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A new one for me- a 'sealed' record.

G'day mate, yes you are quite correct, on this album only the record itself is 'sealed'. Regards, Felix aka catman.
 
I have a few still sealed LPs. One of them is 60 years old. I've been tempted to open it but always resist the temptation. I have a lot of sealed singles though...
 
I picekd up 30 or so sealed LP's a couple years ago.. I've opened about half of them. Some were more than 20 years old... not a single one has been warped.

We've had this tradition the last couple years that me and the wife will open a couple on New Years Eve while sipping some libations and ring in the new year with nice dead quiet albums..
 
I love me some seal busting, I for some reason come across sealed LP's alot, thrifts and such. I usually tear them open upon getting home. I leave the shrinkwrap on them and then put them in a sleeve, as for modern LP's, I usually buy 2, open 1 and file away a sealed copy. No idea why, but that's what I do. I have an entire 6 foot cabinet with 4 shelves, nothing but sealed records. I agree on the smell issue, that smell is a beautiful thing.
 
I've got many records that were still-sealed as found. Some did in fact have terrible warps. But a lot didn't. No warps whatsoever, just pristine surfaces and virgin grooves.
I never keep anything sealed. Open and play , just as intended (is my philosophy) even if it's valuable. I collect records to hear them, not to cash in on em.
 
Sealed discs are great; it's a treat that you are the one who gets to "break the seal of the secret chamber" so many years later :thmbsp:

I found Peter Nero's " The Wiz" Sheffield Direct-to-disc sealed at a flea market for $5. I am not a Nero fan, nor do I care about "The Wiz", but was I going to pass up a sealed D-to-D Sheffield...nooooo. And it was flawless and did include a well-played version of "Send in the Clowns."

C.
 
I recall the smell of opening a new record as well.I had not thought about it in 30 years.Thanks for mentioning that.
Dave
 
I've had a few records that I have come across that were still sealed. I know that I have at least one commercial 8-track that is still sealed. In looking on Ebay, it still seems that there are a lot of albums available that are still sealed. More than I expected the last time that I looked.
 
G'day all, interesting comments all round, many thanks. However the question that I must ask is why people would actually off load sealed (and unplayed) records on to a charity store? :scratch2: Regards, Felix aka catman.
 
catman said:
G'day all, interesting comments all round, many thanks. However the question that I must ask is why people would actually off load sealed (and unplayed) records on to a charity store? :scratch2: Regards, Felix aka catman.
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I think that a lot of the records in charity stores are from the estates of people who have passed on and many times their kids think of records as junk so they probably don't even look through them, especially if they are not recent rock. Most of the music that I've seen in charity stores, at least here in the US where I live, seems to be mostly older easy listening and classical type music, which is great for me because I love that type of music, but I'm afraid that it's not nearly as popular with many people today as it was with the older folks.
 
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G'day mate, I think you're probably right. I know that when I was 'young' (a very long time ago :D), I guess that I thought that any non top 40 album wasn't worth listening to. Yes, shame on me. :yes: Regards, Felix aka catman.
 
AAA3330 said:
I think that a lot of the records in charity stores are from the estates of people who have passed on and many times their kids think of records as junk so they probably don't even look through them, especially if they are not recent rock. Most of the music that I've seen in charity stores, at least here in the US where I live, seems to be mostly older easy listening and classical type music, which is great for me because I love that type of music, but I'm afraid that it's not nearly as popular with many people today as it was with the older folks.
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Very true, I almost hate to think what would happen to all my vinyl when I kick the bucket. I guess its time to make a list to ensure that they never end up in a thrift store getting abused or being sold for next to nothing.

Chuck Blanco :scratch2:
 
catman said:
G'day mate, yes you are quite correct, on this album only the record itself is 'sealed'. Regards, Felix aka catman.
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Oh. WE thought you meant sealed USA style.

The whole thing.

Started here in the early sixties, prolly. :D

Doug
 
Try it.

I live in a small town and my finds are few and far between. However I have had the opportunity to open some new ones lately. Glad vinyl's making a comeback. Opened Adele 21 yesterday. It had the smell. Order some new pressing and try it. Plus your supporting the artist
 
AAA3330 said:
I think that a lot of the records in charity stores are from the estates of people who have passed on and many times their kids think of records as junk so they probably don't even look through them, especially if they are not recent rock. Most of the music that I've seen in charity stores, at least here in the US where I live, seems to be mostly older easy listening and classical type music, which is great for me because I love that type of music, but I'm afraid that it's not nearly as popular with many people today as it was with the older folks.
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I think that is pretty much it. Most of the sealed lps I come across at thrifts are classical. There were a bunch of sealed punk lps at my GW about a year ago, but it is rare to to see anything that isn't classical.
The weird thing is, if I kick the bucket anytime soon there will be a small stash of sealed '60s/'70s(?) lps in my collection. My wife probably wouldn't notice them and they would stay there until she passed, and then they would be dumped at GW(maybe the same one they were bought at). Some nerdlinger would be stoked to score an old sealed lp for $30. Sort of like me when I got excited to find it for $1.
 
catman said:
G'day all, interesting comments all round, many thanks. However the question that I must ask is why people would actually off load sealed (and unplayed) records on to a charity store? :scratch2: Regards, Felix aka catman.
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Another theory is back in the day, I don't think it was too uncommon to buy a second copy of a favorite record to keep sealed. I did it a few times myself. Heck, I have a sealed DSOTM 30th anniversary on the self along one the one I play regularly.

No doubt if someone gives up their collection, they give up everything in it.

Personally, I have only encountered two sealed LPs (old, not new) since returning to vinyl. First one was BOC, "Fire of Unknown Origin". The second one was INXS "Shabooh Shoobah"

I opened the BOC LP. One of our Greyhounds opened the INXS LP and proceeded to eat it while our backs were turned. Not sure if the picture of the Whippit (small Greyhound) on the cover had anything to do with it. :scratch2:
 
I've opened more than a few sealed records from the 80s that were warped. Still usable, but warped. Whatever the case, for crying out loud open the poor thing and use it as it was originally meant to be used.
 
Most of my records are used from thrift stores or online purchases. However I have picked up some new records as of late, some are local bands that are pressing on vinyl. Which makes me very happy. In fact I'm going to a show in Detroit tonight, some local artists are recording the show for a limited vinyl pressing :) The un-wrapping of a new record is sooo satisfying :D

I purchased some old sealed records from late 80's/Early 90's off the net yesterday, waiting to see how they come in. Hope good, cause they are presents for my girlfriend.
 
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