How do you pick your vinyls?
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Topic: How do you pick your vinyls?
Posted By: The Runaway
Subject: How do you pick your vinyls?
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:06
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When you buy your vinyl records, what are your top priorities and how do you arrange them? I personally go by the music so if I know the music is good (own on CD, MP3, or heard songs on youtube) I buy the vinyl, but only if its artwork is good. I have a very large list of albums I need to buy (based on lone Youtube and progarchives tracks) so my top priorities are based on artwork and how good it looks on vinyl.
Example: Let's say I love The Hazards of Love and Operation just the same amount, but I think Operation's artwork is better. I will obviously buy Operation before I will buy The Hazards of Love. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:22
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The fourth choice, I think. When a new album comes out by an artist I like, I prefer getting it on vinyl, especially if I like the artwork. But I have bought vinyls by artists I haven't even heard of just because of the artwork (or because I tend to assume that an album with great artwork usually has great music on it). |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:54
| How about whatever the local church wants to burn at the time? |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:56
| Isn't burning vinyls bad for the environment? |
Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 16:57
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If the music is good, I will buy it. I like cool artwork, but its about the music for me.
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: October 01 2009 at 17:45
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It's the music, stupid - to coin a phrase.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 07:16
Always the music as first priority, and sound quality - good packaging is a bonus. 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 07:30
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By smell..
If the covers smell really old I just buy them. Dont care who the artist is.. 
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 07:36
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If, and that not often, i get a vinyl. Its because i allready know the album, and i cant get it on CD.
So you could say i got a list. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 16:34
When you are burning something in the name of religion why should the environment matter? |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 16:48
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1) I don't usually buy what I've not heard of. The Music. 2) the price has to be right (< $10, except for the kickass gatefold of Lamb I have) 3) I almost buy exclusively used prog, classical and electronic. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: inrainbows
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 16:50
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The music for sure. But I also buy used vinyls in a good condition, because I like to discover hidden gems. Artwork doesn't really matter, but I like the cover to be in good condition ------------- 
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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 17:37
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I haven't vinyls i sold all of them in the late 80's.
Do that count? -------------  |
Posted By: PeyoteWereWolf
Date Posted: October 02 2009 at 18:04
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It has to be music I love and have great artwork too because vinyl to me is about the entire package.
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 03 2009 at 06:51
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^Me too. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 03 2009 at 07:36
sniffed out any bargains lately Andy?
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 03 2009 at 07:50
Because God made the rainforests. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 14:24
| I judge them by their smell |
Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 15:02
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When I was buying them it was the music but I love cover art. At the other end of the spectrum with covers you can get them that bad they are good. Saw one on the Italian thread the other day and it was tacky.they had on these horrible tights but it is the music no matter what the cover. ------------- Matt |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: October 04 2009 at 15:03
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70% appearance, 30% music. When it comes to vinyls, I'm more of a collector than a listener.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 08:57
Sadly no. The vinyl shop I used to frequent, suddenly cut back on the amount of rock and prog vinyl it stocked. My last few visits were so fruitless, I've not gone back.. But it was a good shop while it lasted. I sniffed out numerous great albums there, Tulls 'A Passion Play' and 'Live at Carnegie Hall' by Renaissance.. All had a really good smell about them; reminiscent of old attics.. 
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 11:49
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...Renaissance attics? ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 12:10
| Release date, of course. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 12:41
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Late, or early? ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 12:51
| Nothing by post-89 bands. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 12:52
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Did I mention that I love you? XD ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: October 05 2009 at 19:32
 I pick this one. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 06 2009 at 11:31
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By amount of female cleavage? ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: guitargods2009
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 02:59
I go by what's on sale. REALLY!!! Because since buying new vinyl releases is more costly than CD's nowadays, I look for the specials. There's a couple of recently released Mobile Fidelity pressings I want but not at 40-60 bucks a pop. 
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 08:47
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I just found a great site for vinyls, and I mainly go by the cover there. At first I make a list of a few albums that seem interesting on PA, then listen to a few tracks on youtube, then put priorities by artwork, but if the music sucks then it's disqualified, and the top priority gets it, I guess. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 12:08
| There is some magical factor that atracts me to buy music, something that feels like an higher autority. I do know (about) the most vinyls I buy, but I do tend to look after and choose those with the great artwork. Sometimes I just can resist buying a record, Rockpommel's land by Grobschnitt and Cook by PFM are my latest unresistable additions. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 07 2009 at 16:22
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I get you, but to me, it just features every thing on the list, and the more things on the list that are also on the vinyl, the better. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |