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Jared 
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 Topic: What Would Become Of Your Collection?Posted: September 12 2024 at 04:13 |
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A morbid subject I agree, but it often comes to my mind, when I see Music collectors in various Facebook groups, showing off their vast bookcases of records or the umpteenth version of an album they've found...
What would become of it all if you/ they had a massive heart attack tomorrow? Do you have someone in mind who you'll definitely pass your collection on to, who will get even half the amount of enjoyment out of it as you have? For those with larger collections, do you think you'll downsize it all in later years, selling much of it to a dealer, so as not to leave the onerous task on the shoulders of another elderly person? For myself, I have no children and no-one I know who will enjoy my CDs at all... my other half would box it all up and take it to a local charity shop, whose staff really wouldn't know who Edgar Froese was, or whether they'd be able to sell it...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Gentle and Giant
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 05:10 |
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A good idea for a post. My son and his fiancée both like their rock music so a step toward prog (which is the bulk of my collection) is likely in the future (in fact my son already does listen to the like of Mastodon and Slift). So I'd like to think they'd appreciate my music stash. They've just bought a turntable too so I think they would like all my LPs when I'm gone. If not my wife would probably sell the whole lot (or what's ever left) - all of my collection is catalogued on Discogs too, so values should be easy for her to calculate; and I always keep old packakging from purchased records, stored in my attic.
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Grumpyprogfan
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 05:19 |
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My wife and children don't want my collection and I don't believe I should leave them the chore of getting rid of them for me. So the last two years I have been selling those CD'S that will fetch more than $1 on Discogs. I have thinned out close to 150 discs. I also rarely buy physical product any more.
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moshkito
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 06:45 |
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Hi,
I don't know ... but at this point all the books on theater, film and music are probably going to end up in some trash bin ... the LP's will probably be dumped out somewhere to a Salvation Army ... and me? a few ashes thrown over the Columbia River would make me happy ... as much as I loved all the music, the theater and films for many years ... in the end, it meant nothing to anyone ... but in all honesty I'm not into it for attention or appreciation ... I'm into it for what I see and that inspires me ... the rest can jump off the pier into the dark void. So, let's see ... some 1500 LP's, some 2K CD's and about 200 DVD's ... what me worry? .... I have them all in my heart and that's how I will take them with me! And not having a place to live and facing a possible move in the next few months because my SS is not enough ... doesn't make the weight of all those LP's, CD's and Books ... a good thing ... without the LP's I already have 11 boxes full (12x12 each) ... and the question still is ... where do I go from here?
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 06:52 |
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It will be sold to the highest bidder. This may sound cruel to those of you who put a lot more effort into their collections, but I have almost zero emotional attachment to these plastic discs. And I'm the only one in my (extended) family who likes progressive music, so it would be of little use to anyone there.
I try to focus on the music itself. I enjoy listening to the music much more than looking at the discs. I really like the cover art, and I have high quality images in my digital collection, so I can see and enjoy it when I'm listening to the music.
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moshkito
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 07:14 |
Hi, Same ... but I have one example that ... well ... I guess it ended up fine. My dad passed away in 1979 and he left behind a huge library of Portuguese, Brazilian and Spanish Literature to the tune of at least 30K, possibly 40K books ... from then on until 1996 or 1997, my mom published more stuff from my dad's everything, than he did in his whole life. In the end, what was to "happen" to it all was not to "benefit" the children at all ... it was all sent to Lisbon to be setup as a memorial to the writer and civil servant that was buried with honors there. I'm almost 74 now, and doubt I will ever get on a tuna boat to go visit Lisbon and see this personally ... not that I am not interested, but the feasibility is beyond my means. I sincerely doubt I will travel any more at this age ... the energy is too much for me to endure. At least the whole thing did not end up in a wasteland ... T. S. Eliot style. But my own collection is not so much about progressive as it is eclectic or even eccentric ... and I'm not sure this will get any of the stuff anywhere at all. There is no interest that I have ever found ... I would donate all the theater books to a school that does theater for example, but none of them want anything ... they already own it all and have enough toilet paper for several lives! The same for my film books and DVD's ... I wanted to send them to THE ACTOR'S STUDIO, but they were not interested at all ... and a lot of my theater stuff is on the groundbreaking experiments and new theater ... I still have, somewhere, a bunch of issues of the DRAMA REVIEW ... a veritable fountain of information about experimental theater and film anywhere! None of it means anything for PA, or even how so much of it is a part of what I write here at any time .... I wish there was a place where these things can go ... but I'm sorry to say that I have not found anything with any interest whatsoever, and a place like PA, or internet places, are not the best at being able to compile all that stuff into a knowledge base of about the art form ... instead it's like it is making a knowledge base strictly by the numbers of bands added to its database. I'm not sure that is the right way to do it, but then 100 years ago folks joked about going to the moon, didn't they?
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Octopus II
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 07:23 |
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I will leave my record/CD collection to my family, and they will no doubt sell it on E-bay/Discogs!
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Sean Trane
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 07:27 |
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I'm much like you, Jared: no kids (they would hate me if I left them to junk all that stuff, anyways) 
Can't remember who said this, but he's onto something: A human spends his first 50 years accumulating stuff and the rest of his life, getting rid of it. Trimming down (seldom used/read stuff) and getting rid of the dead wood (stuff you never re-read/relisten/re-view) is what I will start doing, if not now, as soon as I retire and regroup the stuff over my two pads spread out over two countries. |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 07:36 |
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I've been thinking for donations to libraries, or setting one up with my own stuff, but I'm not sure the formers would be interested (probably already owning a lot of it - though a good-shaped copy might be interesting to replace their worn-down ones) and the latter would have setting-up & running costs - finding a good Samaritan that would do it graciously is another worry.
Well, it could be bringing an OK amount of cash, and the stuff sold would probably find a suitable & welcoming home for a few decades or so.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 08:08 |
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My two younger brothers aren't into Progressive Rock (or even music generally) so my music collection (which currently numbers 3,300 CD's) would most likely end up being given away to a charity shop or being sold for next to nothing at a car boot sale.
I would never start selling my CD collection while I'm still here though - although I might make an exception for Cliff Richard.  Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 12 2024 at 08:14 |
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 08:48 |
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I, too, don't have kids to pass my collection off to (my wife and I got married in our early 40s). I think anyone that is left to deal with this (wife, nephews, etc.) likely will post adverts on sites for collectibles, like maybe Craigslist (we've had luck getting rid of stuff in the past doing this). Libraries are becoming increasingly less interested in physical items (including books) since the movement to online resources (e-books, streaming, etc.). I'm dealing with about 2,200 CDs and maybe 40-50 LPs. I'm still adding to it, though not at the pace I used to. I have enough storage (built myself) for about 3,500 CDs.
On top of that, I have over 1,000 books, a somewhat large postage stamp collection, and a rather large baseball card collection. I got bit by the collecting bug at a rather young age. The book collection has actually shrunk by a couple of hundred as I've found e-book replacements and was able to free up space due to this (I donated these to a local charity that holds book sales every year). I may eventually sell the stamp collection as I'm no longer actively adding to it and haven't been for years (likely will split up and sell on eBay though I might keep my New Zealand and local posts collections as I'm still fond of them). I doubt I'll part with my baseball card collection while I'm alive. I'm actively adding to it and have my own YouTube channel covering product openings and visits to antique malls searching for them. I'm not that far from retiring from my job. A good project for that freed up time might be converting the CDs into digital format and then selling the CDs. Something I'm thinking about but not yet ready to commit to. It would give me more space for baseball cards! My wife also has a very large swung vase collection. I don't know what she plans on doing with that, though these kinds of collectibles are a bit easier to pass onto relatives and sell well at auctions. Stuff. What to do with all this stuff?
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 08:52 |
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Given away for charity, to friends, acquaintances, my children, lots would remain in storage...
If I, alone, suddenly died tomorrow then my wife would likely plan a large funeral/ memorial service (I have asked not to have one but she says it's not up to me), display such things, and give away a lot of such things at the memorial service to people who attend. We did this at my mother's service last year. People could just help themselves to her old jewellery, knick knacks. My wife and I don't sell things, we keep them, store them or give them away. My kids would get first pick if they wanted anything. My youngest (17) most likes classical music so he my take those CDs and records. And my eldest's (20) fiance is very into Goth and 80s music, so they likely would want those. My have a decent sized house with a big garage and shed so there's plenty of space to store things without it seeming like the house of a pack-rat. But I know she would want to give away things of mine to friends, acquaintances, neighbours and family. |
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 09:00 |
Very interesting idea of a thread and a question I've already have been thinking quite a bit about, as my stepdaughter, who is very dear to me, has said that she would like very much to inherit my collection. At the present time, I certainly don't think that she "will get even half the amount of enjoyment out of it as" I have, and I doubt much that she ever will. Beginning rather many years ago, I've kept my collection at a rather small seize (about 400-500 albums), "small" when concidering my great passion for music since teenager, but on the other hand, my collection will in general be considered of very high quality and today including about 350 artists from 40 countries, and mostly LPs. Anyway, at this point of time, I can't bear the thought of should be separated from my collection, it's like to think about my death, or even worse, and I don't want to think about it.
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 09:23 |
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I have no family members/friends who would benefit from my collection of progressive rock or classical music, so I will leave instructions to donate it to a library....
Someone once said to me, Doug, you do not have a collection, you have an archive... I had a friend who once wanted me to will my collection completely to her, which did not ring right with me, as she is not into my kind of music much at all; I think she wanted to make some coin off of it, needless to say, I did not go along with that, and am no longer a contact of hers...
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 10:45 |
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None of my offspring have any interest in prog rock, or most of the other music in my collection, so I will request that my music collection (probably my DVD/Blue-ray film collection too) be donated to a good local music & movie dealer whom I trust and have done business with many times over the years. Anything he doesn't want can be donated to an Oxfam charity shop.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 11:05 |
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^ That's why I shop at Oxfam, as that seems to be the charity shop of choice when it comes to disposing of posthumous CD collections. I've bought some of my favourite CD's from Oxfam's music department in West Bridgford.
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During the pandemic i got bored and started recording music again, so i sold all my 80's metal vinyl for $10,000 and bought an SSL bus compressor. Now i am thinking of selling my 80's goth/industrial to buy two classic mono compressors (1176/LA-2A). Got a feeling i am gonna sell my collection piece by piece as i get ready to die.
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 11:25 |
I can highly recommend Oxfam's online shop - it's like dipping into every one of their stores at once from the comfort of your desk. I have found many rare and quirky films on Blu-ray or DVD on their site, most of which have otherwise eluded me. There's plenty of quality prog and other rock on there too, both in audio and optical disk formats (not forgetting vinyl for the collectors). It's best to have a good rummage around, and I tend to check in there at least twice a week as the good stuff goes very swiftly. My top tip is to bundle several items together if possible as their P&P fee of £3.95 applies per order and not per item. |
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Posted: September 12 2024 at 13:50 |
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But okay, at this point of time I think that it would be best to sell my collection to a large second hand shop, as it would be the best way to assure that my LPs and CDs would go to some people that would appreciate them much. But if my stepdaughter really wanted to have them, I might not be able to say "no" to her. Edited by David_D - September 12 2024 at 13:59 |
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Jared wrote:
No bloody idea, and TBH, I'd hate to clean up after me, not knowing what possible value it has. I'm thinking of sticking a code inside worthy/collectible stuff or making a list of more valuable things, but that would take much time to sell & ship.