Lemme See That Vinyl Collection!

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,678
    edited November 2014
    Hinsey, that collection is crazy. Many of you have collections that put mine to absolute shame. I mean, I love mine, but it's simply around 130(??) albums that I really love - 3 and a bit squares of my expidit, lol. It's always growing, but very slowly compared to many collectors I've come to know (here and elsewhere).

    I covet these massive collections... but how do you find the time to listen to all of those albums? Or do you? I have been trying to restrict my vinyl purchases to what I will actually spin on at least a semi-regular basis.... which is a great money-saving tactic, but actually harder to adhere to that i would have thought! The internal battles that i fight are hard, lol. To buy or not to buy, that is the question. ;) And the secondary battle comes when I admit to myself that I made an impulse purchase of an album i realize I'm not going to ever get around to playing in favour of many others that i have or want. Then comes the trip to the record store to trade them in for store credit and the whole battle begins again, lol. :D
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  • 63schoefflin
    63schoefflin Posts: 2,581
    I was up to like 150 or so in a couple years of collecting and soon realized that I had massive amounts of wax that I couldn't get around and listen to. Sold a bunch off to make it more manageable and learned how to control my habit, ha.

    If only I could do the same with posters....
    '08- Camden 1-2   '09- Chicago 2; Spectrum 1-4
    '10- MSG 1-2   '11- PJ20
    '12- MIA; DeLuna '13- Wrigley; Pitt; Brooklyn 1-2; Philly 1-2; Baltimore; Seattle
    '14- Denver   '16- Philly 1-2; MSG 2
    '17- Pilgrimage Music Fest (Eddie)
    '18- Fenway
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    I listen to it like I listen to any music. When I'm In the mood for it I pull it out. Yeah, sure, some albums probably haven't been spun in a few years, but I like the album enough to keep it, I know I'll be in the mood to listen to it again. Now I have the luxury to be in a house so I've got the space to keep the records (certainly my collection wasn't huge in college), so I get why people may not want massive collections.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    Also, I work from home a few days a week and have one of my turntables at my desk. So it easy to listen to records.
  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    Tim Simmons said:

    Also, I work from home a few days a week and have one of my turntables at my desk. So it easy to listen to records.

    Lucky bastard! :))
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    I really need to catalog and file all my purchases since June. Been dragging my feet. Also I need to update my photobucket page with shots of the shelves.
  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,550
    Originally my music collection was on cassette. Then when CDs got popular I replaced all my tapes with CDs. Now I have been buying vinyl, but the cost to replace all my CDs with vinyl makes that not possible. I had been buying a lot of vinyl that I already owned on CD, but now I've just started buying vinyl of things I don't have already.
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    PJ_Soul said:

    how do you find the time to listen to all of those albums? Or do you? I have been trying to restrict my vinyl purchases to what I will actually spin on at least a semi-regular basis.... which is a great money-saving tactic, but actually harder to adhere to that i would have thought! The internal battles that i fight are hard, lol. To buy or not to buy, that is the question. ;) And the secondary battle comes when I admit to myself that I made an impulse purchase of an album i realize I'm not going to ever get around to playing in favour of many others that i have or want. Then comes the trip to the record store to trade them in for store credit and the whole battle begins again, lol. :D

    Word, PJ Soul. The cost of vinyl, for me, helps serve as a filter when deciding what records to buy or not. It's one of the things I like about chasing it. Like you, I don't want records sitting on my shelf collecting dust (w/ the exception of the occasional collectible purchase :-B). I have three young boys which who also inform my purchases in that I want to be able to pipe music around the house family-style and not worry too much about having to mute out words.

    I think the next level of 'purchase filter' is going to be HD music via Pono and others. There are a select few band I'd drop $20-$25 on, album unheard; but I'll need to stream the album or hear it in some format before dropping that kind of dime. Along the same lines, vinyl often costs that much if not more.

    Oh yeah....sweet collection Hinsey!!! =P~
  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    edited November 2014
    Hope this works here you go!

    I've been collecting since 2009 but my first record I bought was in 2001 at Tower records in Seattle.
    It was a second press of Nirvana's Bleach.
    My second and third purchases were when I moved to Victoria.
    I bought Tool Lateralus and Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magic.
    Which is pretty cool considering Blood Sugar was the first CD I ever got.


    http://s1178.photobucket.com/user/Robbyd462/slideshow/Vinyl Collection

    I have to get another Record shelf!!
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  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,891
    RobbyD462 said:

    Hope this works here you go!

    I've been collecting since 2009 but my first record I bought was in 2001 at Tower records in Seattle.
    It was a second press of Nirvana's Bleach.
    My second and third purchases were when I moved to Victoria.
    I bought Tool Lateralus and Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magic.
    Which is pretty cool considering Blood Sugar was the first CD I ever got.


    http://s1178.photobucket.com/user/Robbyd462/slideshow/Vinyl Collection

    I have to get another Record shelf!!

    i have the same edmonton poster and the werchter poster hanging in my living room too
  • Patrick_Sea3
    Patrick_Sea3 West Seattle Posts: 934
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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    patrickwieczore said:

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    Very nice and clean looking!
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    edited March 2015
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  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    holy shite^^^^^^
    hope you never have to move...hehe
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    I moved 3 years ago. I had about 10 cubes less though. But it did take 3 cars trips for just vinyl alone.
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Tim Simmons said:

    Just reorganized last night after adding in what I bought since July. Really happy with the layout.
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    I want to see what else you have on the top.
    Alright, alright, alright!
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,595
    edited November 2014
    L to R

    45 box sets
    Beatles Mono
    Beatles Stereo
    Paramount Records Vol. 1
    White Stripes 45 case w/ OP of their singles
    Third Man Records 45 case w/ TMR 7"s I enjoy
    TMR Vault 45 case w/ TMR vault releases
    TMR White Stripes 45 case with TMR reissues
    3 boxes of my 45s.

    There is a hardcover of Image Comics Sex Criminals up there too, because I didn't see it until I snapped the pic.

    On the floor you can see LP cases from TMR and White Stripes. Nothing in the TMR case right now and the Stripes one has all my White Stripes LPs.
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Nice. I like that WS 45 case.
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,287
    patrickwieczore said:

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    i spy some black angels
  • hinsey21
    hinsey21 Posts: 583
    patrickwieczore said:

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    that looks like a nice and cozy spot......love that target table

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