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2 hours ago, Derek™ said:
Had to quote this for truth. That street runs both ways too – owning 20 variants of one record or dropping $1,000+ on a super limited, signed, promotional copy of something doesn’t necessarily translate into “I’m a more important person” or “I’m a bigger fan”. I know that vinyl enthusiasts tend to have the frailest egos and require more validation than just about any hobbyists out there, but I’ve never considered variant hoarding or dropping big bucks on a coveted release to magically rank you higher in fandom, or something. Contrary to how much dick swinging comes with the hobby, it’s already been said in this thread: you should collect because it’s fun. The minute it stops becoming fun, it’s time to step back or consider opting out. One of the quickest ways to lose that fun is to fret and sweat any corner bend or seam split.
(Also in case it reads this way, I’m not accusing OP of hysteria over corner dings and seam splits. I fully acknowledge that some of his orders are beyond playable when they show up. And that really sucks. The winded point above is more applicable to the countless people who want to exchange or get a refund on new records that arrive with a little bit of ring wear or a dinged corner.)
So much this. Believe it or not, that’s what it boils down to. Or should. What do people do when they enjoy an album that has never been pressed on vinyl? Just not acknowledge it? Music first and foremost, always. Give me a shelf full of quality bands and releases on “boring” black vinyl, with the occasional bit of sleeve scuff or folded corner. For me, that will always be worlds more desirable than a stash of limited edition garbage /150, in pristine shape. Even if said junk has insane collectibility or resale value, if it’s a pile of Enjoy the Ride releases, I’d see no real reason to own it.
Pretty much agree with you on everything in principle. I don't dig habing multiple copies of stuff, I like having one copy that sounds great and if it looks cool too that's a bonus. And I am okay with some types of wear to the sleeve, it's just seam splits that really bug me. The perfectionist within me hates them so much even though I know it doesn't make a lot of sense logically (and then yeah there are the ones that come unplayable which is more and more common).
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4 hours ago, parkermatt said:
Where are you buying from? I get plenty delivered to me in Napier and have not had any warped in maybe 5 years now. There’s a spot on my front porch where the sun is intense so I just asked the courier to not leave them there. I do agree postage is expensive depending on where you’re buying from but at the same time I’ve found a few places where is reasonable price but still a month or so delivery time
I buy from all over the place, all over Europe, USA, within NZ, sometimes elsewhere. Inside NZ is always reliable, but struggle to get the things I am into here. I have a covered porch that they get left in, and was basically always fine until COVID and then after that it's mostly been a shit show for warps on my end. Glad someone is having a better time of it though!
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29 minutes ago, porkdad said:
Impulsively selling your collection doesn’t seem like it would help you- I can only imagine the remorse you’d feel. I would seriously just take a break and enjoy what you have or discover stuff you like that you can get your hands on easily.
The past two years has sucked for collecting and the hobby in general. I relate to what you said about the frustration altering your relationship with music. Having to be selective (for many reasons) about buying music sucks now.
Absolutely, I want to think whatever I do through properly first. I've been here before, so it wouldn't be totally impulsive, but gotta take the time to think through big decisions.
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35 minutes ago, orthostice said:
I've been at a similar point with just about everything I've ever collected, including vinyl, and I totally get feeling like imperfections in your collection are holes in your soul. It drove me crazy. Not to mention the stress of trying to get everything you want in the first place, which is a whole other story. The thing that helped me was to just step away. Maybe for only a little while in some cases, maybe forever in others. But consider taking a break. It's all meant to be fun, but if it's causing you that much stress and worry, there's a problem. I dragged myself away from message boards and social media and news sites and the rest and just let whatever I was collecting go on without me for a while, and that let me cool down and get some perspective. It helped me go from feeling like my brain was on fire over every little thing to mild "Aw, darn"-grade disappointment. And I also asked myself why I was losing my mind over these things - like, was anyone considering me less of a person because some record cover had a minor corner bend, or something? (Answer: no, no they were not.)
Seems we are very similar haha. That probably is a good idea, as I feel exactly like you describe.
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3 minutes ago, Tidal Wave said:
Seek assistance from a professional
edit - selling records is stressful so if you are already stressed selling them isn’t going to help. Just stop buying new ones. If you can’t stop see my original statement
Yeah I'm pretty aware of the selling being stressful part haha. If I did it would be bit by bit anyway cause otherwise it would be completely unmanageable. I can see your advice - I do have anxiety and depression and have seen people for it and it's generally pretty in hand, but this is a bit of a blind spot cause I never really know which way to swing with it at this point, so have just been meandering along for ages but am giving it some serious thought atm.
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I've been in a weird place with my collection for quite a while now, and I really need some thoughts. I've been collecting for probably 10 years now (I'm 25), and I've been super, super passionate about it for the last few. I’m proud of what I’ve collected and I have both a lot of records (1500+) and a lot of music that’s really important to me.
But recently it's causing me a lot of stress and anxiety, and I'm really considering trying to sell my collection and properly quitting. I live in New Zealand, and this means there is the situation where shipping is always super expensive and slow. This is alright on its own, but the rate of damage in the mail is astronomical - I routinely get warped records and sleeve damage, maybe as much as 1/3 of what I get. I have a vinylflat, but it only works so much to fix these. I also cannot stand poorly pressed records with noise, which I feel like there are so many of these days. I have an ultrasonic cleaner to address this, but again it only helps so much.
These things are affecting my relationship with music, as I get stuff that is damaged or noisy and I associate negative feelings with the music itself, which makes me not want to listen to those albums at all anymore. The other problems along with this are just having a negative effect on my life.
Collecting is really important to me and it’s hard to picture my life without it, but I just feel like this can’t go on like this anymore, but I also don’t want to look back and regret whatever I do.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation and has any thoughts?
This is me and my collection just for context - https://www.discogs.com/user/swallowtales/collection
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19 minutes ago, mindphaser said:
Hey guys, 'Fables..' repress is coming in February, details here: https://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/fair-to-midland/fables-from-a-mayfly-what-i-tell-you-three-times-is-true
A few pre-order links are up (I'm sure plenty of others if you look around):
Holy shit, didn't think this would happen. Awesome to finally get this.
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I absolutely adored Empty Black, but I think the new single sucks. Sad times.
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Well I can report that my copy of the orange w black smoke variant sounds awful. Tons of surface noise and pops/cracks - maybe good US got delayed haha.
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I got through too, ungodly expensive but hopefully will be worth it.
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Snagged Thursday - Kill the House Lights (third time I've bought this album, hopefully it actually comes playable this time......) and both the Strife records. Hope I get lucky and get coloured versions!
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Finally got Crisis, been waiting on that one forever!
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Real excited about this, though probably my copy is going to get heavily delayed because of USPS suspending shipments to New Zealand. But I can wait, more Number Twelve is always a good time.
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I got the gold nugget variant mostly cause I'm a huge fan of the band and somewhat of a completionist in wanting to own everything they've put out. That said I definitely think Lament is their weakest album, so while it'll get listened to a bit, I can't imagine it will be anything like the rest of their stuff in terms of how often it gets pulled out.
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Yeah I really want this but 70 USD shipping ain't it sadly
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Damn, I would have loved one of these - they look amazing!
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1 hour ago, bannedinjapan said:
Is a box set confirmed? I haven't seen anything about that. (Would be amazing, though!)
Side note: I wrote to Numero months ago when the first digital versions were posted to Bandcamp. I had two questions:
A, Would there be vinyl versions as well?
B, If so, would these releases be remastered at all from the original versions?
The initial reply back that I got was "I don't understand your questions." lol
Eventually, I got a 'yes' and a 'yes', thankfully.
Nah there hasn't been a set confirmed, I was just speculating and hoping I don't end up buying two copies that way haha.
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Snagged Brooklyn Vegan variant, hype
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Really want them to press Odd How People Shake, needs it so bad!
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1 hour ago, alwaysopenmouth said:
Will have to check this out, I’ve passed on Blasphemy but have really been digging Coffins on Io lately. I put that album on while folding laundry a week ago and it was awesome
Coffins has been such a pain for me to find, need to step up the chase. Although I thought Blasphemy was really cool too, need to put that on today!
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maudlin are basically my favourite band ever, so GOD DAMN am I excited for this. Did not expect something like this at all.
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grabbed the two that are up, hope i haven't jumped the gun with a boxset forthcoming!
I need some advice on my record collection
in Vinyl Collective Message Board
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This is a good strategy and I admire you for it. The things I like about vinyl are the way you interact with it, the tactility and physicality, and they do sound great when done well! I think cds sound really good too but they aren't quite the same. Ultimately I kind of miss the feeling where it was just about the music itself and there wasn't any worrying about the quality of the physical thing though. A lot to think about.