| Re: Buying Vinyl Records [message #65368 is a reply to message #65364] |
Sun, 19 December 2010 19:23   |
Adveser
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Registered: July 2009
Location: USA
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The cost is tricky issue.
It could be anything. I've paid 50 bucks for common 80's stuff and I've paid 3 bucks for more hard to find pressings from the 70's...from the same store with one guy pricing everything.
Expect to pay what A CD costs, but some shops sell cheap. Don't rule out the thrift store. I've found great stuff in like new condition for a couple bucks each there. It isn't all Herb Alpert records, even though most of it is.
Go for pre-1980's pressings. It seems that vinyl got incredibly cheap towards the end. You know, thin, tight grooves, impure material, the works. 80's records warp unless kept cool.
Classical music puts you in a good position. They made huge box sets that no one ever played that came on stiff thick vinyl. These are super cheap and should sound great if the source recording is good.
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