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Record Store Day 04/16/2016 - El Dingo - 04-18-2016
I drove to 1234..Go! Records in Oakland at 6:30AM for Record Store Day.
The line had about 25 people so I parked myself and read 'Y The Last Man' on my Sony tablet while drinking coffee from my Sci-Fi channel travel mug.
The line grew, wrapping around the block as the 8 AM store open time drew near.
At 8 AM the doors opened and the first few shoppers were ushered in. 1234..Go is pretty small so I waited about 40 minutes until I was allowed inside as 1 patron left.
I picked up Jethro Tull's "Too Old to Rock and Roll", Iron Maiden's "Empire of the Clouds" 12" picture disk, and a few other tidbits.
I received a gift bag with Led Zeppelin stickers, Metallica guitar picks, a 123..Go! turntable slipmat, lah-goo-knit-ahs t-Shirt and Weezer stuff.
Later I looked on E-Bay and realized the stuff I didn't get (because I wasn't interested) is like gold.
Long live vinyl!
RE: Record Store Day 04/16/2016 - King Bob - 04-27-2016
Back around 2000 weren't you going digital and getting rid of all your vinyl?
I remember that when I got rid of the last of my records I got less than a dollar a piece for them. (Had I kept them fifteen years they would have been much more valuable!) Learning from that I decided to go all digital and get rid of all the CDs before they became worthless. I did keep some of Christina's rare vinyl, but have no idea if any of it is actually valuable.
I still go to Streetlight and Rasputin's to get CDs though. It is much cheaper than buying things on iTunes and a lot of stuff I want is not available there anyway.
I do really miss the big album artwork. And the fold outs like on Yessongs.
vinyl hipster - Drunk Monk - 04-27-2016
I still have all my vinyl except for my friggin 1999 album. No idea where that went.
I still get CDs. It titrates my dosage. Don't buy them tho - it's all done in trade. Not only do I have a lot of old stuff to trade, I get a lot of readers books and review DVDs, enough to feed my habit. My daughter is amused that I don't have any music on my iPhone, especially now as I can synch with my CRV.
DM misses vinyl covers because they were great for de-seeding & rolling joints. Haven't had to de-seed in over a quarter century though, and now it's all about pre-roll cones.
RE: Record Store Day 04/16/2016 - King Bob - 05-02-2016
I have to get a lot of things I want from ebay or half.com since the selection at the stores keeps getting smaller. Both Rasputin's and Streetlight have devoted more and more of the store to DVDs (something I never bought many of myself).