collector for over 50 years and has I think just about every original release 45, he has demo 45s and actually even has wax tubes with recordings on them. He also has what looks like well over 100,000 other vinyl records, a collection of CDs which he has a local music store search high and low for specific CDs he bought weekly for years and he was constantly hunting for rare collector records. Even just the sleeves of they were available. Is there a professional collection valuator for records that I can have come down and give a value for his collection?
OK help me out? When it sais above it looks not really Original to me?!
Mike, I am interested in the Herbie Hancock - empyrean & dexter Gordon - go LP’s MM pressings. Are they available?
Killer titles......!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing.....!!!! 👊
What values do you go by on the Discogs, because when I look at them the prices are all over the place, it seems almost useless or at least really hard to tell what the things are worth.
Buying & selling vinyl is like stocks & shares, prices fluctuating all the time. You need a lot of patience & skill knowing when to bid, buy & sell as the trends move up & down.
Why did that seller even buy a turntable from Mike? He obviously was just looking for an investment...
How can you tell?
so weird I was just at your store about 2 weeks ago and this comes up on my recommended
I try to find as many sealed „old“ MFSL, Classic Records aso albums as possible and the first thing is too deliver them from the shrink and put them on my turntable to let them spin! That‘s what they are meant for …
Hi Rog again. Paid 65 dollars for 400 albums recently. Sold nearly half for 500 dollars. Rog. Pacific sunset records.
How much for the Beck-Sea Change pink vinyl?
Lovely. And in 10/15 years, you might do the same with CDs...bottomline: keep your 💿 !
Well a lot of my holy grail records are there.
What I consider to be audiophile collection: High-quality recordings, high dynamic range, professional mixing. (See: Melodic Death Metal band Aether Realm's album _Tarot._ See heavy/power metal band Unleash the Archer's album _Apex._ Death/power metal band Wintersun's _Time I_ and _Winter Seasons._ power metal band Twilightning's _Delirium Veil._ Power metal band Stratovarius's album _Visions,_ progressive power metal band _Analogy's_ album _the Circle of Life._ )
What most other seem to consider an audiophile collection: Acoustic guitars with a focus on vocals. Classical music.
Oh, wait, is that an Exodus album? Never mind.
All I can say is WOW!
What's the point on keeping sealed records? Isn't the point of music to be played and listened to?
How much is that Beck pink mofi going for now days I have one sealed can anyone give me some info really appreciate it
You done well there bro. Rog. Pacific sunset records.
How many records are in this lot? Does playing the record decrease the value a lot? Would collectors not open the ultra rare pressings? I guess you could also buy one for show and one to go.
If you never play em you’re technically a cover collector because that’s all you’re really enjoying at that point 🤔
How do I know if I have a super vinyl of Carole king? I’m guessing it would be the different colour? Mine says “gain 2 ultra analog” on it...
the vinyl is slightly transparent, dark grey and not solid black. Hold it up to the light and if you can see through it, that's super vinyl.
How come there's no date on this vid? Can you hide the date at will?
Great purchase
I hate the vinyl craze. 10-15 years ago i could buy whatever i liked, today i can't afford it.
@06:33 The B52s and Wild Planet. I have both the MFSL pressings and the original WB pressings. The MFSL are NOT from the original masters, as the silver label will show. The original WB pressings sound warmer and fuller. The MFSL sound like they came from a CD. I was very disappointed.
Mike with so many sealed, would you say he got into investment buying more than listening? Seems odd with the cash you say he spent on his system...
@def creator Mike does - but I was referring to the seller.
Glad to hear he at least made a profit, I couldn't imagine investing in all audiophile gear and vinyl only to never listen to them...
If I played a hi Fi record on an average to above average stereo system would I hear a real difference vs a regular pressed one?
Yes.
I,d love to own that srv Texas hurricane just love the late stevie Ray vaughan ! But on CD
those one steps are packed like tape boxes^ but without tape in them^
So Mike, is it up for sale maybe? I'm guessing u own the most already, sooooo...? I would LOVE 2 come 2 America and shop music at your place, and if i ever get the chance, i will defiantly look u up. But for now, it could be awesome if u put some titles out on your webside? Awesome titels and what a collection. Cheers from Denmark (Eric Dolphy/Out To Lunch, i am craving) ;-)
Used to have In a Silent Way on Mofo, it was kinda crap. I sold it for pretty cheap on eBay. I only regret not sitting on it for longer as it shot up in price.
Is that a collection for the sake of collecting...?
My dream is three records: Joni Mitchell "Blue" and Bobby Blue Bland "His California Album" and Badlands "Voodoo Highway". Here in Brazil is impossibile to achieve rare records like that unless you sell your soul. I would sell mine but no one is buying.
I'm selling "Blue."
@@Ryanbrio I would buy it , man. But here in Brazil to do it I can't afford the taxes. The costs would be to much.
Why is it strange that he bought a few BN Classic series? Is it just because they arent necessarily collectible? Arent Tone Poet and Classic series basically the same pressing process, just different vinyl?
And where was Jazz at the Pawnshop? Did I miss it? There are three versions of it.