@riceatusc it's a trap, watch out. I started w a handful.. 2 years later over 3000. A local record shop sold me their basement collection for half pennies on dollar.. They weigh alot and take up space, other than that enjoy
I sold 27 of mine a couple of summers ago at a garage sale, these included Beatles albums, Foreigner, other 70's stuff, soon after I had seller's remorse, Meh...
I still have a bunch of them (somewhere under 100) from when that was ALL THERE WAS. I even have some 45s sitting around (although not many). Mostly I preferred albums, back in the day. I replaced many of them long ago with CDs (I never ever liked any of the tape systems).
I actually have a turntable (it's part of a system), but never use it.
@legendornothing No, the Japanese vinyl is regarding the type of material it is on. My brother was a DJ, and the Japanese vinyl was supposed to be the most clear sound, and best quality vinyl that there was at the time. Since you had to keep them sealed to make the albums collectors, however, I am not really sure how people verified that part. shrugs
Yeah, who do these hipper-than-thou snobs think they are, buying the number one most popular smartphone and drinking at America's most widespread coffee chains? I guess they do that stuff just to be "different"?
@legendornothing Nah. It was probably some hardcore audiophile, the kind of person who has spent enough money on audio equipment and questionable accessories to buy a mid-range car.
My best guess is >1,000, but it's possibly over 2k. Unfortunately a lot of them got pretty danked up in storage, and I really need to weed through anyway. I'd be at <100 if I pared it down to what I really "needed" analog.
@brhfl Same for us here - storage is an issue. I know that at last count we were over 2,000 (but there are a lot of duplicates and even a good amount of triplicates) but if we had to weed through the mass and choose what we really had to have the number would be closer to 250, maybe a few more - and the albums we would keep would probably mirror a lot of "best album ever" lists.
I also have at least 15 years of Dr. Demento I sat up and taped off FM onto cassette. I know that for a precious few of the Dr. D shows in my archive, I may have the only surviving broadcast copy.
@awk I may very well have the CD version of your Doctor Who album… mostly got it for all the theme variations, but it has a bunch of weird sound effects too.
@brhfl@awk it was interesting comparing versions. Recall there being big differences between vinyl releases (original vs. Masterdisk, etc...) even tho it was supposedly the same original performance.
Example: the alarm clock cacophony at the beginning of "Time" on Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". Was almost unlistenable (too loud relative to the track before) on one version and very nice on another.
I still have all my LPs from back in the day. Most of them are in storage. I don't have room for them all in my house. I occasionally buy vinyl these days, but I still prefer ripping music from CD and playing it from the computer through the Apple TV connected to the home theater system and a few Apple Expresses connected to amps and speakers around the house and on the back deck. I don't have developed enough hearing to tell the difference between vinyl and good-quality digital. Except when the vinyl pops and clicks. I can hear that. And don't tell I wouldn't hear pops and click if I took better care of my records. They get cleaned on a Nitty Gritty cleaner before every playing.
I still have a few hundred from back when that was what there was. Some of them include a white vinyl copy of the White Album, an original Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the first album I ever bought with my own money - Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell". I was 12.
But do you have your turntable connected with analog outputs? I find it funny that this has a feature to rip your vinyl to mp3, which to me always seems weird. Isn't the whole point to get that analog sound? I think this turn table needs to be coupled with an old tube amp to get the right feel. Plugging it into a USB cable just seems so ... wrong.
@ahinds Ah, I recall the first record I bought, Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips" (a 45; the B-side became the popular part). I cannot recall what my first album purchase was.
Forgot to include the 78's that were my dad's. (Technically "vinyl" but sure doesn't feel like it.) That would add about another 100+.
Isn't it interesting that the more advanced we get, the more obsolescence there is in our technology?
A hundred years from now... In its orginal format, it could be that music recorded almost a hundred years ago could be more playable than stuff recorded 5-10 years ago - or even today.
I was thinking only LP's when I voted (vinyl) at somewhere around a thousand. If I include the 78's, though (shellac), then it would be 4000 to 5000. Why I have so many 78's is a bit mystifying even to me, but suffice to say I can't say no to anything black, round and with a hold in the middle! Hmm, I hope I did not just say anything politically incorrect!
My father is in the 3000 range. I am a measly 150. Damn these are heavy. I now know why there is rampant obesity... most things were heavier back in the day... except for the people.
The worst part is rebuying all the records I had as a kid. I may be responsible for Columbia House dying initially since as a kid I abused the hell out of those deals. Now they have their sweet sweet revenge making me buy 180 gram collectors editions for 40 bucks a pop.
at one point I had around 3k albums/12" and another 1.5k 7" singles. (and the odd 10" and one 11" [thanks alien sex fiend]). eBay killed the thrill of the hunt for me and I soon started selling off the collection. now I only have around 700 albums and only a handful of singles.
that said, i've been feeling the itch recently after buying an X bootleg at Amoeba in Hollywood this past december.
I am one of the voters with over 1,000, but I haven't counted lately and it could be closer to 2,000. I bought my first in 1960 or so in high school. When I worked at the college radio station as a classical music "D.J." we were allowed to buy them for $1. I've continued collecting them at used record fairs and in stores.
I just got my first turntable, and it's awesome. $50 for 3 foot speaksers/amp/turntable/40-50 LPs. That purchase made me more happy than any other purchase in my life.
I have a soundtrack LP from the Bollywood movie "Shalimar." On one cut, the female vocalist is singing a Cha-cha (!) alternating in English and Hindi. At one point in the song she then sings "That's the way ah-ha ah-ha I like it!"
I currently own like 150 with my collection growing every couple of weeks.
@riceatusc it's a trap, watch out. I started w a handful.. 2 years later over 3000. A local record shop sold me their basement collection for half pennies on dollar.. They weigh alot and take up space, other than that enjoy
I sold 27 of mine a couple of summers ago at a garage sale, these included Beatles albums, Foreigner, other 70's stuff, soon after I had seller's remorse, Meh...
I still have a bunch of them (somewhere under 100) from when that was ALL THERE WAS. I even have some 45s sitting around (although not many). Mostly I preferred albums, back in the day. I replaced many of them long ago with CDs (I never ever liked any of the tape systems).
I actually have a turntable (it's part of a system), but never use it.
Used to have 3 or 4 hundred, wish I still did.
But I have an ex-wife...
Not enough
@Cave I wholeheartedly agree. It is not possible to have enough good music.
I have a few copies of the Powerpuff Girls Heroes and Villains single on 45 and The City of Soundsville on a 33. Both were pressed on pink vinyl.
@narfcake sick.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/172070039528
http://m.ebay.com/itm/331746234913
Several Japanese vinyl albums, some original Beatles Apple labels, and other collector type stuff, mixed in with some old classical from parents.
@zahita459 have you listened to the Boku Ga CD wo Dashitara vinyl? Its by a really underground Japanese rock band but its really great
@legendornothing No, the Japanese vinyl is regarding the type of material it is on. My brother was a DJ, and the Japanese vinyl was supposed to be the most clear sound, and best quality vinyl that there was at the time. Since you had to keep them sealed to make the albums collectors, however, I am not really sure how people verified that part. shrugs
person who voted over 2000 is def. a hipster. I can see their starbucks and iPhone in hand right now
Yeah, who do these hipper-than-thou snobs think they are, buying the number one most popular smartphone and drinking at America's most widespread coffee chains? I guess they do that stuff just to be "different"?
@legendornothing Nah. It was probably some hardcore audiophile, the kind of person who has spent enough money on audio equipment and questionable accessories to buy a mid-range car.
@legendornothing Uhhhh, I've had my records that I've collected since I was a kid. At what point was I supposed to sell them and buy them all back?
@matthew they do it for the irony, natch
My best guess is >1,000, but it's possibly over 2k. Unfortunately a lot of them got pretty danked up in storage, and I really need to weed through anyway. I'd be at <100 if I pared it down to what I really "needed" analog.
@brhfl Same for us here - storage is an issue. I know that at last count we were over 2,000 (but there are a lot of duplicates and even a good amount of triplicates) but if we had to weed through the mass and choose what we really had to have the number would be closer to 250, maybe a few more - and the albums we would keep would probably mirror a lot of "best album ever" lists.
I also have at least 15 years of Dr. Demento I sat up and taped off FM onto cassette. I know that for a precious few of the Dr. D shows in my archive, I may have the only surviving broadcast copy.
Yeah, I'm a nerd.
3.
I own the original star wars vinyl, it's somewhere, I have no idea where, most likely somewhere warm, sitting there in the dust slowly warping...
I used to have hundreds, now I have three. One is a Doctor Who sound effects compilation which is pretty cool.
(Got 1500+ CDs though, so whenever those become retro-cool again I'll be set.)
@awk I may very well have the CD version of your Doctor Who album… mostly got it for all the theme variations, but it has a bunch of weird sound effects too.
@brhfl This is actually the one I have:
http://www.discogs.com/BBC-Radiophonic-Workshop-Doctor-Who-Collectors-Edition/release/4515337
I went looking for it after posting since I hadn't looked at it in years.
@brhfl @awk it was interesting comparing versions. Recall there being big differences between vinyl releases (original vs. Masterdisk, etc...) even tho it was supposedly the same original performance.
Example: the alarm clock cacophony at the beginning of "Time" on Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". Was almost unlistenable (too loud relative to the track before) on one version and very nice on another.
I still have all my LPs from back in the day. Most of them are in storage. I don't have room for them all in my house. I occasionally buy vinyl these days, but I still prefer ripping music from CD and playing it from the computer through the Apple TV connected to the home theater system and a few Apple Expresses connected to amps and speakers around the house and on the back deck. I don't have developed enough hearing to tell the difference between vinyl and good-quality digital. Except when the vinyl pops and clicks. I can hear that. And don't tell I wouldn't hear pops and click if I took better care of my records. They get cleaned on a Nitty Gritty cleaner before every playing.
I still have a few hundred from back when that was what there was. Some of them include a white vinyl copy of the White Album, an original Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the first album I ever bought with my own money - Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell". I was 12.
But do you have your turntable connected with analog outputs? I find it funny that this has a feature to rip your vinyl to mp3, which to me always seems weird. Isn't the whole point to get that analog sound? I think this turn table needs to be coupled with an old tube amp to get the right feel. Plugging it into a USB cable just seems so ... wrong.
@canuk the pops, hisses and crackles will forever be stored in lossy digital packets!
Turning 60 this year. First album purchased: The Beatles' Revolver in 1969. Still have it.
@ahinds Ah, I recall the first record I bought, Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips" (a 45; the B-side became the popular part). I cannot recall what my first album purchase was.
Meh. Recycled survey. I guess it was a busy weekend
Well perhaps slightly altered....Twice.
About how many vinyl records do you own?
What's the biggest your record collection has ever been?
Forgot to include the 78's that were my dad's. (Technically "vinyl" but sure doesn't feel like it.) That would add about another 100+.
Isn't it interesting that the more advanced we get, the more obsolescence there is in our technology?
A hundred years from now... In its orginal format, it could be that music recorded almost a hundred years ago could be more playable than stuff recorded 5-10 years ago - or even today.
Books.
I have a stack in my craft room for melting into bowls
@MsELizardBeth Gasp!!
You know what this poll is?
IT'S THE VINYL COUNTDOWN
I was thinking only LP's when I voted (vinyl) at somewhere around a thousand. If I include the 78's, though (shellac), then it would be 4000 to 5000. Why I have so many 78's is a bit mystifying even to me, but suffice to say I can't say no to anything black, round and with a hold in the middle! Hmm, I hope I did not just say anything politically incorrect!
looking at the numbers, it's looks about even with the people who have 0 Vinyl and those who have vinyl (albeit just one or over 2,000)
My father is in the 3000 range. I am a measly 150. Damn these are heavy. I now know why there is rampant obesity... most things were heavier back in the day... except for the people.
The worst part is rebuying all the records I had as a kid. I may be responsible for Columbia House dying initially since as a kid I abused the hell out of those deals. Now they have their sweet sweet revenge making me buy 180 gram collectors editions for 40 bucks a pop.
Where's the option for "Not Enough"?
at one point I had around 3k albums/12" and another 1.5k 7" singles. (and the odd 10" and one 11" [thanks alien sex fiend]). eBay killed the thrill of the hunt for me and I soon started selling off the collection. now I only have around 700 albums and only a handful of singles.
that said, i've been feeling the itch recently after buying an X bootleg at Amoeba in Hollywood this past december.
I am one of the voters with over 1,000, but I haven't counted lately and it could be closer to 2,000. I bought my first in 1960 or so in high school. When I worked at the college radio station as a classical music "D.J." we were allowed to buy them for $1. I've continued collecting them at used record fairs and in stores.
I still have my "Walk like a Tarkanian" single...
Go Runnin' Rebels!
I started collecting records when I was about 10 years old (1970, you do the math) and I have never stopped, ever.
I just got my first turntable, and it's awesome. $50 for 3 foot speaksers/amp/turntable/40-50 LPs. That purchase made me more happy than any other purchase in my life.
I have a soundtrack LP from the Bollywood movie "Shalimar." On one cut, the female vocalist is singing a Cha-cha (!) alternating in English and Hindi. At one point in the song she then sings "That's the way ah-ha ah-ha I like it!"
@thismyusername I hadn't heard of this technique for cleaning vinyl. I'll have give it a try on some of ours when I find the time. Thanks!
@gio make sure you learn on something that isn't rare (the vinyl AND turntable :) )
@thismyusername Good point! I hope I would think of that, but it never hurts to be reminded.
Exactly ZERO since they are outdated, easily scratched, and take up room. Oh, and they cost so much now. Silly really. IMHO