Vinyl Junkies thread

[BadFish]

I just got my record deck down from the attic. I got it re cartridges and set up properly for a party at the weekend. Next step is see if i can get my amp cleaned up and going again. Record collecting is an expensive business for a pauper like me but I really should get back into it.

Love a charity shop, car boot or jumble sale.

 

[GoingUp]

I saw it was good for that, want to pick up some wu tang, which I think is the next thing on my list.

A little trick is find a buyer with multiple items you like as the postage tends to become cost effective around 3-5 albums, especially when the records are only a pound or two like much of the D&B I buy is

Yeah man thats what I do, I also message them and see if I can do a bundle deal aswell haha

 

[studio150]

The price of new vinyl albums will vary due to the weight of the disc. Serious collectors prefer 180g or higher, as there is a view that the heavier the vinyl the better the sound quality. Anyone who brought albums in the mid 70s during the oil crisis will be aware of how poor the thin vinyl was at the time.
In terms of buying second hand, if you are new to buying used vinyl it is probably better to visit a specialist shop so that you can view both the disc and also the cover and sleeve to gauge the quality. It is also worth noting that serious collectors will pay far more for a first pressing which if you are only interested in the music is probably worth ignoring.
I would suggest a day out either to The Sound Machine in Reading or Reckless Records on Soho.

 

[spring hall convert]

Primavera had some excellent vinyl stalls in it's marketplace, picked up

http://www.discogs.com/Ex-Catch-My-Shoe/release/2497216

and http://www.discogs.com/Dean-Blunt-Inga-Copeland-Black-Is-Beautiful/release/3534745

Resident & Boomkat for new stuff normally.

 

[rcf0712]

I don't know what it's like over there any more but here you just have to shop around - good example being the last Arcade Fire album which was going for anything between $30 and $50 when it came out in Perth. Ebay is good too, bought heaps on it over the years and never been ripped off (yet). The bulk of my collection is what I brought out here with me 20 years ago, all bought back in the day. I've been buying all my new music on vinyl again for around 3 years now and have a guilty dip back into the "lost vinyl years" (1995 to 2010 basically for me) every now and again to get a favourite album I have on cd but not vinyl - I picked up a new copy of Renegades by RATM in Bridgetown of all places recently for $30 which i was pretty pleased with. Keep the faith, vinyl is for life.....

 

[tinycowboy]

Turntable is now down from attic and installed. Been playing 7" after 7", b-sides as well (luckily for her, my wife is away for a week). It's encouraged me to play songs I wouldn't normally play if faced with an iPod with 20,000 songs on it. I'd forgotten that the b-side of Love's Going Out Of Fashion by Biff Bang Pow was a cracker. Half-Hearted by Brighter also gets the thumbs up. Playing a 7" on a turntable makes an average song much more listenable.

 

[Staly]

I'd forgotten that the b-side of Love's Going Out Of Fashion by Biff Bang Pow was a cracker.

Inside the Mushroom on the 12" is the best thing they ever did. Me and a couple of friends were obsessed with that song for years.

 

[tinycowboy]

Inside the Mushroom on the 12" is the best thing they ever did. Me and a couple of friends were obsessed with that song for years.

I've only got the 7". I'm sure I can find this song somewhere though. I've largely ignored BBP since about 1987 - maybe they deserve more of my time.

 

[Mellotron]

I'm really keen on Special/Limited Editions as well. Picked up a SE of Queens of the stoneage's most recent album and it is a thing of beauty. There's a Mew vinyl limited to 500 copies which I keep narrowly missing out on, and a Sigur Ros boxset that is going for hundreds, individually stamped.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm really keen on Special/Limited Editions as well. Picked up a SE of Queens of the stoneage's most recent album and it is a thing of beauty. There's a Mew vinyl limited to 500 copies which I keep narrowly missing out on, and a Sigur Ros boxset that is going for hundreds, individually stamped.

LCD Soundsystem's The Long Goodbye Record Store Day vinyl box set is getting a re-press very shortly. I just have to have this.

 

[Mellotron]

LCD Soundsystem's The Long Goodbye Record Store Day vinyl box set is getting a re-press very shortly. I just have to have this.

Yup - that's on my list too.

 

[Mellotron]

Arcade Fire vinyl LPs are a thing of beauty as well btw - got Funeral and Neon Bible and both are really well put together with plenty of nice touches.