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.
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.