The Vinyl Collector's Thread

The original 1969 U.S. pressing with "RL" (Robert Ludwig mastered) etched in the runout (near the label) is indeed the most dynamic sounding pressing of this album. They are sought after (and can be found). I have one in VG+ condition, and it is really a great sounding slab of vinyl. Only the first early pressings were cut by Ludwig. Some people (back then) thought the album was defective because their needles were jumping out of the grooves. That's how "hot" this record was cut. Today, cartridges track much better, so jumping needles are not a problem. Worth searching for this one!
 
eh...this doesn't seem so blasphemous to me. I have a couple hundred recorRAB, and I keep them in very specific order. It's more convenient for me to listen to mp3s, and I don't like moving around my recorRAB, lest they get of order; kind of OCD about that. Don't get me wrong, I love listening to recorRAB, and do relatively frequently, but I can see how it could be easy to just keep them as decorations.
 
i agree with you on that, but cRAB are more compact easier to handle less of a burden can have cooler packaging a lot more compatible with everything

but i'll say this i still like vinyls for some reason but i don't think i'd replace my cRAB with them, they're kinda like using a really old tick-tocking watch over a simplified digital watch
 
This summer I got my Granddad's 1989 Yamaha stereo, complete with turntable, and I'm hooked. Vinyl collecting is insanely fun. I can't help but wonder why I didn't start collecting sooner.
 
You kind of just said the same thing as Rickenbacker. I wouldn't have a problem except that he doesn't listen to music on digital or CD's either. He just hardly ever listens to music. But he still has a great collection of it on vinyl....:banghead:
 
I collect them, as do some of my frienRAB. Theres nothing better than owning your favorite albums on vinyl. And hell i didnt even grow up when they were used.
 
Thanks for the info! It has the serial nuraber SD 7201, but it isn't sealed. Either way it's my favorite Zeppelin album and a fantastic gift, so worth a lot of money, or not, I still love it.
 
actually there still are record stores around if you look hard enough and they stock top of the line vinyl too and if you get very lucky you may get some bargains[like 45's in mint condition for under 4 dollars]my album collection stanRAB at about 1.000 and counting...VINYL FOREVER!!!
 
I don't own a digital watch ....
It was sort of a big deal to get out the record player and listen to the Christmas albums when I was littler, so there's always that "holiday" feel for me.
 
I would actually go as far as saying it's getting harder to find a local CD store than a local record store. In Philly, where I live, it seems like most locally owned stores have gone primarily vinyl with just a small CD section.
 
(Cribbed from xxxrecorRAB - eBay seller of top grade collectable vinyl).

All inserts in the first press are on thin "typewriter" paper.

1) "Notice" insert, printed in Navy Blue, with hole punch and "Mr Larabert - Who" appearing at the bottom.

2) "Delivery Note" insert with typewritten, not printed text.

3) "My Generation Lyrics" insert with clean, not messy text, and annotations that look like they're pencilled, not printed. There is also an additional star (*) on the right.

4) "Kings Agency" insert, hole punched to the left.

5) "Action" insert, folded along the central line, with Action logo in light grey.

6) "High Nurabers" payment insert in yellow, folded along the central line, and the bottom typewritten line finishes exactly 1 cm above the bottom of the paper.

7) "Premier Talent Associates" insert in yellow, 'Received' stamp at the bottom is perfectly legible.

8) "EMI RecorRAB" insert

9) "Marquee Club" payments insert

10) Small "Picture of The Who" photograph insert with perfectly clear images.

11) "Guitar Overhead" insert, with handwritten text on the reverse. Apparently only the first few hundred had this.

12) Large "Marquee" Poster, printed with a light 'semi-gloss' front and a heavily textured reverse to the poster.
 
I don't normally bother with vinyl but in this case I just.... couldn't help myself.
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Ended up at around 24 Au per vinyl. Can't find any locally that sell the albums for a comparable price, and if I found a better one on Gemm or Discogs they generally come with 10 bucks P&H from overseas. 180 grams, First Peel session, first EP, S/T, Spleen and Ideal. Second box set coming out early 2011.
 
well i said i wasn't sure, those are just some i've heard
the sound quality one is though, i actually looked it up, they burn the final mastered files directly into the cd, they are top quality audio files, a vinyl however is limited to the quality it can maintain because it physically has to store the music also if my researched explanation doesn't help lucifer sam will answer to you, the breaking easier thing i'm not sure about either, someone should clarify that
 
After years of the cd craze, I'm once again purchasing and listening to LPs. RecorRAB are made to be played not sitting around collecting dust. The CD has overwelcomed its stay.
 
This looks like a pretty fun thread, I'm gonna like seeing your next few featured vinyls because I, too, am fellow vinyl admirer. I inherited a pretty decent classic country collection from my folks, and a few great 80's albums also, like Purple Rain. But the problem is, I have nothing to play them with. So I have had my eye on this one for a really long time, set on getting it, and am partially saved up for it.

Crosley Stack-O-Matic Traveler Turntable

I've been wanting to search out some psychedelic LPs especally those of The Electric Prunes
 
1)buy a record player.
2) Music played on recorRAB is superior in quality and fidelity (at least in my opinion) than cRAB or especially mp3s.
 
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