This sub Reddit makes jokes about this album being at your local Goodwill but why is this such a true statement. Went to my local thrift store and here it is. Like clock work.
Did people buy it just for the album cover then as they got older realized it was a silly buy?

Has anyone bought this and donated it later on? Help me solve this mystery!

Copied/borrowed a schematic from u/usebigwords and decided to make the ultimate vinyl storage solution for my home.

I have roughly 850+ vinyl that were haphazardly housed across multiple shelving vessels.

End result is: 4x - 5’ x 13” x 11.5” cubes

With: 3 - 1.5” x 9.5” footings.

Any questions or ridicules, hit the comments below!

I’m stoked on the end result— (hate it or love it)—just waiting for the builder grade Fir I used to fully dry out so I can stain/finish it in the spring.

Cheers!

No I didn’t purchase and yes I did see someone else walk away with it.

The speakers are quieter than i anticipated but the sounis still very enjoyable Ive already heard all Sade songs but it was very immersive it hits different compared to being on YouTube music and it being on a continuous stream of music Makes you stop and appreciate the song a lot more than being put onto the next one immediately

took a couple of months of comparing versions to keep or sell for many titles, took a lot of thinking about how I relate albums to each other so I can find them

Looking to add some late night jazz bar vibes to my (small) collection. I’ve been loving that type of music lately and would love any suggestions. Whats your go-to?

She hasn’t left this spot for three days. Kenny Dorham heat is simply too good. Lucky that she loves the turntable but hasn’t discovered record spines.

STAT! (stat means NOW people!)

Goodwill came through. Also picked up Born to Run and some jazz.

Yes you read that right. I’ve been collecting for 6 years and it took me 6 years to acquire my favourite jazz album of all time. Yes I could have bought the repress but where’s the fun in that. Snagged this beaut from my local vinyl fair this weekend.

First press on the two eye Columbia label. R700 ZAR which is about $40 USD. I couldn’t be more happy. The records are literally spotless and call me crazy but the ring wear adds so much character to the album cover. Some of the best psychedelic jazz fusion out there and yes that Black Sabbath Master of Reality is also a UK first press on Vertigo Swirl in VG condition. I had an awesome weekend!

Was trying to get some furniture for my home at an estate sale, and these records were all about to get thrown out: decided i should keep them as my situationship at the time liked them, and my dad is starting his own record collection. I think these things are actually quite rare, but im unsure. Apologies if this belongs in r/vinylcollectors but im not trying to sell these ( not yet at least).

What do you guys think of this? Cool, boring? Super collectible, or something to keep for fun?

Note, the test record has some stuff on the deadwax:

1 NB-9006 60014-1A ? I looked it up and it said it was Light of Love, by T. Rex... Playing it confirmed it was!!!

Now Spinning: Miles Davis - Birth of the Blue (Analogue Productions on blue vinyl)

I recently did a complete overhaul of my setup. Previously I had a more modern setup (Debut Carbon Evo, AS501, Airmotiv T1+) but wanted something warmer and aesthetically more pleasing. Through some estate sales and wheeling and dealing, I was able to acquire this new set up.

Fisher x202b
Fisher FM100b
Elac Miracord 10H
Sony TC-377
ADS L810 speakers

I just recently got into jazz and these records sound incredible on this setup. The amp and turntable were made before many of the classic jazz records were even released. But I have only scratch the surface of jazz. I have the essentials like Miles and Coltrane. I would love to hear any recommendations. You may have especially when it comes to weird or psychedelic jazz. Thanks!

Sounds super nice too

I'm a plumber and I was going through a house that was about get demolished so a new one can go up. I was looking for some water lines in the basement and a box of records that was under a pile of junk caught my eye. Pretty typical find in these old houses, and the builders are always happy to let us take stuff. One less box for them to have to throw in a dumpster. It's usually your standard classic rock affair and more often than not they're in pretty bad shape.

Long story short, I pull three boxes out from under the pile and start flipping through. First couple are old Rolling Stones albums (which is already better than the stuff u typically find in houses like this IF I'm lucky enough to find albums at all), but everything after that was jazz gold. 100+ albums worth of Blue Note, Impulse!, Columbia, Atlantic, the works. There was probably five or six that were beyond salvage, but the rest of them looked to be in decent enough shape so I took them home. I'm not an expert at all, but I've been collecting long enough to realize that I may or may not have struck gold.

Started going through them last night to clean and sleeve them. Looking like the majority of them are early and/or first pressings from between '60 and '68 from what I can gather. I've only gone through about 40 or 50 so I still have a good amount to work through, but I couldn't help but to pull a couple of the bangers that I've found so far and show them off here. Probably a once in a lifetime find. Everything I've tried so far has been playable with just a few hairline cracks or whatever. Surprisingly pretty good for being piled on in a basement for who knows how long.

went out to the local store with $40, got 5-6 things from the dollar bin and Jump Up Calypso by Belafonte, was browsing the jazz stacks at the end of the trip for any bargains, saw this, immediately put everything back on the shelves.

I grew up with records. It was part of the tapestry of life, and something I took for granted. Every home had a stereo and a collection of records, and records were available everywhere. Yet they were still special to me. Getting my first record player, and buying my first record (Super Trouper by ABBA), was a huge deal.

About a decade ago, I moved to another country, and decided I couldn’t take my records with me. I gave most of them away, along with most of my CD collection.

Some years ago, I moved back to my home town again. This summer, I decided I wanted to get back into listening to and collecting music on physical media. It has been an integral part of my life, and has always brought me joy.

It started with new speakers (Dali Sonik 5). I realised I wanted to listen to CD:s, so I bought an old CD player (Sony CDP-XE220) and started collecting CD:s again. It was frustrating, because it was hard to find specific CD:s I wanted, either new or second hand. But I quickly adapted, and learned to enjoy browsing with an open mind.

A few days ago, I got a new record player. A Rega P1 Plus. And one of the records I wanted is a rare old audiophile recording of a live jazz concert, called “Jazz at the Pawnshop”. Yesterday, I visited a Stockholm record store for the first time. It’s called “Djungel & Jazz”, and they specialise in old jazz records. It is a beautiful and well organised store. After browsing the discount bins and finding a few records I didn’t know I wanted, I asked a guy working there if they might have the record I was after. “Let me check”, he replied.

After a short while, he came back and said, “Yes, we have it. It will be out shortly.”

I just could not believe it. To be able to walk into a shop for second hand records, ask, and be brought a pristine copy of a specific old rare record, it’s not just highly unusual to me. It has never happened before. That’s not how record hunting work in my experience. But these guys did it.

I now have a highly cherished record I wanted, but also a new favourite record shop.

I wanted to share this story with this community, because I think you can understand how happy this made me.

Been buying more records then I should lately and was so happy to find this one in my local. Pharoah Sanders is just insane and I am really loving these spiritual jazz/free jazz records. When I have the house to myself I play this one and I literally feel like floating away, it’s nearly like being on drugs. Please send your recommendations for any jazz records this way!

Currently enjoying Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Wendell Harrison, Sun Ra and the likes.

Started expanding my collection beyond brand new records, but didn't expect as much grime as I've encountered. A big fudge style sponge/brush clean wasn't cutting it. A spin clean got the surface, but no deeper. It's not a hummingbird, which I can only imagine does an even better job, but for the price I'm satisfied with the results. Anyone with optimization tips drop em. Vevor ultrasonic cleaner

Recently came across a copy of Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um in a dusty box in the basement and started looking into its history. From what I've been able to find, it appears to be an original 1959 Columbia six-eye stereo pressing.

The details:

• Columbia CS 8171
• Six-eye stereo label
• Deep-groove pressing
• Side 1 matrix: XSM 47458-1D
• Side 2 matrix: XSM 47459-1K

For a record that's nearly 70 years old, it seems to be in surprisingly good condition. I haven't attempted to clean or play it yet because I'd rather have someone experienced with older vinyl handle that first.

I've been talking with a local record shop about having it professionally cleaned and played so I can get a better idea of its actual condition.

Feel free to share thoughts.

My favourite at this time of year. The Vince Guiraldi Trio , a Charlie Brown Christmas. Beautiful, jazzy musicianship on this. A festive feast for the ears.

Go these three added to my collection. Do any SNZ fans still exist? LOVED these guys post lineup changes…