Julian, wrote:grateful wrote:I truly can't decide if that's cool or lame.
If I had any vinyl, I'd double down with this setup!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8uifD6vH4D/?igsh=Z2NjZ2JlbjFsdGk1
It's cool.
Next?
It's cool.
Next?
Vinyl isn't dead yet...
It's cool.
Next?
Beyond stupid
hutch wrote:
Beyond stupid
Can confirm
I see hutch being this guy in 15-20 years
“Val Shively is a legendary figure among serious record collectors.
He has a store called R&B Records in a sketchy neighborhood out past West Philly. The building is leaning like the Tower of Pisa because he’s got five million records in there. It’s likely the biggest record store in the world and collectors fly in from the U.K., Germany, Japan and wherever else, in order to buy from Val. But if they say something wrong, or he doesn’t like their attitude, he explodes in an unbelievable rage and throws them out of the store. (can confirm Hutch already does this)
He’s a white guy who went nuts for Black music when he was young and never recovered. He’s the authoritative collector of doo-wop records on the planet and one of the greatest record collectors of all time, even though his genre is narrow.
One day in 1960 Shively turned the dial of his transistor all the way over to the right-hand side and landed on a Black radio station for the first time. “It blew my mind, hearing Etta James, Baby Washington, “Valerie” by Jackie & the Starlites,” he said. “I like a lot of white music, I love old country, but for me, Black music has more force, more originality and more longevity. And once I got into the Black harmony groups, that was it. Nothing else ever sounded so good to me.”
“Street corner opera,” is how doo-wop has been described. The cult is around lead singers with crazy upper registers, plus the lushness and intricacy of the harmony singers. That’s what Val fell in love with and he never really moved on. He just tunneled deeper and deeper into it.
On the door to his store is a “Do Not Enter” sign, with “Unless You Know What You Want!” printed across it in tiny letters. Another sign said, “New Rules. 5 Minutes and You’re Gone.”
Val doesn’t allow browsing. Most of his business is mail-order, and if you come here as a customer, you need to have a list of what you want. And if you haggle over prices, or complain that he doesn’t have something, or act just a little bit snotty, your ass is going out the door.
There amidst an estimated five million vinyl records in a small island of space, sitting at a scarred old desk heaped with Rolodexes, vinyl 45s, crumpled trash and random novelty items, sits the white-haired emperor of this extraordinary domain.
Matt Barton, the curator of recorded sound at the Library of Congress, has expressed a strong interest in seeing the collection, and Shively is looking forward to cataloging and pricing the records in preparation for Barton’s possible visit later this year. “I’ve never had children because my records are my children. It will be great to sit down and get to know them all again.”
“Val Shively is a legendary figure among serious record collectors.
He has a store called R&B Records in a sketchy neighborhood out past West Philly. The building is leaning like the Tower of Pisa because he’s got five million records in there. It’s likely the biggest record store in the world and collectors fly in from the U.K., Germany, Japan and wherever else, in order to buy from Val. But if they say something wrong, or he doesn’t like their attitude, he explodes in an unbelievable rage and throws them out of the store. (can confirm Hutch already does this)
He’s a white guy who went nuts for Black music when he was young and never recovered. He’s the authoritative collector of doo-wop records on the planet and one of the greatest record collectors of all time, even though his genre is narrow.
One day in 1960 Shively turned the dial of his transistor all the way over to the right-hand side and landed on a Black radio station for the first time. “It blew my mind, hearing Etta James, Baby Washington, “Valerie” by Jackie & the Starlites,” he said. “I like a lot of white music, I love old country, but for me, Black music has more force, more originality and more longevity. And once I got into the Black harmony groups, that was it. Nothing else ever sounded so good to me.”
“Street corner opera,” is how doo-wop has been described. The cult is around lead singers with crazy upper registers, plus the lushness and intricacy of the harmony singers. That’s what Val fell in love with and he never really moved on. He just tunneled deeper and deeper into it.
On the door to his store is a “Do Not Enter” sign, with “Unless You Know What You Want!” printed across it in tiny letters. Another sign said, “New Rules. 5 Minutes and You’re Gone.”
Val doesn’t allow browsing. Most of his business is mail-order, and if you come here as a customer, you need to have a list of what you want. And if you haggle over prices, or complain that he doesn’t have something, or act just a little bit snotty, your ass is going out the door.
There amidst an estimated five million vinyl records in a small island of space, sitting at a scarred old desk heaped with Rolodexes, vinyl 45s, crumpled trash and random novelty items, sits the white-haired emperor of this extraordinary domain.
Matt Barton, the curator of recorded sound at the Library of Congress, has expressed a strong interest in seeing the collection, and Shively is looking forward to cataloging and pricing the records in preparation for Barton’s possible visit later this year. “I’ve never had children because my records are my children. It will be great to sit down and get to know them all again.”
5 million records? That's like 2 million pounds! How is the foundation is that building still intact. That should be a sinkhole by now.
GetThee2aHatcheryıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:I will be offering my bookmaking services to anyone who would like to bet on Hutch being alive or dead in 15 or 20+ years. Please PM me for current odds.
I see hutch being this guy in 15-20 years
I am actually giving up about 10,000 records..trading them in or donating …just did my first 400 last week and got 500 more I am taking in n tomorrow
It’s that or a separation and honestly it’s just too much and gets in the way of the records I really like.
It’s that or a separation and honestly it’s just too much and gets in the way of the records I really like.
hutch wrote:
I am actually giving up about 10,000 records..trading them in or donating …
at a certain point, an album collector will amass more music than he/she has time left on this earth, i.e. if they spent the rest of their lives listening to their collection they wouldn't have enough time to listen to it all. hutch: have you reached that point, and if so when did you pass that tipping point? any others willing to fess up to the same?
sweetcell wrote:hutch wrote:
I am actually giving up about 10,000 records..trading them in or donating …
at a certain point, an album collector will amass more music than he/she has time left on this earth, i.e. if they spent the rest of their lives listening to their collection they wouldn't have enough time to listen to it all. hutch: have you reached that point, and if so when did you pass that tipping point? any others willing to fess up to the same?
I buy maybe a record or two a year at this point…
However, I need to sell my lambic collection. Know any east coast buyers?
sweetcell wrote:hutch wrote:
I am actually giving up about 10,000 records..trading them in or donating …
at a certain point, an album collector will amass more music than he/she has time left on this earth, i.e. if they spent the rest of their lives listening to their collection they wouldn't have enough time to listen to it all. hutch: have you reached that point, and if so when did you pass that tipping point? any others willing to fess up to the same?
Well that’s not the issue for me as I am a music lover and collector… I don’t need to listen to it all as my idea was to have a very expansive library of music from which to draw on.
But I am drowning in it and more importantly so is my house, am sick of dealing with it, and have decided I want to have a more curated collection.
Maybe in the 6-7k range. And the advantage of sorts is the store credit I get from trading in records I don’t listen to I can use to buy new records I really want… also my tastes have evolved…sick of classic rock…sick of a lot of jazz, vocal music, country….
Originally I thought of selling them on discogs but time has run out and it’s such a hassle.
You should hold a record store day at your house and invite me, challenged, and dye for some crate digging.
Swore I posted it on here years ago but can't find my post on the four levels of record collecting:
1. The Backgrounder: small collection of compilations, greatest hits, multi-platinum hits, and Xmas records. Tends to play them at low to moderate volume.
2. The Fan: medium to large collection featuring a variety of artists. Multiple releases of a few favorite acts. Plays at all volumes; cranks up favorites.
3. The Curator: large to very large collection featuring a wide variety of genres and eras. Has complete runs of favorite acts. Collection is well-maintained. Plays at medium to loud volumes.
4. The Hoarder: very large to enormous collection that may be unwieldy. Very wide variety of genres and eras with obvious concentrations. Very completest with many acts; owns many later editions of many titles (may also own doubles). Most of collection is well-maintained but there may be some disorganization. Constantly playing music.
1. The Backgrounder: small collection of compilations, greatest hits, multi-platinum hits, and Xmas records. Tends to play them at low to moderate volume.
2. The Fan: medium to large collection featuring a variety of artists. Multiple releases of a few favorite acts. Plays at all volumes; cranks up favorites.
3. The Curator: large to very large collection featuring a wide variety of genres and eras. Has complete runs of favorite acts. Collection is well-maintained. Plays at medium to loud volumes.
4. The Hoarder: very large to enormous collection that may be unwieldy. Very wide variety of genres and eras with obvious concentrations. Very completest with many acts; owns many later editions of many titles (may also own doubles). Most of collection is well-maintained but there may be some disorganization. Constantly playing music.
I am 4. looking to switch to 3.
Justin wrote:
Swore I posted it on here years ago but can't find my post on the four levels of record collecting:
1. The Backgrounder: small collection of compilations, greatest hits, multi-platinum hits, and Xmas records. Tends to play them at low to moderate volume.
2. The Fan: medium to large collection featuring a variety of artists. Multiple releases of a few favorite acts. Plays at all volumes; cranks up favorites.
3. The Curator: large to very large collection featuring a wide variety of genres and eras. Has complete runs of favorite acts. Collection is well-maintained. Plays at medium to loud volumes.
4. The Hoarder: very large to enormous collection that may be unwieldy. Very wide variety of genres and eras with obvious concentrations. Very completest with many acts; owns many later editions of many titles (may also own doubles). Most of collection is well-maintained but there may be some disorganization. Constantly playing music.
You forgot "Owns all the records, never plays any of them"
Merchbar is having a decent sale and $3.99 shipping
https://www.merchbar.com/sales/vinyl-deals
Strokes this is is $14.99
Stoges S/T $17.99
Jack White - No Name $17.49
Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Reissue/180g) $12.99
https://www.merchbar.com/sales/vinyl-deals
Strokes this is is $14.99
Stoges S/T $17.99
Jack White - No Name $17.49
Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Reissue/180g) $12.99
So this is interesting…
(found out about this as the Cure is releasing a 12in with them )
https://nakedrecordclub.com/pages/how-are-naked-record-club-records-eco-friendly
WHY ARE PVC RECORDS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ARE NAKED'S ECO-VINYL RECORDS DIFFERENT?
The shocking truth is that over 99% of new vinyl records contain highly toxic chemicals (including lead and chloride) which poison the earth. These records cannot be recycled and take an estimated 1000 years to decompose*.
* This statistic is from Kyle Devine - Head of Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo
Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits
NAKED does not use traditional vinyl pressing plants. All NAKED records are non-toxic and recyclable
…. make records from PET (the most recyclable non-toxic plastic in the World), it also makes records with exceptional sound quality.
(found out about this as the Cure is releasing a 12in with them )
https://nakedrecordclub.com/pages/how-are-naked-record-club-records-eco-friendly
WHY ARE PVC RECORDS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ARE NAKED'S ECO-VINYL RECORDS DIFFERENT?
The shocking truth is that over 99% of new vinyl records contain highly toxic chemicals (including lead and chloride) which poison the earth. These records cannot be recycled and take an estimated 1000 years to decompose*.
* This statistic is from Kyle Devine - Head of Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo
Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits
NAKED does not use traditional vinyl pressing plants. All NAKED records are non-toxic and recyclable
…. make records from PET (the most recyclable non-toxic plastic in the World), it also makes records with exceptional sound quality.
Hatch, wrote:
So this is interesting…
(found out about this as the Cure is releasing a 12in with them )
https://nakedrecordclub.com/pages/how-are-naked-record-club-records-eco-friendly
WHY ARE PVC RECORDS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ARE NAKED'S ECO-VINYL RECORDS DIFFERENT?
The shocking truth is that over 99% of new vinyl records contain highly toxic chemicals (including lead and chloride) which poison the earth. These records cannot be recycled and take an estimated 1000 years to decompose*.
* This statistic is from Kyle Devine - Head of Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo
Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits
NAKED does not use traditional vinyl pressing plants. All NAKED records are non-toxic and recyclable
…. make records from PET (the most recyclable non-toxic plastic in the World), it also makes records with exceptional sound quality.
Where do they think lead and chloride come from?
ugh, like I needed something new to start draining my wallet
But have gone all in on buying new vinyl (some used)
Here is the list of purchases in the last month
Manu Chao - Clandestino (2xLP+CD) (Gatefold)
Lou Reed - Transformer 150 Gram, Rmst
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Blue, Colored Vinyl
Sam Cooke - At The Copa 180 Gram
Various Artists - This Are Two Tone
John Coltrane Blue Train (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 180 Gram Vinyl Mono LP
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne Clear Vinyl
Jeff Buckley - Grace 180 Gram
The Cult - Love Gatefold LP Jacket
Yard Act -The Overload
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique Vinyl LP
Air: Moon Safari (180g)
Portishead: Roseland NYC Live - 25th Anniversary Edition (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Fatboy Slim - You've Come A Long Way Baby[2 LP]
Nick Cave - Wild God
Fontaines DC - Romance 2 LP
Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia
Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death
But have gone all in on buying new vinyl (some used)
Here is the list of purchases in the last month
Manu Chao - Clandestino (2xLP+CD) (Gatefold)
Lou Reed - Transformer 150 Gram, Rmst
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Blue, Colored Vinyl
Sam Cooke - At The Copa 180 Gram
Various Artists - This Are Two Tone
John Coltrane Blue Train (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 180 Gram Vinyl Mono LP
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne Clear Vinyl
Jeff Buckley - Grace 180 Gram
The Cult - Love Gatefold LP Jacket
Yard Act -The Overload
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique Vinyl LP
Air: Moon Safari (180g)
Portishead: Roseland NYC Live - 25th Anniversary Edition (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
Fatboy Slim - You've Come A Long Way Baby[2 LP]
Nick Cave - Wild God
Fontaines DC - Romance 2 LP
Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia
Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death