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**bs44MhUW** · 04-16-2007, 01:25 PM

It really is scary how quickly vinyl has become something of a relic possessed by a few hardy souls. It seems only yesterday that we were in awe of CD's coming onto the market and surely posing no threat to our beloved 12" long plays.
Are there any others out there who have kept some vinyl albums to remember the good old days and what do you think you will hold onto come what may?
For me there is only one which shall escape the trash can and that is War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne. I still play it today on a record player. The kids wonder how much they will get for this antique in a few years. Shame on them!
So what have you kept and which is your favourite vinyl album?

My wife and I have 200+ LPs. Some are old enough to be monaural. I even have one surviving 10" platter, just like a 78, but it was recorded at 33. I was playing some just the other day. I have a Sony turntable in my system, and can handle 45 and rpm. My wife has a record player upstairs when she doesn't want to listen to my heavy music. I have demo recods of obscure and defunct electronic organ companies, lots of folk music. Julian Bream on Lute. Leonard Bernstein's version of Handel's Messiah. My wife's collection includes a lot of French Canadian folk music.

Some odd ball items are book inserts and demos on flexible very thin vinyl. One is whale songs - I think it's out of a National Georgraphic magazine.

04-16-2007, 01:25 PM	#10
bs44MhUW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	It really is scary how quickly vinyl has become something of a relic possessed by a few hardy souls. It seems only yesterday that we were in awe of CD's coming onto the market and surely posing no threat to our beloved 12" long plays. Are there any others out there who have kept some vinyl albums to remember the good old days and what do you think you will hold onto come what may? For me there is only one which shall escape the trash can and that is War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne. I still play it today on a record player. The kids wonder how much they will get for this antique in a few years. Shame on them! So what have you kept and which is your favourite vinyl album? My wife and I have 200+ LPs. Some are old enough to be monaural. I even have one surviving 10" platter, just like a 78, but it was recorded at 33. I was playing some just the other day. I have a Sony turntable in my system, and can handle 45 and rpm. My wife has a record player upstairs when she doesn't want to listen to my heavy music. I have demo recods of obscure and defunct electronic organ companies, lots of folk music. Julian Bream on Lute. Leonard Bernstein's version of Handel's Messiah. My wife's collection includes a lot of French Canadian folk music. Some odd ball items are book inserts and demos on flexible very thin vinyl. One is whale songs - I think it's out of a National Georgraphic magazine.
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