One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Just curious to hear everyone's story. I bring this up now because it's about 2 years since I bought my first piece of vinyl and I consider myself a pretty serious participant in this lifestyle / hobby. I'm now considering attempting a complete / almost complete New Found Glory variant collection. I know it's a long shot, but if it's a band that I would like to put my time / money into collecting, it's these guys. Also, I've been more open to now picking up multiple variants of a single album; an aspect in this whole 'vinyl' craze I once swore to stay away from. I always told myself, one variant was enough. But nonetheless, here I am, about to purchase all 3 variants of New Found Glory - Radiosurgery. Anyways, back to the original question, how long have you guys been collecting / buying vinyl? Did you pick up the ISHC Test and Friend Press that just ended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixedfrequencies Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 100 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopthisnoise Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 got my first record when I was 16 back in '06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Just curious to hear everyone's story. I bring this up now because it's about 2 years since I bought my first piece of vinyl and I consider myself a pretty serious participant in this lifestyle / hobby. I'm now considering attempting a complete / almost complete New Found Glory variant collection. I know it's a long shot, but if it's a band that I would like to put my time / money into collecting, it's these guys. Also, I've been more open to now picking up multiple variants of a single album; an aspect in this whole 'vinyl' craze I once swore to stay away from. I always told myself, one variant was enough. But nonetheless, here I am, about to purchase all 3 variants of New Found Glory - Radiosurgery. Anyways, back to the original question, how long have you guys been collecting / buying vinyl? Did you pick up the ISHC Test and Friend Press that just ended? What? I had no idea that happened. :/ was that on ebay or on the board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davezer Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Just curious to hear everyone's story. I bring this up now because it's about 2 years since I bought my first piece of vinyl and I consider myself a pretty serious participant in this lifestyle / hobby. I'm now considering attempting a complete / almost complete New Found Glory variant collection. I know it's a long shot, but if it's a band that I would like to put my time / money into collecting, it's these guys. Also, I've been more open to now picking up multiple variants of a single album; an aspect in this whole 'vinyl' craze I once swore to stay away from. I always told myself, one variant was enough. But nonetheless, here I am, about to purchase all 3 variants of New Found Glory - Radiosurgery. Anyways, back to the original question, how long have you guys been collecting / buying vinyl? To answer the question, about 10 years. It all started with the acquisition of my fathers classic rock collection (which was around 1000Lps). From there I just went insane spending way too much on variants (which i now hate haha). I've been unloading most of my collection to pay bills and all that fun stuff. If you need anything NFG, let me know. I had a once complete collection (minus one 7inch that only one copy exists of), but have been selling pieces of it off. Take a look at my tradelist and let me know what you think. I'm not looking for ebay prices, just a good home for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdue Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Started collecting when I was 12 (I'll be 25 in October). I wandered into an indie record store (very gone now) while I was out with my family in North County San Diego. They were advertising a lot of punk, and I was just starting to get into Nirvana, Green Day and blink at that time. My grandparents played vinyl constantly, so I knew the medium. But when I realized there was punk music on some of them, it blew my mind. I picked up Lemmings by blink on yellow vinyl. I also picked up Foo Fighters "Big Me" single, because I'd realized that Dave Grohl was in Nirvana. Had to sell both of them recently to help fund the label, but I remember the moment very fondly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipmyreeds Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Grew up on cassettes as a kid - Dad had some vinyl, but we were always busy/on-the-go so radio/cassettes were the ticket. Had a tiny vinyl collection of my own that the parents did something with whenever we moved one of the half-dozen times. When I got my first CD player in 89, CDs became all I wanted. I bought them until last year, when I decided that digital was on-par enough with CD quality that I'd go that route for the convenience factor (still on-the-go a lot) and buy vinyl if I was in love with something so much I needed a physical copy of it (cooler medium, bigger artwork, etc.). So, less than a year into vinyl seriously. 40 albums, including some cool deluxe editions and sets of albums I really enjoy. Loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 my first serious purchase was the first pressing of a wilhelm scream's diver in 05 or 06. I thought vinyl was cool but mainly bought it because aws was/is one of my favorite bands. today I have 1,000+ records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Bought a Static Radio NJ 7 inch at a show back in 06 because they didn't have it on CD. Didn't really start to collect until 09 when a bunch of bands I like released 7"s. Now I have 450+ records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I've only been seriously collecting for about five years, but I started buying vinyl when I was 13 and started getting into punk rock. Before that, I used to listen to the records (most of which are now in my collection) my parents kept in the cabinet under the stereo in the living room. I still have no idea why they were ok with letting their 9 year old child listen to Cheech and Chong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 i have been actively buying and listening to records for almost 20 years now. i have never bothered to "collect" a single record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I bought a record for my sister for Christmas in 2009, but I ended up keeping it. That was the start of my addiction. Almost two years later I'm just shy of 1000 records in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Back in 2000 I bought my first record (Rancid 2000) with my own money and since about 2003 I gave up the CD format for the most part and focused a lot more on just buying vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 i have been actively buying and listening to records for almost 20 years now. i have never bothered to "collect" a single record. Lol, I see what you did there. You get what I mean. I didn't mean to offend anyone by using the term "collect". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 man. you guys all must have a lot more disposable income than i do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 man. you guys all must have a lot more disposable income than i do. Haha, yeah... You'd think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 man. you guys all must have a lot more disposable income than i do. dude I don't even want to think about how much money I could have if I didn't waste it on records lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 man. you guys all must have a lot more disposable income than i do. well you would too if you got 3 jobs and had a record habit that rivaled drew barrymore's alcohol addiction in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylville Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The first records I had were hand me downs. That was about '67. Actually I think my parents gave me puff the magic dragon in '64 but it is hard to recall that far back, quite frankly... I started buying my own records right around the 70's. My older sisters were already teenage hippies by then so I had beaucoup hand me downs from their circle of friends. That included guitars, stereos and records. Damn i miss that. ;^/ I remember riding my bike over to Prof Erny's (music store that had records) and spending paper route money on records when i was a kid. The dollar bin would've given many of you a vinyl woody. The first stereo i purchased new, was around '74. I've never really been a collector, however. I'm a guitarist and a music lover so it was never really about ebayisms to me. To each their own. I will say this.... "collecting" has changed. As a retailer of records I've noticed more of the "collectors" are merely ebayists without a turntable. There has always been value collectors, but these days it seems like there are far more. My theory is all the "Antique Roadshows" on TV have turned many folks into instant pickers without the background knowledge. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipmyreeds Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 noobrant As new to vinyl as I am, I'm already completely over those who keep harping "records are for PLAYING not COLLECTING, poseur!" Understand something: not everyone simply buys/listens to punk rock 7" records they pick up for peanuts. Furthermore, people love the medium for different reasons. Sure we all love the warm sound, but then there are those enjoyed for the rarity, artwork, or to complete a collection in support of an artist they love. If someone wants to buy something, frame it, and only listen to the digital copy/CD, deal with it already. Every sale, no matter the reason, is demand encouraging additional supply of vinyl. Everyone should be encouraging people to buy it for any reason whatsoever, and shutting up about WHY people buy records. I'm sure the OP didn't intend for this thread to spiral into this subject, and I can only imagine the number of similar dead horses existing in threads below, but as someone relatively new to the hobby of vinyl (collecting, playing, looking at, smelling, enjoying more than CD), I felt the need to share. Next time, instead of bitching at someone because they used the word collect, look at what they collected and recommend something else on vinyl they'd enjoy too. /noobrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehoffa Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Almost 20 years. Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Next time, instead of bitching at someone because they used the word collect, look at what they collected and recommend something else on vinyl they'd enjoy too. Why would I recommend them something else on vinyl if they aren't going to listen to it? /prorant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 2 and a half years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 its been 2 years since i got serious about collecting again, and ive picked up a couple hundred in that time. before that, it started when i was about 15 or 16 and my mom gave me her old collection of billy joel, boston, fleetwood mac, etc. when i was 19 i started collecting, but i was completely naive and thought ebay was the only source of buying current vinyl. it was stupid, but its where i picked up some of my most important pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philviral Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Started in 2009 when I pre-ordered Axe to Fall. My Dad had/has (he's slimmed down a bit over the years, and I grabbed a few ) a huge vinyl collection that I always admired, but it was always stored away and he never got them out to play them. Listened to my first record, got hooked on the sound, decided to go out and try to collect a copy of all my favourite records. Here I am about 2 years later with about 200 more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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