I collect records!

[NimbleElephant]

So I've recently, well, kind of recently, began collecting records. I've always been interested since my mom gave me her old ones. Most are really bad, but some, like the Eagles and Boston, are worth a listen every once in awhile. I got a record player for my birthday and started buying them from a local shop in town.

So far I've got:

Best of the Doobie Brothers
Uriah Heep-Look at Yourself (original press)
Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here (original press)
Pink Floyd-The Wall (original press)
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon (fresh print)
Mountain-Nantucket Sleighride (original press)
Queen- A Night At The Opera (original press)
Queen- News of the World (original press)
Queen -The Game (original press)
Eric Clapton- Another Ticket
Steve Miller Band-The Joker (original press)
The Best of the James Gang (original press)
James Gang- Straight Shooter (original press)
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited (fresh print)

And in the mail at the moment on the way:
Bob Dylan- Bringing It All Back Home (original press)
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds (original press)
The Best of the Animals (original press)

I'd like to get every dylan album on vinyl, all originals. It might be kind of tough, but that's really the only goal I have collecting wise.

Do any of you collect records? If so, what do you have?

[krazykoser]

At 1/5/08 11:50 PM, NimbleElephant wrote: Do any of you collect records? If so, what do you have?

I have a record collection, it has a little bit of everything in it. I mostly have comedy records like Weird Al, though.

[DudeGoofyGuy]

I don't, but that's wicked.

[friendly-bear]

do you have any pictures?

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 12:01 AM, CuteAndFuzzy wrote: Vinyl is really really expensive, from a DJ point of view.

The record store we have here sells most records for $5. Some of the rarer or more popular records are a little more depending on their condition. Yeah, the new pressings are expensive, but my originals were all pretty cheap. My Wish You Were Here was only $1, and it plays fine.

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 12:04 AM, friendly-bear wrote: do you have any pictures?

I don't. Sorry.

[NimbleElephant]

Soooo.....

[NimbleElephant]

So I went to our mall today and bought 8 more records. Only spent $20

Three Dog Night- Seven Seperate Fools
Three Dog Night- Harmony
Three Dog Night- Golden Biscuits
Rush- 2112
ZZ Top- Eliminator
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Street Survivors
Beach Boys- Live in London '69

woot!

[LuceVeneficus]

oh my god, you have the Doobie brothers?!

I fucking love "What a Fool Believes". Amazing song.

[Lord-Zed]

Your list will be fuckin' amazing when you score a non-taken-apart Billion Dollar Babies and School's Out,

by Alice Cooper

'cause even if you hate the music, the sleeves are enough to make a purchase.

[Lord-Zed]

Whoops, I forgot to say "nice list".

Nice list!

[Diivizzle]

Damn, you have a big collection.

[Luxury-Yacht]

Records are a cool thing to collect. See if your relatives have any records- you'll probably have an aunt or uncle that still has at least a couple of their old albums in the attic.

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 10:13 PM, Oxymaniac wrote: Damn, you have a big collection.

Growing all the time :)

[bigbadron]

pfft. and that hasn't been updated in a while.

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 10:16 PM, Luxury-Yacht wrote: Records are a cool thing to collect. See if your relatives have any records- you'll probably have an aunt or uncle that still has at least a couple of their old albums in the attic.

Yeah, my mom gave me a lot. Only a couple worth keeping. All my relatives live in Florida. Quite a ways from Indiana. They probably would have some though...

[maxsparkson]

i do cd's actually, but probably only about 20 or so of them

[flamingninja777]

I know my dad has an 8 by 5 shelf FILLED with records, its bloody ridiculous. I can't really name them, but I know he has alot of Rush, Kiss and Pink Floyd

[LiveBreatheTom]

At 1/6/08 09:59 PM, NimbleElephant wrote: So I went to our mall today and bought 8 more records. Only spent $20
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Street Survivors

I have that on cassette for some reason...

My dad has a big record collection that I have never looked through, but I have looked through his cassete collection, which is really big too.

Do you have anything by Wishbone Ash?

[Sanity-of-Insanity]

I have a few myself

AC/DC - Highway to Hell OP
The Animals - Animal Tracks OP
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun OP
Cream - Wheels of Fire - OP
Iron Butterfly - Ball OP
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced OP

I'm searching for places around here that sells these things but I'm stuck with eBay for now

[Luxury-Yacht]

At 1/6/08 10:17 PM, bigbadron wrote: pfft. and that hasn't been updated in a while.

Man, I have a friend whose father's collection that to shame. He has a huge bookshelf with records filling the damn thing, organized by artist, of course. I think the shelves the records are on bend slightly due to the number of records. Seriously, he has hundreds of records. They probably weigh more than a 10 year old boy.

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 10:22 PM, Sanity-of-Insanity wrote: I have a few myself

AC/DC - Highway to Hell OP
The Animals - Animal Tracks OP
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun OP
Cream - Wheels of Fire - OP
Iron Butterfly - Ball OP
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced OP

I'm searching for places around here that sells these things but I'm stuck with eBay for now

I've gotten a majority of mine from local stores. 2 on there way from ebay. I wanted The Animals Animal Tracks but couldn't find one, so I got their greatest hits on record. It was amazing how bands back then put out greatest hits after only 2 or 3 albums.

[Luxury-Yacht]

Sweet, the banner ad on the top of the screen is for records.

EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

[bigbadron]

At 1/6/08 10:27 PM, Luxury-Yacht wrote: Man, I have a friend whose father's collection that to shame. He has a huge bookshelf with records filling the damn thing, organized by artist, of course. I think the shelves the records are on bend slightly due to the number of records. Seriously, he has hundreds of records. They probably weigh more than a 10 year old boy.

i have a bunch of records in the basement that i haven't gone through in a long time. we got them at the library when they were getting rid of them. there are some classics in there.

and my buddy RJ, his record collection could probably trump your friend's dad's collection.

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 10:38 PM, Luxury-Yacht wrote: Sweet, the banner ad on the top of the screen is for records.

EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

Yeah, I got that yesterday when I made this topic. I thought it was pretty cool.

[Sanity-of-Insanity]

I actually just put an Order in for two new Records

The Beatles - Abby Road
Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida

[NimbleElephant]

At 1/6/08 10:49 PM, Sanity-of-Insanity wrote: I actually just put an Order in for two new Records

The Beatles - Abby Road
Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida

Originals or reprints?

Either way Abbey Road is great. I want to find an original on vinyl. Never heard Iron Butterfly.

[Sanity-of-Insanity]

At 1/6/08 10:33 PM, NimbleElephant wrote:

I wanted The Animals Animal Tracks but couldn't find one,

I'll sell you mine for 20 bucks

[Sanity-of-Insanity]

At 1/6/08 10:52 PM, NimbleElephant wrote:

At 1/6/08 10:49 PM, Sanity-of-Insanity wrote: I actually just put an Order in for two new Records

The Beatles - Abby Road
Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida

Originals or reprints?

Either way Abbey Road is great. I want to find an original on vinyl. Never heard Iron Butterfly.

I found them through Amazon.com and it didn't say the Iron Butterfly is new so I think it may be a reprint and the same for the Beetles

[Hijck32]

Well go you
You're are certainly a B.A.M.F