Must have Vinyl records - Page 2

This is SO, SO true. It is the availability of an enormous amount of music for very cheap that makes Vinyl so much fun.

shrinkwraped new old stock of The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers with zipper would be less than 180 gram, maybe 110 to 120 gram. Lps from that time were not that heavy.

I really like this record alot. "Parchment Farm" is also good.
They remind me of Jimi Hendrix exp but not as skilled. More punk if you will. Dont know if mine is "original" it is on Philips records. It has the textured cover. The drums are mixed all to one side if I recall. Yes I agree that you can tell they are a LOUD band. Their version of "summertime blues" is pretty awesome!
They toured a few years back and I was not sure what to expect. It was a memorable show that surely lived up to their old records.

Agreed.

Personally, I'd recommend whatever music YOU find interesting. Sure, adding a few good quality classical music albums to your collection (even if you don't like classical) is worthwhile and fun. Otherwise, just experiment and have fun.

When I bought my first turntable, I made a deal/promise with myself: only purchase rare vinyl and albums I didn't own in CD form. I figured this would keep my vinyl collecting from becoming too much of an obsession. So, I bought a lot of old rare Stereolab records and random stuff from the 1980s. To this day, I own all the Talking Head and Police albums on vinyl, but none on CD. In some cases, I'm converted vinyl to digital form (which still maintains some authenticity for me).

Got five Akarmas 180 gram Blue Cheers plus Mint Tatoo. I love Outsideinside the best but didn't post it as it has not been repressed as much thus harder to find. There is the Hendrix sound that is easyer to hear for me now then when I first heard Outsideinside in 75. Mint Tatoo is a close sound as they shared some of the same members. There is a great folk tale about how loud they were when they first played the California Orange County Fair. From the Fairgrownds people heard them in there homes in Dana Point. This is a confermed story. No band as loud has ever played the Orange County Fair.

I've got one of those. And an Exile with postcards. And Metal Box in a metal box. Those are probably my top three, as well as the three original Pavement releases (two 7 inches and one 10 inch - two feet of vintage Pavement).

Where's Jerome?

I think Rick Wakemen's "Return to The Centre of The Earth" is a must to own. Such an epic sounding album...

The Stones 180g vinyl reissues sound very good, but they are digitally mastered. I prefer the original vinyl pressings. Beggar's Banquet, Let it Bleed, and Sticky Fingers are fairly plentiful at reasonable prices. Exile on Main St. has gotten relatively expensive in NM condition on eBay and somewhat harder to find.

My list of "must have" vinyl records would be too long to put here. But I will oblige and suggest a few from the genres I listen to the most.

Pop/Rock

Living Colour - Vivid
Boston - Boston
Steely Dan - Aja
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Yes - Fragile
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

Jazz

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (the 200g Classic Records reissue sounds great)
Carmen McRae - The Great American Songbook (Original Atlantic pressing)
Duke Ellington - Blues in Orbit (200g Classic Records reissue)
Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (Analogue Productions as a nice 180g reissue)
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (180g Analogue Productions reissue)
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (Speakers Corner 180g reissue)
Mel Tormé - Swings Shubert Alley (Speakers Corner 180g reissue)
Chet Baker - Chet (Analogue Productions 180g reissue)
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues (Speakers Corner 180g reissue)
Sarah Vaughan - How Long Has This Been Going On? (Original Pablo pressing)

Just a few words on audiophile vinyl pressings. The stuff can get very expensive. Several audiophile labels are remastering and releasing many classic jazz titles on 45RPM long players. Prices are usually between $50 and $70 per title. Most of these are remastered by Steve Hoffman and cut by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering. I have bought a large number of these titles and the results are somewhat mixed. I know that if you go to the Hoffman forum they absolutely worship the guy and he can do no wrong. I like most of his work, but there have been few really bad sounding masterings at his hands that left me unimpressed and disappointed. I still buy them from time to time but I have scaled back my purchases. If you are considering buying some of these records or even the pricey 200g reissues from Classic Records then I suggest you track down a few reviews from trusted sources before laying down your money.

As many have already suggested, buying used vintage vinyl in bulk lots is the way to go if you want to build a large collection of great music for very little money. If you go this route then expect to throw a lot of records out. But expect to have a lot of keepers. The price point I usually look for is between 25 and 50 cents per LP. You won't get that kind of price buying individual LPs. But you will get that kind of price buying records by the box in lots of 100 or more.

--Jerome

Hugh Masekela - Hope - 45 RPM Vinyl LP

Must own vinyl, all the way. Great music, better recording.

I agree jsaliga in looking for a semi-cheep bulk collection. In 1998 some good friends offered me two rooms of records for about $400.00 usd. They were renting the space had pulled out all the gold and were looking to dump them. I did not make the purchase. I estimate there were 7000 to 10,000 LPs. The problem is pure storage and man power to move such a mess. There could be an easy way to get prime records now just by putting an add on Craigs list or the paper. List it like.....Cash for Your Records, No Collection To Big Or Small, Will Come To You. They call you go. I myself have a very stupid cheesy record collection of only Krautrock and Hair Metal and 90s dance. No one would give me $ for my collection but I like it. I have nothing that's worth anything. No mono imports, no rare stuff. That's the fun, you could find 2000 dance promo 12 inchers, and play them for the rest of your life. There not worth anything but fun to have if you like records. We are very lucky at this point in history because if you live in America, we just had 30 years of the Lp. It ended 13 or so years ago but a lot of classic rock records are out there. In a day or so when I get time I will post my list here. A list of basic good stuff that is truly our rock history as a people, stamped onto vinyl to last for generations if they give a hoot.

These are out there on LP.





Led Zep 1-4
Kiss
Kiss Alive 1
Kiss Alive 2
Kiss Rock And Roll Over
Kiss Hotter Than Hell
Kiss Dressed To Kill
Ted Nugent Double Live Gonzo
Ted Nugent Free For All
Ted Nugent Ted Nuggent
Ted Nugent Cat Scrach Feever
Rush 2112
Rush Moving Pictures
Ruch A fairwell To Kings
Loverboy Loverboy
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath We Sold Our Soul For Rock And Rol
10cc Original Soundtrack
Super Tramp Even In The Quietest Moments
Elton John Goodby Yellow Brick Road
Boston Boston
Duran Duran Rio
Kiss Dynasty
Kiss Love Gun
Kiss Music From The Elder
Rush Exit Stage Left
UFO Strangers In The Night
UFO Force It
Robin Trower Bridge Of Sighs
Ted Nugent Tooth Fang And Claw
Scorpions Lovedrive

the fun of finding something in a store (if buying individually and used) that is in great shape and underpriced is so fun. i have found several things that the store didn't really know what they had and bought them.

the best part of record collecting for me is going home and putting it on the turntable and it sounds good...that is when the real satisfaction comes. buy what you like, don't worry about values in records. if you start that way, you are probably less likely to keep collecting.