I've been collecting records for the past eight years - since I was fifteen. I don't have a huge collection or anything but it's still fun to collect and play them. I mainly buy them at record stores in the New England area and online through Amazon and eBay.
Pink Floyd -
The Wall
I won this one on eBay. It's a Columbia Records promotional copy, and has a gold stamp on the back that says: "For Promotion Only. Ownership Reserved By CBS. Sale Is Unlawful."
Pink Floyd -
The Final Cut
Another recent eBay purchase! I know this isn't one of their most well-liked albums but I really enjoy it. I'm actually listening to it right now!) To be honest, I really don't understand why more people aren't into this album. Yeah, it's basically a Roger Waters solo album that doesn't bother me I guess.
Pink Floyd -
Dark Side Of The Moon
This is the 30th anniversary reissue on 180-gram virgin vinyl, complete with posters and stickers! I currently have all three posters hanging in my room. :)
Radiohead -
The Bends
This one's also on 180-gram vinyl. And it just so happens to be my favorite Radiohead album!
TV on the Radio -
Young Liars
I hate to say it but I don't think I've ever listened to this. I got it ages ago and I just never got around to hearing it. I'm sure I had a reason for buying it but the reason's evading me at the moment.
Mice Parade -
Obrigado Saudade
This is another one I haven't listened to a whole lot, but I remember really liking it when I did.
The Clash -
Combat Rock
Reissue.
The Clash -
The Clash
Another reissue.
The Clash -
Give 'Em Enough Rope
This one's an original.
Saves the Day -
Stay What You Are
Like I said, I started collecting records when I was fifteen years old. Not that there's anything wrong with Saves The Day, but it's definitely more indicative of my musical taste several years ago.
Preston School of Industry -
All This Sounds Gas
I bought this album because I liked the song "Whalebones" but I don't think I ever listened to the entire album. I swear, I do listen to some of these records!
David Bowie -
Stage
Like this one, for example! I love the version of "Station To Station" on this album.
David Bowie -
Young Americans
This may be the first David Bowie album I ever bought.
David Bowie -
Scary Monsters
Apparently this one used to be owned by someone named Sarah. I like how the way she wrote her name kind of matches with the look of the album cover.
David Bowie -
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
This one is a reissue on 180-gram virgin vinyl. It was bit pricey, but worth it!
The Rolling Stones -
AFTERMATH
One of the first albums I ever bought. There's some guy's address on the front and another guy's name written on the back. So this album has basically had at least three owners, I guess. That's why I love getting used records. I like owning something that has a little bit of history to it.
The Rolling Stones -
Some Girls
My favorite Stones album! I got this one used on Amazon.
The Rolling Stones -
Emotional Rescue
I actually think this one might have belonged to my mom.
The Velvet Underground -
The Velvet Underground and Nico
On 180-gram yellow vinyl.
The Velvet Underground -
Loaded
On 180-gram red vinyl.
The Velvet Underground -
The Velvet Underground
On 180-gram blue vinyl.
Led Zeppelin -
Houses of the Holy
I got this one used on Amazon.
Led Zeppelin -
Led Zeppelin II
I went through absolute hell to get this album. I bought it used on Amazon and I accidentally had it shipped to my college address (where I don't live anymore) instead of my home address. The college post office mistakenly returned it to the sender instead of forwarding it to me, so it went all the way back to Georgia and spent some time in a dead letter office before it finally got to me haha.
Led Zeppelin -
Led Zeppelin IV
I bought this one used. The cover and the sleeve are a bit water-damaged but the record still plays wonderfully.
The Doors -
The Doors Greatest Hits
I know, I know..."greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls" lol. I got this one for my birthday this year.
The Get Up Kids -
On A Wire
Great album art! And I still like the songs "Grunge Pig" and "All That I Know".
Hot Hot Heat -
Knock Knock Knock
I got this one for my 17th birthday. I played the hell out of "5 Times Out Of 100". What a great song.
The White Stripes -
White Blood Cells
The second album I ever owned.
Ramones -
Pleasant Dreams
I got this one for my birthday this year also.
Ramones -
Leave Home
The first album I ever owned. September 9th, 2001: the day I started collecting records!
Bright Eyes -
Vinyl Box Set
The envy of Bright Eyes fans everywhere...the elusive vinyl box set. I got this back in the day when it cost next to nothing and now it sells for hundreds of dollars apparently. Think I'll hang on to this one...
The Hollies -
The Hollies
This one belonged to my mom. (I know it's wrong to keep the cellophane on the outside of the cover, but it's already been there for decades so I assume the damage is already done heh.)
Pink Floyd -
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
I just got this one today! I tried to get this album for a couple of weeks but sadly I kept getting outbid. I guess it all worked out because if I'd won those auctions, I never would have gotten this album! What's so special about it? This is a Japanese pressing
and it includes "See Emily Play", which is one of my all-time favorite Pink Floyd songs. :)
David Gilmour -
Arnold Layne
I got this one at Newbury Comics this weekend...well, more accurately, my boyfriend got it for me because he is awesome. :) On the back it says "Dedicated to the memory of Syd Barrett." <3
Syd Barrett -
The Madcap Laughs
Okay, story time. I tried for so long to find this album on both eBay and Amazon, and through
wax.fm as well. Each time, I'd end up dismayed as it was extremely hard to find exactly what I was looking for, which was an original copy of the album (meaning, not the Madcap/Barrett double release) in reasonable condition at an equally reasonable price. I can't even remember how many auctions I bid on, only to find myself outbid in the final hours.
Well, imagine my surprise when I went on Amazon to do my daily "try to find my favorite Syd Barrett album" search and there it was. For less than half of what I was willing to pay for it on eBay. Without a second thought, I purchased it.
It's probably going to get here broken and covered in anthrax, I thought. But it didn't matter.
That was exactly one week ago. For some reason, I had a feeling that the album was going to get here today. At about ten of three, I started peeking out my front door, checking to see if the mail truck was there. At about five after, I watched the mail lady as she walked down the street. I saw a square-shaped package, but I tried not to get too excited.
Well, it's here. In perfect condition. Exactly what I wanted. It was definitely worth the wait, I have to say. <3
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These are some random 45s I've picked up over the years. To be honest, with the exception of two of them I've never played them. I really should!
Ego -
The Question Mark EP
Apparently this is "melodic French jangle-pop" of some sort. It came with an insert that's all in French, and it's limited to 750 copies.
Backwater -
Memory/Silver Surfer
No clue about this one. It was limited to 700 copies and is on red vinyl.
The Technical Jed -
Liquid/Cottage 13
Again, absolutely no clue. Apparently they're Richmond, VA indie pop.
Marilyn Manson -
mOBSCENE
Well, we've all heard of him, obviously. This one's on blue vinyl and came with a poster which currently hangs in my room. :)
This one's a total mystery to me, but it looks like there's a tiny picture of Edie Sedgwick on the front?
Stereophonics -
Have a Nice Day
I remember I really liked this song a lot at one point. Enough to buy the single, I suppose.
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OTHER STUFF:
Marilyn Manson - I Don't Like The Drugs 10" Picture Disk
I don't know about this one. I got it for relatively cheap but various websites have it listen at a wide variety of prices. Who knows haha.
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Just for good measure, here's a picture of my turntable. I got it for my seventeenth birthday, so it's about six years old:
The records on the shelf below are actually not "mine" - they're records that my mom and grandparents gave me years ago because, among all of us, I'm the only one that actually has and uses a turntable anymore. Maybe I'll post pictures of them at some point as well - there's some pretty interesting old stuff in there!
And this is what it looks like when I'm playing a record...a Syd Barrett record, to be precise. :)
Syd Barrett
