anyone into vinyl here?

[MusicJunkie]

Last Christmas, my dad got me an expensive turntable to hook up with my stereo and the sound quality with it is amazing. In the meantime, I've started becoming a record collector because I have something to play them on and they sound excellent on my turntable. I have over 150 albums and 12" singles now. Especially good because I don't purchase CD's anymore because I have an iPod, but many current albums are available on wax, so I've been able to add the latest by Coldplay, Madonna, R.E.M., Janet Jackson, Portishead, Ting Tings, Hot Chip, Mariah Carey, Weezer and others into my collection (I am anticipating the new Killers on wax in November). Plus, we have a place here called Half Priced Music And Books which has an extensive clearance vinyl section which changes almost every other week, I have gotten a slew of albums from anywhere between a quarter to a dollar.

Anyone else either rediscovering vinyl or never stopped? To me there's just something about owning something on vinyl that a CD or MP3 can never replace.

[tv star collector]

Sooner or later, everything old is new again. Like you, I bought a new turntable only a few years ago (actually, a combination radio-turntable-cassette player-CD player; at K-Mart). I had a lot of records, which I had
transferred to tapes .. but many of the tapes have worn out. So, ironically,
now I am listening to the records again! Vinyl has its advantages and dis-
advantages (the most obvious being that the stylus--needle--has to be
replaced eventually). One great thing about record albums is the cover
artwork is much bigger; a CD cover is like a postage stamp by comparison!
And I'm old enough to remember when albums came with all sorts of extras
(e.g., The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper had cut-outs and their "White Album"
had 8 x 10 glossies of each of the Fab Four).

[MickeyMac]

Now you're talking

Records all the way for me baby. I only buy vinyl. I only get CD's if its something I want that wasnt done on record, otherwise I want it on record.

No MP3, or Ipods in my home

Totally old school all the way

[SBTB Geek]

I've been contemplating on starting a collection. My parents have some original releases by Bob Dylan, Beatles, lots of 80's stuff... Madonna, Michael, etc.

There's a store here called Amoeba that has an amazing vinyl collection, including new releases that including BOTH a vinyl and DIGITAL recording. It's a win/win.

I just have to find a good record player first.

[MusicJunkie]

Originally Posted by SBTB Geek

There's a store here called Amoeba that has an amazing vinyl collection, including new releases that including BOTH a vinyl and DIGITAL recording. It's a win/win.

I notice this a lot too. I know Coldplay's Viva La Vida, Madonna's Hard Candy, The B-52's Funplex, R.E.M.'s Accelerate and a few others have a bonus CD copy along with the vinyl. And quite a few current albums that don't have a cd instead has a download code with it.

I think it's a nice way to slowly edge vinyl back into the mainstream (granted, it'll never be what it was in the day, but it has seemed to find its niche market). I think if you keep a record in good shape, it can sound amazing with the right turntable and stereo.

[SBTB Geek]

The way sales are going, vinyl's sales are going to surpass CD's in no time.

[MusicJunkie]

Originally Posted by SBTB Geek

The way sales are going, vinyl's sales are going to surpass CD's in no time.

I think the difference with vinyl and CD buyers is that vinyl buyers seem to have more of a loyalty to the format and regardless of if they buy a digital copy, having a copy of the album on vinyl is irreplaceable. Whereas cd's are ugly and unattractive if you have an iPod and unnecessary these days.

The only thing that sucks is that recent albums are in such limited vinyl pressings that they're gone if you don't snatch it up ASAP. For instance, I'd love to have "Confessions On A Dance Floor" on vinyl, but copies are already fetching over $70 on ebay. Luckily, I did find a copy of MJ's HIStory (which goes for over $100 at Amazon and the sort) for $15 on vinyl a week ago at Half Priced Books, with all inserts included and mint

[MusicJunkie]

here's the list of the vinyl I have so far. Most of it I've found used for $1 or less (well, besides newer albums). There's still some glaring omissions that I plan to eventually fix, like The Beatles.

ABBA - Greatest Hits (1976)
ABBA - Arrival (1976)
ABBA - The Album (1977)
ABBA - Voulez-Vous (1979)
ABBA - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979)
ABBA - Super Trouper (1980)
Abdul, Paula - Forever Your Girl (1988)
Against All Odds soundtrack (1984)
Apollonia 6 - Apollonia 6 (1984)
Bangles - Different Light (1985)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
Bee Gees - Main Course (1975)
Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown (1979)
Bee Gees - Living Eyes (1981)
Benatar, Pat - Crimes Of Passion (1980)
Benatar, Pat - Precious Time (1981)
Benatar, Pat - Get Nervous (1982)
Benatar, Pat - Tropico (1984)
Branigan, Laura - Solitarie/Gloria 12" (1983)
Carlisle, Belinda - I Get Weak 12" (1988)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Coldplay - X&Y (2005)
Coldplay - Viva La Vida (2008)
Collins, Phil - No Jacket Required (1985)
Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever (1982)
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (1983)
Culture Club - Waking Up With The House On Fire (1984)
Culture Club - From Luxury To Heartache (1986)
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round/Brand New Lover 12" (1990's reissue)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
E., Sheila - In Romance 1700 (1985)
Estefan, Gloria - Primitive Love [Miami Sound Machine] (1985)
Estefan, Gloria - Let It Loose (1987)
Estefan, Gloria - Cuts Both Ways (1989)
Estefan, Gloria - Into The Light (1991)
Flashdance soundtrack (1983)
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979)
Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)
Geils Band, J. - Freeze-Frame (1981)
Genesis - Duke (1980)
Genesis - Abacab (1981)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
Hall And Oates - Along The Red Ledge (1978)
Hall And Oates - H2O (1982)
Heart - Heart (1985)
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (2008)
Houston, Whitney - Whitney Houston (1985)
Houston, Whitney - Whitney (1987)
Houston, Whitney - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 12" (1987)
Jacksons - Triumph (1980)
Jackson, Janet - Control (1986)
Jackson, Janet - When I Think Of You 12" (1986)
Jackson, Janet - Control 12" (1986)
Jackson, Janet - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Jackson, Janet - Rhythm Nation 12" (1989)
Jackson, Janet - Damita Jo (2004)
Jackson, Janet - 20 Y.O. (2006)
Jackson, Janet - Discipline (2008)
Jackson, Michael - Off The Wall (1979)
Jackson, Michael - Thriller (1982)
Jackson, Michael - Bad (1987)
Jackson, Michael - HIStory : Past, Present & Future Book 1 (1995)
Jett, Joan - Bad Reputation (1981)
Jett, Joan - I Love Rock N' Roll (1981)
Jett, Joan - Album (1983)
Joel, Billy - The Stranger (1977)
Joel, Billy - 52nd Street (1978)
John, Elton - Tumbleweed Connection (1970)
John, Elton - Honky Chateau (1972)
John, Elton - Don't Shoot Me... I'm Only The Piano Player (1973)
John, Elton - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
John, Elton - Rock Of The Westies (1975)
John, Elton - Blue Moves (1976)
John, Elton - Ice On Fire (1985)
John, Elton - Reg Strikes Back (1988)
Jones, Grace - Fame (1978)
Jones, Grace - Slave To The Rhythm (1985)
Journey - Escape (1981)
Killers - Sawdust (2007)
Lauper, Cyndi - She's So Unusual (1983)
Madonna - Madonna (1983)
Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)
Madonna - True Blue (1986)
Madonna - Who's That Girl (1987)
Madonna - Holiday 12" picture disc (1991)
Madonna - Rain 12" picture disc (1993)
Madonna - Music 12" picture disc (2000)
Madonna - Hard Candy (2008)
Madonna - Give It 2 Me 12" picture disc (2008)
McCartney, Paul & Wings - Wings Greatest (1978)
McCartney, Paul & Wings - Back To The Egg (1979)
McCartney, Paul - Memory Almost Full (2007)
Mellencamp, John - Nothin' Matters & What If It Did [John Cougar] (1980)
Mellencamp, John - American Fool [John Cougar] (1982)
Newton, Juice - Quiet Lies (1982)
Newton-John, Olivia - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) (1974)
Newton-John, Olivia - Have You Never Been Mellow (1975)
Newton-John, Olivia - Come On Over (1976)
Newton-John, Olivia - Don't Stop Believin' (1976)
Newton-John, Olivia - Making A Good Thing Better (1977)
Newton-John, Olivia - Totally Hot (1978)
Newton-John, Olivia/Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu (1980)
Newton-John, Olivia - Physical (1981)
Newton-John, Olivia - Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1982)
Newton-John, Olivia/John Travolta - Two Of A Kind (1983)
Newton-John, Olivia - Soul Kiss (1985)
Nicks, Stevie - Bella Donna (1981)
Nicks, Stevie - The Wild Heart (1983)
Nicks, Stevie - Rock A Little (1985)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom [red vinyl] (1995)
Numan, Gary & Tubeway Army - Replicas (1979)
Numan, Gary - The Pleasure Principle (1979)
Numan, Gary - Telekon (1980)
Ono, Yoko - Season Of Glass (1981)
Ono, Yoko - It's Alright (I See Rainbows) (1982)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
Pointer Sisters - Break Out (1983)
Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
Police - Ghost In The Machine (1981)
Police - Synchronicity (1983)
Portishead - Third (2008)
Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981)
Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1984)
Pretenders - Get Close (1986)
Prince - Dirty Mind (1980)
Prince - Controversy (1981)
Prince - 1999 (1982)
Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
Prince And The Revolution - Around The World In A Day (1985)
Prince And The Revolution - Parade (1986)
Prince - Sign O' The Times (1987)
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 12" (1987)
Prince - Lovesexy (1988)
Quarterflash - Quarterflash (1981)
Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975)
Queen - News Of The World (1977)
Queen - The Game (1980)
R.E.M. - Document (1987)
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
R.E.M. - Accelerate (2008)
Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980)
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
Ronstadt, Linda - Simple Dreams (1977)
Ronstadt, Linda - Mad Love (1980)
Ross, Diana - All The Great Hits (1981)
Simon, Carly - Anticipation (1971)
Simon, Carly - No Secrets (1972)
Simon, Carly - Hotcakes (1974)
Simon, Carly - Another Passenger (1976)
Simon, Carly - Boys In The Trees (1978)
Simon, Carly - Spy (1979)
Simon, Carly - Come Upstairs (1980)
Simon, Carly - Hello Big Man (1983)
Springsteen, Bruce - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
Springsteen, Bruce - Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
Springsteen, Bruce - Tunnel Of Love (1987)
Stewart, Rod - Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Stewart, Rod - Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Streisand, Barbra - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1978)
Streisand, Barbra - Wet (1979)
Streisand, Barbra - Guilty (1980)
Streisand, Barbra - The Broadway Album (1985)
Summer, Donna - A Love Trilogy (1976)
Summer, Donna - I Remember Yesterday (1977)
Summer, Donna - Live And More (1978)
Summer, Donna - Bad Girls (1979)
Summer, Donna - The Wanderer (1980)
Summer, Donna - Donna Summer (1982)
Summer, Donna - She Works Hard For The Money (1983)
Summer, Donna - Another Place And Time (1989)
Thompson Twins - Here's To Future Days (1985)
Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (2008)
Toto - Toto IV (1982)
Turner, Tina - Private Dancer (1984)
Turner, Tina - Break Every Rule (1986)
Vanity - Skin On Skin (1986)
Vega, Suzanne - Solitude Standing (1987)
Village People - Renaissance (1981)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
W., Kristine - Stronger 12" (2000)
Warwick, Dionne - Heartbreaker (1982)
Weezer - Weezer (red vinyl) (2008)
Wonder, Stevie - Talking Book (1972)
Wonder, Stevie - Innervisions (1973)
Wonder, Stevie - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
Wonder, Stevie - Songs In The Key Of Love plus Something Extra (1976)
Wonder, Stevie - Hotter Than July (1980)
Yes - 90125 (1983)

[Zoneboy]

I have a bunch of vinyl Lp's and 45's that I need to unload on eBay. You can often find a decent selection at the Goodwill or other thrift stores. I recently found an 8-track set of the White Album by the Beatles. It was a 2-tape set with the original box and Apple/Capitol issued 2 versions of it. The first one was all white and the second all black which is the one I found at Goodwill for 50 cents. Finding Beatle's 8-tracks isn't easy and the White Album is rarely found with the box unless it's sealed.

[MusicJunkie]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I have a bunch of vinyl Lp's and 45's that I need to unload on eBay. You can often find a decent selection at the Goodwill or other thrift stores. I recently found an 8-track set of the White Album by the Beatles. It was a 2-tape set with the original box and Apple/Capitol issued 2 versions of it. The first one was all white and the second all black which is the one I found at Goodwill for 50 cents. Finding Beatle's 8-tracks isn't easy and the White Album is rarely found with the box unless it's sealed.

hmmm, anything I might be interested in? I am looking for some Bowie (I see Let's Dance and Tonight used all the time but won't buy those until I have at least one RCA album in my collection), Stones (namely "Some Girls"), Madonna (namely "Like A Prayer" and after) and post-"Lovesexy" Prince are the biggies I'm wanting.

[MickeyMac]

I dont know what anyone's budget is here, but for turntables, I cant reccomend enough the Technics 1200. Its basically the top of the line for turntables. Only draw back is the run between $400-$500. There is always the option of getting a second hand one. Those babies last!!!!!!!!!!!