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Alkaline Trio 'Crimson' RED

Blink 182 'Uranus' 7" TRANSPARENT BLUE

+ new computer

+ house to myself

+ Alkaline Trio 'Crimson' RED arrived

+ Blink 182 'Uranus' 7" BLUE arrived

+ burger king

- red wings lost (again)

+/- neck still hurts from The Bled/Every Time I Die show on V-day

i brought up this same exact point the other day... the only big difference is the rarity factor is much higher with vinyl.. ie theres 1000 copies of a given record as opposed to 1,000,000 barry bonds rookie cards.

Are we really in a speculators market? I'm an avid comic collector, and have been there through both good and bad times. There was usually a catalyst that sparked these speculator markets, such as the Death of Superman, Foil/enhanced covers, etc... What caused the vinyl speculation? I think what we are seeing more of, is a discovery of vinyl by people who are abandoning the cd format. The general interest in vinyl as a musical format will naturally lead certain personality types to the collector side, ie: color vinyl, limited numbered pressings, and so on, so it becomes about more than just the music to this newer generation of "collectors". As Flood pointed out, a lot of this stuff is quite rare in comparison to mass produced collectibles like baseball cards and comics, so it only takes a few new collectors to affect pricing. The collectibles market has always been cyclical, but I believe what we are now experiencing with pricing could be closer to the norm than we might like to believe. Thoughts?

-Chris

Whenever I tell people i collect vinyl they are sort of puzzled. They say that it's dead (of course) and that plugging into an i-Pod is easier. Then I tell them, that's the point. Today's music and media is all instant and digital. if you want a new album, go online and boom, you have it in literally a minute. that's great when you have a ton of music and a need to digitize your collection of ease of use, hell, that's what i did. but if you really LOVE music and are passionate about it you want something that you can feel closer to.

this is where the appeal of vinyl comes in, it's a tangible representation of your tastes. where as the i-pod is a small album art and title name. it's about being able to hold that limited edition color LP you outbid 25 others for; it's not about the songs so much as it is the look and feel of vinyl. some may say, well you get the same thing with a cd, while they are technically right, but I offer the thought that you can pop in a cd in 10 seconds and boom you can hear the whole thing, then you're done. with vinyl you are engrossed with the 'process', you may balance your tone arm before each play, clean the record before and after, set your EQ to ensure a perfect listen. I could go on.

It boils down to the fact that we are jaded to technology. we just assume it will just get better and better. people shit their pants when the light bulb was invented, but we don't even televise space launches anymore. vinyl throws you back to when you had to work to hear your music, you appreciate the look of your music, and take the time to really listen. (because as we know vinyl always sounds better)

rant over.

i say either it doesn't sell, or it goes for 220 or 250.

Just ordered:

Reggie And The Full Effect “Greatest Hits ‘84-’87″ LP white vinyl

Reggie And The Full Effect “Promotional Copy” LP

On it's way to my door:

ALKALINE TRIO - CRIMSON (COLORED VINYL) LP import red

BLINK 182 - THEY CAME TO CONQUER URANUS 7″

ok baseball, that I can agree with

well I still like AD better, something about a Milford man.... but I digress, and throw this one in:

Better writing throughout the series?

Sports Night or The Office (UK version)

while 'sports night' is very good; it's no 'arrested development'.

while i totally love the "do it with a vinyl collector..." sticker (and one resides in my cubicle), why not make a "yes they still make vinyl." one too? i'd put that on my car for sure. anyone? bueller?

I'm working.. kinda

I started collecting when I was 16, but until I was about 19 i had no idea they still made vinyl on a widespread basis, let alone that i could get my current favorite bands on vinyl. thanks to ebay and sites just like this i've been able to grow my collection exponentially and create a great collection of records spanning from the 1950s to 2008.

does this mean all the ETIDs are going to be re-released on vinyl eventually? (Besides Big Dirty)

pointed to it by a friend who also collects. so pumped i found it.