What was your first " Collectable" record purchase?

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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!

What was your first " Collectable" record purchase?

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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.
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What was your first " Collectable" record purchase?

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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)

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