I have this record player that is very old school. It's not hooked up right now but I wish it was. We have so many records right now, like the Kingston Trio, A-ha, and the soundtrack to Back to the Future. Who else here owns a phonograph/record player and if you do, what albums do you have?

I have a record player. Just got it in early 2002, and my vinyl collection is growing. So far, on vinyl, I have:

Audioslave - Audioslave (2002)
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) [1995 reissue]
The Beatles - At The Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1974) [2002 180g reissue]
George Harrison - Brainwashed (2002)
Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)
Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (1974)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)
Billy Joel - Songs In The Attic (1981)
Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982)
Elton John - 21 At 33 (1980)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989) [2002 reissue]
Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
Pearl Jam - 2001 Ten Club Christmas (2002)
Pearl Jam - Riot Act (2002)
Pearl Jam - 2002 Ten Club Christmas (2003)

I have one. But haven't touched it since forever. :lol:

not mine but out in the garage we have a 1980's record player, its been out there for years and it's covered in dust. Awhile ago I brought it in and put some of my moms old records on and thought it was pretty cool but its out in the garage again because my mom said it was crap and took up space in the living room. o well.

My mom has one...... she has all records from the 70's. All that Disco stuff

I have one. I only have A Hard Day's Night though.

Originally posted by laceyinthesky
I have one. I only have A Hard Day's Night though.

U.S. or U.K.?

Originally posted by AKA


U.S. or U.K.?

U.S. I think.

Originally posted by laceyinthesky


U.S. I think.

If it's a different tracklisting and cover than the CD, and has a United Artists label, it's the U.S. If everything's identical to the CD, it's the U.K.

Originally posted by AKA


If it's a different tracklisting and cover than the CD, and has a United Artists label, it's the U.S. If everything's identical to the CD, it's the U.K.

Yeah it's the U.S. one.

Originally posted by laceyinthesky


Yeah it's the U.S. one.

Those U.S. records are collector's items, but downright awful. They're bastardized versions of the regular (U.K.) records. When the catalog was issued on CD in 1987, it was decided that they were only going to issue the U.K. albums globally and delete the U.S. versions. Good choice.

Originally posted by AKA


Those U.S. records are collector's items, but downright awful. They're bastardized versions of the regular (U.K.) records. When the catalog was issued on CD in 1987, it was decided that they were only going to issue the U.K. albums globally and delete the U.S. versions. Good choice.

Yeah I'm not impressed at all with the tracklisting on it. It just doesn't seem to flow as easily as the U.K. one.

Ive still got my turntable stereo / 8 track player system from sears. the record player doesnt work (we think it's the belt) but the 8 track player does.
Ive got a lot of doobie brothers and jim croce. Jim was the most! Dude.

My dad has a record player along with a reel-to-reel in storage. I would like to have record player, so I might buy one sometime.

My parents have a record player but my brother took it and both my grandparents still have there. But I still have my playsckool record player but I don't use it much anymore because the neddle is bad. My favorite records that my parents have are The Beatles first American Album, Tons of Elvis Albums, Huey Lewis and the news- Sports, Billy Joel- Piano man, a couple Alabama ones, Starship- Knee deep in the Hoopla, James Taylor- Dad loves his work, Hall & Oates- Big Bam Boom, ABBA- The Album, Heart- Heart, 2 Paul MacCartney- His first one and Tug of War, Michael Jackson single of Thriller, Men at work- Cargo, they have a couple of Billy Cosby Albums- Woundrfulness and Why is there Air? And they have the Statler Borthers- Flowers on the wall.

I have an old Techniques record player that is in my basement with a whole lot of old disco and Kiss albums.

I have an 8 track player!:lol:

I have and use a record player. In fact, for listening to music, I use it about 95% of the time. I only have about 5 cd's.
I have many albums, maybe 50% bought new and 50% bought used. Really too many to list all of them, most are '50s and early '60s music.

Here's a few, to get a general idea:

Ricky Nelson
Connie Francis
Platters
New Christy Minstrels
Flamingos
Elvis
Jan And Dean
Johnny Mathis
Beach Boys

As for rarer ones, I have both the Disneyland "Haunted Mansion" and "Pirates Of The Carribean" LPs. Bought new. The first is from '69 and the second from '68.

One of my cars ('71 Cadillac Fleetwood), was ordered with an 8-track. Was still in the car and still worked! It has since been replaced with an aftermarket radio (because the original radio stopped working). That factory radio weighed a lot. At least 8-10 lbs.

My family still has an "OG" style kind. :D

But recently we bought a new sorround system/stereo- and a new record player came with it.

It's pretty cool.

i have a record player, but i dont even know if it still works becuz i dont have anything worth listenin to on it

Yep I have one.

My parents have like 20 crates full of records....plus we have an old jukebox full of em.

We have one but I don't think it works. We have about 50 - 75 records tho.

I have one... my dad has about 4.

I Wonder do they make phonograph players anymore. I still have records. Mine are all before 1975. I do a lot of recording from the radio so my record buying is gone. The records are saved. Maybe they will be worth something someday. Never was into 8 tracks or cds but I am interested in recording on cds. Most of my recordings are on cassettes.

Gee Fleet I like your choice of music. My music listening is in that era.

Originally posted by vze3t9q9
Gee Fleet I like your choice of music. My music listening is in that era.

Yeah! Fun music back then ('50s/early '60s). No protest songs, or songs about drugs or violence, etc. Many record-breaking trivia is from the '50s/early '60s, like the longest at #1 (Elvis' Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog- 11 weeks* at #1 in 1956) and the song "The Twist" which hit #1 two times, in 1960 and 1962. I believe the instrumental which had the longest stay at #1 is still "Theme From A Summer Place" from 1960 (#1 for 9 weeks).

* That was the longest at #1 during the rock era ('55 and later). All-time at #1 was a song from '47 (I forgot the title- I did not buy the book); it was #1 for an amazing 17 weeks!

Originally posted by Fleet
Many record-breaking trivia is from the '50s/early '60s, like the longest at #1 (Elvis' Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog- 11 weeks* at #1 in 1956)...

* That was the longest at #1 during the rock era ('55 and later). All-time at #1 was a song from '47 (I forgot the title- I did not buy the book); it was #1 for an amazing 17 weeks!

Wait a minute. I just read in the 2003 edition of Guinness Book of World Records that the longest stay at #1 is "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men which was #1 for 16 consecutive weeks in '95 and '96. The record has been broken after all these years; I didn't think it would happen. I do think the all-time record is still that song from '47, though.

Checking to see if my scan of an old "top 30" list (Aug., 1977) can be read...

All right! It worked! The list below came out weekly from a local (now long gone) radio station (93 KHJ AM) out here. They printed a weekly Top 30 list from 1965 to 1980. The oldest I have is June, 1972. On the left side (LP's), "Rumours," in the #3 postition is on its 23rd week. The #24 slot, "Hotel California," has been on 33 weeks. On the right side (KHJ Thirty), "Dreams," in the #7 position, has been on for 17 weeks.