Steve Kilbey- Fireman 7" on red vinyl and it was signed.

Brian Eno - Working Backwards vinyl boxset.
(i threw in the apollo atmospheres and soundtracks just to round it off)

Chapter Two wrote:I'm not sure exactly but I think it might have been that 7" that came with a Grindcrusher compilation that had Napalm Death's You Suffer But Why? on one side and an equally short song by Electro Hippies on the other.

that was sold separately from the comp ?
I've listened more often to that 45 than the album, come to think of it

A song that is thirty three years old and (sadly) still relevant:

First 'collector' purchase: a mint promo copy of The Beatles' Something New, which I bought from some store in Arlington Heights in '75.

I wasn't interested in the collector's value of it, but it was the mono version - and in very good condition - so I had to have it.

Two of my most "collectible" records were given to me as gifts:

Society System Decontrol: The Kids Will Have Their Say - orig. pressing. Given as a wonderful birthday gift by the lovely christine. Ah, if i did not have a girlfriend at the time, christine.

Sonics Rondesvous Band (Sp) - City Slang - the orig 7" from 1975 or whatever, with the stereo version on one side and mono on the other. A gift from the wonderful Michael Lang, who gave up his entire record collection and his marriage to save a record store that went under anyway. Salut Michael!

US Maple Long Hair in Three Stages $76

It's not the first collectible record I bought, it's the most recent, and it's the most I've ever spent on 1 record.

I bought a seven inch around 1994 that is a fake "Dope, Guns, and Fucking. . ." bootleg, with Nirvana, Mudhoney, and Screaming Trees. I don't know how much money it is actually worth, but I thought it was pretty collectable at the time.

Otherwise, I've bought stuff that I consider valuable (a vinyl copy of Silkworm's His abbsence is a Blessing ep) but I don't think they fetch huge collector dollars.

I waited close to 4 years to finally find a copy of On the Beach. I finally found it on a birthday trip to this record store near The Lady's house.

Anyone have a copy of Tonights the Night with the blotter paper?

Redline wrote:I finally found it in 1979 at a used book store. $15.00, ouch.

Mark Lansing wrote:Several years later, I paid $25 for a very minty looking copy of Television's original "Little Johnny Jewel" seven-inch ... a rip-off price, but what an amazing record!

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:Back before everything started getting reissued on CD, I paid "collector's prices" for a number of records, my threshold back then (mid- to late 80's) being about 25-30 bucks.

BadComrade wrote:I think the most I've ever spent on a record was $25 for a Mekons "Where Were You" 7"

Peripatetic wrote:US Maple Long Hair in Three Stages $76

It's not the first collectible record I bought, it's the most recent, and it's the most I've ever spent on 1 record.

Amateurs, all of you.

Next time you have to arrange for a G.D. escrow service to handle your eBay transaction - then come commiserate with me.

Wait 'til you've dropped "1 Large" or more on a piece of black, circular plastic with some paper wrapped 'round it.

You may then legitimately ask yourself "Mother Of Fuck - have I actually gone completely mental?!"

(P.S. - Don't mind me - just doin' some good-natured shit-disturbin'... but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm exaggerating either... I fully admit to being quite pathetic)

glynnisjohns wrote:Brian Eno - Working Backwards vinyl boxset.

I have this, with the Oblique Strategies card still in.

I got it at Academy here in NYC for $25.

It had been played once, I think. The box was a little shitty, and it had some cat hair, but dammit I got it for $25.

Carlin, what record did you pay 1 large for? I must know.