No guilt and will not attempt to justify it with peoples spending habits in general. Purchasing music and music related memorabilia has brought me years of joy, contentment, satisfaction, and a great hobby. RU-vid over the years has even added more to the music collecting hobby. Now of course my family comes first and as always their needs are always met prior to mine, to a point of course.
As long as it’s not a burden to you or your family there’s no reason to feel guilty about it. Nothing wrong with owning things you enjoy, and there’s no guarantee you’ll have access to media if you don’t possess your own copy. The current RU-vid/SESAC situation in the US seems to be serving up that reminder to a lot of people this past couple of days.
Yes but i also justify it by thinking most people spend $ 3 to $ 5 for coffee every day at starbuks or horton's. It ads up to $20 to $25 a week.....$80 - $100 a month. I buy those 3 in 1 instant coffee packets for $7.99. 1 box a month is enough. I only drink coffee if i need a caffeine boost for my day.
i don't really feel guilty about the money but sometimes i look at all those records and how much space they take up and think, what have i done? but then I put one on and I forget all about that.
No, I don't feel guilty. I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, go out much, I do however, suffer with bad mental health problems. Collecting vinyl and listening to music is one of a couple of things that gives me pleasure. Compared to most, my collection is quite modest.
I got started collecting by my parents who sat me down at the side of a record player before I was 4 years old. I am now 63 and have never been without a record player in my life. In my teens I started collecting ROCKABILLY, RNB AND SOUL 45rpm singles. These have become VERY EXPENSIVE over the years. I do have albums and CDS and did have 78rpm records until a few years ago. I must have spent well over half a million pounds on records I don't drink, smoke or gamble. Records are my only vice.
I did the same. Probably 2/3 of my nearly 700 record collection I bought 7-10 years ago when you could find a lot of good used ones for $5-$15. I'm always amazed when I go to record shows nowadays and see so many 80s records that I picked up for $5-$10 that are now going for $30-$50.
i agree i only collect cds. I stopped buying vinyl back in 2009 when i began noticing used vinyl cost had surged within a year or 2 to costing between $10.99 - $15.99 before then it was typically $ 5.99 -$ 9.99
@@tumbleweedconnection7906 I'm assuming your username is Elton reference. Love Song, Country Comfort, Well Known Gun and Amoreena are his best songs. 11/17/70- tour supporting this album also a masterpiece
@dawnpatrol700 it most certainly is. It's in my top 3 albums of all time and I'm not even a big Elton fan but that album is just amazing. It's sad that many casual Elton fans have never heard it. Come down in time, country comfort and talking old soldiers are probably my faves from it.
Two years ago. I spent over $250 for the 2022 remix of The Beatles Revolver box set. Great album and was impressed by the ground breaking remixed sound of childhood classics. and 4 extra tunes as opposed to my original 1960's vintage Capitol pressing of Revolver a beloved album from my childhood. Although its my only box set in my collection I do feel. I overspent on basically a single album but the bonus Mono version, The Revolver demo rehearsal recordings and the 7" disc are quite cool, definitely a keeper, but I doubt, I would spend that much on a album box set again.
Guilt about buying vinyl/cds or hi fi equipment over the past 50 years? NEVER. I have friends who've blown a fortune on alcohol, drugs, gambling and have absolutely zero to show for it. I have a large collection I'm proud of. Each disc has significance in my life, they all have a story and many memories linked to them. My collection reflects who I am and who I was at every stage in my life since the age of 12. I know my collection is unique, it reflects the quirks of my personality. I love looking through other peoples record collections- one of the first things I ask to do If I visit and see a collection of records/discs or a library of books. It helps me make connections to the person on several levels.
Hey Frank! Although I don't have much disposable time, I always seem to have new (to me) albums to listen to. I don't have any guilt about my collection, it's is nowhere as extensive as some but if all my adulting responsibilities are taken care of, I buy albums (or CDs). Adulting is one of the worst choices I've ever made. ;-)
I have three or four or even more copies of the stuff I like. Just think, when CD's get popular maybe in the future and in demand, you have a good investment going! Plus, you have a cd for the car, for the shower cd player, for the bedroom cd player, for the garden area if you own a home, etc., etc. Don't feel guilty please! Vinyl, cd's are all good!!
Great video Frank as usual! I sometimes regret not the $ so much but not listening to my collection as often as I would like to. I used to do the same thing as a young man, buy a record, play it non stop, digest everything about it too. I have a few Abba Lps in my collection. I love their music as well as my favourite hard rockin lps. Keep on spinning Frank 👍
I don’t feel guilty about what I have spent, but I have regret that I don’t make enough time to listen to what I have bought. My collection grows but my time shrinks. So every time, I go to my listening space, I can browse and find something new to listen to. I get what you mean about connecting with an album when we were young versus today. I thinks it’s because the music was an escape. We listened to a lot of the same stuff which is part of the reason I like this channel. Excellent choice on the Blizzard of Oz as the recording session to attend. So many good ones to choose from… blows my mind thinking about it.
No I don't feel guilty on the money I've spent on vinyl records... The way I see it, I not only have something tangible to enjoy, but also so much music that I've discovered. What I does annoy me is having to spend money on things like gas and food... Spend 100's of dollars on gas, food and it just disappears... Nothing to really show for it..
We buy coffee, take out/fast food, clothes, movies, alcohol, etc. and they are gone fast. At least I can continue to enjoy records for the rest of my life.
Nowadays, I'm really selective on what I pick up on vinyl. I miss the prices of used vinyl around 2010. You could definitely pick up a lot more back then.
I have occasionally experienced regret. I really inspect albums, the best I can under the available light in record stores, but if I purchase a record (even for a small amount of money) that is hugely clicky or has sibilance, it drives me crazy. Since I moved back to Canada 5 years ago, I've been averaging (purchases and people giving me their collections) about 2,500 records a year. Do I love and appreciate individual albums like I did when I was young and only able to purchase 3 or 4 a month? No. Do I love my record collection, as a whole, as much as I did back then? Absolutely. Do I like going into a record store and hunting for and discovering new music as much? Absolutely.
Regret is a good word to describe the one album I bought that felt too much at the time of purchase and I returned it without opening it because I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy it.
Like you I obtained most of my Record Collection over 10-15 years ago when prices were lower. I was able to get a lot of them for $5-$10. I definitely miss those days. A couple bands / artist I got into late in life. I’m 46. (1) Black Sabbath. I always knew the hits over the decades but took a deep dive into them in my early 30’s. And like you, it took me a while to give the Dio Sabbath stuff a chance. Now I love that era too. (2) Nine Inch Nails. Again, a band I knew but really got into them about 10 years ago. They are great live btw! (3) Grunge Bands. I knew all the radio/mtv hits but really got into Grunge Music about 10 years ago. Got deep into all the popular bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, etc. I even got into some of the less known bands. Love that genre now! Anyway, another great view! Enjoy fall and the weather up in Canada! It’s still hot (80-90’s) down here in Southern California.
The hole punched out of the top corner was actually done by the distribution company on records that were returned by retailers who couldn't sell them. They would then be re-sold to retailers at a discounted price, and therefore sold to the consumer cheaper. Unfortunately with the state of the vinyl business lately, retailers now re-sell them at full pop. So we basically get screwed over
Hello Frank, Once or twice a month I buy myself a few great, special and rare records. I mostly buy classics and of course heavy metal. I'm a big heavy metal fan and recently discovered your great RU-vid channel. I was recently able to buy an AC/DC Highway To Hell record as an original Australian pressing for a pretty reasonable price. So I sometimes buy expensive and cheap records. Sometimes this, sometimes that. And of course I also really enjoy going to record shops and record fairs. Best wishes, Julian
No guilt! Just regret over the stuff that I bought that I thought I liked then had to purge. In 2019 I stop buying a ton of music because I had to much and realized I wasn't listening to it like I should when my collection was smaller. I find myself listening more to the stuff I bought early in my collection than the stuff I bought later.
Started buying records from 1980 to 1989, back then they were $7.99 (sometimes $6.99). Started buying used records around 2010, for $1 $2 $3. That covers the majority of what I have. Recently bought a few new and used, we all know how high the prices are.... Enjoy your channel and hearing from you
I have to say that I recently experienced some Artists lately by listening to Soundtracks of some Games but also when watching Wacken. There in 2023 was it was Vixen. Never heard of them and the Music was really great so i had to get one of the Records. Hope to get the Debut one as well sometimes. Also another Band from a Soundtrack was School of Seven Bells. The Last Album is really a Killer! :) Love it!! And also i got the Solo Album of Cynthia Phillips - The one in the Wilson Philips Band. Just wanna experience it and i really loved her Voice as a Kid.
Hey Frank. Great video as always. Love that Trick or Treat album, and that Kiss album looks like it's in primo shape. No guilt here! A recording session I would've liked to have been present at "Dark Side Of The Moon". Cheers
I do not feel guilty at all. Then again I have a relatively small collection sitting at 255 LPs (including boxed sets) and roughly forty 45s. What I do feel somewhat guilty about is purchasing an album and then selling it because I don't care for it that much. I made it a general rule of thumb that I have to like seven or more out of ten songs in order to purchase it. I rarely pre-order anything unless it is from a favorite band or artist. If it is someone I am not really familiar with, I will listen to samples online or download it from iTunes. This helps minimize purchases I may not like. Another great video my friend!!
I really do understand when you say that we dedicated more time to an album when we were younger. I remember playing stuff until it was engrained on my soul ha ha !! The very same with Lyrics.... if I cant sing through a whole song, it tells me I have not played it enough.
As a Canadian in my late '60s, I just can't turn off buying music still today. Guilt...maybe. When downsizing our living space is at sometime in the future, buying more music is probably not the wisest use of money. But...oh well...lol.
Oh, yeh! Myself, I don't feel real guilty about my record and CD purchases, but my wife jumps my case when a new record arrives. What bothers me most is paying prices which I feel are way too high. I have been accumulating recorded media for most of the time I have been alive, which would make it 60+ years. I was around when mono LP's retailed for $3.98 US and stereo LP's retailed for $4.98 US. 45 singles were under $1. US. Most stores sold records at a discount but then the large discount stores, like K-Mart, started popping up everywhere and their everyday prices seemed like other stores' sale prices. That provided me the opportunity to buy even more records. Those discount stores would have sales also. I remember buying the latest CCR album for $2.50 US. Sale prices for up to $5.98 US were close to $3. US. Then there were the cut-outs for under $2. US, everyday! These were often the discontinued mono versions of LP's. The cut-out 45's would be 3/$1. US and sometimes they would go on sale for 4/$1. US. One store even had them for a nickel apiece! I got into CD's maybe 1985 when CD's were $20. US each and a record store, like Tower Records, had a single end bay with CD's. As CD's became more popular the prices dropped, quickly. Tower Records, as they had done with LP's, would put a particular label group on sale. Singles CD albums , in the group of the week, would be $7.77 US. My CD collection exploded. I pretty much have all the records and CD's which I ever wanted. Today, I may buy, begrudgingly, new records and CD's, that I felt that I should have bought decades ago or that are now audiophile or remixed versions. Sometimes I find new artists, albums and music genres I like , so I will pay the extravagant prices for them. The prices, I feel, are usually price-gouging. The same pressing/record company may sell one album for $20. US and then another one for $40. or more US. It doesn't make much sense. All artists have to pay to record. All recordings have to be mixed and mastered. All records have to be cut to a lacquer or DMM and plated . Then they have to be pressed, packaged and shipped. No matter what vinyl or color of vinyl is used, it only costs pennies.
I don’t know about guilty but I have bought records online when I was drinking (thankfully it’s only a minimum of 2) but I just realize I only like a couple songs off those records
You can never have to many records. Every record becomes one with your soul, and keeps you grounded, calm, and clear headed. Don't forget the bragging rights on the streets. 😁👍
Great topic I do feel guilt especially when I impulse buy online and also upgrading gear chasing the perfect sound or at least what I think is the perfect sound
Generally I have no regrets about my vinyl purchases. Reason being is I give myself a budget when I go to the record store. Under my budget is good a tad over budget is tolerable. When it comes to reading CD liner notes, I'll either take a photo or scan of the notes and look at them on my computer monitor. If you do visit New York, look me up. I'll get you to some of the good record stores in my area.
Good idea about taking photos... and glad to hear it's not just me with this issue. Thanks for the offer! I do hope to get to NYC within the next few years (I've only been upstate - Rochester and Buffalo).
The two albums I wish I could have been around when making would be pet sounds by the Beach boys because Brian Wilson is a genius and the other would be Jimi Hendrix electric ladyland. Two of my top favorite albums of all time.
In our area of New York State a record store would punch a hole in the corner of albums for the discount section. A buddy 20 years ago wanted me to go to a RUSH concert with him, and I said no. Ofcourse now I wish I had gone.
I sometimes justify buying records and cds by saying to myself that I have something to show for my money. I also live in the camp of supporting the artist. With that said, there are a number of times when I spend money on food or golf and have nothing to show for it afterwards. This makes buying records and cds much easier.
That is fantastic! I love that you have a copy of Trick or Treat! I had it on cassette and wore it out back in the day! And you will want to keep that SNFU single. I have mine signed by chi back in ‘89 I think. It’s a priceless treasure -- I also agree that the older we get i think we don’t have as much disposable time as when we were younger which may be part of the reason we don’t glue to newer albums as we did in the past.
Trick or Treat is a fun movie and soundtrack. I will take your advice on the SNFU, Gil. Very cool that you met Chi. You raise one more excellent point - when we're young we have all the time in the world, but little to no disposable income... and at some point, things change... we have no disposable time, but a little more income.... so interesting how that happens.
I only feel guilt for the LP's/CD's I've bought then over time come to realize I don't really care for and I am not able to make back what I paid for them when I try to resell them.
Nope, I rarely treat myself to anything. Came into a little money and told wife I was going to get a stereo setup. She quickly said yes! Spent about $2500 on everything I wanted to play vinyl, CDs, and streaming from ipad. Only have about 50 records right now. Average just under 2 records a month and have been gifted a couple. Getting older and staying home a bit more and it gives me something to do.
The benefit of buying my collection when I did was not being caught in the middle of a boom. Buying CD's for 25 cents to a dollar doesn't leave one much room for remorse. Yes, there's "albums" (CD's) I have that I spent more than I should have, but those are few and far between. Typically, those are also special occasions, such as birthday or Christmas. If I did that every day, yes, I would probably regret my life choices. If you need a classis find, check out the band Babe Ruth, and specifically, their tune The Mexican. Then kick it up a notch, and check out the 1984 remake by Jellybean with the original singer from Ruth. If you need an Oingo Boingo vibe, before there was an Oingo Boingo, check out Split Enz.
All of my obsessions (records, movies, books) were always a part of my retirement plan. I don't regret the smartest decision I ever made as a young guy...I'm enjoying all of these things so much now that I have the time to relax and indulge.
Sometimes I feel guilty, if I look at the lump sum of my collection it’s quite a big figure. BUT, when I factor in what my collection is, that it’s a main activity of mine for relaxation and enjoyment and these will be with me for life and then passed onto my nephews, then I don’t feel guilty at all. I’m so utterly proud of my collection, it’s a momentous achievement as there’s very little fluff in there, it’s all stuff I love. I have just paid a small fortune for a 30th anniversary box of Aphex Twins - Selected Ambient Works vol 2, but it’s in a handmade oak box with acid etched copper faceplate. I’ve never seen anything like that although understand in the metal community artists will sometimes do extreme things like that.
Re: the assimilation question, I would guess that that's a problem for almost everyone these days, in part because music has become so inexpensive. The problem became obvious to me in the late 1990s, when one could shop used CD stores and really load up. Now it's thrift stores, Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc. Right now I have 8 thrift store purchases awaiting my attention. I'm not a streamer and this is the main reason why -- I'm purposely keeping myself from having access to EVERYTHING so I can maybe catch up with all the stuff I've acquired over the years. We're managing excess these days. Re: the ABBA question, yes, I have some, and I've purposely arranged my collection so compilation albums come BEFORE the alphabetical section -- just so ABBA isn't the first thing a guest will see if they peruse my collection! And to make matters worse, I also have a bunch of Neil Diamond albums. But I blame my mother for that.
My guilt doesn't come from the money necessarily, but from having spent all that money and I don't listen to most of it because I am constantly searching out something new.
Frank , I will be honest here. I really do feel bad about the amount of money that I've spent on records in the past 3 or 4 years because I've spent around $200 at least maybe more. Today's record prices are Killing me but I'm not going to buy 20 or more records so I'll be ok with what I've spent so far. I also want the re - issue of a record you featured in this Video the 1986 Trick or Treat Soundtrack by Fastway. I want to get the Hellfire edition. I wish I still my original 1986 copy that I bought in 86. I didn't really take care of them & man do I regret it - Big Time. Anyway Love this & your other Videos as well. I'll Keep on Spinning Frank & - YOU RULE !!! 👍🏻🪙👍🏻
Not Guilty. Getting older, I don't have the time to play a new record over and over like I did when I was a teen, I need to remedy this! Great video, Frank, thanks.
Also in Canada, I went to grab the new David Gilmore album and put it right back down! 54.99 for a single disc LP!! c'mon! maybe 34.99...what the hell is happening....again, single disc🤪
Something is up!??...it seems even 5 years ago they were high...but not stupid high! We gotta ask ourselves what are we paying for. I'm in my 40s and when I was a teenager in the 90s I started grabbing records cause they were dirt cheap cause nobody wanted them anymore (and it was all I could afford). But I honestly can't wait till all the 'newish' hype fades out and all the Johnny come latelys' start complaining about what a cumbersome process putting a record on is, and start dropping out...history repeats itself and when all the inventory starts marking down, all us real vinyl nerds will be right there waiting. (Hopefully) Sorry about my rant, Just kinda dumb it's groceries or a record these days🤪
I'm glad I have a large chunk of albums from my teen years in the 80s. 95% of them are pristine. In 2012 I started buying many records again and got a ton of them for .50 cents to 1.99. I do buy new albums these days and spend more than I should, but I don't feel guilty. I'm single and I pay my monthly bills and whatever I have left I buy a few new albums. No one should feel guilty about buying something that gives them pleasure. It's better than drinking, drugs, and overeating. Or gambling. Even though today it's a major gamble on the condition and sound on new vinyl. Been there. It has happened a few too many times in the last few years. Just enjoy it though.
A little bit, which is why I probably don't buy as much now. Plus I have so many records now that I'll never get to or haven't yet listened to. I'm not going in debt to do it, but I still felt the need to slow down.
The only time I feel guilty is when I buy an album that I already have on CD. I can generally listen to everything streaming but I like having a physical copy. Another thing I don't like doing is buying music that someone (generally a youtuber) will recommend heavily and is not what I normally listen to just to find out that I don't really care for it. Got to stay with the music I like and not buy for the sake of buying.
Can't believe you found that SNFU 7" just because that's like folklore for them. Kinda like the Quincy 7" (or maybe just around here) but still crazy. I've often thought of that on my travels to other record stores in Canada. There is a good chance there will still be more independent stuff in those areas. And maybe not much gets outside that circle. Kinda dawned on me years ago when I found a bunch of B.C. bands out in Jasper. Or like how I didn't find much, or any southern Ontario bands there in Winnipeg. But finding all the others. Which is just how it goes I guess. Speaking of old music thats new. A friend of mine mentioned how he has no nostalgia for certain old bands because he didn't hear them until in his 30s. And that's what made me think that is how an album like the first Black Sabbath album was probably the first album I wanted to hear over and over. And I was maybe 2 going on 3, or 4. It's one of the first albums I remember as a kid. Same with Dark Side Of The Moon. Kinda like, what 4 year old wants The Wall for Christmas in 1979? Those albums will be haunting me forever. And they still sound great to this day. Even if I am kinda sick of hearing them. My dad loved metal. My mom loved oldies. So there was lots of music around. And that hasn't changed in decades. So trying to pick an album to be sitting in on. There's just way too many. Out of all the books I have read. Just for the laugh of it all. I would pick the Volume 4 by Sabbath. I still find crazy finds. Except now it seems to be on CD instead of records. Once again, location? I don't know if it's really a common thing elsewhere. But I have been finding all sorts of old school 1st edition cds that are from Japan & Germany. And I can't believe I even own No Jacket Required and the first Christopher Cross album now. The strangest, and here is where its like collectors heaven. Turns out the 1st edition Target CD of Speaking In Tongues by The Talking Heads is still the only way to get the original album mix on cd. Every reissue after that has been the cassette version with the extended songs. And, for the cherry on top. The UK 12" of Burning Down The House has 2 of those cassette remixes as the extra songs on the B side. Which is also the only vinyl version to get of those songs (i think. But I'm pretty sure that's correct) Audioholic Forever
Yeah, that SNFU single was a crazy find...at the bottom of a box of records I bought in Edmonton (perhaps coincidentally... the same city where SNFU originated).
I've never felt guilty about buying music - in any format, ever. I started collecting in 1976, and in the 1980's, I was buying several items a week. I still see things pop up, and think: 'I'd really like that, and it's only £30...' My younger brother started collecting in 1979, and he still buys stuff from record fairs, and Discogs. We both try to get stuff on RSD each year, though this year, there wasn't anything on the lists that I couldn't live without. I would like an original 1969 vinyl copy of Jim Sullivan's 'UFO' album, but it's not essential. Maybe in a few years when I'm retired. But, unless you're doing something questionable, I don't think that you should feel guilty about a hobby. Maybe I'm lucky - all my bills are paid, and I don't owe anyone anything. But I have never felt guilty about paying for music.
Guilt? No. The only thing I kick myself is buying the same record twice. Love SNFU. Only have six of their LPs. Great find. Later in life re-discoveries: Laibach, Tuxedomoon, but mainly adding new, currently active bands, that all the time, e.g. Pinhdar, Health, Throwing Snow, Bedless Bones. Abba? HellNo. Not up my alley. Guitars? no, but have three violas d'amore, commissioned two of those with living luthiers (one Canadian: Olivia Pelling in Toronto), plus a few bows, three of them also commissioned (one also Canadian).
I don’t have any regrets but I don’t buy as much CDs as I used to. I live in a condo and don’t have the space, also the prices for CDs have gone up quite a bit. I still enjoy buying CD box sets and have a whole book shelf of them, but I don’t buy new CDs often unless I really like the band. If I do buy CDs I usually buy them used.
Hey Frank, on a different topic. I know Jethro Tull is not necessarily your cup of tea you never talk about them but have you seen any of the incredible book style 40th anniversary editions that Ian Anderson and his people have put out over the years? Just the absolute pinnacle in my opinion of what a CD box set should be. Incredibly well written incredible liner notes and just humongous amounts of material in an incredible package. Perhaps you would be interested in the most recent one the reissue of Bursting Out, their live album from 1978. Also have you discovered Abigail Devoe's channel? Just incredible deep dives into how classic albums came to be, were recorded, and the stories behind them. She's only 25 but my God the depth of knowledge behind her research is incredible.
Hi Frank: I only feel a tad guilty when I have not had adequate time to listen to all of my new purchases whether it is vinyl or CD. Since CDs are so inexpensive, I have a large backlog. I have resolved to buy less and enjoy more. But I would not have my Badlands debut CD in wonderful shape for $3.00 (hard to find and normally kind of expensive) if I did not scour all junk shops and flea markets in my area for CDs. 😎. So, maybe I will look more, buy less and enjoy more. Rock Always! - Heather
A few things to ponder.. I found a KISS Originals in a thrift store here in So Cal in the early 2000s, 1.50, super clean with all of the inserts but domestic not an import. I don't feel guilt at all because like you I bought alot of stuff ages ago when records were cheap and I still find stuff I want at flea markets pretty inexpensive, you just have to be there super early. You should go to Tokyo, I went there last April and I went to about 6 stores and if I had an extra suitcase I would have come back with about 60 records, it was phenomenal. I live in So Cal so if you ever come here I'd be happy to tell you the great stores and the ones to stay clear of.
I’ve noticed many of the deep catalog of many artists are falling. Great stuff that the new collectors are unaware of or don’t care. I got the box set of the bands “last waltz” cheap because they thought it was classical. I tried to explain, but they didn’t care
There is a facebook group and the attached store and 1 week I went way overboard and spent almost $500 just on records. Times I did feel guilty because I had given my wife some grief about spending money on something for our children .
If I buy something expensive I always feel guilty & I am not sure why :D + I'm trying not to buy to much now because I sort of got most things I missed from the past & new music I'm not into much nowadays so that saves me some money 👍 😎 (+ i have a massive back-log of stuff to listen to now)
I still own my original pressing of kiss the originals that I bought back in elementary school when it first came out in the mid-70s. I think the original retail was 8 to $10 US. That Hendrix tricolor reprise looks like the original pressing I also have one but it's stereo not mono. As far as the UK I just came back from there and I didn't think London was that expensive but then again I live in New York so new York is probably one of the more expensive places in the world. As far as guitars, I own Gibsons, Fenders and a Martin. 2 Les Paul's from '81. One custom and one standard plus a 335. Three strats, one from the mid '70's, plus a '70's reissue ( love the U shaped neck) and a HSS mahogany one with the S-1 switching. I've been playing for 50 years now. So the older ones I purchased decades ago when they were reasonable.
I went down to Minot, ND and bought the new Pearl Jam album for $45 american. I feel guilty about those kinds of purchases. Anything ive picked up for $20 or less doesnt bother me at all. I feel like prices need to come down to the point where you could buy a brand new record for $35 or less CAD.
Not at all in general, but for some records I regret buying it. Sometimes because I dont like the music, sometimes because the pressing quality is not OK.
No guilt at all, i stopped wayyy before I acquired a large amount of records....I have roughly 40 that I acquired when I got back into vinyl in '21, I stopped sometime in very early '23. My remaining 1,000 albums are all CD's which is more than fine with me, they sound outstanding. Will I get back into it? Probably not, I'm quite happy with what I have and the way records went up, up, and away in pricing helped make the decision very easy for me. Will I get more CD's? Why yes....yes I will. Now if there is an album that i would have enjoyed sitting in during the recording of....it would be "Ghost in the Machine" (1981) by The Police.
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Guilt? Guilt? Guilt??? a 10 dollar CD I hate perhaps. I only feel guilt/reget when I don't buy more when the price is too good. That 25c LP sale 4 years ago was intense and insane. I found some RUSH and Pink Floyd cassettes for 35c ish each yesterday.
No, I dont feel guilty. I tend to limit my spending each month. The readon we struggle to play a mass of albums is solely down to one thing. Time speeds up as we get older. Nowadays, each week just passes by in a flash. When I was in my twenties, the weeks lasted forever.
I have no regrets about spending money on albums because their music is a passion for me. My only regret though is throwing away my albums during the bedbug infestation of 2013.
No. Most records I have purchased were either the going price back in the day or 50 cents to $2.00 in the last 12 years. Very few new records have I bought in recent years.
I definitely need to get that Fastway album at some point. I wore out at least two cassettes back in the day. Tried to buy it once before and ended up with something related to the movie, but not the actual album.
Hi Frank, no I never feel guilty about buying lots of records and my other hobby, Scale models. I don't have wife or kids to worry about, only have Miss Rotty, Rottweiler/Border Collie mix dog, and as long as i give her premium dog food and toys she does not care or complain.
Here's the thing about record prices. Back in the 80s I paid $7 - $10 for a record. Factor in inflation up to today's date and that is about $25 - $30 in today's money. So really it's about the same. I make 5 times what I made in the 80s, so really it's no more of a drain on my finances than it used to be.
Great video Frank, I thought about it for a few minutes and my answer is no. Hahaha😅😅. My children are all grown up, so life is definitely different than just 10 years ago. So I can afford to buy vinyl records with no gilt. I do put a cap on my music. No more than $30.00. if it's over that, then I'll wait till it's 29.99😅😅
