do people not read up on vinyl collecting?
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it's BAD for the record cover to keep it sealed. you can increase the chance of the corners getting bent and getting those fun little pressure rings made by the vinyl on the cover.
open it.
open it.
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good advice
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Just kidding... but I have not opened it. Just because I dont have a good record player anyway...
I would have to disagree about opening it. If you're collecting for value it would take some away, although I understand the reasons to do so.
Half of my vinyl is opened and listened to and half is still sealed. It sounds great - especially on Vitalogy for some reason to me, anyway.
This is what I've been told as well. Was also told that keeping the record sealed will warp the LP.
I'm not a "collector" though. I don't buy a record unless I intend to listen to it.
the one who started this thread is right...it does more damage to keep em sealed! open them! listen to them! you really think pearl jam released them on vinyl so that they could sit on someone's shelf and never be heard!
the ones who really kill me are the poeple who collect the vinyl but dont even have a record player, dont even have a means to hear em!
...if its not about the music people then whats it about? good frisbies?
am i looking at this the wrong way?
and still jonesing for another show....
"the waiting drove me mad..."
Here are some good links:
At least view "Storage" here...
http://www.recordcollectorsguild.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=15&page=1
http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/recordcleaning.html
most of the new vinyl is not being shrink wrapped now it's packaged in a reuseable plastic protector sleeve... You can keep these sealed if you wish to keep it in it's unopened collector state..
Hey thanks a lot for the links. I recently purchased some vinyl and kept them in the wrap. Not really collecting them per say, but know I'll buy a player in the future (just waiting til I can afford a nice one).
The only problem I really have is keeping them under the right temperature. Toronto's weather goes from one extreme to the other, so it's not easy to keep the house at a constant temperature.
If I don't find one in ten years on September 9, 2018 I'll offer you $2,600 for your benny hall.
I'll put away $5. a week for ten years. That's $2,600!
Once I get out of this town
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that doenst mean its not lame to have music that youve never even heard.
it also doesnt mean that its not good advice to open them up so that they can be better protected.
the shrinkwrap is bad, it compresses the vinyl into the cover, eventually making a 12in circle visible on the cover. thus, you can have a still sealed record in less than mint condition.
profit :rolleyes:
every vinyl in my house has been played, enjoyed and now reminisced over ... and if they ever do get passed on it'll be to my kids who get a kick out of playing them crackly old things mum used to listen to when she was a kid
this very word has nothing to do with collecting records...profit should not be on your mind when you buy a record.
open em, listen to em, be happy.
How will you buy another one?
They are only mint once. Once you play them, there's no going back. It's a big step.
if youre playing a record very dear to you, you should be careful with it.
he packed his suitcase and kissed his wife goodbye
he waited his whole damn life to get on that flight
and as the plane crashed down, he said
"well isn't this nice?"
or something like that. I've been diligent and collected all the vinyl over many years. I fully intend to play it, but I always said I'd wait till I got a decent turntable. I feel a $500+ album deserves a pretty good turntable, so Benaroya may have to wait until my next upgrade
a small minority of my vinyl i bought brand new, and those always sound perfect, except one: vitalogy. i bought it the day it was released back in 94 and it's never played right. in fact, it skips so badly i can't even suffer through listening to it. i've tried it on several turntables, and it looks perfect...but still, i can't play it.
it's a real drag every time i see it on the record shelf. anyone else ever hear of a problem like this, a brand-new, seemingly perfect vinyl not playing at all?
All my records get played. I buy them for my love and passion of music.
I couldn't go two minutes without playing a new record. I get the itch to hear the vinyl, it gnaws at me if I'm tied up doing something else or don't have the time to play it right there and then.
But I find your diatribe rather silly and childish.
Everyone is different. We're not all the same.
Who are you to tell other people what to do with their records, their money or their intentions?
It's none of your business what other's do with their records.
Do it your way, what ever makes you happy, enjoy it and stop trying to tell everyone else to live and do according to your holy law of vinyl.
My diatribe, over:D
Sort of... Don't stack them. Laying a couple flat won't hurt, but if you stack them, the pressure will not only warp them, it'll flatten the grooves.
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In my view a collector enjoys the collection(i.e. spinning the f@$% out of them) , While the investor waits for the opportune time to sell.
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memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
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i have a 12" copy of joy division's love will tear us apart. twas in my record store once and i spotted a copy on the wall for sale for inxs of $100. i asked the guy why the big price tag and whats the difference between the one on the wall and the one i have that hasnt been played in over 25 years. he said theres no difference except the sticker that says its a promo copy. doubt ill be selling any of my vinyl for profit.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
a: I am never EVER going to sell them so keeping them sealed because they may be worth more isn't relevant;
b: who am I trying to impress by having sealed copies? It would be like Nigel Tufnell in Spinal Tap "Don't even look at the guitar" - "Hey look at this album, yeah the cover looks nice but you can't hear it!"
c: the most important thing is this:
!!!MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER ON VINYL!!!
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
AND VINYL IS BETTER WHEN PLAYED.
all you collectors are just corporate whores but choose to ignore that fact cause its music, man.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Not if the record is mastered poorly.