lostatsea Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 those wood 7in boxes with the lids are a cool and they look easy to build.true. i wish i had that many 7's to even consider building something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 That is pretty ridiculous/amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borosel Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 that's one bad ass collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaps Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 post a list or gtfo. But seriously awesome collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilstrombone Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 does he still listen to a lot of them? Absolutely. His collection is never idle, he is always doing things with it. For example, he went through every single and marked the sleeve with either a "+", "o" or "-" so he knows if he liked it, thought it was ok, or disliked it. For both the A and B sides. He also marked it with an F, M or S so he knows if it's fast, medium, or slow. He is always doing something with his records. Thats actually a pretty good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 That is an amazing amount of records, but out of all of them, there probably isn't a single one I'd want to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 That is an amazing amount of records, but out of all of them, there probably isn't a single one I'd want to own. Seriously? You don't like anything that was moderately popular between the 50s and 80s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 martin is to cool for queen, cash, and the clash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 That is an amazing amount of records, but out of all of them, there probably isn't a single one I'd want to own. Seriously? You don't like anything that was moderately popular between the 50s and 80s? Depends on how you define "popular". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 martin is to cool for queen, cash, and the clash. I like The Clash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Seriously? You don't like anything that was moderately popular between the 50s and 80s? Depends on how you define "popular". There's everything from the most popular/common releases to extremely obscure records in there. The Clash certainly falls under that scope. But who knows, maybe you really wouldn't want any of them. Just surprising, that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Depends on how you define "popular". There's everything from the most popular/common releases to extremely obscure records in there. The Clash certainly falls under that scope. But who knows, maybe you really wouldn't want any of them. Just surprising, that's all I pretty much only listen to punk (and it's sub genres like indie, hardcore, etc) and some hip hop. I don't like classic rock. Looking at your father's collection reminded me of going to record shows in the 90's and sifting through miles of records to find nothing remotely interesting for me to buy. It was always very disheartening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 There's everything from the most popular/common releases to extremely obscure records in there. The Clash certainly falls under that scope. But who knows, maybe you really wouldn't want any of them. Just surprising, that's all I pretty much only listen to punk (and it's sub genres like indie, hardcore, etc) and some hip hop. I don't like classic rock. Looking at your father's collection reminded me of going to record shows in the 90's and sifting through miles of records to find nothing remotely interesting for me to buy. It was always very disheartening. I know what you mean. You were lucky if there was one dealer that specialized in that kind of music and you'd better be there when the doors opened. There's a handful of indie singles that supposedly go for three figures in his collection. Those are obviously the exception to the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdan Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 caramel delights are so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 But does he have a original copy of Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes"? Seriously, I'd love to sift through that collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 That is seriously amazing. How does he acquire all this stuff? New? Used? I bet there are some gems in there. On a somewhat related note, my dad used to have an ok collection back in the day (although nowhere near as big as this). He got rid of it all over the years, but this year for Xmas he gave me his original, still-sealed copy of the Beatles' Abbey Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 That is seriously amazing. How does he acquire all this stuff? New? Used?I bet there are some gems in there. On a somewhat related note, my dad used to have an ok collection back in the day (although nowhere near as big as this). He got rid of it all over the years, but this year for Xmas he gave me his original, still-sealed copy of the Beatles' Abbey Road. He started buying records as a kid when rock and roll started around 1955. So some of his collection is what he purchased new throughout his life. I know he used to do a lot of trading when he was younger with his other record collecting friends. And he also sold off a ton of records after he got married due to space/money constraints. Which he regrets to this day because he has never seen many of those records again. But primarily, the collection has become so large due to his never ending scouring of thrift stores. His parents grew up in the depression and he didn't grow up with money. So he typically got records at thrift stores or not at all. He's been going to local Goodwills, etc. since he was young. I remember going to them myself as a kid. Of course, there were hundreds and hundreds of records at them back then. I hate to refer to him as a collector because he won't pay more than $1 for an LP or 50 cents for a single. And it drives him nuts when singles are more than a quarter. You know, because they used to be a nickel or a dime. Only in the past couple of years have I been able to convince him to pay $2-$3 for a single at a place like Jerry's Records. It's safe to say that he couldn't possibly have less money invested in that collection. I visit my parents once a week and I can't remember the last time he didn't have new records for me to look at. A couple of weeks ago, a lady he used to work with gave him her old albums, approximately 160 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 wow. looking at the size of that collection i'm surprised he ever got laid, let alone married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 wow. looking at the size of that collection i'm surprised he ever got laid, let alone married. qft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericxthexred Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 And these records are all in process. He plays every single album he gets the whole way through before he files it. great philo, i do the same thing.... records don't get filed/added to the trade list until I've listened to them all the way thru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 And these records are all in process. He plays every single album he gets the whole way through before he files it. great philo, i do the same thing.... records don't get filed/added to the trade list until I've listened to them all the way thru I do this too. I don't own a single "sealed" or "unplayed" record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbroken Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 holy shit thats amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythescumbag Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 And these records are all in process. He plays every single album he gets the whole way through before he files it. great philo, i do the same thing.... records don't get filed/added to the trade list until I've listened to them all the way thru I am sorta in the same boat...I do have some sealed stuff that I am holding onto for trades/to sell, but everything else is listened to at least once to ensure there are no playing issues. Killer collection btw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Everything I own I've listened to except one that I deliberately bought to pawn off later. Like others have said, it doesn't get put away til its listened to, which, as odd as it is, makes me dread huge mail days because I don't give each record a fair listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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