How many LP's do you own? How long did it take?

Over 1000 collected over the past 10-11 years. Had a smaller collection until the late 80's when it was lost in a fire. But that's another story.

I guess about 1000, 25% jazz, 25% classical and 50% rock. I started buying LPs in 1973, fell for CD's "perfect sound forever in 1987, but have come back to vinyl.

Most of my buying is used, ungraded, at a local record show that takes place quarterly. I rarely miss this show, and usually spend about $100 each time. At an average of $2/LP, I add about 200 LPs per year. I have learned the hard way to carefully inspect the used LPs I buy, and more recently to make sure the cuffs match the collars (i.e., the LP matches the jacket). But I have made some great buys: This show is for 50s and 60s rock fans. If you find someone selling jazz or classical, they are usually eager to blow it out for $1 or so per LP. This past Sunday I went to this show and really made out well - a DG 45 rpm classical LP for $1 and a beautiful Capital Stereo recording of Shostakovich's 11th on a 2-LP set - paid a bit more for this one.

I am slowly, slowly, digitizing them onto CD-R for use in the car, and then ripping those CD-Rs to my music server. No, the digitized LPs don't sound as good as the original vinyl, but they blow away most of the commercial CDs of the same albums. Especially in dynamics.

About three nights a week, I unwind after work by listening to one of the hundreds of LPs I haven't heard yet. Healthier than supper or a cocktail, and even more relaxing. It's thrilling to find out if the LPs, whether they look good or not, sound good. Interestlingly, I have found many thin LPs, like the RCA Dynagrooves, that sound better to me than some older heavy-vinyl LPs. I guess then, as now, it's about the recording, the engineer and the mastering as much as it is about the quality of the vinyl and the pressing.

My KAB EV-1 record cleaning machine has paid for itself many times over. It takes filthy dirty records and makes them almost like new.

Will I get to hear every LP, digitize it, and rip it to my server before I drop dead? I dunno, maybe not. But there is the thrill of finding a treasure among the trash, buying it for a buck or two (especially when new audiophile LPs are selling for $50+ a pop) and looking forward to that first time it gets onto the turntable.

Storage has become an issue. My wife, who rarely complains about my hobby, the money I spend on it or the space it occupies in my basement man cave, has begun to show her irritation at the space occupied by my growing LP collection. I am hoping that, as my kids leave the nest, I will have a bit more space to store my LPs. But even though every time I go to a record show, with an oath to focus on quality over quantity, I always seem to come home with another stack o' wax.

Hey - everybody needs a hobby!

I just got into vinyl about 7 years ago. I don't know how many LPs I have, but I've got about 10 feet of albums.

My collection started with my father's stuff. The summer before I went away to college, we got rid of a bunch of stuff because my parents bought a new house. My father told my mother he got rid of his albums, but I stumbled across them in the basement about 7 years ago. He said he didn't have the heart to get rid of all of them. He got rid of a bunch, but his classic rock stuff reminded him too much of Woodstock.

I'd been toying with the idea of getting a turntable for a year or so before that, but didn't have the funds to start a record collection. He gave me the albums on the condition that I buy a turntable. We went out together and bought one the next day.

Whenever he comes over, he spins a few of his old albums. The way I look at it, they're his until the day he dies. Then they'll be mine until I meet my maker. I've bought some albums that I have no interest in, but know he'll like. Haven't told him that though.

My former secretary's husband gave me a bunch of vinyl about 2 years ago. Funny thing is his stuff basically filled the gaps of my father's stuff.

Like a previous poster, my KAB USA EV-1 has been a godsend. Combine that with a steam cleaner, and stuff that's been sitting in a basement and an attic for for about 2 decades sounds practically brand new.

I've bought some used stuff from garage sales and record shops. The majority of what I buy is new releases. Between my father and my friend, I've got pretty much every classic rock album I've ever wanted, and then some.

I bought my first album (a Johnny Cash Sun Records best of collection) off a TV ad circa 1968 or so. BEfore that, my sister's had some around the house that I spun more than they.

TOday I have 5 bookshelves worth (not sure how many that is), more than I have time to listen to, but modest size compared to many.

I will buy almost anything that is in good condition and promises to sound good on vinyl these days for 50 cents or a buck or so when I see opportunities at yeard sales, flea markets, Goodwill, etc. I mostly go for older titles from teh "golden age", 50s-early 70s, from the time before I started collecting myself that I had overlooked for many years. A $30 investment or less (the price of less than 2 new CDs often these days) can yield a bounty of good sounds to soak in. Life is good!

Bought my first LP in 1975 in Plattsburg NY, Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin.
Was buying albums at a rate of about 5 to 6 a month till I bought my Proceed CDP. Slowed down buying LPs until I met up with Mike L where he opened up my ears as to what I had been missing for quite a few years.
Since then I have been buying both new and used Lps.
Some from the Sally Ann, garage sales, and our local music stores.
Unfortunately most of our good local music stores have had to close their doors so my purchases have slowed down accordingly.
Never counted how many I have but measuring them I have 22' 7" worth of Lps.