mahaaprasaad
Well-Known Member
Dear friends,
I don't know how actually the 45 rpm EPs are considered in the Audiophile community. But some time I come across some EPs and Super 7 discs which sounds very good bright. It seems, many of the Indian Movie albums, particularly Hindi and South Indian Language records for the period 70s and 80s are available only in EP records, targeting mass market at low cost.
Recently, I come across one of the Garage fellow near my house stored lot of EPs in his junk yard, in 2 Gunny Bags since a long time. Due to recent Rain in Bangalore, his Junk yard went under 1 Feet Water. Couple of days, accidentally I have seen these bags and by its shape I thought it would some old Paper waste. But due to wetness, the gunny bag is opened at bottom and some of the EPs were peeping out, which could not escape form my Eyes. When I enquired the fellow, He informed that, He had got some old CD Plates(??) Along with old furniture and racks from a Audio library, which was closed 20 Years back and the building is demolished now.
On my request, He opened and shown me the bags. The stuffs seems kept in these bags since many years before reaching the junk yard. Everything is full of fungus and most of the sleeves are eaten by Rats and Cockroaches. Added to the that, the rain water and mud entered inside the bag and spoiled everything. Due to wetness, the sleeves of discs attached together and prone to damage while separating.
He told me to take the bags if required and discuss the rates afterwards.
Since the Bags are not a condition to lift, We have emptied the stock to a box and I brought to my home. I have spread all these in three rooms to see the condition and to allow to dry. Every thing is very bad smell to the extent of a dead rat.
The lot contains most Tamil, Telugu, little Hindi and very few Kannada discs.
Being a Stock from Library, I could able to make out that, the lot is having very rare titles of 70s/80s and most of the EPs are in very good condition(Except the Sleeves), no scratches or damages. Some Angel Records, Color Records were also there.
Now the questions,
1) is it worth to have these EPs, or to leave it to the Junk yard?
2) If it is worth, how much we can pay. There are nearly 2000 Discs and the fellow is expecting around Rs. 5 per disc.
3) Is it worth the put efforts to clean and restore all these, which would be a very big challenge.
I seek your valuable advice on the above points.
The photos are as under(Sorry for the bad images, it is from my mobile):
Room-1
Room-2
Room-3
Closeup 1
Closeup 2
Closeup 3 - You can notice an Angel Records at top center.
Closeup 4
Closeup 5
Closeup 6 - You can notice an Angel Records at top center.
I don't know how actually the 45 rpm EPs are considered in the Audiophile community. But some time I come across some EPs and Super 7 discs which sounds very good bright. It seems, many of the Indian Movie albums, particularly Hindi and South Indian Language records for the period 70s and 80s are available only in EP records, targeting mass market at low cost.
Recently, I come across one of the Garage fellow near my house stored lot of EPs in his junk yard, in 2 Gunny Bags since a long time. Due to recent Rain in Bangalore, his Junk yard went under 1 Feet Water. Couple of days, accidentally I have seen these bags and by its shape I thought it would some old Paper waste. But due to wetness, the gunny bag is opened at bottom and some of the EPs were peeping out, which could not escape form my Eyes. When I enquired the fellow, He informed that, He had got some old CD Plates(??) Along with old furniture and racks from a Audio library, which was closed 20 Years back and the building is demolished now.
On my request, He opened and shown me the bags. The stuffs seems kept in these bags since many years before reaching the junk yard. Everything is full of fungus and most of the sleeves are eaten by Rats and Cockroaches. Added to the that, the rain water and mud entered inside the bag and spoiled everything. Due to wetness, the sleeves of discs attached together and prone to damage while separating.
He told me to take the bags if required and discuss the rates afterwards.
Since the Bags are not a condition to lift, We have emptied the stock to a box and I brought to my home. I have spread all these in three rooms to see the condition and to allow to dry. Every thing is very bad smell to the extent of a dead rat.
The lot contains most Tamil, Telugu, little Hindi and very few Kannada discs.
Being a Stock from Library, I could able to make out that, the lot is having very rare titles of 70s/80s and most of the EPs are in very good condition(Except the Sleeves), no scratches or damages. Some Angel Records, Color Records were also there.
Now the questions,
1) is it worth to have these EPs, or to leave it to the Junk yard?
2) If it is worth, how much we can pay. There are nearly 2000 Discs and the fellow is expecting around Rs. 5 per disc.
3) Is it worth the put efforts to clean and restore all these, which would be a very big challenge.
I seek your valuable advice on the above points.
The photos are as under(Sorry for the bad images, it is from my mobile):
Room-1
Room-2
Room-3
Closeup 1
Closeup 2
Closeup 3 - You can notice an Angel Records at top center.
Closeup 4
Closeup 5
Closeup 6 - You can notice an Angel Records at top center.
But good that they have an opportunity to revive and relive again credit to you! :clapping:
hyeah:
