kapvin
Well-Known Member
Hi,
This is really my first post in this section.. with my Turntable dormant for years, (a decade actually) before finally becoming the victim (beneficiary?) of taxidermy experiments by another forum member, I am left in a unique position of having a lot of LPs and no TT. financial priorities (as opposed to financial constraints) will ensure that no new TT replaces this old one.
So I have an LP collection which is somewhat a shadow of it's zenith, having suffered thefts, (okay, borrowing and not returning), breakages, storage damage has claimed some more. but the collection is still eclectic..
some of it dates back to my dad (50s jazz), my mom, (joan baez) and then me (70s rock) and then my wife (80s indipop and bollywood). with the exception of my wifes & moms contribution, most of the other stuff is from the US or UK, and the condition varies as one would expect from a 50 year or 40year old record. and there are some gems - there is the original pressing of harry belafonte - live a carnegie hall, in stereo, joan baez - music of Isreal; there is some led zep which is in pristine condition, some hendrix, some 60s and 70s muzak (heard of the shadows?).. there's more, I just do not recollect..
the reason for this post is, to understand, would this stuff have any value? would it be of interest to any of the vinyl-o-philes?
at the outset, let me explicit say, that while I do want to part with it; I do not want to sell it. I am perfectly happy to give it away, provided that the value (if any) gets unlocked in say, a donation to HFV or to some other noble cause..
of course, this is assuming the stuff has value. I would be keen to get your responses, and depending to that I can take the time to catalog what I have and it's condition. again, depending on responses and suggestions, I can take this forward.
thanks
This is really my first post in this section.. with my Turntable dormant for years, (a decade actually) before finally becoming the victim (beneficiary?) of taxidermy experiments by another forum member, I am left in a unique position of having a lot of LPs and no TT. financial priorities (as opposed to financial constraints) will ensure that no new TT replaces this old one.
So I have an LP collection which is somewhat a shadow of it's zenith, having suffered thefts, (okay, borrowing and not returning), breakages, storage damage has claimed some more. but the collection is still eclectic..
some of it dates back to my dad (50s jazz), my mom, (joan baez) and then me (70s rock) and then my wife (80s indipop and bollywood). with the exception of my wifes & moms contribution, most of the other stuff is from the US or UK, and the condition varies as one would expect from a 50 year or 40year old record. and there are some gems - there is the original pressing of harry belafonte - live a carnegie hall, in stereo, joan baez - music of Isreal; there is some led zep which is in pristine condition, some hendrix, some 60s and 70s muzak (heard of the shadows?).. there's more, I just do not recollect..
the reason for this post is, to understand, would this stuff have any value? would it be of interest to any of the vinyl-o-philes?
at the outset, let me explicit say, that while I do want to part with it; I do not want to sell it. I am perfectly happy to give it away, provided that the value (if any) gets unlocked in say, a donation to HFV or to some other noble cause..
of course, this is assuming the stuff has value. I would be keen to get your responses, and depending to that I can take the time to catalog what I have and it's condition. again, depending on responses and suggestions, I can take this forward.
thanks
