TOO MANY RECORDS - Downsizing my record collection
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2020
- I spent some time this spring going through my record collection. I discovered a whole bunch of vinyl I wasn't going to listen to again. It made me realize it was time to downsize the collection. Here are some of the records that will be going to new homes. It is not my intention to sell this online (I really don't want to ship stuff). I just want to give you a sense of where my thinking is at nowadays.
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I sold my entire vinyl collection in the mid nineties out of finantial necessity and lack of use. Looking back to the past I really regret because some of those items became very rare and expensive. I've been building up my vinyl collection again for the past 2 years, and I hope to only get rid of items for better replacements. Good luck!
i feel your pain....
How did you even get anything selling them in the 90s? Smiths and Joy Division were a dollar. Vinyl was considered scum in the 90s
I had a similar amazon story with a surprise ending. Amazon also sent me a wrong record many years ago and I never got around to returning it and then it was too late. The Mint sealed copy sat on my shelf for years. A few weeks ago I looked it up on Discogs and the mid selling price was +$400 US. It was a rap band called Flatbush Zombies and I just sold the record on eBay for $510 US. Talk about lucky. Using the money to get a couple grail metal records. Great video Frank.
Wow! That is awesome.
@@Channel33RPM Wait, Frank now you know you should have kept Steve Perrys Street Talk 1984 album, it had endless hits by him like Foolish Heart, It's only love, Captured by the moment, and go away. Also one of his most commercially successful solo albums to.
Wow! Awesome story.
I'd keep the Ozzy one to with the poke-a-dotes, very unique.
I just separated my records in two categories- albums I love and albums I bought taking a risk on that was fun to hear once . Usually they’re the used albums I bought for cheap
Same here
I resolved this by deciding to only buy vinyl from my top five or so favorite bands and then I collect Wax Trax! label releases, even if they suck. That's it. Even when you focus your buying, the potential for large collections persists....
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Channel 33 RPM wow thank you!!!
I'd suggest you insert some of the 7-inch records in the sleeves of albums by the same artists, as a kind of "bonus" that you can put on or not when you listen to the album. Like that Alice Cooper 7-inch; couple it with an album of roughly the same vintage. That way they won't be taking up the space of a separate collection of 7-inch records but you'll still have them just in case you want to give them a spin.
I saw the message where you sold 200 odd records in one day! Super! I hope it's enough to get that turntable you've had your eye on.
“The more Bono talks, the less I like U2”. I thought I was alone in that thinking ! It’s ok to cull the heard every so often, if we miss one we can always get it again. Great collection!
Like U2 but he's getting bad. He like others should just to their job🤔
Same thing happened with Springsteen, he started talking and I stopped listening to his music (which I enjoyed).
It's funny how someone's absolute, can't-live-without gold is someone else's downsizing toss away...
Yes, it's all a matter of personal taste where some albums are vital to some, but not as essential to others and it depends if one has listened to an album to death to the point that it's no longer as captivating as it was initially.
Yeah I know right, like Blondie's "Parallel Lines" is one of my favorite albums! I would never get rid of that one! Lol!
hey frank...as you know, i moved last year from new york to chicago, and i had to 'downsize'...i regret it ever since...now i'm trying to buy back most of what i sold....hope you don't go thru withdrawals as well....peace always my friend...rocky
Hi Rocky. I hope you find the records you want, and at a good price.
I have been a victim of "involuntary" downsizing more times than I care to think about. Typically happens like you're a room mate and you've amassed a decent vinyl collection and when you have to suddenly move, your roommate promises to keep it safe and when you return for your stuff ooooh it was stolen. Or they moved and left no trail or...
My current vinyl collection was weeded down to my best 500 or so. When I got these that I have now I had to move all my worldly belongings 1400 miles across country in a station wagon towing a 71 Chevelle SS as a trailer along with my wife and 4 kids. I had a trucker friend who was going through my destination and had room for 1 wrapped pallet. Records guitars amps and boxes.
I ALWAYS ripped my vinyl to cassette tape to listen to them never playing them otherwise. Still have my PL518 Pioneer TT and my old Sansui integrated amplifier. I use an old Audio Technica cart that works but I want to revive my good one needing a new stylus before I go wild and crazy; start digitizing and selling my vinyl once that's done. I've play tested a few and yup they still sound crystal clear and amazing. Around 200 or so have never been played. My last 2 I had streamed but wanted to check the vinyl for sound difference. Holy cow! Huge improvement over the digital by far!!! Van der Graf Generator 'Pawn Hearts' and 13th Floor Elevators "Easter Everywhere'.
The second side label says that it's a Red Krayola album so I confirmed the vinyl was correctly pressed but they slapped a wrong label on it. Have practically gotten to my core collection after sorting and getting rid of anything less than at minimum VG and those are only staying due to rarity and value to me.
I stopped collecting by 1987 or so. I'm 64, widower so was gonna sell em for needed money but wanted to test out my stuff that has been wrapped in plastic since 1987 and before one song finished I retreated back to 1987 and changed my mind. Left with about 400-ish. So yes, I've downsized!
Hi Frank my name is Aaron and I’m new to the VC , I discovered your channel about a year and a half ago and have watched your channel ever since, after discovering your channel i have branched out and started watching many other channels, about a month ago I started my own channel and am really enjoying it , last summer I downsized my collection from about 3500 to 2800 by selling my doubles and albums from genres I don’t listen to as much , after a year has gone by i am regretting only the ones that I wasn’t sure about selling but the bulk of them I don’t regret at all, you have some great records your getting rid of , best of luck with your downsizing, by the way you’ve really gotten me into Diemonds i really love Never Wanna Die and La Chinga as well rock on !🤘🤘
I love 7 inches, and I weep a silent tear when you mention that you don't. Oh well, to each his own!
Congratulations Frank .. I have had clearing the dups it on my "to do" list for a over a year. I went through everything a couple years ago and got it all into a spreadsheet. I have managed to maintain the sheet so it's not like it would be too much work to cull the collection. Just cant seem to find the time. I considered a weeks vacation this winter dedicated to vinyl. Pull it all and decide what sounds best - then sell off the extras. Pickup a couple cases of beer and make a party out of it. It's a matter of space, I am pretty much at capacity and I cant get too much more unless I let the duplicates go.
The best album you are getting rid of is Paul’s Boutique. I don’t like the Beastie Boys but the sampling on that album is outstanding. They got into a lot of legal trouble later because of that. Put the best vinyl up on eBay!!
We are all right there with you. The pandemic has seen many of us downsizing our lives and vinyl is no exception. You have a few gems in there. I hope you get what you want and what you need. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🤘
Hello Frank. The Wife and I invested in a nice changer instead of a turntable. We’ll listen to six albums easy in one evening, sometimes one or two more depending on when we start. My point, you’re still young you have time. Don’t thin too quick! Thanks for your channel, we enjoy it. FYI my changer is a Garrard Zero 100, nice machine.
Hey Frank! Great video. My wife said to me "what are all those records going to do for you. Why don't you sell them and enjoy the money?" It's difficult to get rid of them as I bought them in my youth. But I will eventually get down to it. I'm going through my 45s now to put on Discogs. My albums topped out at 400! I'm getting into cassettes too. A mini system I bought for my garage has a cassette deck in it!!! Lol. If you ever consider selling to "you guys" please let me know. I'd love to have the red Beatles album. I lost mine years ago. Plus any Van Halen too.
Thanks!!!
Ohhh....good luck on the Techneeks (Technics) TT. That's the only pronunciation. Hahahahaha
I hear the same thing at home and respond with, I enjoy my collection, it brings me contentment when I need it, its my own personal way of taking my mind away to another place and time, and I ENJOY MUSIC !!!! They say enjoy the money???? How do you enjoy the money without spending it on things you enjoy or put the money in the bank. I’m not saying you shouldn’t have a savings account but come on, we have to enjoy life. Now I enjoy this channel but my gosh the financial loss that will be taken which is why when I can I buy used and very few times brand new.
Howdy Frank! I was going through stuff in our crawl space today. I found a box with my Pat Travers Band records. The neighbors will not be liking me tonight!
Hi Frank, very good episode!
When CDs started I was sold on that "miraculous" format and culled hundreds of records to go and trade in. But THANKFULLY I never got around to actually doing it.
But that was a long time ago and now at age 65 I feel to reduce and declutter from my over 4,000 LPs. So that's what I've been doing most of this year. I pull everything I don't think I'll keep so they stick out an inch on the shelves and I can see what I'm doing. Then I'm playing each one to make sure it's not a keeper. I bought a ton of 80's Metal but now don't play that style and those can go, etc
My plan is to buy a table at an upcoming record sellers show and see what happens. The Spring ones were all cancelled and Im waiting to see the fate of the September show.
Might try mail-order if I have to.
Hi Frank! I was going through stuff in our crawl space today. I found a box with my Pat Travers Band records in it. My neighbors will not like me tonight!
Holy cow!! You're brave , got guts to let all that records go!! I did once but not a second time. Good luck pal, I wish you were my neighbor!
Frank, I've got waaaaaaaaay too many records too (over 2,500 records for sure not counting 150 to 200 45 rpm records and 300 or so 78 rpm records) and it's always on my mind regarding when I'll find the time to listen to all of those records. It becomes more and more of a concern the older one gets (you and I are of similar age).
As a partial solution, I have become pickier when buying records online or at thrift stores where I load records into a shopping cart initially, but then I edit my cart by checking the condition as I always do, but then I pause to think whether or not I really need the record or will listen to it regularly to justify the space it would take up in my home.
I've also been listening to some blind-buy records where I took a chance buying them from thrift stores for a couple of bucks each, but upon listening to them, I decided that I didn't really like the music or would never listen to them again, so in those cases to free up some space, I usually re-donated the records back to Goodwill, Salvation Army Thrift Stores, or my local Value Village stores.
I should consider selling some, but it's a hassle to pack records in LP mailers, head off to the post office, fill out customs forms if needed, and then hope that the buyer will a) be honest and b) be happy with the records as described.
Anyway, great video as usual, Frank. :)
I think it is good to go through this process. Keeps your collection from going stale and keeps you more engaged with it as well. About 3 years ago I went through a purge process based strictly on condition where I got rid of anything that was not in strong VG++ or better condition. That made me purge a few things I wish I had back, but I absolutely LOVE where my collection is now because of it. BTW...I kind want those two Anvil lps you showed at the end ;)
I remember the video or videos, you did on your purge. It was inspiring! The Anvil records sold fast!
Frank
Oh and totally agree on the Bono
I sold off about 30-40 records earlier this year too. First time ever. Mostly garage sale finds from the early days when bulking up on any thing to boost quantity. No regrets. If you’re unloading them all locally, don’t get you hopes up with how much you’ll get. Good luck.
You broke my heart with the casual dismissal of monty python. Best comedy troupe ever, with a stellar set of comedy songs. My latest purchases were a couple of classic releases of theirs. That said - I do enjoy them more on screen than on wax 😑
Thanks for posting this video. There aren't very many vinyl downsizing/collection culling videos out there. I find them really interesting. During CV19 lockdown here in NZ I culled out about 300 albums from my collection and traded them in for around 30 albums I would actually like and play and a vintage Thorens turntable to use in a bedroom system.
Damn man lots of great albums you’re getting rid of and many I’ve been wanting for a while! Too bad I don’t live local! Hope the new homes enjoy these rockin’ records! All the best!
Thank goodness you changed your mind on the Ozzy record 👍
Did you summon me?
If you need any tips on downsizing, let me know, as I went through it last year. Good luck.
Apologies for the blatant use of your channel name, Matt. I posted these for sale locally yesterday, and surprisingly 90% sold. I was quite happy. I remember your downsizing videos. It's worth it every once in awhile.
Frank
Did this back in the early stages of the Pandemic. I weeded out nearly half of my collection. I went through the albums 3 times. Some were obvious, others were placed back in the collection once I went through one more time.
My guidelines were, if I had an album for one song, if I had the songs I liked on another album, something I had never listened to after I purchased it.
Perks of a local family record store, ours buys back vinyl (within reason) and sells new releases. Great video as always
Yes, I have massively downsized too!
I used to have tons of DJ vinyl, all types of hardhouse, acidhouse, gabber and early hardstyle...
Now I only have about 250 left; that sounds like a lot, but that’s just one meter on one shelf.
Oh and you should definitely go for the modern Technics SL-1200GR
That one is even better than the oldies 😜
I used to have a 1200MK2, 4 and M5G, but now I have a 1200G.
The 1200GR comes very close to the 1200G (I know, it’s like I’m talking in secret codes, but you’ll figure it out once you get to know them 1200s! 😜).
You have some great stuff there, Frank. I. hope you get a decent price for them. I need to cull my collection, too. Too many records, not enough time to listen to them again.
Love your thoughts on U2 and Bono talking. You definitely have some heavy hitter in the downsize pile that I'm sure people would love to get there hands on. Also, 7" vinyl just doesn't sell like it used to... LOVE THIS VIDEO
I had a forced down size as a freak flood destroyed 400 albums I had in my basement. But now I have the power of hindsight as I rebuild.
We have all been there, Frank. I got most of the stuff because it was cheap and good - but the reality is I just don't spin half of the stuff enough... but I do like HAVING a lot of it - so I've been on a purge for a few years, digitizing as I pull.
I totally understand. I love having the records, CDs, tapes, gear, guitars, etc. Fun to collect and have!
I’ve downsized my collection a couple times over the years. Back in the early 90s, when I was in college, vinyl was uncool and people were just giving it away. Friends’ parents knew I was a vinyl collector so I’d often hear “I think I have some old records somewhere, you can have them if you want them.” I would take any and everything. Later on in the early 2000s I’d accumulated so many records, and there was a lot of chaff in there, so I went through and pulled out all the junk. The second time I downsized was probably 10-15 years ago. The vinyl resurgence hadn’t begun yet, and I got rid of a lot of my classic rock vinyl. After all, I could listen on CDs, and it was the stuff they played to death on classic rock radio. The records were only worth a couple bucks each, so why keep them, right? Yeah, regret that now since even common classic rock records are going for $8-10 these days. The last time I downsized was about 3 years ago. Didn’t do a huge cut, but that’s when I started cataloging my collection on Discogs. That allowed me to pull out doubles (and sometimes triples and quadruples!) of records. I also pulled out things that were worth decent money that I just never listened to. I pulled out probably a couple hundred records, but I still had over 2500 left so I think I’ll be okay!
I’m a big Lenny Kravitz fan and back in the 90s I collected as much of his stuff on vinyl as I could. Back in the pre-eBay/Discogs days, and when the World Wide Web was in its infancy, finding stuff was not nearly so easy. I found a lot of import singles and such at record shows, and paid out the wazoo for them. Those 10” singles are sweet looking, I don’t think I have any Let Love Rule era stuff on 10”.
That Paul’s Boutique should get you good money, depending on the pressing. The original ‘89 Capitol pressing with the 8-panel foldout goes for triple digits these days. The ‘98 Grand Royal pressing with the 8-panel foldout still goes for median $50 US these days. There’s no shortage of people that want that album on vinyl! I have the ‘98 repress myself.
I'm digitsiing and cataloguing my entire collection, then once I'm done, I'm done! No more records to keep will be added, and it'll stay at around the 1,000 mark (down from a peak of about 10,000). It's a very mind-cleansing experience to have a few you know well instead of thousands of you know so distantly you can forget you even have them. I don't want to be that guy with so much plastic that there is more music than my likely lifetime in my possession.
I've tried selling at record fairs but they can be quite cliquey or ultra competitive. It was good to see and hear why the clear out Frank particularly appreciated your honesty. I prefer rattle & hum too but not bono waffling on thank you.
You have picked up a radical tan as of late. Loving it! You want to let go of alot of great stuff and i totally get why you want to let them go. I dont play alot of those much either. Lmao @ does anyone love manowar? You kill me, sugar! I loved Final frontier....a good maiden album. Goat horn!!!! Oh shit! Nice. Toodaloo.
Lots of time outdoors! Summer is short and I hate being inside :)
Cheers Guru!
I purged my collection couple years ago feels good
Hi Frank, I am trying to listen to each of my LPs and CDs at least one more time, but as you said, there is not enough time in the day, year or lifetime to listen to them all. I know my time of purging will come in the next few years, but for now I will enjoy my library. Good luck with local sales! Cam
Thanks Cam! Most sold in a day! I was very happy.
Stay well.
Frank
Wish I lived in your city, definitely some interesting stuff in there!
I did this a few months ago. I realized that people who "donated" to my collection, from time to time, really had different tastes than I do. I donated a stack of albums I knew friends wouldn't like to Goodwill. The rest were gifted to other vinyl junkies like me. I did it without their knowledge, just packaged them up and sent them. One of them received a holy grail Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Brain Salad Surgery Japanese press. I knew he would care for it and listen to it much more than I.
Oooo! I didn't know that about Cauldron being Goat Horn. Interesting. And keep A Matter Of Life And Death, that's a great Maiden record. 👍
You can never have too many Lp's.😍
Starting January of this year (2020) I started a "Complete Collection Play Through" and what I found was albums I missed listening to and more importantly albums I just lost interest in. On top of that I went to a "Quality over Quantity" rule, which has also helped me accomplish a couple of things. Work on my gear, which is where I wanted it to be now AND search and purchase those more pricey grails on my list. I think this happens to most collectors at some point. Good luck with moving the "inventory" and putting it towards other things :)
I thinned out my record collection some years ago. But I ended up rebuying several of the albums I had gotten rid of. After that experience, I decided that I wouldn’t go through that again. So I have kept all of the records that I’ve gotten since, even if I don’t play them very often, because you never know what you might want to listen to in the future.
Made that mistake when CD came out
What proportion did you re-buy? I haven’t had a mass clear out, but only regret selling one. It now sells for £100 but is one of my all time faves and I was silly to get rid!!!
Alf Edge I can’t give you an exact number, since it was so long ago. But I do remember having to re-buy several albums. And that’s why I said no more to thinning out my record collection.
I also buy records now that I want to keep, so getting rid of albums isn’t an issue to begin with.
Frank, allied forces is that an original pressing? If it’s in good condition I’m interested. The Canadian stuff doesn’t turn up very often here in Florida
You got some good 7" singles there! 👀 Too bad that we're half a world away.
Good luck to your downsizing project,
Jarkko/MyVinylBar
Damn dude your pushing me over the edge to do a cull myself. Letting go of some killer stuff!
It was time. No regrets, and the extra money is nice. Most sold in the day.
Wish you luck finding a turntable! I bought my TECHNICS SL 1200MK2 40 years ago and she is still working like a dream.
Glad to hear!
Hi Frank, great video. i think we have all had to downsize our collections at some point, i did it in 2005, and ended up buying back most of what i sold and added more as well. I am about to downsize house from 4 bedrooms and rumpus room into 2 bedroom unit so will probably need to downsize again from 12k+ to something more manageable, only problem is where to start,
I’ve never heard of anyone “downsizing” their record collection that didn’t regret it later...UNLESS it was purging duplicates.
TRUTH!
Did that in the CD revolution, now I replace CD with vinyl, no regrets after pissing off the CD's, the format is overrated
Count me in.
Hey I’m too busy trying to get all of my favorite music 🎶 from the 70’s & 80’s back on vinyl again plus the fact I can’t wait until my birthday next week and see what vinyl albums I get from everyone and I’m not done yet I’ll even ask her more vinyl records for Christmas 🎄 lol 😂
I have the MK2 and I love it
I'm now listening to that Armored Saint on vinyl. I would never get rid of that album.
Many of us have been in this position, Frank. I downsized a little under two years ago but now the collection is back to what it was... or possibly slightly larger. On the plus side, it did help me to weed out a lot of albums I wasn't that attached to or whose condition was a bit suspect.
Hi Matt. I remember seeing your downsizing video. I believe you traded them in at a local shop, if I recall correctly. I think it is a worthwhile exercise to do every now and then. I learned a few things (like not to buy 7 inch records, because they are not for me). Stay well.
Frank
havent downsized my vinyl but did trade a whole bunch of my cassette tapes and CD's for a marantz 4270 receiver...no regret their all the really good stuff I had doubles anyways!
Frank that Jeff Beck wired is so so so good
Thank goodness for IKEA's Kallax (previously Expedit) record shelves which make it much easier to organize a record collection and to cull the herd of unwanted records now and then. :)
I’m in the process of re-sleeving with MoFi inners and while I’m doing it, I’m downsizing and only keeping records that I absolutely love and I know will get played. I have a little over 1,100 albums.
My long term goal is to incorporate a new receiver that will allow streaming so I can incorporate the best of both worlds. Cheers!
When I left home in 1990 my mom downsized my records(and a bunch of other stuff), still trying to get some of the albums back.
I want that Anvil hard and heavy album!
All you really need by Foo Fighters is the first one with the ray gun on the cover. Mostly Dave Ghroul solo stuff. Songs he made during and post Nirvana.
I've got an technics sld20, I believe one model doen from what you're looking at, that I got at a garage sale for about $5 (after you break down my whole bulk buy) nd I love the hell out of it. Need to upgrade the needle but just sharing my agreement with your goal
Wow, the amount of RSD and doubles, triples you're getting rid of... totally makes sense! They wouldn't even make their way in to my collection in the first place, can't afford to even if I wanted to. Good to downsize! The only record I have 3 times is Devo's first album which I have UK and US which have different artwork and then a picture disc.
I did this too, if I really don't need it I'll sell or give to family or friends that may like them. I agree about the 7" too, I have quite a few and can't think of the last time I listened to one. I usually avoid 10" too.
Good episode again 👍. To bad you don't mail, but i totally get it why you won't.
Tried to do what you doing now, but simply could'nt. So told my wife and kids to sell as they please after i died 😁. Will keep collecting music till the end 🤟🏻
I completely agree with you on 7” I’m not buying them any more. The only one I’ve kept is the Zeppelin RSD yellow one. I really need to go through and downsize. The only reason I haven’t is assume I will get such lowball offers locally and waiting to find the right buyer for each one seems like such a daunting task. I’d have to be willing to sell at that 50-75% below discogs value to move them quick enough which is hard for me to do.
I thought I would get low-balled, but it actually worked out. I was happy with what I got. Most expensive record I sold was $50 (I was asking $65).
I would happily buy those maiden anvil manowar Bowie etc. off you... wow
That is sooo funny. All the titles you are naming off you don't like; I feel the same way
I have yet to do the purge. I am very particular about what I buy, so I know it’s something I like. But, at some point I will go through my collection. I love The Beach Boys.
It hurts, but it gives more room for better ones! No, you probably won't play all of em, but it's nice to know there there when you get the urge to listen to a certain album!
The question is are you a collector to amass a great collection, or are you a collector to listen to what you have. I’m in the second category and have thinned the herd a couple of times. Good luck !
Good way to look at it!
I need to do the same exact thing.
The food downsized my collection lol. Can’t say I made any money off that but I understand what you were talking about. My plan had been when I retire to start selling it off and by age 80 sell what’s left. It was actually in my financial plan. I just had to redo that plan! It’s great you can let go of the music, that was always a struggle for me but I had the room. Now I don’t so I am trying to be more selective.
Pretty nice collection of unwanted records,. Such is life, some people want stuff that others have and the ones that have it doesn’t want them. I sell the records that I do t need and with the money I buy more records jaja well.
Good luck with selling you vinyl.👍
Yeah, Frank, just you wait... you're going to want to hear "that one" some day an' it's gonna be outta print...(I sold a few, years ago...the-en, one day I got one of those songs in my head AND I forgot I let it go... 😱😰)
You are going to sell them locally? I wish i was in Manitoba.....
Inspiring! Makes me want to go through my records and clean out. But if I do.get rid if any of them.. they would have to go through my kids filter first. Cause they have already came to an agreement that my daughter takes all the records and my son takes all the CDs. So I may not be downsizing at all.. hahahaha. I did downsize 20+ years ago and got rid of my records and regret some. But have since ether bought them again or got them on cd... but the older I get .. the more I realize it's just stuff and I cant take it down with me when I do start "shoveling coal" fulltime
Frank, keep I Just Can’t Stop It by English Beat. Great classic record!!!
Cool channel mate and I am interested in the Manowar LPs, I live in BC!
Thanks Mustafa! That one sold very fast.
i realised I needed to downsize my collection came in 2017, unfortunately i've not really got around to it.... yet.... good luck Frank! Sounds like you need another 50 album challenge, or maybe 200 to get to know them all again! "I might change my mind about this one", might become more of a mantra than a life rule!!! I just picked up that Pat Travis album recently but it's not one I'll be keeping either. To be honest I think you should rename this video "Too little Time" because after all it's not the records fault you don't have time for them! A Matter Of Life or Death is my favourite 2000s maiden album, listen to it again I implore you!! Manowar are EPIC!!!!!!!!
Too Little Time... I should get that printed on a t-shirt!
Hopefully that Triumph record was just a double! That Goat Horn record is pretty sweet too.
Its funny how tastes differ with time Frank, I just bought a copy of the Duran Duran -Seven and the RT on ebay this weekend, limited edition and sealed. Also now starting to explore the early Neil Young stuff.....but your right U2.......Naa !!
I keep thinking about downsizing but when I start doing it I always have second thoughts and never complete the task
I tried downsizing my vinyl collection a few years ago but found that being the "completist" that I am, I couldn't bare seeing a few selected titles missing from my collection....so I went out and RE-BOUGHT the albums that I sold (lol).
Understandable. I am a completist to, but only with a handful of bands. I can totally understand what you are saying though.
Thanks for weighing in.
Frank
If I ever downsize, it's gonna be stuff I got free. Tony Orlando, 101 strings, ferrante teicher, thrift store junk I only kept cause they were perfect. In the 90s, when I collected, everything was a dollar and mint. Everything's a fortune now. I still collect, but mostly sealed new stuff, and carefully selected pricey items.
How do you come up with prices for your stuff?
Frank. I'd like to think retaining anything 7" or otherwise for sound quality of
Song or album is a first consideration. I Try to obtain the best from any format, and alternate between them based on what I'm interested in listening to. That way, Everything sounds Great.😊👍
Aw man I been looking for a copy of that Fugees album.
That Fugees album is great, only have it on CD. A matter of life and death is also really great.
more than once my mother said to me if you haven't used something for a year then get rid of it.good advice maybe but i would never bother or try to explain that this doesn't apply to my record collection.
I bought a new copy of Aja by steely Dan last year because people raved about it. I've tried but it does nothing for me. Going to take it to the local store and part ex it for sometime else.
If I buy a bulk of records I always get rid of some in the kallax I haven't listened to for a while and trade them in to lower the costs. The SL 1200 is a beast, bought my SL 1210 MK2 a few months ago, and I really dig it. Now testing it out with an Arcam Apha 8R amp and Chario Lynx speakers that came in the thrift store I work in, and it sounds great. Stevie Ray Vaughn and Herbie Hankock for example, are pure bliss to listen to on these. I'm still on the lookout for that Beastie Boys album, hope to find it in the bins somewhere.
Dragged my 1200's all across Scandinavia in the early 90's. Bought my first set in '88, sold in '95. Got another set that had lived much the same life as my old ones around 2002. (They were part of a deal with a fellow DJ for his vinyl collection.)
Best TTs ever built. Running mine with Ortofon concorde pro since i like how they sound with them. Also have a few loose headshells with other pick ups for "better" sound quality (Grado, OM20, Shure, etc.).
@@rogerw9840 nice 👌🏻 I have three headshells for mine, one with a quadraphonic element and shibata stylus, an Audio Technica and Stanton 500 mk2.
"Does anyone love Manowar?" Are you kidding me? MANOWAR ROCKS! I'd love to have that LP!
I have no regrets. I ripped my entire CD collection and gave them to the library. I have a new bunch of CDs that I am happy with. I have a small (100-110)record collection and I have what I want. When I look at Discogs or browse the local shops, I really don’t see anything that I have to have. I do buy new stuff though. There is a lot that’s new that I dig.
I actually really enjoy 7-inch singles. A great song on one side and (if you're lucky) some unreleased gem or live track on the flip-side that usually isn't available anywhere else.