xlovecolouredx Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i talk with my friend about my unemployment. yeah i don't have money for use or buy anything such i ever. that guy suggest me for throw some on ebay for cash. but i don't think i will do it. he think i only should keep some copy of colour for listen. and he think collecting variants or try to pay for complete is some kind of materialism. how you guys think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I think it takes the same amount of materialism to collect any records as it does to collect a whole bunch of a few records. No one here lives in a monastery or a cave, so I really think the argument that variant collectors are somehow shallower or greedier than other people is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I only collect variants for certain bands. However, if I were to lose my job/income, those would likely be the first to go (aside from Screeching Weasel and related records). It's fun to track down every color or pressing of something, but as long as I have a copy of a record to play I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I've collected every pressing of one of my favorite bands and then the older I got the more I released how ridiculous it is. I mean its fun to do but honestly having like 15 or more copies of the same band is pointless. So I sold most of them off and just bought a shit ton of other records. That being said if its a band I really like I will wait and try and find one copy of that record I really want. If there's a current press of all black and an oop of color and its witin my means ill go for the color. But if its just a whatever band like radiohead or something then any copy is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest duhpunk Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 It depends on who it is. If it's a band I really like, then sure, I'd like to get a collection, as long as it's not ridiculous. I've seen collections of Alk3, HWM, and AM! that just absolutely blow my mind. I wouldn't want 20 copies of one record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 The only band I collect is Alkaline Trio. I decided not to be a completist and just buy things as I find them. I didn't buy all the recent represses and really only have my sights set on the originals at this point. I guess that makes me a collector, but not a completist if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest duhpunk Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 The only band I collect is Alkaline Trio. I decided not to be a completist and just buy things as I find them. I didn't buy all the recent represses and really only have my sights set on the originals at this point. I guess that makes me a collector, but not a completist if that makes sense. http://vinylcollective.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249&start=2055#544736 this is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnoldlayne Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I don't collect variants. I'd rather spend my money on having a bunch of different albums to listen to. It always makes me a little sad to see kids with <100 records and half of them are doubles. That said, I can totally see the appeal, and I like looking at peoples' massive variant pics as much as anybody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i have pretty much 3 bands i collect really hardcore variantwise (btmi, am!, and atom and his package) but at the same time i have thousands of albums between cds + vinyl. I don't see the huge deal people make out of it... what do i care what you spend your money on... if it makes you happy.. go nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think a really large collection of different records is much more impressive than owning a bunch of variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think if your going to collect a certain band, then you should have all the variants, it wouldnt really feel complete if you didnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i have a handful of bands i collect. only like 3 or 4 that i collect hardcore and 2 of those bands dont really put out many variants (thanks fat!) so its not really that difficult for me. My other collections i occasionally work on are of bands no one knows/cares about so i cant really sell them to make money (bands like Whatever, connie dungs, straight faced...) Recently i started trading/selling some of the rare colored records by bands i dont actively collect. By doing so i raised about $800 or so and just bought common presses of everything i sold. Plus i was able to buy shit tons of new records that i have wanted for a while. Overall i dont have any issues with people collecting all the variants but as i grow older i find it harder and harder to buy the same album over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4m35 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think if your going to collect a certain band, then you should have all the variants, it wouldnt really feel complete if you didnt what? why is it not considered a complete collection if you don't have all of the variants? i think that having all of the records, be them on colored vinyl or not, constitutes having a complete collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedavidescapeplan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think if your going to collect a certain band, then you should have all the variants, it wouldnt really feel complete if you didnt what? why is it not considered a complete collection if you don't have all of the variants? i think that having all of the records, be them on colored vinyl or not, constitutes having a complete collection. I agree completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 but its not technically "complete" there are missing records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4m35 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 if you have the entire output of the band, that is a complete collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 1 copy of a record is enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 if you have the entire output of the band, that is a complete collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think a really large collection of different records is much more impressive than owning a bunch of variants. why can't you have both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4m35 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 entire musical output. having 13 records with the same songs but 2 of them are sealed and 5 of them are on glow in the dark splatter vinyl is superfluous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 but its not technically "complete" there are missing records So test presses are required to make a collection complete? i have a few collections i consider complete despite only having one copy of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchrudder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 but its not technically "complete" there are missing records So test presses are required to make a collection complete? i have a few collections i consider complete despite only having one copy of each. yes i would say you need test presses for it to be complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drahtuos Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i think a really large collection of different records is much more impressive than owning a bunch of variants. someone who solely focuses on collecting different records rather than variants of the same records is always going to have more music to choose from than someone who focuses on variants even if they aren't always buying variants. so i agree a really large collection of different records is more impressive than owning a bunch of variants if the same time and money are put into each collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatsleeprepeat Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i do variants but i make sure i have a copy to listen to as well. i just like the hunt of finding things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Why do we have to have this stupid argument every week and a half? Some of us think colors are important to having a complete collection (and TPs). Some of us don't. There is never going to be some sort of final solution. But if there is I am NOT going to Madagascar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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