Last night started sorting out old chazzer bought albums for recycling. Will be doing a giveaway on VG+ and those interested will just pay the postage and packing. They are probably not worth trading in the normal trade manner as they aren't exactly the stuff people want. These are Bert kaempferts or james last which don't have a funky track amongst htem. Utter cheese infact. Those that don't go will be put back into the wild again.
I also have another bunch to go to MVE and other second hand dealers which will be of interest to them (the dealers that is) or use them as trades at VG+. but I haven't decided which way to go on this one.
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coming42waited til 21.42 for his solar lights to turn on (tee hee) .
Been reaing the excellent "Old Rare New" (Black Dog Publishing) which had a launch at Phonica in London on the Wednesday. However it too is not free from typos and wrong information which slightly marred the "Ace Records" book they did. The list of British independent dealers at the back of the book does not include the two extent dealers, Acroos The Tracks and Wax Factor,both whom i have used. At least Rounder Records is there.Shocking i thought! There is a certain London bias to it i think, and also they could have double checked to see if these shops are still surviiving as Beats Working in east London has already gone! Apart from these gripes it is an enjoyable book for vinyl obsessives like myself and (hopefully) the people who post to the VG+ forum..
Some interesting thoughts about how the future will hld up for vinyl from various commentators in the book. For my own thoughts i still think vinyl will survive in some form for awhile and hope that younger vultures will take up the batton. It is depressing to hear that some kids don't know what a CD is and just download via mp3's, let alone know what black vinyl is and how to use it! Thankfully it was DJ's that kept the format going for the fallow decades when CD's came and has had a renaissance in the last few years. Some think that it is still a shrinking market and i tend to concur here and that the current oil crisis could put the final nail in new vinyl being produced. I do think the really rare stuff will get even rarer and those less rare will become alot cheaper as interest wains. Perhaps in a few years time a £100 LP will be two thrids less,and only the ultra rare items will keep their value. So those out of reach for me now will be more attractive (ha ha) as i have never paid over £30 for any old album. This is why we keep diggin' and finding something dirt cheap that has a higher book value.
You can still finds bargains but it will take a bit of luck,maybe lots of it, ,a certain knowledge,and tons of time to do it. This is where sites such as Popsike and GEMM become so useful as they save you time and the interweb makes even the most oobscure stuff (not necessarily rare) available at a few clicks of the mouse. Howver you do loose the joy of discovery after searching something for years when it is so easy to point anbd click..
Gosh i have rambled on a bit,and i guess it will not be the last time i have mulled over this subject. Like the Johnny Trunks,Bob Stanleys,etc of this world we breath and eat records!
I also have another bunch to go to MVE and other second hand dealers which will be of interest to them (the dealers that is) or use them as trades at VG+. but I haven't decided which way to go on this one.
On a different tack i bet my bro
coming42waited til 21.42 for his solar lights to turn on (tee hee) . Been reaing the excellent "Old Rare New" (Black Dog Publishing) which had a launch at Phonica in London on the Wednesday. However it too is not free from typos and wrong information which slightly marred the "Ace Records" book they did. The list of British independent dealers at the back of the book does not include the two extent dealers, Acroos The Tracks and Wax Factor,both whom i have used. At least Rounder Records is there.Shocking i thought! There is a certain London bias to it i think, and also they could have double checked to see if these shops are still surviiving as Beats Working in east London has already gone! Apart from these gripes it is an enjoyable book for vinyl obsessives like myself and (hopefully) the people who post to the VG+ forum..
Some interesting thoughts about how the future will hld up for vinyl from various commentators in the book. For my own thoughts i still think vinyl will survive in some form for awhile and hope that younger vultures will take up the batton. It is depressing to hear that some kids don't know what a CD is and just download via mp3's, let alone know what black vinyl is and how to use it! Thankfully it was DJ's that kept the format going for the fallow decades when CD's came and has had a renaissance in the last few years. Some think that it is still a shrinking market and i tend to concur here and that the current oil crisis could put the final nail in new vinyl being produced. I do think the really rare stuff will get even rarer and those less rare will become alot cheaper as interest wains. Perhaps in a few years time a £100 LP will be two thrids less,and only the ultra rare items will keep their value. So those out of reach for me now will be more attractive (ha ha) as i have never paid over £30 for any old album. This is why we keep diggin' and finding something dirt cheap that has a higher book value.
You can still finds bargains but it will take a bit of luck,maybe lots of it, ,a certain knowledge,and tons of time to do it. This is where sites such as Popsike and GEMM become so useful as they save you time and the interweb makes even the most oobscure stuff (not necessarily rare) available at a few clicks of the mouse. Howver you do loose the joy of discovery after searching something for years when it is so easy to point anbd click..
Gosh i have rambled on a bit,and i guess it will not be the last time i have mulled over this subject. Like the Johnny Trunks,Bob Stanleys,etc of this world we breath and eat records!
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