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Post by *Sonya* on Apr 13, 2008 8:02:48 GMT -5
I see there are a few vinyl collectors who post in the forum so I thought it would be cool to have a thread to discuss it. Feel free to discuss anything related to collecting vinyl. What's in your collection? Why do you like to collect vinyl? Is there anything you've been looking for and can't find? Do you have any favorite online sources or places around your town where you find great vinyl? Do you have or need tips on vinyl or turntable care? Etc. Etc. Etc.... Greg and I just started collecting and we're very new to the hobby and very excited to start collecting our favorite music on vinyl.
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Post by Ryan on Apr 13, 2008 8:13:54 GMT -5
What a great idea for a thread! I will try to return to this thread and share my small vinyl collection. . .
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Post by tripticket on Apr 13, 2008 9:01:43 GMT -5
Yahoo!!! like Ryan, i'll have to come back and contribute a wee bit. the Fat Boys makes the list here
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Post by Barbara on Apr 13, 2008 9:17:43 GMT -5
My parents have LOADS of vinyls but I guess I can't say it's my collection although they never listen to them anymore. I might take a pic of the shelve one day...not a pic of all the covers separetly though, it would take too much space and time too... it's thanks to those vinyls that I got into The Doors, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and other music from that period when I was a teenager.
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Post by Gabbee on Apr 13, 2008 9:39:48 GMT -5
I had a small collection a while back but my turntable stopped working and I never got around to replacing it so I ended up giving the records away.
I got almost all of it through used stores but some kind folks also contributed.
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Post by *Sonya* on Apr 13, 2008 9:46:26 GMT -5
Thanks to Gabby we have some kickass vinyl in our collection! We can finally listen to it now! She hooked us up with a bunch of Janis and The Doors. Thanks Gabby! We're going to burn all of the vinyl you gave us to cd and send it to you so you can still listen to it. #smileyhug#
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Post by Bam~Melon on Apr 13, 2008 9:57:15 GMT -5
I have a big collection that was handed down to us from my Mother-in-law. Nothing but old stuff from the late 60's, 70's, and 80's. I keep them in the garage, I don't have anything to play them on, maybe I need to find something to play them with. I have a few Melon vinyl as well......
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Post by *Sonya* on Apr 13, 2008 15:49:35 GMT -5
Bam, you should probably take them out of the garage and keep them in the house somewhere where it's air conditioned. It's called Hotlanta for a reason! You don't want those records to warp! I bet you have some good stuff in there.
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Post by bmellow on Apr 13, 2008 19:16:34 GMT -5
Some will say vinyl sound is the most pure. I try to pick up everything I can in vinyl. One of these days I will have my Dads collection that includes all the Beatles albums in first press with the celephane still on the covers. My own collection is mostly early 90's music. I have every Pearl Jam album on vinyl, my only complete collection. To help keep my collection in great condition I bought a CD burner that plugs into my stero receiver which allows me to record my vinyl onto CD. It's pretty cool to bust out a digital recording that has the vinyl sound. In fact, I have a bunch of vinyl on my Ipod.
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Post by Bam~Melon on Apr 13, 2008 21:22:22 GMT -5
Thanks Sonya, yes it does get hot and humid here. I have been thinking about them out there, I guess I have been procrastinating on the task of making room for them somewhere in the house. But I'm on it tomorrow :~) #thankyou# Bam, you should probably take them out of the garage and keep them in the house somewhere where it's air conditioned. It's called Hotlanta for a reason! You don't want those records to warp! I bet you have some good stuff in there.
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Post by mygalaxie on Apr 13, 2008 22:54:58 GMT -5
i would kill to have a vinyl collection. my dad sold him a few years ago. like me my dad like all types of music and had an amazing collection after moving to the US he never got around to getting another turntable. and they just sat around collecting dust he felt they needed a better home. he got some really good money for some of them mainly the ones that hadn't been opened. i think i'll take it upon myself to start a collection soon i know my dad would love to help.
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Post by ol on Apr 13, 2008 23:57:30 GMT -5
Cool thread idea... I love my vinyl collection.... I used to buy all of my albums on lp starting from when I was about 6 :0)... unfortunately vinyl all but dissapeared at the start of the 90s (in Australian stores anyway)... and disappeared underground for most of the decade (or so I thought!). It wasnt until I got the internet in the mid to late 90's that I realised that in the US and UK it still had a good following... I went mad on ebay, buying a lot of stuff that was released as it came on on LP .. (gotta love disposable income while you are at school!). I picked up a few gems back then, that later turned out to be worth quite a bit (Tool Aenima, Jeff Buckley grace, sin-e and sketches). I bought a fairly high end TT a few years ago, and putting some of these albums on, is like hearing them for the first time again... I'm finding a lot of the lp's blow away the cd in terms of sound quality (better soundstage, more dynamics)... Vinyl re-issues of some of my favourite albums have me listening to songs that I thought I had worn out.. The Euorpean re-issues of Nirvana nevermind, In Utero (which uses the Steve Albini mix for the first time) and unplugged sound incredible! As do the "becausesoundmatters.com" pressings of the Built to Spill albums, ("You In Reverse" on cd sounds simply awful....) and Radiohead. If anyone is still interested, and I dont know if any of you have discovered this yourselves, but there is a rotten trend in cd mastering to make the disc as LOUD AS POSSIBLE (known as the loudness wars), this brings to the table all kinds of issues that were never present before, ever notice an awful distored sound on RHCP Californication album? Or feel that even though the music is good on that SSPU album you get the urge to turn it down, (or off after 20 mins or so)... thats because of this trend.. Fortuately the effects of this arent as severe (though sometimes it is still there) on the lp format... and that is why the lp almost always sounds better than the cd... :0) I do hope the new melon album comes out on lp..... but it doesnt look likely.. Oh heck... im rambling again..... got any good sarsparella?? The Loudness war (explained better than me) on youtube..
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Post by ol on Apr 14, 2008 0:05:10 GMT -5
www.musicdirect.com (wide range of both common domestic vinyl, boutique re-issues, and imports) www.vvinyl.com (can be dear, but the sometimes throw rare promo vinyls in with purchases)! www.ebay.com.au (good for new, sealed vinyl.. look for feedback when buying 2nd hand). www.chaosmusic.com.au (Australian website, has a vinyl section) www.hmv.co.uk (most new releases are found on vinyl here). www.becausesoundmatters.com (mainly Warner releases, site still being worked on, and added to). Chances are, if you are looking for an album and it isn't on vinyl on any of these sites, it may be a cd or (UGH) itunes only release. I cant believe MP3 is becoming the dominant format... jeebus, people seem satisfied going backwards in sound quality and overall experience... sure ipods are good for travelling or jogging.. but who wants to sit around an ipod dock with friends and listen to an album.... No liner notes or artwork, and if your hard drive dies,, thats it...! Nuts to that!
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Post by Ryan on Apr 14, 2008 0:16:14 GMT -5
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Post by Lee on Apr 14, 2008 0:17:18 GMT -5
I think I'll start a collection thanks to this thread, haha! Currently, I only have a few vinyl records.
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