Vinyl Collections

[MadCow]

Here's some recent fave gets....

One of my all-time fave bands, the Deftones, who I personally think does the best covers ever. Have been trying to get this for while:

And my new favorite vinyl design, "Enter" by Russian Circles:

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

The RSD Deftones sold out quicker than anything !

 

[Darth Waller]

Because only I read what's in my subscriptions. The rest of this place is a cesspool of idiocy.

You got that right!

 

[yanquiuxo]

And my new favorite vinyl design, "Enter" by Russian Circles:

Hell yeah. That Russian Circles album rules.

 

[devilof76]

No more Doors. Now I hate RSD too.

 

[MadCow]

The RSD Deftones sold out quicker than anything !

This is actually the European reissue of the US 2011 RSD release. The one that came out this year was the older B-Side and Rarities album with some extra bells and whistles like a DVD. Some of the covers from this appear on the B-Sides album, but not all. Instead the B-sides has acoustic versions and alternate mixes of some of their hits.

 

[MadCow]

I just ordered Fall of Troy's new album that went up for PO this morning.

 

[devilof76]

Is this a regular habit for you?

I was at my store to sell dvd's and cd's and I found the Phil Spector Christmas album. Been waiting for that to happen. They're holding it until Friday. They also have Maceo Parker's first solo album/post JB's project.

Now I have to choose between those and that Doors album, which is still available for retail online.

 

[MadCow]

Is what a habit? Buying records? I was into vinyl back in like 97-99 but that was mostly picking up whatever I found at garage sales. For the most part ive been a steady CD buyer my whole life. It's only recently in the last 10 months or so that I got into picking up new vinyl. And as with anything new, I got into a binge period but that's slowing for a while until I can get a new turntable. Buying music is nothing new to me though.

 

[devilof76]

I meant vinyl. It's all we listened to when I was a kid, but when I started buying music myself, tapes were the only regularly available option. Every now and then, I'd get a chance to visit Boston and buy records in Downtown Crossing. In college I was broke, but managed a few here and there because again, Boston, and the drug was available. When I got home, all my friends were doing it too. No one listened to music in any other format, unless they were in a car.

I didn't own a cd until '96. I'd been without a turntable since around '99, but two years ago, my roommate had one and the addiction came roaring back. It didn't help that it's so much better now. Honeymoon/binge period was last January through September. I had to chill for the last 6 months because I was the only one paying rent here, but I managed to keep it up at a lower frequency. I have a roommate now, so things should be picking up again shortly.

 

[yanquiuxo]

I just ordered Fall of Troy's new album that went up for PO this morning.

Lucky! I had it in cart this morning, had the ever-arrogant "naw this isn't going to sell to out" attitude. I went to work and came home disappointed.

Knowing that it's TFOT, I can definitely count on flippers trying to get absolute top-dollar for this thing, my only hope is for an eventual second press

 

[MadCow]

Lucky! I had it in cart this morning, had the ever-arrogant "naw this isn't going to sell to out" attitude. I went to work and came home disappointed.

Knowing that it's TFOT, I can definitely count on flippers trying to get absolute top-dollar for this thing, my only hope is for an eventual second press

What's funny is that I stumbled upon the announcement by complete accident yesterday morning at work. I was watching an old live video of them on YouTube and wondered if they were coming out with a new album since they got back together. Off to the site I went and it was the countdown clock with like 2 hours left on it, lol. So I waited. I couldn't believe that they were giving away the download for free and left the purchases completely up to the fans. At first, like you, I hesitated then remembered what copies of Doppelgänger and Manipulator were going for on eBay so I figured now or never. I still really want to get those as well but I'm not at the point mentally where I can justify $60+ for a single vinyl yet.

 

[MadCow]

I meant vinyl. It's all we listened to when I was a kid, but when I started buying music myself, tapes were the only regularly available option. Every now and then, I'd get a chance to visit Boston and buy records in Downtown Crossing. In college I was broke, but managed a few here and there because again, Boston, and the drug was available. When I got home, all my friends were doing it too. No one listened to music in any other format, unless they were in a car.

I didn't own a cd until '96. I'd been without a turntable since around '99, but two years ago, my roommate had one and the addiction came roaring back. It didn't help that it's so much better now. Honeymoon/binge period was last January through September. I had to chill for the last 6 months because I was the only one paying rent here, but I managed to keep it up at a lower frequency. I have a roommate now, so things should be picking up again shortly.

Cassettes were my **** as well!!! In the 80's, that was my source of music. Hell, my last car only had a tape deck, lol. It wasn't until the early 90's that I got my first CD player. It was all downhill from there. I managed a music store for a few years from 98-01 which helped feed the craving. Between that and stuff like BMG/Columbia House, I was way up over 1000 CDs at one point on top of the hundreds of cassettes and vinyl. It was bad lol.
My renewed interest in vinyl was sparked by wanting to just take the time to sit and listen to an album again, which is rare these days thanks to my hectic schedule. So I set off a few months ago to collect my all-time favorite albums on vinyl. Due to my eclectic tastes, it's going to take a while but I'm having a lot of fun with it.

 

[Darth Waller]

So I set off a few months ago to collect my all-time favorite albums on vinyl.

I really should do something like this. I already have more vinyl records than I ever intended to own.

 

[MadCow]

I really should do something like this. I already have more vinyl records than I ever intended to own.

Wait... 250+ records and you haven't been doing this already?

 

[Darth Waller]

Wait... 250+ records and you haven't been doing this already?

And I keep finding more to add to the list. I'm hopeless.

 

[MadCow]

And I keep finding more to add to the list. I'm hopeless.

It's ok, brother. I'll stand by you no matter what... and wait for the inevitable purge and it's friendly prices.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

My sister and I always bought vinyl. We would buy the record and then make tapes out of them. Tapes always got messed up (player would eat them, tape would degrade from so much play, inferior sound quality), so by having the vinyl as the “source material”, we could re make a tape whenever the tape got messed up.

Even when it all switched to CD, we held on to vinyl for as long as they would put it out. Eventually when we had no other choice but CDs we would again make tape versions to play on our walkmans and car stereos. I found portable CD players to be too bulky and unreliable (skipping) so I stuck with tapes when out and about. It wasn’t until the iPod came around that it truly changed the way I bought and listened to music. I could finally abandon tapes!

My sister and I still buy vinyl from our favorite artists but we also get the CD versions as well to convert to MP3s. It’s best when the vinyl comes with a CD version or a download.

Last year my wife got me a turntable so I could actually play those records I bought!

 

[yanquiuxo]

Loving the stories of how everyone got into records. Here's mine:

About 15 years ago when I was 13 years old I got my first job and started buying CDs at local shops in LA and ordering mail order CDs from smaller punk and ska labels. It was mainly to listen to music on the bus ride to and from school (and during class when I could sneak it). I ordered a copy of MU330 - Chumps on Parade from Asian Man Records and must have checked the "LP" box on the mail order form by mistake. I wouldn't have even known what an LP was at the time.

When it showed up at my doorstep I remember being absolutely mesmerized and intrigued by it. I took it in my room and just stared at the cover. The larger album artwork, the disc itself, the grooves, the inside liner art, everything! It included a note from the label owner Mike Park, which said something like: thanks for buying this album on vinyl, it means a bunch, Mike. I felt part of some elite exclusive club that nobody knew about. None of my friends, older sibling's friends, no one was into records. My parents didn't even have any of their old albums from when they were adolescents so I had never even been exposed to what a record was.

It was only a matter of time before I saved up for a crappy DJ turntable to listen to it and found vinyl to be my format of choice going forward. Fast forward, over 1000 LPs in the collection, and way to much of my income tied up in audio gear... here I am.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

For me it was my dad. It was all I ever knew.

I have pics of me around 2 years old in front of all his records and his equipment.

There was no other way for me to sway.

As they became available again, I just started buying again.

I have a bunch of old vinyl from my dad that includes Quadraphonic recordings as well as direct-to-vinyl. Amazing to have.