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Culling the vinyl collection is tougher than I expected

That's gotta be a sweet experience getting a second crack at your own records!

I went digital years ago and that means never having to say goodbye to a recording. Vinyl is very very heavy compared to ones and zeroes!
 
Mingo said:
The first 250 went to Goodwill this morning. The keep stash is now around 250. The on-the-fence pile is about 250. I swear they're multiplying!
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I did the same exact thing. My 'very first' initial offload was 75 LPs to the GW. M- nice albums too.
There were a few I wish I would have kept but no big deal.

I went back the next day and ' 1 ' was left!! Someone(s) 'got lucky'!! Cool!!
 
GChief said:
They must have been AK'ers ;)
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Wait, you're telling me that the sort of stuff you gush about on niche interest online forums isn't appropriate for casual, face to face smalltalk?

I guess my social life is going to take an upturn from now on :rflmao:
 
I've been "weaning" myself in reducing my LP's slowly over a time period of a couple of years now. My S.I.L. has been the recipient.

Having given him a TT at the beginning, I caught his attention, and he loved the tactile experience of playing records. He says it gave him a more intimate connection to the playing of music, rather than going the "streaming" route.

With me giving some of various genres, rather than his fav's from the 80's and 90's, it's spiked an interest for the 60's and 70's that was lacking before. On the other hand, my daughter has always enjoyed the 50's and 60's all along, due to my earlier introduction to those two decades.

A doz at a time through out the year doesn't seem to bother me, but I think a 100 or so would do so. "Parting's sweet sorrow" as Old Bill used to write?

I think the "aging factor" has and will continue to affect those with large record collections, with downsizing in mind.

I don't belive I'll ever be a "Streamer", but will have several memory cards with lots of tunes on FLAC. And with the better transfer of BT files, now at 6.0, they are getting closer to Wave with enhanced results.


Just had "Bye bye, Miss American Pie" flash by me...guess it kinda wraps up my thoughts on this thread.

Q
 
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kirk57 said:
Apropos of nothing, perhaps, but I was sitting in the living room with my 29 yo daughter the other day and I mentioned I had an earworm of the song "Windy' by The Assocation. (no idea why) Of course she had never heard the song or the band, but I happen to have a copy of their greatest hits that I bought years ago and have played maybe once. I put it on.

She LOVED it, and forbade me from ever selling that LP. She loves this genre and I have more in the vault. This stuff is new to a younger generation and apparently there is some enthusiasm for it.

Then we started talking about early punk and I put on the Stranglers. She loved that too. And the Sex Pistols.

Now what?
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The genie's out of the oil lamp/ bottle now, your job is to guide, recommend, discover & direct now.;)
 
meggy said:
@Mingo May I ask why do you need to get rid of any of them - is it a space problem?
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Not really a problem but I want to clear up some space, de-clutter, and reorganize my music room. Since I rarely listen to albums anymore, they seemed a good place to start with making changes.

I talked to my oldest daughter last night and she made me 'cease and desist' until she and my other daughters can take the records they want. Since she lives in California, it may be a while before that happens. Getting rid of 250 albums means that I can now consolidate all the vinyl into one book case, which is progress. I'll probably put the album purge on hold and work on reducing some of my other media and stuff.
 
I've been threatening for years to get rid of some records. Or all my records. Then recently, I saw Rhino reissued some Stooges stuff. Then I saw that there was a Doors LA Woman re-release. Then Alvo Nota put out all the Xerrox records in a box. A friend sent me a YT link and I ordered that Link Wray "It's All Over Baby Blue" 7". Then I stopped by that record store by the rail station that I've never been into and six records later...

Isn't the first step admitting you have a problem? Thankfully, that's not me...
 
Bushikan said:
That was @GChief

Although, after dealing in the last decade with the estates of my parents and in-laws, I kinda agree with the Chief.
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Yeah, my mom died just a few years ago and it certainly was a lot of work, both physically and emotionally, to clear out her house. On the plus side, I did gain some nice furniture (my mom had great taste!) and some artwork that means a lot to me (that I grew up with - some of it made by my mom, who was an artist).

I do often think about who I'd like to give lots of my stuff too when I die, particularly my records, audio and drum gear, though thus far, I'm kind of drawing a blank with that. I don't sweat it too much though...
 
RunOutGroove said:
Yeah, my mom died just a few years ago and it certainly was a lot of work, both physically and emotionally, to clear out her house. On the plus side, I did gain some nice furniture (my mom had great taste!) and some artwork that means a lot to me (that I grew up with - some of it made by my mom, who was an artist).

I do often think about who I'd like to give lots of my stuff too when I die, particularly my records, audio and drum gear, though thus far, I'm kind of drawing a blank with that. I don't sweat it too much though...
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Yep, just leaving it for someone else to stress over is always the good karma answer :thumbsup:
 
RunOutGroove said:
Yeah, my mom died just a few years ago and it certainly was a lot of work, both physically and emotionally, to clear out her house. On the plus side, I did gain some nice furniture (my mom had great taste!) and some artwork that means a lot to me (that I grew up with - some of it made by my mom, who was an artist).

I do often think about who I'd like to give lots of my stuff too when I die, particularly my records, audio and drum gear, though thus far, I'm kind of drawing a blank with that. I don't sweat it too much though...
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Wills, families, and estates are interesting. My grandmother put her many grandchildren’s names on items we coveted as kids, to be given to us after her death. After she died (and everyone went through it all), I, across the country, ended up with nothing. Not that I really needed or even actually wanted anything I had coveted as a child.

I’m beginning, now in my 60s, to give things away to friends, nieces, and nephews. But it doesn’t mean I’m finished acquiring things (including records, CDs, books, furniture, and art) or finished significantly upgrading my stereo.

As my brother said to his wife, when, years ago, she wanted to know—after he had just purchased a McIntosh C1100 preamp—if he was finally finished upgrading his stereo: “I’ll be finished when I’m dead.”
 
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GWhitney said:
Umberto Eco's concept of the anti-library: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment."
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I like that and feel much the same about it. I'm not one who listens to favorites over and over again, but likes to have access to a really braod selection of things for different moods that I may get into (I have very eclectic tastes) and since I got in the habit of collecting the stuff (as a kid), I'm always buying new records so that I have something for every mood. Books are different, since I rarely read the same one a second time (I'm not slow a reader and there's always new stuff to check out), so that I have less need to hold onto stuff. Overall, as far as collecting stuff, records (and by that I mean both LPs and CDs) are really my only indulgence; audio gear, musical gear and anything else, is stuff that I might upgrade, but aren't looking to collect multiple versions of. I feel like I'm mostly at the end up my whole "upgrade mania" of audio gear and don't really own stuff that isn't currently in use...
 
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In some cases, it might be abuse and trauma-induced.

My parents routinely destroyed, threw out and gave away my possessions even from a very early age. It’s still painful to think about.

I do have an extensive CD and vinyl collection. I also have a few thousand books accumulated.

Interestingly, my daughter has little attachment to things while my son does.

Needless to say, I have always respected their things as being theirs. I don’t repeat the mistakes of my parents. I have learned that much.
 
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