Record and CD Collectors

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

Any record collectors out there in Hawk cyber land?

In particular

50's Rockabilly;Rock and Roll;Surf;60's garage;Girlie groups;Punk;Prog Rock:Late 60's and early 70's heavy rock (some erroneously call it heavy metal);Rocking blues;Thrash and very selective country.

And in particular

JERRY LEE LEWIS

 

[The BIG X]

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When I saw your photo of our Great Peter Hudson in Black and White I thought gee you must be OLD. - Now I know it

 

[Willie_Rioli]

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nah don't have much vinyl unfortunately, but some of these genres you mention below impress me greatly. i'd love to get my hands on some 60s garage and punk records.
i don't suppose you went to the record swap at Yah Yahs in Collingwood a few months back? Bruce Milne (former owner of the Tote and Augogo Records) was his selling his collection, and had some amazing stuff on offer.

 

[go hawks!!!]

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Most of my vinyl is the 1980s heavy metal bands, I was allowed to buy one record a week which was $19 from Brashs in those days!

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

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"Love to get my hands on some 60's garage and punk vinyl"

Wouldn't we all. Rarely see that stuff at Record Fairs now, though' some will come up on E bay. Even the reissue Nuggets series on vinyl is now rare. Can still get the CD Box Sets which will set you back about $100. Well worth the money. There were two series of Nuggets - 60's garage and 60's Psychedelia. A must for any collection. In addition a good CD shop can get reissue, often coloured , Vinyl. It was off one of those LPs that I first heard Frumious Bandersnatch.

If you are desperate for some of the above,send me a PM.

I live near the Gold Coast and have not been to a Melbourne fair for ages.

I missed the last two Brisbane fairs, not too worried about that because I have just about all of what I have been chasing for 40 years. If anything does show up my spies give me a ring and I give my usual response "got it".

Some 80's metal is highly sought after on vinyl.It is probably the in thing at the moment although Rockabilly remains numero uno amongst collectors.

 

[Henry Jr]

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1991 GF my dad sourced some corporate tickets which included a luncheon at Monash University before hand.

I manage to snaffle and lug back to the ground (via bus) 14 records left behind by other guests. Came in quite handy as I used them as a booster seat

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

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One record a week for $19.

When Rockabilly and Rock and Roll broke in the middle fifties, The cost of a LP record was 2 pounds twelve shillings and sixpence (my keyboard does not have the old lsd keys).

I was working as an apprentice carpenter and guess what my weekly wage was? 2 pounds twelve shillings and sixpence.

We could not afford to buy them and that is why they are so rare and can bring big money if any come up for auction.

It remains a collectors dream to find a boarded up old record shop with all of the gems in pristine condition.

"Tear It Up" by the Rock and Roll Trio still remains the holy grail of fifties collectors.

60's collectors claim the Missing Links Lp as their Holy Grail and let me tell you, it is so rare that I know a Collector who has half the LP - yes half of the LP - framed on his wall as his pride and joy. It is probably the best ever garage LP.

Actually I am going to play the reissue LP right now and then go to the "what are you playing now thread"

 

[Willie_Rioli]

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60's collectors claim the Missing Links Lp as their Holy Grail and let me tell you, it is so rare that I know a Collector who has half the LP - yes half of the LP - framed on his wall as his pride and joy. It is probably the best ever garage LP.

great band!! i can't imagine more than 500 were ever released, no?
i've got an old gramophone from the 1920s, and would be pretty cool to get some old blues records (the cylindrical ones) - but unfortunately only music is available from around that time, which seems to be mostly pretty uninspiring. though i do adore its raw, scratchy sound. would be perfect for Ledbelly or Robert Johnston etc
I'm pretty sure They Might be Giants released a recording on this format, which i thought was pretty cool

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

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Very Droll.

You youngsters are not quite "with it".Don't you dig it man or are you really a square?

Looks like you need a history lesson.

A real record is a flat vinyl disc,usually black, containing thousands of micro grooves, that when placed on a turntable produces sound - usually music.

To achieve this miracle,one needs a record player (turntable) featuring a tone arm, a stylus, a platter and a soundless motor to drive the platter.

In addition a lead is supplied to plug into the phono jack of the pre amp component of an amplifier.The amplifier does exactly what the name indicates.It amplifies the music.

Of course LOUD speakers are necessary so that the music can be heard or alternatively, if one is a cheapskate or tone deaf, head phones can also do that job.

The mechanics of the sound is achieved by the stylus in the tone arm vibrating side to side whist the platter is spinning at either 331/3 or 45 RPMs.

Simple really and the sound quality is of a higher standard than those little plastic things that are placed into the drawer of a dodgy piece of equipment that as often as not steals the piece of plastic by not returning it to the rightful owner.

Another type of record is colloquially known as a 78. The difference here is that it is made of shellac, very fragile and pre dates vinyl.

If you go to any op shop you will see hundreds of examples of the above. None are worth while buying because they are all middle of the road and orchestral, suitable only for Geelong supporters. Hawthorn supporters quite correctly only listen to music with an "edge" which is the name of my record label.

So it really is cool man cool.

 

[grizzlym]

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Lord Mud, I can't claim to be a record collector but I do love my music. My wife acquired here father's stereo a number of year's back, and he was a seriously into his audio equipment. Sure, the sound was terrific but to my 'new' eyes it looked like a tired piece of trash from another era. But, as a I said, the sound was terrific.

Then about 5 years, smoke started to pour out of the amp. Great, I thought, I can ditch this cumbersome piece of analog trash and get us a sleek modern amp. So I headed down to the nearest audio store and got chatting with the disinterested audiophile salesman. He exuded an air of arty disinterest at my crude questions to get 'something that made the music louder'. His ears pricked up when I mentioned smoke poured out of the back of the old amp.

He positively salivated when I told him the brand of the amp, the model number and the rest of the gear. He waved his hand around the amps on the shelf and said, 'these don't hold a candle to the amp you've got, that was a valave blowing and you'd be best to fix it. If you don't want to, I'll buy it off you.'

He scribbled down the name Mario on the back of a business card, a phone number and said, "call this bloke, he'll fix it for you and you'll thank me for years to come".

So I did. Mario fixed it for $120.00. He was a true audio nut specialising in old audio equipment. when I came to pick it up he was playing John Coltraine through it really loud.

That's when I got it. we still use that amp, even going to great lengths to hook our tv, Apple tv and media up through it. But it truly sings when you plonk a bit of vinyl on it. And the sound through minidisc is pretty awesome too.

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

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great band!! i can't imagine more than 500 were ever released, no?
i've got an old gramophone from the 1920s, and would be pretty cool to get some old blues records (the cylindrical ones) - but unfortunately only music is available from around that time, which seems to be mostly pretty uninspiring. though i do adore its raw, scratchy sound. would be perfect for Ledbelly or Robert Johnston etc
I'm pretty sure They Might be Giants released a recording on this format, which i thought was pretty cool

Would be lucky if 20 have survived.

Man you are aiming high asking about blues cylinders. Even blues 78s are now very rare.

I am often told that so and so has lots of old records including 78s that I may be interested in. In almost every case they are worthless pop and if anything is of interest it appears as if they have been used as doormats,yet the sellers will swear that they have never been played.

Just because it is old does not make it collectible or more importantly, good music.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

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Lord Mud has asked me to update this thread to include CD's, and as I'm sure most of you guys out there have a very good collection of CD's perhaps we can talk about some of your prized possessions in album form.

I have lost track of so many of my CD's, and only recently bought 2 boxes home with me from my house up north.
It's great to look back through some of the albums I bought as a teenager, listening to the tracks sends me back. Memories of me getting about in my mint green XY fairmont.... great memories actually.

I have a pretty extensive collection of Mp3's these days, but sometimes I still feel the need to have the actual CD, packaging, liner notes and all.

My most recent purchase is these two Baroness Albums, Red and Blue.

 

[2Sewell4School]

I have around 200 vinyl in my collection that have been somewhat neglected the past few years.

Admittedly my collection is very heavy in 80's and 90's guitar bands. My favourite album that I own is an Au Go Go Records copy of Sonic Youth's Sister album featuring a psychedelic swirl drawn over a photo of Mickey Mouse and co on the back sleeve. There was also some other issue with the art that escapes me.

Sonic Youth and their label ended up getting sued my Disney and were forced to put a bar code or something over the top.

I unfortunately don't have any 50's LP though I have a bunch of 1960's stuff as a result of a Beach Boys obsession that has only recently subsided.

I'm a bit of a fan of Link Wray too Lord Mud if that's the sort of stuff you're talking about.

I'm looking at updating my Hi Fi ATM have noticed a lack of phono inputs on most reasonably priced amps.

 

[Ram-Man]

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Very Droll.

You youngsters are not quite "with it".Don't you dig it man or are you really a square?

Looks like you need a history lesson.

A real record is a flat vinyl disc,usually black, containing thousands of micro grooves, that when placed on a turntable produces sound - usually music.

To achieve this miracle,one needs a record player (turntable) featuring a tone arm, a stylus, a platter and a soundless motor to drive the platter.

In addition a lead is supplied to plug into the phono jack of the pre amp component of an amplifier.The amplifier does exactly what the name indicates.It amplifies the music.

Of course LOUD speakers are necessary so that the music can be heard or alternatively, if one is a cheapskate or tone deaf, head phones can also do that job.

The mechanics of the sound is achieved by the stylus in the tone arm vibrating side to side whist the platter is spinning at either 331/3 or 45 RPMs.

Simple really and the sound quality is of a higher standard than those little plastic things that are placed into the drawer of a dodgy piece of equipment that as often as not steals the piece of plastic by not returning it to the rightful owner.

Another type of record is colloquially known as a 78. The difference here is that it is made of shellac, very fragile and pre dates vinyl.

If you go to any op shop you will see hundreds of examples of the above. None are worth while buying because they are all middle of the road and orchestral, suitable only for Geelong supporters. Hawthorn supporters quite correctly only listen to music with an "edge" which is the name of my record label.

So it really is cool man cool.

Bump. Underrated post Lord Muddy'O.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

My record collection is quite small but is slowly growing

 

[arupist]

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Lord Mud, I can't claim to be a record collector but I do love my music. My wife acquired here father's stereo a number of year's back, and he was a seriously into his audio equipment. Sure, the sound was terrific but to my 'new' eyes it looked like a tired piece of trash from another era. But, as a I said, the sound was terrific.

Then about 5 years, smoke started to pour out of the amp. Great, I thought, I can ditch this cumbersome piece of analog trash and get us a sleek modern amp. So I headed down to the nearest audio store and got chatting with the disinterested audiophile salesman. He exuded an air of arty disinterest at my crude questions to get 'something that made the music louder'. His ears pricked up when I mentioned smoke poured out of the back of the old amp.

He positively salivated when I told him the brand of the amp, the model number and the rest of the gear. He waved his hand around the amps on the shelf and said, 'these don't hold a candle to the amp you've got, that was a valave blowing and you'd be best to fix it. If you don't want to, I'll buy it off you.'

He scribbled down the name Mario on the back of a business card, a phone number and said, "call this bloke, he'll fix it for you and you'll thank me for years to come".

So I did. Mario fixed it for $120.00. He was a true audio nut specialising in old audio equipment. when I came to pick it up he was playing John Coltraine through it really loud.

That's when I got it. we still use that amp, even going to great lengths to hook our tv, Apple tv and media up through it. But it truly sings when you plonk a bit of vinyl on it. And the sound through minidisc is pretty awesome too.

Question to a really old post, Grizz. What was the brand? Rotel? Was the top of the range back in the 80s.

 

[mrcurly]

Question to a really old post, Grizz. What was the brand? Rotel? Was the top of the range back in the 80s.

Yup, Rotel gear was (and still is) decent quality, though much of the valve vs transistor and solid state amp comparison is highly subjective, and can be easily skewed, as is each individuals hearing!
At the extreme end the line can be blurred by comparing the sound stage of a PC motherboard to a Luxman/Rega RP8/Tanoy (etc) setup - or high end CD/DSP amp to low end HMV valve amp.... or simply comparing new equipment to old gear that is no longer within a bulls roar of its design spec!

FWIW My first amp, or receiver, was a 33watt Rotel unit, sound quality was excellent with minimal THD, though the limiting factor was an ancient set of Goodmans. It gave great service for many years, and was effectively handed down (actually up) in the family.

Can't help with exactly the sort of vinyl you are looking for Lord Mud, I think the only rockabilly I would have is Stray Cats, but I do have a pretty decent collection of vinyl CD spanning ancient Blues artists (predominantly on CD), through some 60's - 90's vinyl (a lot of indie), and around 1500 cds through to current. Last entry would have been Shayne P Carter Offsider, fascinating album from the StraightJacket fits/Dimmer frontman.

 

[eldorado]

A real record is a flat vinyl disc,usually black, containing thousands of micro grooves, that when placed on a turntable produces sound - usually music.

Just the one groove, maaaaaan....

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

Just the one groove, maaaaaan....

Well, you know what I mean.

 

[LordLucifer]

Get onboard this one all you crazy music collectors !!

 

[DapperJong]

I tried to start a thread on the music board - got nothin! Anyway, I own about 1200 records and have been collecting for 10+ years.

The rarest record I own is probably this one from 1967:

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Just the one groove, maaaaaan....

Actually, two. One on each side

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

I tried to start a thread on the music board - got nothin! Anyway, I own about 1200 records and have been collecting for 10+ years.

The rarest record I own is probably this one from 1967:

Checked out this thing on Discogs. Some dude is asking a hell of a lot of folding stuff for it.

Has anybody been checking You Tube lately. A mountain of mega rare stuff from the late sixties and early seventies is being uploaded.

 

[Dave Id]

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One record a week for $19.

When Rockabilly and Rock and Roll broke in the middle fifties, The cost of a LP record was 2 pounds twelve shillings and sixpence (my keyboard does not have the old lsd keys).

I was working as an apprentice carpenter and guess what my weekly wage was? 2 pounds twelve shillings and sixpence.

We could not afford to buy them and that is why they are so rare and can bring big money if any come up for auction.

It remains a collectors dream to find a boarded up old record shop with all of the gems in pristine condition.

"Tear It Up" by the Rock and Roll Trio still remains the holy grail of fifties collectors.

60's collectors claim the Missing Links Lp as their Holy Grail and let me tell you, it is so rare that I know a Collector who has half the LP - yes half of the LP - framed on his wall as his pride and joy. It is probably the best ever garage LP.

Actually I am going to play the reissue LP right now and then go to the "what are you playing now thread"

Love Rock n Roll.

MPD LTD used to often play Manresa Hall when they were starting out. Pete Smith often compered.
First hit ..... "Little Boy Sad". First recorded by Johnny Burnette in 1960.

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Merv Benton recorded one of his flip sides "Cincinnati Fireball",also from 1960.
Merv's fan club secretary worked at Coles near Glenferrie Oval. Coral might have been her name.
Store was managed by Mr Nutall a Hawks supporter. Photo of him at a game from that era posted a few months ago.

Never saw The Missing Links,however saw many offshoots.
Running,Jumping,Standing Still and The Andy James Asylum were wild.
Had the LP.Came out the same time as The Kinks first album.Decisions,decisions.
Have the CD these days

 

[Dave Id]

Checked out this thing on Discogs. Some dude is asking a hell of a lot of folding stuff for it.

Has anybody been checking You Tube lately. A mountain of mega rare stuff from the late sixties and early seventies is being uploaded.

One of my favorites .......