Anyone else collect LPs?

I just started but I have been buying alot of them. Anyone else have any? And what sort of stuff do you have?

My dad has some original Beatles records, along with original Cream records. He also has two record players.

" My dad has some original Beatles records, along with original Cream records. He also has two record players.

Be jealous.

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I started to collect this year, but I only have about 5 or so albums, with Purple Rain and Abbey Road being the only noteworthy vinyls I have.

I haven't been shopping for a while, but I have a couple boxes worth of them. Mostly classic rock, lots of Beatles, Stones, Doors, Who, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Springsteen  etc.

I have a few: King Crimson, Captain Beefheart, Chick Corea, The Mercury Program, etc.

My sister has a bunch, she found some rare ones for super cheap in some garage sales, but I can't remember any specifics right now.

Personally, I spend way too much money as it is, so another hobby is a bad idea =P

I'd like to collect more, but it doesn't feel right, since I don't have a record player.

Sort of? I have a bunch of ridiculous old records I got from my library for free. Including one from the 40s/50s that claims to be "German Beer-Drinking Music".

i hav all 3 jokers card albumz on vineuhl. dats sum wickid shit

" @example1013 said:

" My dad has some original Beatles records, along with original Cream records. He also has two record players.

Be jealous.

"

sounds like my dad.  "

I bought a cheap player a few months ago, and a few records: deep purple, the who, bob dylan, miles davis, the clash, and a pink floyd record that would not play properly. I hve no idea what the problem is, the player plays all the other records just fine. I traded the LP back, and bought a new one from another store (this one, just like the other one, had no scratches or anything) but it had the same problem. NOBODY can tell me what the hell is going on.

I came into this thread thinking you were collecting Let's plays, now I feel stupid.

My dad has a whole bookshelf full of LPs. Me? Not so much. :(

I have Tiesto stuff, and other trance stuff...nothing old though.  >.>

I"ve got a shitton of old Punk and Soul 7 inches.

I started collecting about a year ago. I've got about 40-45 LPs currently. Most of the collection consists of Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan.

I buy/collect records, pretty much exclusively metal and grindcore stuff.  Just ordered a Wolves in the Throne Room LP yesterday in fact.

My dad used to have a bunch of Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, and Thin Lizzy records back in the day, I wish he had kept them.

I've got a few, but I only want ones that I think are unique. Like, I have one that's translucent red, one that's white, and one that has the band's photo on it. Mostly, I just got them for the novelty. I don't even have a record player!

I have a lot (over 200) my most expensive have to be my import Animal Collective records, its an addicting hobby once you start.

*raises hand*

" its an addicting hobby once you start. "

I just bought Kanye West -  808 & Heartbreaks LP...although i also dont have a player. But it also includes the CD, and i mostly bought it because it looks damn good!

" I just bought Kanye West -  808 & Heartbreaks LP...although i also dont have a player. But it also includes the CD, and i mostly bought it because it looks damn good! "

I have my parent's collection...Plus a copy of Franz Ferdinand and a Sex Pistols EP.

I really REALLY want some Nick Drake on Vinyl. That would make me exceptionally happy.

I also collect records! Maybe I'll put a discogs link up once I've added everything there...

I've got some er...canto pop LPs as well as the soundtrack for the Godfather. The Bioshock 2 LP is probably the only video game related LP I've got. I think Fallout 3 had one as well.

" I suppose I'd like to, but buying music digitally for half the price is more attractive to me. Also I listen to most of my music on awful laptop speakers, so I'm sort of an anti-audiophile.

[edit] Half the price of a current release on vinyl, that is. I know I can go to Goodwill or any record store and get old jazz records for like $2. But pretty much all of the music I would want to own on vinyl is from the last ten years, so most releases would probably run me $10 and up I assume.

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I have hundreds of LPs -  I bought them to listen to, rather than collect. 

Whenever I buy a new record I delete the files off my computer to force myself to spin it when I want to listen. It's been working out pretty well, except for my warped original pressing of Wish You Were Here :[

Nah. My dad does, he has several thousand and several record players. He has his hobby I have mine.

I'm actually not sure if he still collects- from what I hear its all in a garage somewhere. Large portion of his collection was destroyed in a flood or something.

I've got a pretty huge selection of Vinyl (about 250-300 records).  I have everything ranging from classical to jazz to punk to rap (original Kurtis Blow self titled LP ftw!). 

Most of my stuff is more rock oriented. I have lots of Beatles, Floyd, Dead, Stones, Zappa, Dylan, etc. 

Honestly, I haven't even hooked up my record player since we moved in our "new" place over a year ago, but one day I'll get that bad boy going again. 

Yeah I recently started buying almost all my music on vinyl. I'm not a collector per say but when I buy anything I really like to have that tangible copy that I can flip through and hold. I'll listen to the album a few times on vinyl but most of music listening, even on stuff I have on vinyl, is done via my MP3 player or computer.

yes

I have 90 records.  That was my first time counting them, and now I feel guilty.

Disturbing lack of pictures.

Yeah,I'll have to see what I can get up here.My collection could be bigger in my opinion,but I've got some good stuff.Bad Brains,an original pressing of Exile on Main Street,BB King,etc.Decent number of 33s too.Only problem:record stores have been disappearing rapidly around here the last several years.It's literally gotten to a "last man standing" point.Shame that.

" @Thrillhouse87: Yo may have what called an unbalanced platter, take off the platter and see if it has any dents or anything like that, also is it a direct drive or a belt driven? "

@Thrillhouse87: My copy does not skip! There might have been a batch pressing fault, but that would not affect all copies sold, since record masters wear out and are replaced. For instance, you can buy an audiophile version of the LP from Amazon.

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