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Big haul at local record show

My goodness, I love those shows! Every quarter, Greater NJ record shows has a record show in nearby Springfield, NJ. Although there were some empty tables (fewer venders) this past Sunday, I made out quite well.

One of the best aspects of this show is the emphasis on 50s and 60s rock. I have zero interest in that category. This means that venders, who often buy whole collections, carefully price their 50s and 60s rock, but often toss classical, newer rock, and Jazz titles in a $1 or $2 bin!

I picked up a stereo Julie London "Julie is Her Name" on Liberty, and "All Through the Night", in great shape. Lots of Jazz from Ramsey Lewis, Junior Mance, Perez Prado (in uncommon stereo) the Duke and the Count, all VG+ or NM. Even one Blue Note (the most expensive purchase of the day at $5). Also, Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" and Concrete Blonds "Free". Classical stuff too, and, the biggest bargain, pound-for-pound, was an RCA (black label, maybe Dynagroove era) 6-LP set showcasing RCA Stereo releases. It includes a variety of classical and Jazz excerpts from many of the significant RCA artists of the day, in a NM case, with the records in NM condition, $2 for the whole thing!

Lots of great music, maybe 35-40 LPs, and I spent about $80. Could I get LPs even cheaper at garage sales and estate sales? Sure, but these shows offer two advantages: 1 - lots of vinyl in one place, and 2 - you can pick and choose what you like, rather than having to cart off a whole collection. Now that's a recession-friendly way to buy music!
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mapman
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"This means that venders, who often buy whole collections, carefully price their 50s and 60s rock, but often toss classical, newer rock, and Jazz titles in a $1 or $2 bin!"

Yes, there a tons of great records from that era that were panned as "not cool" at the time and never recovered, but are a virtual motherlode of good sound for cheap these days.
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I've acquired 100s of cheap vinyl titles over the last few years. If someone is selling them and I have the time to look, I generally walk away with as many as I can. The only requirements are they be in decent shape and have teh potential to sound good. The reality is though that I have a way bigger backlog of thing sto listen to these days than I can handle, so that tends to temper things a bit.
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Bondman,

Yes, I have barely scratched the surface regarding recording lps to digital. Too busy just listening, when I have the time!

I have managed to get most of my CD collection (about 12000 tracks so far) to music server recently, and even that took awhile. I am discovering a lot of new things even there for the first time by cueing tracks up randomly.

Oh, lets not even get into listening to Internet radio stations.

I am literally drowning in music these days, but its a nice way to go!
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