Anyone into Vinyl Records?

Anyone around here into vinyl records?

What are you into? What got you started? Where do you buy from? What albums have you picked up recently?

I like Oldies, Classic Rock, Death Metal, IDM/Breakcore.

My last few new purchases were Origin - Echoes of Decimation, Venetian Snares - Meathole / Cavalcade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms, Dying Fetus - Descend into Depravity / Killing on Adrenaline / Purification through Violence.

I need something tangible if people want a cut of my paycheck. Vinyl is my anti-mp3. I’ve bought music online. I ended up burning it to a sharpie labeled CD. It feels soulless in comparison. I average about an album a week. Part of the fun is waiting for something to come in the mail. It helps my work week suck less.

I don’t play something once and toss it back into its pristine little NM sleeve. I don’t give a damn about buying an album and ripping it to mp3. I don’t think I’m a DJ. I don’t even have a good turntable. I’m too old to be a hipster kiddo.

Vinyl collector here.

Hardcore/Punk collector here, so most of my shit is in the form of 7".

I do collect the rare LPs, like I have Saturday Night Fever and the Grease soundtrack.

I have alot from 70s to 2000 era.
Alot of 90s death metal. Love to sell off what I have but it would take ages to take pics of it all. I havnet bought anything in years.
Some rare items I have are:
My Dying Bride-God is alone (573/1000)
Carcass-Symphones of Sickness (banned album art)
Carnage-Dark Recollections
Blind Illusion-The Sane Asylum
Aphex Twin-Druqks (180g) with postcards and poster
Emperor-Picture LP boxset (I added Prometheus which wasnt included in the original boxset)
In Flames-The Jester Race (Picture LP)


I must say the big album art looks awesome on LPs that was why I collected in the first place.

I do a little collecting. I have some limited pressed stuff like Finch's album "What it is to Burn" (only 1,000) were made. I'd like to get more stuff, but I usually don't go out of my way to look for stuff.

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Originally Posted by Opethian

I have alot from 70s to 2000 era.
Alot of 90s death metal. Love to sell off what I have but it would take ages to take pics of it all.

I must say the big album art looks awesome on LPs that was why I collected in the first place.

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Some of the the Death Metal stuff is killing me. They do 1000 copy/single presses on most of it. I badly want a copy of Killing on Adrenaline on vinyl. The 500 press doesn't help. I got outbid on one for $45 and the lone eBay seller has it for $60.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180431350391

How much did Druqks set you back? I remember it being expensive as hell. Cock/Ver10, Mt Saint Michel, and Avril 14th are my favorite tracks off that album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJWYvTxg0CU

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Originally Posted by Cornerb0y

I do a little collecting. I have some limited pressed stuff like Finch's album "What it is to Burn" (only 1,000) were made. I'd like to get more stuff, but I usually don't go out of my way to look for stuff.

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Didn't know who this was. Looked it up and it reminds me of Deftones - although all of the comments on YouTube say not to compare them. Good deal.

I pre-ordered it from warprecords when it was new cost me like 65 quid lol

I don't really collect I guess, gauging from the previous posts. I don't have any limited release stuff or even much newer stuff, just a lot of classic rock (Pink Floyd, Led Zeplin, etc), some 80's stuff I remember as a child (Huey Louis, Def Leppard, etc), and some other random stuff I've found and enjoy like the Beach Boys.

I am a vinyl collector. I like fast hardcore/grindcore/powerviolence. Most of my collection is split 7"s. I mostly buy them from small label distros. My most recent purchases were:

Blood I Bleed / Under Pressure split 7"
Unholy Grave / Blood I Bleed split 7"
Blood I Bleed - s/t 7"
Blood I Bleed / Sound Like Shit split 7"
Blood I Bleed / Krush split 7"
F.U.B.A.R. / Blood I Bleed split 7"
Extortion - Demo 7"
Extortion - Control 7"
Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client split 7"
Quattro Stagion - s/t 7"
Fuck the Facts / Sylvester Staline split 7"

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Originally Posted by scorponok

I am a vinyl collector. I like fast hardcore/grindcore/powerviolence. Most of my collection is split 7"s. I mostly buy them from small label distros. My most recent purchases were:

Blood I Bleed / Under Pressure split 7"
Unholy Grave / Blood I Bleed split 7"
Blood I Bleed - s/t 7"
Blood I Bleed / Sound Like Shit split 7"
Blood I Bleed / Krush split 7"
F.U.B.A.R. / Blood I Bleed split 7"
Extortion - Demo 7"
Extortion - Control 7"
Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client split 7"
Quattro Stagion - s/t 7"
Fuck the Facts / Sylvester Staline split 7"

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Do you like Converge? They are pre-ordering Jane Doe on vinyl at Deathwishinc.com

I love me some vinyl! I collect all hits from the 80's (regardless of genre), Drum'n'Bass music and Rave/Hardcore music from the early 90's.

If you saw my vinyl collection you would think I was a guy from the UK in his late 30's.

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Didn't know who this was. Looked it up and it reminds me of Deftones - although all of the comments on YouTube say not to compare them. Good deal.

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They actually started out as a Deftones cover band. They are a great band!

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Do you like Converge? They are pre-ordering Jane Doe on vinyl at Deathwishinc.com

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I have never heard of them.

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I have never heard of them.

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omg...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj2F2QfbAyM

here you go!

I don't so much collect vinyl as I hoard it. Back before I had any responsibilities and was much more active DJing, I was taking home $100 a week in 12"s and have only ever sold maybe 5-10 of them. It's just nuts.

There are a few in there that I'm really proud of. I have the K&D Sessions 4x12 (set me back about $140 and the instant the auction ended, someone offered me that + $40 to buy it, which I rejected). I also have BT's IMA and ESCM on vinyl. Finally, I also have the Hardkiss Delusions of Grandeur compilation. All of those still get played actively at gigs, even the K&D one. It's my opinion that records are meant to be played, not looked at.

I've even managed to get a few signed. I've met and gotten signatures from Tiesto (Control Freaks - Subspace Interference. That was funny, he was like "it's so OLD!"), Robbie Hardkiss (Little Wing - Lightheaded, signed as "Happy new year!" in the middle of the summer), and Q-Burns (He's a Skull, very cool guy, and really rocked the fuck out of that club when he spun).

I pick up only my favourite albums on vinyl, or stuff from constellation because they always put a lot of effort into their vinyl.

I'm still looking to get most of Bohren & the Club of Gore's output in vinyl form (subtle hint - nudge, nudge)

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Originally Posted by Opethian

I pre-ordered it from warprecords when it was new cost me like 65 quid lol

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Thanks. I didn't realize it was that high to begin with.

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Originally Posted by The_Chosen_One

I don't really collect I guess, gauging from the previous posts. I don't have any limited release stuff or even much newer stuff, just a lot of classic rock (Pink Floyd, Led Zeplin, etc), some 80's stuff I remember as a child (Huey Louis, Def Leppard, etc), and some other random stuff I've found and enjoy like the Beach Boys.

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I wish I had more of this. I have a couple of Pink Floyd Albums and Led Zeppelin II. I'd really like to pick up Houses of the Holy for No Quarter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOngTfTMs0

I'd also like to get Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. All I have right now is a few compilation albums of them. It took me the longest time to finally come around with the BB. I guess it had something to do with my hatred for Kokomo. Check this out. It was on one of the albums I had. The guys are all ripping on each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq1KVzljDbY

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Originally Posted by SPINMASTER X

I love me some vinyl! I collect all hits from the 80's (regardless of genre), Drum'n'Bass music and Rave/Hardcore music from the early 90's.

If you saw my vinyl collection you would think I was a guy from the UK in his late 30's.

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Who do you like for DNB? I used to listen to Dieselboy back in the day. I don't know enough about the genre other than I like it.

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Originally Posted by Kyle

I wish I had more of this. I have a couple of Pink Floyd Albums and Led Zeppelin II. I'd really like to pick up Houses of the Holy for No Quarter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOngTfTMs0

I'd also like to get Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. All I have right now is a few compilation albums of them. It took me the longest time to finally come around with the BB. I guess it had something to do with my hatred for Kokomo. Check this out. It was on one of the albums I had. The guys are all ripping on each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq1KVzljDbY

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That's a great link, I don't have Pet Sounds just a number of their other albums and greatest hits, but I do have Houses of the Holy and it is probably my favorite album cover.

I don't really collect. I've got a couple of limited releases the main being the ST to Black Dynamite and a Kraftwerk promo.

I mainly buy Hip Hop, various Techno and some random off shoot remixes. Maybe in a couple of years I'll have a worthwhile collection.

I'd really like to get DJ Krush harder to find stuff but don't know if I can justify the cost, that stuff seems to go for quite a bit. Maybe some mid and late 80s metal, Megadeth and Anthrax type of stuff as well. I dunno maybe a few punk records as well, Bad Brains and shit like that.

I am a musician and DJ in St. Louis - I play eclectic rock, experimental punk, noise rock, avant garde stuff. I began collecting about 4 months ago. Have about 50 records - lots of limited presses. Being into avant garde, noise rock and post punk mainly, mostly ALL of my records are limited presses or clear/colored vinyl. An addicting habit for sure!

I hate to use the word collect, but yes. I have stuff from David Bowie to Nine Inch Nails. Most of my music is from the mid 80s to mid 90s and most of it is industrial. Vinyl just has a better sound than digital audio does. Of course that differs depending on how it was recorder in the first place, but yeah... vinyl is fun stuff.

Nope. But I do have the loops of fury and Smack my Bitch up singles on wax.

One of my most cherished vinyls is an original pressing of Charly by the Prodigy. This song is just too good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qdp4hBYaa4

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Nope. But I do have the loops of fury and Smack my Bitch up singles on wax.

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You still win in my book.

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Originally Posted by SPINMASTER X

One of my most cherished vinyls is an original pressing of Charly by the Prodigy. This song is just too good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qdp4hBYaa4



You still win in my book.

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Yep. Great songs.

Charly must be pretty rare.

I think I have the CD single of SMBU too. The instrumental of one man army from the spawn soundtrack titled no man army is on it too, which is just as awesome as SMBU.

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Originally Posted by systmdfect

I hate to use the word collect, but yes. I have stuff from David Bowie to Nine Inch Nails. Most of my music is from the mid 80s to mid 90s and most of it is industrial. Vinyl just has a better sound than digital audio does. Of course that differs depending on how it was recorder in the first place, but yeah... vinyl is fun stuff.

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Sorry, collect may be a poor choice of words. I don't mean buying an album to toss on a shelf. I don't buy anything I don't intend to listen to. I need some NIN as well - especially Pretty Hate Machine and the Downward Spiral. I was bummed when Still wasn't available on vinyl. Don't know how you feel about Manson, but I was pretty stoked to get Antichrist Superstar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEW8riKU_tE

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Originally Posted by SPINMASTER X

One of my most cherished vinyls is an original pressing of Charly by the Prodigy. This song is just too good.

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Man, it's been forever since I've heard that. I'll go hunt down Fat of the Land if I can get it at a decent price.

I collect promo/radio release album versions.

As for everything else....a lot of classic rock and 80's. I also enjoy singer songwriters.

I listen to everything from Kraftwerk to Jim Croce. Most of the 80's music is stuff like Ultravox, Big Audio Dynamite, Quarterflash...etc..etc..

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Originally Posted by Neo Ash

I listen to everything from Kraftwerk to Jim Croce. Most of the 80's music is stuff like Ultravox, Big Audio Dynamite, Quarterflash...etc..etc..

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You don't mess around with Jim! Operator is probably my favorite Jim Croce song. My girl thought I was nuts when I dropped $10 on a Jim Croce album. She found a greatest hits the next day at a garage sale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvvC0qOQng

This morning I'm on The Guess Who - American Woman. The last song on the album sounds like it could have been done by Led Zeppelin. Reminds me of I Can't Quit You Baby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU4HDQClRcU

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Originally Posted by Kyle

You don't mess around with Jim! Operator is probably my favorite Jim Croce song.

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Go to youtube and checkout Gordon Lightfoot. if you like Croce you'll like him also.

I've told myself it was too late to get into vinyl back when I was in high school. That was kind of dumb logic...but I never started. It's just one avenue that I refuse to dump a ton of money into. I still have my entire cd collection...and I used to dump stupid amounts of money into OOP and first pressings of cds. Not anymore.

All of my retarded collecting/money wasting has transferred from music to video games. I didn't have the patience to become a vinyl "noob" and build a collection from the ground up back then, or now.

That being said...I do like the sound of vinyl. It's the real deal...CDs can be considered just "ports". Also, If a girl walks into your room and sees a huge shelf of 200 records she'll salivate if she's cool. Unfortunately for me, the same thing can't be accomplished with a wall of kanji filled spines. That's where my collectors bug is. I hardly ever buy music anymore.

I just re-buy my favorite CDs on vinyl, or EPs that never got pressed to CD. I have Lostprophets' TheFakeSoundofProgress, which is pretty rare and also transparent, The Receiving End of Sirens' The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, and Circa Survive's The Inuit Sessions. I've always meant to pick up Planet of Ice from Minus the Bear, and I've been searching for the original EP by This Is Hell.

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I just re-buy my favorite CDs on vinyl, or EPs that never got pressed to CD. I have Lostprophets' TheFakeSoundofProgress, which is pretty rare and also transparent, The Receiving End of Sirens' The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, and Circa Survive's The Inuit Sessions. I've always meant to pick up Planet of Ice from Minus the Bear, and I've been searching for the original EP by This Is Hell.

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I have that circa ep also, how many were pressed? I know it was limited. I want that TREOS vinyl though!

I was going to post a thread like this not too long ago, just got lazy though.

Anyway, yeah I've been recollecting Vinyl for the past couple months, picked up some good deals on some nice records, mainly new stuff since some people don't know how to look after things. Can't believe some of the prices people will pay though, I thought I entered a dying sell off, but I was wrong, it was only my first few I purchased that were good deals. Noticed this thing is pretty addictive as well, always got some vinyl in my watch list on ebay, actually won 2 sets in the past 24 hours, one being a Stereophonics 10" Boxset, looks awesome, second one I've won, but since the drummer died over a week ago I think the seller thought it would shoot up in price, but lol

I'll post some pics this week.

I love vinyls, and come to think of it there was a thread here and some peon was giving me crap 'cause I called the records "vinyls" what a bum!

I grew up with vinyls and I still have some of them fom back in the day, lately I've just been getting some of the different thing I used to listen when I was a kid. Last month I got a hold of a Donna Summer album "On the radio" and it was great! Just the other day a friend gave me a ton of vinyls, including some brand new Savatage, Queensryche, and some Bee Gees, so I've been styling with the Bee Gees.

I really wanna get a hold of some Bob Marley stuff on vinyl.

PS: Oh yeah, just last week I was in Newbury comics and I got some Dream Theater, Santana, Carl Off Carmina Burana, all of them for under 30 bucks!!! brand new too! That's a really sweet deal!

I havent actually collected vinyl in years but I still have lots of my collection left... sadly dont even have a record player right now, its another thing on a long list honestly.

I had hundreds of records back in the day... mostly NY hardcore, Oi, Punk, metal and soundtracks. Some of the rarest of my gems were Revelations records 1-30 (all first pressings-- not sure if anyone is even familiar with them here), Agnostic Fronts "Victim in Pain" 7 inch, lots of the early Earache and Roadrunner releases, some early minor threat and misfits demo 7 inches and all of the Iron Maiden records including a signed 10 of maiden england.

All of the Iron Maiden albums were gatefolds with the awesome Derrik Riggs artwork spread out over them... so badass.

Still have most of the mentioned stuff but alot was stolen, lent and sold over the years... some real rare ones too that I know I will never see again.

One day I really need to get a nice record player again...

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I have that circa ep also, how many were pressed? I know it was limited. I want that TREOS vinyl though!

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There are 3,000 copies of The Inuit Sessions. Oh, also, I have the original White Album that has the butcher shop art underneath the sticker as well as the stuff my parents had like The Beach Boys. I found Ultimate Spinach in their vinyl bookcase, which is awesome 80s prog. I asked my mom if it was hers or if it was my dad's, and she didn't even know what it was.

I was watching Jeopardy a few weeks ago and one of the subjects was about "retroactive" words. I guess the word "vinyl" was used only after cassettes took over. Before then, they were only know as records. I don't know how accurate this is since I was not alive at the time.

And I just remembered I have some Thrice and Thursday 7"s, and the Televators single and the golden Deloused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta (their only good full-length IMO).

I wouldn't say I'm a collector, but I like vinyl. I generally buy the artists I really like from 70's and 80's on LPs from Bowie to hardcore punk to krautrock. And for 45's I like 80's one hit wonders pop. The instrumental version of Wham's Wake me up before you go go anyone?

The next vinyl I want to get is Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat. There's something about tracks that take up a whole side of an LP that just doesn't fully translate when on mp3 or cd. I just find it cool to listen to those long ass songs on LP rather than other formats.

I always stop to check out the vinyls when I go to the swap meet. They're usually in piss poor condition but almost always cost $1. I've picked up Kraftwerk's Computer World and Meet the Beatles for $1 each at the swap meet!

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forgot to add, my most prized vinyls are my trilogy of Can albums; Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, and Future Days. I can spend a whole afternoon listening to those albums.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not familiar with some of the last few bands so I'll go dig them up on YouTube later today.

I bought another Beach Boys Album this afternoon (Surfs Up). It was on clearance for $10 from $20. Bastards still want $25 for Pet Sounds. Ah well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UJIMLY/

It seems like damned near everything is a $25 limited 180 gram edition. I can't bring myself to easily spend $25. At $10 I get impulsive.

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Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not familiar with some of the last few bands so I'll go dig them up on YouTube later today.

I bought another Beach Boys Album this afternoon (Surfs Up). It was on clearance for $10 from $20. Bastards still want $25 for Pet Sounds. Ah well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UJIMLY/

It seems like damned near everything is a $25 limited 180 gram edition. I can't bring myself to easily spend $25. At $10 I get impulsive.

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: / I've seen Pet Sounds go for like $5

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Who do you like for DNB? I used to listen to Dieselboy back in the day. I don't know enough about the genre other than I like it.

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Pretty much all the big names who have been around for a while. Goldie/Rufige Kru, Dillinja, Lemon D, Roni Size, DJ Zinc, DJ Hype etc.

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Originally Posted by Neo Ash

Go to youtube and checkout Gordon Lightfoot. if you like Croce you'll like him also.

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Heh, Gorgon Lightfoot was on in the grocery store today. It doesn't do for me whatever Croce does. It reminds me of America.

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Originally Posted by fakeXsound

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Pick it up for me. :) I'm sure it will eventually be a garage sale purchase. I just get cranky at the music store. For example they have a super deluxe 180 gram etc version of Dark Side of the Moon for $30. That's the stuff that kills me. I got my copy for 75 cents.

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Pretty much all the big names who have been around for a while. Goldie/Rufige Kru, Dillinja, Lemon D, Roni Size, DJ Zinc, DJ Hype etc.

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Thanks for the recommendations. I remember Goldie and Roni Size offhand.

I dont collect vinyl but i´ve been buying vinyl for almost 10 years. I dont like the word "collect", it just doesnt sound right! There´s couple of vinyl stores around here, not always the best prices but they´ve got good stuff. I like Rock n Roll and all it´s "cousins", punk rock, garage(thanks to Prof. Denim), metal, hard-rock etc.
For the past couple of years i´ve been listening and buying 60's south american psycadellic garage bands like Los Monjes, Los Saicos, Los Yorks etc. Really amazing stuff! My latest acquisitions:
http://images03.olx.com.mx/ui/2/83/16/25937716_1.jpg
1969 mexican psycadellic!
http://www.emimusicbounty.it/res/default/yorks4.jpg
60´s garage rock from Peru!
I also got a THOR LP for my birthday!!!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2XHxqgMF4m.../s400/thor.jpg

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2XHxqgMF4m.../s400/thor.jpg

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:lol: O que é isso?! That is awesome!

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:lol: O que é isso?! That is awesome!

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Eheheh! Esta foto é melhor!!!

http://www.thorcentral.com/mp_redesi...thewarrior.jpg

Sim, ta certo, esta é o melhor! Ele é meu heroi! :lolz:

Muito bom!!!!!
http://ladystarlightnyc.files.wordpr...groupcolor.jpg
just one more....
http://ladystarlightnyc.files.wordpr...rew-catlin.jpg

WOOOOOOOOOW. De onde ele vem? Asgard? LOL

That last pic is quality. You can tell male or female by massive package or camel toe.

I never thought of myself collecting vinyl.
more of buying them for functionality.
there's alot of lps that are before my time that I've just never seen on cd.
sometimes I'm surprised by the quality of the music, some of the songs,
content wise that never gets much attention nowadays since
they weren't singles back in the day.

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For the past couple of years i´ve been listening and buying 60's south american psycadellic garage bands like Los Monjes, Los Saicos, Los Yorks etc.

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Thanks for the YouTube links. This stuff is cool. I don't imagine I would ever come across it in the wild.

This thread needs more pictures of Thor. :lolz:

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1288/thorg.jpg

I edited the title to kill off the collecting discussion. Hopefully this will stop the thoughts of pogs and baseball cards.

My Beach Boys album turned out to be pretty good. I still wish it had Sloop John B.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYIlH4nOEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdov2UIjUpY

I collect records. There was a thread about it a long time ago and I'm pretty sure I posted my whole collection in that.

Anyway, it's mostly punk rock and old hardcore. I didn't buy anything new for a long time, but a cool record store opened in SLC last year and I've been buying one or two a month for the last little while.

I have some pretty cool stuff... Off the top of my head, I have all the Subhumans albums, a couple original Dead Kennedys albums (one with a poster that is extremely rare), this old LA punk rock compilation called Someone Got Their Head Kicked In... There's quite a bit more too. I'll go through and see what's up. Vinyl is pretty fun.

Also, the turntable I have is fresh. It's a Technics (don't remember the model number) and I got it for like $3 at a thrift store.

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I went through and organized my collection. Some pretty cool stuff. Here's a pic:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...y/cb751f74.jpg

I was sorting them by genre and took this picture before I put them back on the shelf. Psychobilly records on the far left. The 7" in front is hand numbered #1/500. The middle stack is all country and 80s music. The small stack above that is all ska. The one above and to the right is all underground rap. Some cool stuff there. The Smut Peddlers album and Deltron 3030 instrumentals. Bottom right is all punk rock. It's by far the most populated genre for me. Rad stuff.

Just thought I would share!

Sort of an oddball question, but is the Tron soundtrack vinyl worth anything? I was cleaning out my closet and came across it.