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There was a VNYL thread at some point, but some of us created a fellowship to cast it into the fires of Mordor. With the help of giant eagles we accomplished the task.

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Yea, but did you see their Instagram stories? There were headphones, and I think some microphones in the background too. I cant believe Deafheaven is quitting music to do ASMR now.

Bullmoose - $33.97 shipped https://www.bullmoose.com/p/29034238/american-football-american-football-lp3-2xlp-180-gram-vinyl-w-download-card

Age doesn’t matter in this case, number of hours used does. Light weekend use for a couple of years doesn’t add up to too much. And while I usually have to dry my eyes (laughing, crying, both?) after looking at the hardware section here, I remain hopeful that one or two people will see and read about some of the better equipment out there and realize that buying well loved used equipment from someone that has the ability to buy better equipment is a great way to get a good deal and enrich their love of music. Everything I purchased up until the last 5 years was clearance, or was being “passed down” by someone who was moving up and wanted to share what they had found with the next guy. It’s the best way to buy awesome gear. I hope this sale finds that kind of someone.

For sure what swb said. I'm not a big fan of subscription models for records, but I've done single month VMP a couple times now for Feist and once because I wanted Lil Wayne but was kind of torn, and then they offered me a free record to come back so I ended up with their Ready to Die exclusive and The Carter 3 for like $30. Solid deal.

Haha fuck yeah Baltimore. I miss living in the city and getting wasted on a Tuesday with these dudes and my room mates.

I feel like there’s so many threads about this, always popping up a couple of months apart. Maybe it should be a sticky?

Welcome to the boards. I think the first and biggest “golden rule” to follow is to simply stack your records vertical. Always. As hip as it may look to have a bunch of albums sprawled out on a living room table or laying on top of one another, you can never beat the traditional vertical stack. The most common record shelf comes in the way of IKEA’s Kallax. (Not sure if that’s the name it still has – shouldn’t be hard to locate on their site though.) The opening space is something like 13” x 13” which is perfect for a stack of records, while still providing a little wiggle room. You could probably fit your current collection into 1 cube of these, so I’d probably get a 1 x 2 for immediate use or a 2 x 2 to future-proof your setup a bit. You’ll want to invest in some sleeves for your jackets. I personally sleeve everything I own, regardless of rarity or value. There are a few sites out there that sell sleeves in bulk, so you can get a pack of 50 or more and stash them for later use. Square Deal and Sleeve City seem to be the 2 sites I see referenced the most for sleeves, though I’ve ordered decent sleeves through Amazon in the past, too. It’s not too priority, but you’ll really come to appreciate anti-static polylined record sleeves. Swap them out with the traditional paper sleeves you get with 99% of your records – not only do they attract less dust and crud, but they’re also way less likely to scuff your vinyl when placing them in or taking them out for use. And finally, I’d start looking into a good wet cleaner at some point down the road. Someone may be able to make some suggestions on that front because I don’t have a go-to, but they’re imperative for cleaning up records and will even spruce up a lot of the brand new, modern music releases that sound noisy on first listen. Hope that sets you in the right direction. It’s an expensive hobby but also a rewarding one.

got a digital download for Live in Bucketheadland this morning in my junk email folder. very excellent recordings and finally a CDQ version of The Embalmer!

Who else here is a burnt out teacher staying in on a Friday night?

Been listening to this Be Forest - Knocturne today, think this sits in with this thread and needs some love. https://wwnbb.bandcamp.com/album/wwnbb-099-knocturne

https://www.insound.com/just-added-1/after-laughter-colored-vinyl.html Pink after laughter for a great price.

Since I believe they came before, I think you should describe TySegall as a wealthy man's Harlem.

i had money to burn and bought them last week with MO. i'll keep the board updated when they arrive.