Post your vinyl collection/highlights!

[Killyp]

I know there was a vaguely similar thread a while back, but this is slightly different.

Post your vinyl collection, and the 'best of'/rarest stuff you've got!

I'll start with one of my favourite albums I've got on vinyl...

Boards of Canada Geogaddi
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Click an image to see it in Flickr, (much higher res).

I absolutely love this on vinyl, it really sounds very very different to the CD version, and the embossed design on 'Magic Window' is a breathtakingly beautiful to hold.

[backsidetailsli]

so my dad brought out his prostar record player. since then i have bought a few albums that i really liked. they sound much better than any other format..

this one I really like, Tiger Army's latest. came in limited red vinyl...
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Misfits, Tiger Army, Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards (self title and Viking)
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Dark Side of the Moon, Ozzy, Black Sabbath Picture disk
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Two Rancid Picture disks
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[zach]

not gonna take pics now... but my highlights of modern stuff on vinyl are:

Arcade Fire - Funeral (beautiful mastering on vinyl, much better than CD)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada

and older stuff:
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (one copy still in original shrinkwrap)
entire Beatles discography
Led Zeppelin I-IV (one copy of IV still in original shrinkwrap)

[Prom1]

not gonna take pics now... but my highlights of modern stuff on vinyl are:

Arcade Fire - Funeral (beautiful mastering on vinyl, much better than CD)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada

and older stuff:
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (one copy still in original shrinkwrap)
entire Beatles discography
Led Zeppelin I-IV (one copy of IV still in original shrinkwrap)

Can we see photos of the Top 2 listed in bold PLEASE!

Those right there are pure universal currency! Keep them away from sun & heat and pass them down to children who'll do the same.

If you EVER consider selling those PLEASE PM me first please~! I'd purchase those before any Mac, & I'm in desperate need of a Mac.

[Silencio]

Speaking of Miles and vinyl, I found a sealed copy of Get Up With It in New York last week!

Also picked up Scott 4 by Scott Walker (looks like a reissue to me: also sealed packaging and pressed on nice, thick vinyl), and one of my friends gave me a "spare" copy of Rhythms, Resolutions and Clusters by Tortoise -- by all means a prettty uncommon slab of vinyl. So three pretty special records in one trip. Not bad.

I've got to get that Arcade Fire on vinyl! Along similar lines is OK Computer by Radiohead: the mastering on vinyl is about 500% better than the CD.

[mperkins37]

I have over 200, specialty discs in my collection, (I have over 1000 pieces total, and my father has another 1500 - 1700, of prime stuff from the 50's up).:)
It will take me a day or two. The Iron Maiden collection alone is 40, or so & I stopped collecting around Fear of the dark.:D

[backsidetailsli]

I have over 200, specialty discs in my collection, (I have over 1000 pieces total, and my father has another 1500 - 1700, of prime stuff from the 50's up).:)
It will take me a day or two. The Iron Maiden collection alone is 40, or so & I stopped collecting around Fear of the dark.:D

NIOCE!

[NintendoFan]

Here is one that isn't that rare, but I quite enjoy the album. :)

[Cheese]

I have a few hundred pieces of vinyl. Mostly 12 inch singles from the late 80's,(and I am ready to trade/sell them). I have a few that are color presses;, purple, blue, pink, red. I don't have any pics yet, but I am working on taking a few shots of some of the best.

[psycoswimmer]

I don't have any vinyl, but my dad had a whole chest of hundreds and hundreds of records that sat there for a good decade. :rolleyes: Two years ago he decided to stop wasting space and throw out all of the records but one rare/special Beatles one he had. Then he took all of the covers and covered our garage walls with them. It looks actually looks really cool.

[theman]

I have a whole closet full. Probably at least 100. I haven't listened to a lot of them in a while. But I still listen to a few. Vinyl sounds so good. :cool:

[Killyp]

Another highlight of my record collection is a first press of Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Night & The Pips. I can't find it anywhere though, I've got loads of cases of vinyl I haven't even looked at yet!

[stormyuklondon1]

ive got around 1,000 lp's and 12 inches and approx 200 7 inches, a few of my favourites..
the pink floyd '97 vinyl collection
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/stormyuklondon1/CIMG0811.jpg
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discontinued in '97 pressed on 180gramme vinyl, except for the earlier pressings, which were mispressed on 130 gramme vinyl. bit rarer, but don't sound any different. mines the 130 gramme set
the specials live at the moonlight club
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white label bootleg recorded in 1979 apparently quite sought after by specials fans.
the wailers catch a fire
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my dad worked for island records in the seventies and would come home with stacks of vinyl according to my mum. most of it got binned unfortunately, but this survived in really good condition, and ive now got it:)
the zippo covered first pressing are again quite rare by all accounts..
sounds great with a few cold beers after a long hard day:D

[bartelby]

I've got a fair few highlights, here's the first to hand

The Electrifying Church Of The New Light - 500 Ft of Pipe
82279

Godlike Snake - Ufomammut
82280

The Things Which Solomon Overlooked - Boris
82281

Echo Dek (album in 7"s) - Primal Scream
82282

Nice collection of Soundgarden 7" pic discs
82283

[toothpaste]

alphabetical by artist. just some of it. more on the adjacent wall.


http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/513/recordman28km.jpg

[bartelby]

Yeah, I'm not jealous about that small selection of vinyl toothpaste:)

[DAC47]

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Spinal Tap - 12" picture disc

I don't buy vinyl anymore and i don't miss it
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[DAC47]

I've got a fair few highlights, here's the first to hand

The Electrifying Church Of The New Light - 500 Ft of Pipe
82279

Godlike Snake - Ufomammut
82280

The Things Which Solomon Overlooked - Boris
82281

Echo Dek (album in 7"s) - Primal Scream
82282

Nice collection of Soundgarden 7" pic discs
82283

I'm guessing you spend quite a lot of time in diverse records?

[bartelby]

I'm guessing you spend quite a lot of time in diverse records?

Not as much as you'd think. I can't afford their prices. Most of my new vinyl purchases come from gigs or StonerRock.com. Having stuff shipped from Idaho is still cheaper than Diverse...

[pjarvi]

When my mom was a kid (late '50s or early 60's) her neighbor used to have a job re-filling jukeboxes (he may have sold/leased them too). Apparently, the jukeboxes had to be refilled every so often due to the wear and tear on the records as well as to add new music. So, he would let my mom go through and pick out any of the used records she wanted. I don't remember if she had to pay for them. Anyways she had a huge collection of the smaller jukebox size records (45's??). I don't have any photos and she sold them a few years ago, but my favorite was "The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs the Red Baron".

I only ever bought 1 record myself, the first music recording I ever owned: "Ghostbusters - Original Soundtrack Album". My favorite song was: "Laura Branigan - Hot Night" which if I remember correctly was the first song on the B side.

I don't have the record any more (garage sale), but I might still have my old record player in storage. It was like a little suitcase covered with a blue jean wallpaper-like material. I think we bought it at a Thrifty drug store. :)

[tkidBOSTON]

Hey guys,

Not to go too off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone looking to get into vinyl?

Not looking to discuss the merits of starting a record collection in 2007, but rather advice on how to buy a record player and whether anything else is required to get it going (ie. will I be able to hook it up to modern speakers?).

Thanks.

[Shotglass]

Hey guys,

Not to go too off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone looking to get into vinyl?

Not looking to discuss the merits of starting a record collection in 2007, but rather advice on how to buy a record player and whether anything else is required to get it going (ie. will I be able to hook it up to modern speakers?).

Thanks.Actually, can I get some of that, too?

[Markleshark]

It's nothing, really. But it has a pattern. Sorry about the image quality, it's darker in here than I thought.

[bowzer]

i think i have about 1300 records? Im not sure anymore... genres include dubstep, drum & bass, breaks, uk hardcore. i have tons of rare & hard to find stuff, but im too lazy to dig thru the crates right now!
http://www.bowzer.net/stuff/bowzer_records_aug07.jpg

[GladRags]

Hey guys,

Not to go too off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone looking to get into vinyl?

Not looking to discuss the merits of starting a record collection in 2007, but rather advice on how to buy a record player and whether anything else is required to get it going (ie. will I be able to hook it up to modern speakers?).

Thanks.


The chain required to listen to vinyl:

- turntable
- phono preamp
- preamp/power amp or integrated amp
- speakers

The phono preamp is critical. The level of sound that comes off a vinyl disc is much lower than typical 'line level' sources such as CD players. In addition, a special equalisation curve is applied to all vinyl and the phono preamp is necessary to apply this.

Older receivers and integrated amps typically came with a 'PHONO' input - this input has the phono preamp onboard. In this digital home theater age, the majority of products no longer have the PHONO input. In which case, you must purchase a phono preamp, which can then plug into any of the analog inputs on your receiver or amp (ie. AUX or some such).

If you're looking to do it on the cheap, phono preamps are available for around $50. If you want something better, both in terms of phono preamps and turntables, try to find a specialist audio store in your area.

For superb phono preamps, check out brands such as NAD, Cambridge Audio, Creek. For some of the best, most affordable, true hi-fi turntables, look no further than Rega, though Pro-Ject also gets good reviews.

[Markleshark]

Or, you could buy a USB one [turntable], play through your Mac and record to it as well.

[Killyp]

All the above preamps are fantastic.

Also, as far as decks go, you can't go far wrong with the new Rega Planar 3. It's got one of the best tonearms of any record deck out there (something Linn have been very envious of).

Amps, Rotel are just about the best with absolute budget kit, and the new B&W 685s are absolutely, 100% gorgeous speakers. They sound like £500 speakers, but with a much lower price tag (£280).

[bowzer]

I'll take my Technics 1200 MK2's over any other turntable :) (but that's because i use them for djing, hehe)

[Killyp]

Or, you could buy a USB one [turntable], play through your Mac and record to it as well.

No, I haven't yet heard a single USB turntable which sounds at all decent. The whole point in vinyl is that it sounds better than CD, otherwise nobody would use it. Those USB record decks are absolute rubbish, and the difference between different record decks is huge in comparison between different CD players.

I'll take my Technics 1200 MK2's over any other turntable :) (but that's because i use them for djing, hehe)

They're great for DJing, some of the best decks money can buy. However, as for how they sound in a home setup, better decks can be bought. £150 on a Project deck will give much much sound than any SL1000 or 1200 etc...

I want to get myself some SL1200s though, trying to pick them up cheap...

[jive]

I inherited my Dad's vinyl collection (he's not dead he just gave them to me one day) and I finally got around to buying a record player...


Anyway, it's all about Man, Gong, The Outlaws and The Tubes with him.


Anyway, it's all about DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... By far one of my favourite albums ever.

[aquajet]

Hey guys,

Not to go too off topic, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone looking to get into vinyl?

Not looking to discuss the merits of starting a record collection in 2007, but rather advice on how to buy a record player and whether anything else is required to get it going (ie. will I be able to hook it up to modern speakers?).

Thanks.

For superb phono preamps, check out brands such as NAD, Cambridge Audio, Creek. For some of the best, most affordable, true hi-fi turntables, look no further than Rega, though Pro-Ject also gets good reviews.

Definitely look at Pro-ject if you want an "audiophile" table. Pro-ject is underrated IMO. Excellent tables for the money. In fact, I auditioned a Rega P2 and Pro-Ject Xpression II and thought the Pro-ject was superior. It has an excellent carbon fiber tonearm. So that's what I kept. And it was $100 less.

[BryanP]

can't post my vinyl collection right now since i have most of the crates at my home down in southern california (i live in northern california at the moment), but these are my two favorites nevertheless:

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - Meddle

sorry about the pic though, taken with a camera phone in my office

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/986/recordsag0.jpg

[backsidetailsli]

can't post my vinyl collection right now since i have most of the crates at my home down in southern california (i live in northern california at the moment), but these are my two favorites nevertheless:

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - Meddle

sorry about the pic though, taken with a camera phone in my office

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/986/recordsag0.jpg

is meddle in good condition? would you be willing to sell it?

[Corrosive vinyl]

wow... i think since my name is vinyl cause of records i should say something.. great thread... :D

Sorry I don't have pictures, they are all at my parents house because of my lack of space in an apartment and driving 1200 miles to get here

1. Beatles - white album
2. Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
3. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
4. Pink Floyd - Animals
5. Pink Floyd - A Nice Pair
6. Pink Floyd- More sndtrk
7. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
8. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
9. The Band - Songs from Big Pink
10. Rancid - Let's Go! (double white vinyl)
11. Bad Religion - The Gray Race (marble vinyl)
12. John Coltrane - meditations for quartet
13. GYBE - F#A# (infinity)

[OllyW]

No, I haven't yet heard a single USB turntable which sounds at all decent. The whole point in vinyl is that it sounds better than CD, otherwise nobody would use it. Those USB record decks are absolute rubbish, and the difference between different record decks is huge in comparison between different CD players.


This USB deck is pretty good

http://www.project-audio.com/inhalt/bilder/debutphusb.jpg

Pro-Ject Debut III/Phono USB (http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=debutphusb&cat=turntables&lang=en)

[mperkins37]

Here they are, The highlights anyway.:p
BTW I own A Numark TTUSB, and it's sound quality is great either through the stereo with rca's or usb.:cool:

[stormyuklondon1]

Can we see photos of the Top 2 listed in bold PLEASE!

Those right there are pure universal currency! Keep them away from sun & heat and pass them down to children who'll do the same.

If you EVER consider selling those PLEASE PM me first please~! I'd purchase those before any Mac, & I'm in desperate need of a Mac.

if your after a copy of kind of blue to listen to, i'd recommend the classic records reissue of it.
http://www.classicrecords.com/item.cfm?item=CS%208163%2D200G
it is without doubt the best example of the album available.

[SpookTheHamster]

I have 3 vinyl records: Led Zeppelin - II, a Motorhead greatest hits double disc set and a vinyl copy of the Postman Pat theme...

[Shotglass]

I only have 5 vinyl records:
Miles Davis - Tutu
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe

Also, not that I'm interested in this version, but what can you tell me about the sound quality of the Pro-Ject Debut III USB?

[Yojiirill]

BBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPP :p

My dad ran a record store in college, so I have 100 "main" vinyls that I inherited from my parents, plus another 30-40 "generic" ones (classical compilations, random female pop record that nobody remembers from my mom, etc.). Nothing is that rare, but I still have a few highlights.

*Sgt. Peppers Picture Disc
http://www.josovitz.com/RockSITE/Beatles/Sgt.%20Pepper%20Picture%20Disc.JPG
*Knowdaverbs- The Action Figure (a Christian rap vinyl that I got at a concert a few years back)
*The Legendary Stardust Cowboy-Paralyzed (one of the worst albums ever made. I'm serious)
http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2007/11/images/316_img.jpg
*Napoleon IV-They're Going to Take Me Away Haha
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/3142666899_bd5d5c22a8.jpg
*Captain Beyond (best album cover ever)
http://lookhear.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/captain_beyond_1972_20060810071429.jpg


A few other, more common vinyls that I love include:
*Pink Floyd-The Wall
*Pink Floyd-Animals
*ELP-Tarkus
*Styx-Pieces of Eight
*Sex Pistols-Never Mind the Bollocks...

[backsidetailsli]

just got this from member kgarchar!
first pressing of blink 182s enema of the state. only 500
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs142.snc3/16959_1194183898664_1350420078_504047_5920264_n.jpg

[astroot]

I just got in to vinyl about a year ago.. not sure why it took me so long to come around to it. Now I'm addicted!

Here's my listing of the records I have, along with some I want to pick up in the future.

http://astroot.info/vinyl/

My favorites are:
nine inch nails - The Fragile
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

[Hilmi Hamidi]

just got this from member kgarchar!
first pressing of blink 182s enema of the state. only 500
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs142.snc3/16959_1194183898664_1350420078_504047_5920264_n.jpg

Wow, transparent vinyl!
Never seen one like that before.

[otep1760]

I have lots of vinyl, mostly punk. Lots and Lots of NOFX. I actually just got around to taking pictures of most of my NOFX vinyl.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/otep1760/P1120466.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/otep1760/P1120467.jpg

most of the LP's are colored vinyl and limited to 500 or less
and a lot of the 7" are limited 1000 and less


I need to take pictures of the rest of my collection