All About Collecting Vinyl Records

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All about collecting vinyl records.

Shop thrift shops hit garage sales or visit estate sales. Led zeppelin led zeppelin 1969 led zeppelin s eponymous debut featured a mix of original material and covers of blues songs including a re recording of the track dazed and confused originally written and recorded by jake holmes which was also covered by jimmy page s old band the yardbirds. Beginner vinyl collector my vinyl collecting vinyl the most common mistakes made when caring for vinyl records 5 do s and don ts of caring for vinyl records top tip 1. The act of collecting records is an extremely personal one but there are some records that belong in every collection regardless of your preferences as an audiophile and we ve done our best.

Don t be like iggy ok so. My musical soul had already been tilled seeded and watered by the experience of un crating my mom s vinyl all he had to do was reap the harvest. Vinyl hit the market in 1948. So instead of having to buy an album of six 78s similar to what we call a box set today all 12 songs were on one nifty record.

Although there are numerous great shorts floating around on youtube focusing on vinyl culture digging and record collecting here is a list of some must see feature length documentaries and mini series that capture all that it means to be a vinyl fanatic and look at record collecting from every possible angle. His sickle was a technics sl 1210 mk2 turntable and some insanely good speakers. Lps not only offered convenience but they also took up far less space. Vinyl records new or old retain a lot of value and so long as your copy is in decent condition and there s some demand for the title you can often make a profit if you choose to sell.

Levi was a vinyl missionary and he couldn t have found a more able and willing proselyte. Before you buy however read these five tips for collecting vinyl records so you can avoid some mistakes we made while amassing our collection of nearly 2 000 lps. Oddly enough the iconic record was met with mixed reviews rolling stone called. 18 documentaries about vinyl and record collecting.

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