VINYL Record collecting

I guess I'm a record collector by default, as it was the only choice we had when I was young

I still have a bit of a vinyl fetish. If I've got the choice between CD or vinyl, I'll pick the big waste of natural and financial resources that's easily damaged over the CD every time. Even more so if it's a limited edition / 180g / coloured wax / fancy cover etc. release!

Sometimes I don't always end up with the 'best' quality version of a release by doing this - the skill of mastering for vinyl isn't always as strong in this digital age. That's what free downloads are for But, if the engineer knows what they're doing, I find it much more pleasurable to play a slab of vinyl, from handling it to cueing it up to reading the sleeve / liner notes.

One piece of advice - spend as much as you possibly can on your turntable if you're serious about developing a bad habit. When I was young I never had the cash for anything other than a real basic system and, to be fair, didn't care as much about sound quality as long as I had the noise. Much of my older vinyl has suffered as a result (that, and my lifestyele back then). Once I'd developed a respect for vinyl and had the means, I saved up and bought my first 'proper' deck (which is still going strong). It's taken the experience to a whole new level.

Actually, I'll offer you a second piece of advice - give it up before you become an addict and end up with much less space and no money

 

Mankind? - Let Her Be 7"

 

Vinyls bteter for the eatrh/apparently

 

Its actually pretty "un-green" when it comes to making vinyl, you know, melting it down and all to get there. Now, theres nothing wrong with record collecting, i just dont think it gives you any more of a status than someone who collects stamps. And if you collect records, but you actually use your record player, then its cool. But to just collect records and not even listen to them??(these people exist). Is just stupid.

 

I love vinyl, but I hate hate hate how rediculously capitalistic prices for rare records have become among punks, last night at a show I brought the subject up and a friend was telling me about 2 test pressings of Minor Threat's first two rare 7" that sold for $4000. Cocytus has stated on this site about a Gism cd selling for $800 and two other vinyl 7" for $1700. This is blatant capitalist behaviour which stands in direct opposition to much of the subject matter contained within the music being sold. I wonder what the bands have to say?

 

Too many, TOOO many.
If I was to post pictures of everything, peole would hate me more than they already do....as a side note, do any of you collect movies?

I uh...."Collect" movies....





Movie theatre in our yard too.



To the right is my homebrewing set up.

 

Split single with Dirt wasn't it?

 

we wouldn't hate you cocytus maybe just a little envy

 

Let me pull some of the "Hammers" of my LP collection out...Alot of test pressings and rare NJ punk/hardcore, tons of japanese stuff, tons of stuff from sweden, lots of limited pressings of newer stuff.

 

Ok, heres a bit of what I have rare/personal favorites

NJ 80s punk/HC

Mutha Records(record label from my hometown in the early 80s, 1-20 on the label are some of the most sought after LPs in the world)
Chronic Sick - Cutest Band in Hardcore EP
Chronic Sick - Reagan Bands 7"
Fatal Rage - S/T LP
The Worst - Expect the Worst 12"
The Worst - Time Zone 7"
The Beast - Power Metal 7" (Later became Ripping corpse, Dim Mak and The Uglies)
Secret Syde - Hidden Secrets LP
Skull Duggery - Headlock LP
The Burnt - MP/EP
Send Help - Sex with Sheep 7"

one im seriously looking for, is the Cyanamid 7"...any help locating one is GREATLY appreciated.

Other NJ releases.
Dirge - Soulstorm
Dirge - Soulstorm Test pressing with hand written cover
Dirge - Fleshcrawler EP
Ripping Corpse - LP
Genocide/MIA split LP
Genocide - Submit to Genocide LP
Lethal Aggression - Life is hard 12"
Lethal Aggression - From the cunt of the fucking whore

Sweden
Anti Cimex - Country Of Sweden gatefold LP first issue
Anti Cimex - Absolut Country of Sweden distortion records Issue on grey
Anti Cimex - Scandinavian Jawbreaker LP
Anti Cimex - Victims of A bombraid
Anti Cimex - Raped Ass EP
Anti Cimex - S/T LP aka Painkiller
Anti Cimex - Anarkist Attak 7"
Black Uniforms - Faces of Death LP
Black Uniforms - SPlatterpunx on Acid LP
Disarm - DOMD 7"
Disarm - Regerings stodda mord 7"
Driller Killer - Everything Except the split with Simbiose
Wolfbrigade - Everything
Wolfpack Everything except the Re-issue 7"
Trapdoor Fucking Exit st LP before they were on No Idea on white wax
Trapdoor fucking exit Be Not Content LP
Trapdoor fucking exit Crooked Life/Straight World test pressing
Acursed Tunnlen LPon clear


Japan (the stuff Ill never Part with)

Crow - Last Chaos LP
Crow - Who Killed Dove 7"
Crow - Bloody Tear LP, all 3 colors
Crow - Beating of the wings of destruction LP on Red
Crow - Neurotic Organization 7"
Crow/ARTIMUS PYLE Split
Crow/ See you in Hell split limited version with 2 dvds of SIYH
Crow - The Door EP on Blue
Judgement - Haunt in the Dark 7"
Judgement - Just Be 7"
Bastard - Controlled in the frame 7"(tour version edition)
Bastard - Wind of Pain LP
Bastard - No hope in Here fanclub bootleg LP
G.I.S.M. - Detestation LP
G.I.S.M. - M.A.N. LP on Purple
G.I.S.M. - M.A.N. LP on Blue
G.I.S.M. - Human Condition LP
G.I.S.M./Comes Split LP
Poison - Hot Rod EP
Poison - Kick Rock LP
Poison Arts - Hi Energy Flexi
Tetsu Arrey "1" LP reissue
Tetsu Arrey "2" LP
Forward - everything except the core of self 7"
Deathside - All I hear is Now 7"
Deathside - Wasted Dream LP
Deathside - Bet on the possibility LP
Deathside - Satisfy the Insitinct 7"
Deathside - The Will Never Die 7"
Deathside/Chaos UK split bootleg LP
Stalin - Stop Jap LP
Stalin - Flexi
Systematik Death - Both the newer 2 LP sets
Systematic Death - Systema
Ghoul - OI OI flexi
Ghoul - Jerusalem 7"
Gauze - Fuckheads LP
Gauze 4th LP
Gauze - Equalizing Distort LP
Gauze 5th LP
Gauze Prank 7"
Paintbox - Provided Railroad 7"
Paintbox - Genseki 7"
Paintbox - Back Reporter Flexi
Paintbox - Singing Shouting LP Ulgy Pop version, and Prank Remaster Version
Paintbox Earthball LP
Paintbox - Mailorder pressing of Trip Trance Travelling on Yellow
Paintbox - Mailorder version of Relicts
Sabbrabells - 1st LP(one of the rarest LPs I own)
Sabbrabells - Dogfight 7"
Order - Taep O dong LP
Crude - All the LPs and the tour 7"
Warhead - 7"
Warhead - LP


USA
The Holy Mountain - Entrails Test pressing
The Holy Mountain - THM/Black Tusk Test pressing mistake version, 1 of 5 made
The Holy Mountain - Enemies Test Pressing
The Holy Mountain - Wrath Test Pressing
The Holy Mountain - Bloodstains Test Pressing
The Holy Mountain - Every LP/7" On every Color pressed(Yes, they are my favorite band)

Side note, Searching for a final show at the fest T shirt in LARGE/XL, Good Money involved for one

World Burns To death - Eveyrthing pressed, minus the 3rd pressing of the human meat 7"
Limited WB2D Pressings, Sucking of the missle cock on white with embroidered Patch, Totalitarian Sodomy Japan pressing on Blue, Philly fest 2003 pressing of the 7" on white, Graveyard advance pressing on white from Prank/HG FACT, WB2D disclose split on Dan Doh with Manilla envelope.

Side note, I Am on the hunt for a WB2D Japan tour 2009 shirt in large/XL, Good Money involved for one.

Kegcharge, All 3 colors of the Vinyl

Severed Head of state - Everything Minus the limited Fucking Butchery 7"(still kicking myself in the ass for missing that auction recently on ebay!)

Scorched Earth Policy - Tactics of the Lie LP

Slave one S/T LP
Slave one Meadowlark split
Slave one 7"

Spazm 151 LP
Iron Columns Comp LP

Aus rotten - everything
Behind Enemy Lines - everything

Combatwoundedveteran - everything Minus the 2nd 7"

Other releases/really rare/limited pressings

Syphilitic Vaginas - All 3 pressings of the self titled EP
Syphilitic Vaginas - Night Desecrate Lathe cut 9" with black on black cover, 1 of 10 made
Syphilitic Vaginas/Abigail split promo copy, 1 of 40 made
Syphilitic Vaginas/Abigail Split lp
Syphilitic Vaginas Black Motor 7" on blue with OBI, as well as on BLack with the stickers
Syphilitic Vaginas/Wankys Split
Syphilitic Vaginas/netjajev SS split

Side note, I Am SERIOUSLY Looking for the Syphilitic Vaginas Diesel Antichrist CD, Ill pay decent money for this.

Netjajev SS - Anarchy Andromeda LP
Netjajev SS - Prome Night Hits Lathhe double 8"
Netjajev SS - Demos Lathe double 11"
Netjajev SS - SSA 1 and 2 7"
Netjajev SS - Johnny Choen and the New Age Nazis split 7"
Netjajev SS - S/T 7"
Netjajev SS Lathe cut Triangle of Destroy All Planets ep


Tons more....this is the tip of the iceberg of all the shit I have ended up with...not even touching my metal/black metal/death metal stuff and 80s new wave and frank zappa records...

 

Holy shit! I went to prison for four years in '04 and lost a lifetime of vinyl, it kinda took my heart out of it... but I got Stark Raving Mad's Amerikkka lp as a gift the other day so here we go again....

 

Yea its the worst addiction in the world....I luckily scored a ton of rare stuff early on, so Ive been trading/selling my spares to get other releases Ive been after

 

damn you got alot of holy mountain

 

About 23 diff THM records....they were the best.
Seeing them live was a feeling I doubt I will ever have again in my entire life.

 

x course vb but 'better', not b all, dog makes vinyl

 

I must say Impressive collection! A+ on alphabetizing tham all as well. I too collect movies.
Say, where did you get your shelves? Im i've been searching around for ones just like em.

 

I've been wanting to get my own projector. how much that one run you?

and yes. I collect records.

 

make ya won shelves, um yea, hammer, nails and wood, diy