leviegalapon Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I ordered a vinyl on colored vinyl and when that vinyl arrived, it was on black vinyl. Ugh, the worst. That actually happened to me once. I just reasoned that they sold out all the colored ones and just gave me the black one. I remember I used to say "vin-yul" and vinyls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Shane Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I stacked my vinyl when I first started collecting, causing one of my records to have a nice little warp to it. Dumbass me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I bought a couple dozen records without having a way to listen to them. Valeriano and Fairmount 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntryLevelDave Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I did this one, but caught the mistake before it was too late. I stacked my vinyl when I first started collecting, causing one of my records to have a nice little warp to it. Dumbass me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Not a bad little thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Avatar Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I listened to one of them caninesapien 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The first table I owned I bought at 17 from a friend. No idea what I was buying, but they really sold me with the 'USB' function on it. Turns out it was one of those tables you can get from Bed Bath and Beyond and I spent way too much money on it. Still cringe about that today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipyourbartender Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Biggest mistake I made early on was going to eBay to look for records. mcguirk and FangsAnalSatan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippingOut Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Biggest mistake I made early on was going to eBay to look for records. Not always a bad idea my dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aych Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I kept my records in a big woven basket with rounded edges before I got my Expedit. As I added more and more records to my collection, the weight being put on the records closest to the edges caused the sides of some of the sleeves to get crushed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 My biggest vinyl fuck up is not having enough frames for all my vinyl. Seriously nothing worse than having a couple shelves full of winyl when they should be on display on my wall. Princess Logan, jhook, FangsAnalSatan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrichardrichard Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I bought HOFX on yellow splatter in the Summer of 1996 when I was in England. I brought it back packed in my suitcase between some clothes - luckily it was minimally damaged - vinyl was fine, sleeve had some dings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnystorm777 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I used to tell people how many vinyl i had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I cussed Danny out over the phone at SRC over a record that I had ordered and waited weeks to get, only to realize that it was a pre-order and they were still waiting to get them in stock to ship. Princess Logan and Fairmount 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I don't know how "vinyl noob-ey" this is, but I've also bought a few records without examining them close enough to notice their sick warps - namely Life in the Fat Lane and EP/LP by Subhumans, both super disappointing. No wonder I got them both for a steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorbusiness138 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I stacked my vinyl when I first started collecting, causing one of my records to have a nice little warp to it. Dumbass me. The first 7" I ever bought was MxPx - The Broken Bones at one of their shows. I was 15 when I bought it and didn't know at the time that records shouldn't be lain down flat. Now it's warped and probably won't ever get played again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I preordered a record on a Monday, when it wasn't in my mailbox by Wed I called and complained, I also slandered the label on the internet! I know now that I should have waited until at least Friday to do what I did. kurtz, whoshotthefrog and Fairmount 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoshotthefrog Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 My funny/embarrassing vinyl story coincides with one of the first records I ever bought. Which I mentioned in the "What was your first record" thread. When I was 12, Slayer - Reign in Blood was released. A friend's older brother introduced them to me. After the first riff from Angel of Death started blaring through the speakers, I was instantly a fan. The next time I went to the mall I wanted to buy Reign in Blood but the record store didn't have it in stock. So I bough Show No Mercy instead. I remember coming home and listening to it with my twin brother. We both sat there startled and confused because this album sounded nothing like Reign in Blood. We both thought something was wrong with the record. So my Mom had to go back to the record store and exchange it for a new copy. When she gave me the new copy it still sounded like the returned copy. Eventually I asked my friend's brother and he told me Reign in Blood was a completely different style then Show No Mercy and nothing was wrong with my record. I know this may not sound funny to anyone else but my brother and I always get a good laugh over it whenever we see anything involving Show No Mercy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Told some hipster in Soho I listen to vinyl for its better sound quality. kurtz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoughtsky Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I was really curious about the 7" / 45rpm adaptor and I was sure I had to put every 7" on it and so I did even so that looked pretty odd with the ones that have a small hole which most of my 7"s do. ManhattanValley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Am I the only one that hates the word "passion?" It just makes things seem so disingenuous to me. Ugh. It's probably just me, but... ugh. I have no vinyl noob story. I've been doing shit right since the 90's, son. This is me, except I'm sure I've done a few dumb things. But now that's it's been nearly twenty years, it's just inconsequential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Not using the search function. The Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjghj Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 3 years ago bought Blink 182 - Self Titled(mts 1/500 pink/green split) for $120 shipped and missed oportunity to buy sealed Against me! - New Wave for $16 in store where I was working Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 3 years ago bought Blink 182 - Self Titled(mts 1/500 pink/green split) for $120 shipped The Saint, Fairmount, Team Avatar and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice in Chains Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Me still using a AT LP-60 because I'm too poor to afford anything better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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