Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? 25th anniversary clear vinyl edition. 
@keegiam I tend to keep things short when I'm typing on my phone or tablet.  Really though, you could have used the internet you typed that message into and found your answer in less time than it took to type that message.
@reubent I'm continuing to play grade and add records to Discogs as time allows. It's going to take a while, but I've rediscovered some things in my collection that I probably haven't listened to in a few years, like that one :)
I randomly choose two clear vinyl releases tonight.  Funkadelic - Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow and The Runaways - Live in Concert
Steve Miller - Fly Like an Eagle - MFSL
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - MFSL
I've been gone all week so it seems like a treat to be home with my system. Picked up a few records while I was gone. Starting out with Helix - No Rest For The Wicked
I was out of town for a few days.  Had a chance to spin a few records yesterday!

Patti Smith - Horses
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Billy Cobham - The Best of Billy Cobham
Funkadelic - Self Titled
Wayne, I don't think I had ever listened to that album. After hearing it, it made me wish I was a little more open minded in my youth. I had a similar experience this morning listening to Grace by Jeff Buckley this morning on Qobuz.
I love Yes! I have Close to the Edge and the Kevin Gray remaster of Yes in the on-deck box. Listening to Eagles - Hell Freezes Over tonight. 
The topic of used prices is interesting.  My local record store's prices have been creeping up.  It used to be that most decent quality records were in the $4 - $6 range, unless they were rare, then maybe they would top out at $15.  Now it's more like $6 - $8 with some being close to 20 bucks.  Their "New Arrivals" don't last long there (unless they suck) and they are constantly bringing in new items.  While the prices have gone up, their prices are almost always about 80% or less of what I see the same condition items being sold for on Discogs.

In another city not far away, most of their records start out around $15 and $20 or more is not uncommon.  They have a much larger inventory and you can usually find almost anything you want there, unless it's something rare, but it looks like their inventory doesn't move nearly as quickly.  They put the date on their price stickers and I see a lot of records that have been there for years.  The cost of living and also I assume rent for retail space is higher in that city, so they probably need to make a higher margin on their used records.  Whenever I visit there, I usually buy something, but a lot less than I would at my local store.  And when I see something priced at $20 that I could buy a new copy of for $20 - $25, I'll pass.