Irreplaceable Vinyl Records That I Would Grab In An Emergency 

Hi everyone! I want to apologize for not replying to comments from my last video. I did read every comment and loved hearing from you. My week was spent unpacking and it was quite time consuming as you can imagine. Thank you for understanding and I look forward to hearing from you and replying this week. ❤️

There is such love in your voice when you get on to talking about your mum and your face completely transforms.

The Rush albums, me and Philip are saving the Rush albums😂 Best, you guys take care.

I've lived thru a couple hurricanes. I don't like thinking about all the records I've lost and CDs that were ruined. But one bit of advice, check the history of flooding in your area and store all your records above that. 12 inches would have saved me a lot of heartache during hurricane Wilma.

Thank you for telling me about the bookends mofi! Going to have to pick it up. Loooove your zombies and Beatles albums. Stay blessed Melinda.

Hi Melinda, just a note about record misting. The misting of records may well be caused by the Shrink Wrap. The majority of shrink wrap materials are made from PVC which could well be a major cause of the misting. I had a double album that was in shrink, had HDPE inner and outer sleeves and had misting on both albums on the outer groove sides only. I am removing all of the shrink-wrap from all of my albums that have shrink on them and I suggest everyone does the same. I would also avoid the PVC inner and outer sleeves too, just in case.

I was very moved when you talked about your mother as a girl buying records. What also moved me was when she was asked if she regretted marrying and she answered no because then she wouldn't have you two daughters. I experienced something similar once because my wife and I divorced shortly after our son arrived, he was about two. When he was ten he asked me if I regretted having met his mother and I answered the same as your mother, that no, because then would not have you. He was quiet for a little while and then he said - But then you maybe had me with someone you love. I still get a tear in my eye when I think about this and it is more than 20 years ago. By the way, losing a parent as a young person is not easy. My father took his own life when I was 9. Thank god for music. Take care.

A real fun one. Thanks. In one of my moves, during which I did not have a good stereo so did not play my 3,000+ record collection, I had a box with some of my, like this, most personally desirable ones. Guess which box showed some of the most mold damage when I did and started unboxing!

If there is some justice in this world the hurricanes will steer clear of your house, and your loved ones will not get hurt at all. Because even though one cannot know a person by watching videos of them, in my book you don't deserve anything less than wonderful happening to you and your beautiful family. Your life stories are so moving, so heartfelt that I really wish and pray for your husband, your daughter and of course yourself, to be spared from any bad luck and rough patches as long as possible. Bless you all:)

I live in PA, after a tornado came within a few hundred yards of my house - never thought that would happen, emergency preparedness between fire and natural disaster became a big thought. I keep a "bug out bag" for essentials that are mission critical in my life. When it comes to music, if it were a fire and I could save 1 thing and trust me the collection I curated now makes it ever so difficult but if I could would be my Led Zeppelin 2008 Japanese mini CD box set. You look at the prices for a real one, this is an often knocked off set, they are insane. If I had time to save stuff it would be a mixture of box sets I would keep. Individual albums probably would be my Rolling Stones discography because I had purchased various copies in my travels throughout the world.

You wouldn't save your original "Pet Sounds" mono album??? That surprises me. If there is a hurricane I'd hate for it to go floating down the Swanee river!! 😳

Pretty cool video Melinda I never thought about this what would happen in an emergency.

Glad to see the Grievous Angel there, Graham is an absolute favorite of mine, and I love Emmy Lou. I've mentioned that Desire is my favorite Dylan, and One More Cup of Coffee with her is my favorite Dylan song. If you don't have them yet, I highly highly recommend the Intervention Records presses of The Flying Burrito Brothers album...they are soooo good. Fun video...good to see you guys getting settled in.

Spinning the first record I'd protect...my Japanese blue triangle first press of Dark Side of the Moon! PS...hoping you'll be at the big record fair a week from Sunday. Meeting Melinda is on my bucket list, right after having fish and chips in a real British pub!

Wall of records in background looks great! Looking forward to a full audio room tour in future!

Love watching your videos! Despite your lavalier mic taped to your shirt, your voice comes out so clear. I'm also looking forward to "Off The Wall" and your upcoming videos!

Wow! I hope everyone in your life appreciates the love and effort you have put into yourr collection. It is one of the best I have seen, and the others have been from lifelong record store owners. Thanks for sharing.❤

The album “Bad” does not get the flowers it deserves. It’s unfortunate, it’s got tons of his biggest and largest songs, nearly most the album.

Yes, some records have to come with me no matter what. Highway 61 Revisited, Super Session, the 3 Linda Ronstadt Nelson Riddle lps, Hendrix 1st lp, Kind of Blue, David Crosby 1st solo, Grateful Dead Skull & Roses. None of these are hard to replace but I can't do without.

Another great idea for a video topic. And of course you manage to weave it into your current situation. Still always in awe of how you run your channel. This is actually a really good thought process of having this special emergency section. The records you picked are all understandable. Those Zeppelins ❤️. And of course, I love the sentimental favorites and your stories. Totally relatable. Sorry you had such a bad experience with the movers but I’m glad you FINALLY have the furniture. What a mess. Thanks for another fantastic video and I hope you have a great rest of your weekend MM!

That WLP Led Zep IV is a stunner Melinda. The cover looks absolutely immaculate. You have some real treasures and I'm not surprised to see several the Van Halen titles in the mix! 😉 Good luck this hurricane season, Melinda. I lived in southeast Florida for 30 years and like you thought about this exact issue many, many times---What to do when a hurricane threatens. My house was in a flood zone and single story, so I bought a couple of heavy duty plastic cases that were water resistant, and when a storm threatened, I loaded my LPs in them and took them to some nearby temporary storage I'd rent on the second floor of one of those large "u-store it" type buildings that seemed pretty secure. I moved to California last year, so the dual threat of wildfires and earthquakes has required some rethinking of that strategy. As actually marked in my emergency "grab" list: Led Zep II, III, IV, WLPs, mono Axis Bold as Love WLP, first pressings of Nirvana - Nevermind, Here's Little Richard, Howlin Wolf - Moanin in the Moonlight, mono Are You Experienced, Queens of the Stone Age, S/T (green vinyl) and Songs for the Deaf (red vinyl), Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows the Blues (DLP-1), Velvet Underground & Nico (mono, torso cover, unpeeled), and a stereo pressing of Introducing the Beatles - VJ oval rainbow label. Very touching story about your mom, I'm sure you made her very proud.

It is very interesting to hear your point on sentimental records. I have a worn ABBA greatest hits record that I remember playing from my earliest years but would be worthless on resale. My dad also signed a few of of his records and put a date such as Nov 1974.

Wow, well thought out list, Melinda! I would have to sit down and really think about things, can't do it right now, but it's definitely something for the future....have a great week!

So lovely to hear your personal backstories. What an exciting new chapter in FLA. As a Yusef Lateef fan, great to see you'd take him along in an emergency. Thanks for sharing

Well Melinda, your stories are always the best part of your videos. That record that your mom used to own is truly priceless. Thank you for that story. I reserve my" yay she got her furniture finally" until the next video...

All just great, and wonderful stories behind many. Thanks, and I hope a hurricane never passes your way. Cheers

Loved that you treasure your mums meet the beatles album , here in England it was called with the beatles i have my late mums copy along with hard days night and help all first uk pressing and all have my dear mums maiden name written on the vinyl label i played them to death as a kid and treasure them to this day , love your chanel respect from London England

another great collection and video my friend

Hi Melinda. Lovely to hear from you once again. I’m so sorry that your removal company have failed you and your husband. I hope your legal people can hammer the removal company.

You have some very special records in your collection. I am proud to be part of. I know you're glad to be just about done. I must admit I miss the conersations we had. I hope that since you're in a new town you'll be able to partake in RSD.

Great video as always, Melinda. So glad that your furniture nightmare has finally ended. I am sure that is a weight off your mind! I hope that you can now settle down properly in Florida and I hope the hurricanes stay away!!

I would put my family photo albums with my most precious records if I lived in Florida. Hopefully the hurricanes leave your town alone.

Nice Columbia white label six-eye. The only one I've ever run across is an old TV special soundtrack called The Sound of Jazz.

I have never really rated the Beatles and dont have any of their albums in my record collection, but I appreciate many do like their music.

Loved this video Melinda :) Finding the white label gram parsons is near impossible in Australia. 😮 Although I live in a small town in Australia and our local (and only) record store has an original Nick Drake Pink Moon on their holy moly wall. Kinda same😂. (But over $1000 !!)

Since moving to Florida it is wise to do this. I also have tapes, stereo gear (all my high-end stuff), and about 50 records that I could not bare to see get wiped out in a Cat 4 or Cat 5 hurricane. Especially now that we paid off our house early to get out from under the horrendous wind policy we were expecting to pay this year... $11,400 (With a $5,000 deductible no less). Considering the national average for full home insurance averages $2,000, Florida is really sticking it to homeowners. So learn how to prep and bug out if needed. Cheers.

I live three miles away from where a few scenes of "Anatomy of a Murder" was filmed and just 15 miles away from the Court room scenes. I have the Album you featured, but not in the White 6 eye Promo Columbia. Still collectable though, and the music is great.

I am so sorry about the trouble you had with your move. It makes me so sad to hear this and so angry that so many businesses operate this way and get away with it.

Glas seeing you back beautiful melinda. nice seeing your vinyl collection being in your new home great video as always 👍

I have no idea what records I would save In Case Of A Emergency 🚨. Because, 3/4 of my collection are first pressings and you can’t find them on Discogs or EBay or anywhere. Not that they’re worth any money 💰. But, they have sentimental value to me. They bring me back to a time and place. Anyway, hope all is well and you’re finally settling in. I sure hope none of your audio equipment wasn’t damaged in the move. Have a blessed day ❤❤.

I've not considered this! If I did, I would save Mike Oldfield's *Platinum,* with the song "Sally" (for his girlfriend at the time). Somebody at Virgin hated the song so much that they demanded it be removed during the 1st LP run & replaced it with an instrumental (called "Sally" on some early discs then retitled "In Wonderland"). I find the song charming & it's not available on any later LP or CD. Otherwise, I'd gather up any autographed items (Pete Gabriel, Justin Hayward, The Bangles & a few more). Love your music room!

Sorry to hear about your ordeal with the movers. They really sound like an unsavory bunch. Hopefully you have some recourse for the property damage they caused. When you talked about moving to Florida, one of the first things I thought about was hurricanes. It's good that you have a plan to take favorites and difficult to replace records during an emergency. Of all the ones you showed, the Duke Ellington Anatomy of A Murder Soundtrack album really grabbed me. When I had to fumigate our home due to termites, we had to leave and our house was going to be unprotected and open to ventilate it after the fumigation was done. I had three boxes of records that I took with me to a hotel. Pink Floyd, The Doors, and so many others were in the boxes. Some were taken for the same reasons you would take yours. The few albums autographed by the artists were high on the take list. It looks like I finally got my refund for the fake MoFi record they sold to me. I haven't opened the envelope yet. It took forever and a day to get the refund, and the hoops that I had to jump through were really onerous. I hope that you guys get settled in your new home soon. 👍💖🎸😎

GRAM PARSONS, I love that record!

Definitely envious of the KPG 30th anniversary of DSOTM.

what a great concept and itsn.t the same as my 10 best record or something like that

Yesterday sitting on the doorstep of my daughter's new home watching this episode on my phone. She gave me a five-star review for "uber" ride to the airport. I would have to say the records most valuable to me are ones with memories associated with them. Thanks for sharing.

I have a thousand-ish since ditching some real duds, , but my original 2 or 3 copies of Let it Be, Frigid Pink, Live at the Cellar Door (Seldom Scene), CCR Cosmos Factory, Led Zep bootlegs, Horowtz anything, all my Led. Great channel!

Hello Melinda! That was a brilliant selection. We like the anecdotes you tell about them. Many of us have those for our precious records. I can think of a dozen on the top of my head. ”A” have all her records in one single crate (35+) , so she’s already prepared , hahaha. Take care. / A & R

Wow very cool promo i collect promos currently have over 7,000 promo 46’s over 200 promo albums and 100 12” singles

Great choices! I really love those Zeppelin albums. I have a white label Zeppelin 1 that I got years ago, but it’s a little beat up. I still treasure it though. I have a lot of records too…..and cd’s….but ever since Spotify came along I find myself listening to it the most. Do you also stream music? Or do you strictly listen to only records? Cheers ✌️🇨🇦

Great video Melinda!

What a great video have a wonderful day melinda also I am going to college in Canada where I live in ❤😊

Great “In Case of Emergency” selections! Must saves for me would include S & G’s Bookends, Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, The Stone’s Let It Bleed, Elton’s Tumbleweed Connection, and Marshall Crenshaw’s Field Day for starters with a sprinkling of Miles, Monk, Brubeck, Coltrane and Bill Evans from the jazz side of the house. Glad you guys have settled in. Now, as the Grateful Dead would say, “Crank up that old Victrola, put on your rocking shoes.”

Mine would be: Sgt Pepper, Revolver, 1st Boston, Prism See Forever Eyes, ZZ TOP Tres Hombres & Fandango, Springsteen Darkness on the edge of town, The Knack 1st, Zeppelin 2nd 3rd and 4th, Pink Floyd Dark Side, and The wall. David Gilmour 1st solo, U2 War, Rare Earth Live, Eagles Hotel California & Greatest Hits, Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic , Queen The Game, Judas Priest British Steel, BOC Agents of Fortune and Spectres, Journey Infinity, Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs, Styx Pieces of Eight. I’m sure there are others, but that’s my working list.

Highlight of the week, a new video from Melinda 😎🥳 🥰😍❤💝 Some albums from my side: - Black Sabbath, Sabotage; I grew up listening to this music 🥸 - Kate Bush, The sensual world; Kate is the best storyteller ever and her music, simply magic 😍 - Kate Bush, Aerial; The masterpidce from the master, untouchable 🥰 - Leftfield, Leftism; It makes most other music seem boring 🥳 - Queen, A night at the opera; The best album ever 😍 - A star is born, soundtrack; Lady Gaga, I'll Never Love Again was the waltz when I got married 💙💛 WOW, You got your furniture, amazing 🥳😎🤗 With love from 🇳🇴

Id hate to think about it, but I'd guess I'd push as many into a bedsheet I can manage and pull it along with me! We're all custodians of music (record collectors), because digital no matter how high is not the direct representation of the original music or "waveform" ! We're responsible for keeping the artists alive and hand it down to the next generation!😊

Great video Melinda! So sorry for your mover situation, that’s awful. Hopefully you will be compensated! Anyway we have quite a few common “emergency records”. My Beatles box of UK OG/Early pressings would Definitely come with me! It took me a few years to acquire those. Same with my Led Zeppelin box and Pink Floyd Dark 30th. Totally agree! I thought for sure Duran Duran Decade would be one of them 😂. Only cuz it’s nearly impossible to find. I’d squeeze it in there since it’s paper thin, lol. Lookin forward to hearing the rest of the mover story. But!… Thank goodness you had the foresight to move your records yourself. Thanks for another great morning coffee video and have a great day

I agree with you Melinda, certain albums just bring back great memories for me. I would grab those first. I get it.

You should have your sister on to add another family member's perspective on you're vinyl obsession. hahaha

Another awesome video, Melinda! And many awesome albums too! I would definitely have those wrapped and ready to go in the event of a hurricane as well! It bugs me when I receive a high grade album off of eBay only for it to have that musty, basement-like odor to it, let alone severe water damage. There are many reasons why I would never live in Florida; north Idaho is bad enough due to the MISERABLE winter weather that can last up to 5 months! Makes me really miss Las Vegas, NV, despite the summer heat!

Wow! So cool you have the History album on vinyl. I love it. Stranger in Moscow is one of my favorite songs by him. I remember when the double disc came out in 95. I had my mom take me to Best Buy to get it that very day. We went to my grandma's and I went up to my grandpa's music room in the attic and listened to it on his big awesome studio headphones.

Love that T-shirt. Nice collection of saveable albums. As a fellow Floridian, welcome to Florida, I just finally got my first butcher after 58 years. 3rd state.

Great choices. Odessey and Oracle in particular - it's such a gem.

I don’t have that many to choose I have to say but the ones I would grab would be the ones I just needed to own. The recent re-release of Fraction - Moon Blood for sure. Empire records soundtrack too. Thankfully not in a cyclone zone so the odds are small of needing to grab anything.

Important point . I keep the special albums in a hand made box for security. Thanks again . Best wishes 😊😊😊

Pretty cool video here. Loved hearing the connection to those records. Being in Va I know the risks of Hurricanes too and it’s something I think about sometimes. May have to post my own list. Take care!

Nationally, the Buckingham Nicks LP was a giant flop, but it was a giant hit in a small handful of cities thanks to their local freeform underground FM stations, Tucson being one.

You better have them in milk crates and by the door....good luck.😂

I have a Dinah Washington record that belonged to my mom before she got married. She also wrote her maiden name on it. My mom listened to Andy Williams and Tony Orlando when I was growing up, so finding a jazz record that she bought was really cool. It’s a really cool keepsake.😀

Heading to Tampa/ Anna Marie Island tomorrow. Hopefully will be greeted with nice weather and some scores. Wow on the Zeppelin.

First band I ever collected was Van Halen and Women and Children First still their best for me as well.

Great choices to save if a hurricane is on the way. Lots of Beatles in there and love the Michael Jackson History. Finally just found a vinyl copy sealed last month. Bought the CD the first day also before he changed the lyrics. Hopefully, no hurricanes will head your way.

It's always great to plan ahead. Have they brought your furniture yet? You originally from Kentucky? Let me guess Lexington

Thats a very good idea! And I really hope you held back any balance due to the moving company!

Hi Melinda. Good idea about putting special albums aside, hopefully you'll never be put in that situation that you have to grab them. I have all the Beatle's british pressings as well as a second state butcher cover, so they would be on my 'grab" list. Such a nice story about your mom and the relationship to the Meet The Beatles lp. So glad that it brings back special memories for you.

About 20 years ago, a long-term resident of my building died after working in the music industry for decades. His record collection of tens of thousands of promo records was dumped in the basement. It was before the vinyl revival. I searched through and grabbed as many as would fit in my small apartment and even called a few record retailers to scoop up the vast collection. Nobody came, and the bulk went to landfill.😢

I’d Firsure grab that mono box set behind your left shoulder !! Keep up the great work Love the channel , regards , Lorenz your northern neighbour 🇨🇦

Hi Melinda oh goodness I would be struggling! But wonderful choices! 👍😊 And sad news about your furniture!

I had to laugh to myself when I saw this. I live in New Orleans and when I evacuated for Katrina I left with some of my favorite music. You are not alone in being prepared. It's also a good thing to also have all your important papers in one easily accessible place for when you have to leave in a hurry.

I know a guy who installs alarm systems & he has 6 different systems set up to stop burglars of all his civil war stuff he found with geiger counters. I am talking about protecting stuff with alarm systems. I dont know much about insurance. If they'd pay you back for what you paid for a record, What would they pay you it was an original never opened record. You would probably have to pull all of your records out of the sleeves & take videos of your records once a month, then show on each record on the video what grade your record is. How much would insurance pay you for your one year old audio equipment with videos of the equipment next to a DATED newspaper to prove when you took the video. Show a guide book of the value of your record & a graded system in the book. Maybe keeping your records in several different locations, like you have 2 records just alike stored in 2 spots. Maybe fire proofing a room, or keeping records in a concrete airtight room with a steel door. Put your records up high in a flood. A hurricane, store your records in a safer small hallway room if tornado blowed house down. Have special boxes where records could be removed fast & wind not blow away. Have a dehumidifier in a room with constant 72 degree temperature to preserve record covers.

I love videos like this❤ edit: and ive dealt with hurricanes 🌀 all my life.you're safe melinda👍 oh i can onlynimagine what moving story you might tell.. ive seen it all. I hope yall are doing great 👌

Some very touching memories attached to why you would grab hold of the ICE copies - thanks for sharing 😊

Bit of a WOW about your Duke Ellington album.

Do you keep the "special editions - top 25/50 records" in a premier easy to get to spot in your space? Otherwise, be hard to collect when the house is going down ;( I have a modest collection, but some very sentimental records. My collection is concentrated to a couple "record store" like bins...I would grab what I can, but many are irreplaceable out of print, never to be reprinted again...You know I would get my wife, dogs, and a few paintings and family stuff before I go for the records, ugh hard choices..good topic Melinda...gonna have to think on this more

Your love for your mother is beautiful. Van Halen WACF is also my favourite album M by them. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I love that you have Buckingham Nicks on your list! I have two copies and, while neither of them are promo copies, one of them belonged to my wife's biological Mother. The story is not the same as your "Meet the Beatles story," but close. My wife's Mom tragically died at a very young age when my wife was two years old...she was only 19 or 20. 😞My Father-in-law gave me a few of her records and all six would definitely be in my short stack in an emergency! I bought the second copy so I could be assured that both of my girls have that record in their collection when I'm gone. Great list!

If I were stuck in a hurricane zone I would seize my laptop, where all my music is ripped, my external hard drives, where it's all backed up, my mobile phone, whence I usually access it all, and the cat. And my Tool tour hoodie. And yeah, yeah, the spotify crowd will be sniggering. But you know what? You can't stream cats. Or Tool merchandise.

serious collection of prize records! And that's a great plan to put them together like that

Great choices. Gotta say I was expecting your list to be the mostly valuable, dollar wise. I like that there were sentimental favorites in there. I have both of my parents albums and I often think about the kids they were when they bought them originally. My mom had the Patsy Cline album that was out when Patsy died, my mom clipped the article from the newspaper about the crash and taped it to the back of the album cover. The article is yellow and fragile with age, but it always makes me think about her being in high school and cutting this article out and taping it to the album to preserve it. The history that the album holds and everything that happened since that day she clipped it out.

I was in Cape Coral when Ian hit and lost power for 13 days. So if you don't have a "whole house" generator to run a/c there is the potential for continuous humidity inside the house. I would not let the albums just lean freely. Compact together so as to minimize the covers from "possibly" warping due to the humidity.

Hi Melinda 🌞 ! I definitely have some Desert 🏜 Island Albums that have such fiscal value I would take with the photos & artwork given the time. Fingers crossed 🤞 never have to go through that experience !

That Columbia promo 6 eye is very cool. I have never seen one before.

Sorry to hear about your horrible move experience. Yrs ago my mom had a dramatic move where two of her Warner Bros cartoon cells and other pieces were stolen. I think everyone loses something on a move, hope all gets better. Oh and awesome albums, for sure those need rescuing. I’m jealous 😊

Great idea & video! Do you have your collection catalogued on Discogs or similar? Would be nice to have a full list in case of any loss and any possible insurance coverage. I’m working on mine but it’s tough because I’ve been collecting albums, 45s (CDs too) since 1972 when I was 9 years old. And even child’s type records before and I have them all. Plus many of my Mom’s records. I can keep up with cataloguing recent years acquisitions but SO much backlog over 50 some years! . I like to work on it while listening to music. Will I ever complete it? Not totally confident but the more I get done the better!

Hey Melinda, Awesome video. You should get a pelican case for those albums. Might save them from damage if you ever are evacuating. Glad your furniture made it home. Now I'm wondering if your hubby lost it on the movers.... like whoop ass lost it ???? Can't wait to hear your story. Have a great week!!!!!

Cool vid. You made me smile with The Chet Baker album. I got it when it was first released.

I’m so sorry to hear that yall had more trouble with the move.

Hey Melinda. Sorry for all your moving woes. On the upside though... Great idea for a video. We should all have a just incase section. I've been buying vinyl for a long time and have a ton of OG pressings that mean the world to me and sound fantastic, Beatles, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd. I also wanted to introduce myself as I'm new to the VC. I posted my first video about 14 days ago and gave a shout out to all the channels I'd been watching that were inspirational to me starting my own channel and you were one of them. So thanks for that. I'm looking forward to the Van Halen "Women And Children First" as well. I was lucky enough to see them on that tour, at the now defunct Cape Cod Coliseum. I also loved the story about you Mom's album. Look forward to your next post. Cheers. Bobby

Beautiful story about your mother. I have that rare KISS album. Gold! And the Van Halen.. Sorry to hear something was not right with the move. Hope it can be resolved. And great video! Take Care!

Already getting your hurricane plans put together, I like that. Hard to know what part of the house is the safest. Sorry about the furniture. I had that issue also. On the plus side for me our place was smaller and we didn’t have room so let’s call that a blessing lol. We also lost some of our nice China which was disappointing. Glad it finally arrived so you can now sit down