And most here aren't going to disparage the reissued cut by our host with Kevin Gray in either 45 or 33 rpm. It's usually best to stick to the country of origin for most albums and by the time Fleetwood Mac released Rumours, they were a USA based band signed Warner. This is will avoid the sorting of hundreds of release listing to find the better pressing there. For these, again search here to find the pressing then go to Discogs to find the pressings. But there are bargain for some albums with original pressings. The hardware guy are the real hobbyist.Īnd for many of the more popular albums, there are excellent reissues that are worth buying over original releases. But we share when new reissues are worth picking up before the prices increases after they become harder to find. But we want to hear our favorite music with the better pressings. ![]() Collecting records can be a very expensive "hobby." Most of us here posting to the Music Corner don't really think of listening to music as a hobby. There are thousands of affordable albums that the new generation of buyer have yet to discover. I love records, but I honestly wouldn't suggest you fall into the trap of buying expensive used records. What are they charging? Something like a vacuum based system like a Record Doctor is about $220 with lower priced options that use a shop vacuum like the Vinyl Bug which are 3D printed. If this means they put in a Spin Clean, I would suggest you just buy one. Though that sales history will probably include albums in various states of condition (from sealed to barely playable), you can also take a look at what current sellers are charging (or at least hoping to charge) at different condition levels for the actual pressings you have. If all or most of your albums are in top condition, you may have enough first or early pressings from some popular groups that they could add up to something substantial and worth insuring, but we can't know without more detailed info.Īs others have pointed out, your best resource for getting a sense of the value of your records is Discogs-you can see on there the history of what each individual pressing has sold for. But in any case, it all depends on condition-only albums in mint or close to mint condition will get top dollar, and even then only if the albums are rare and in high demand. First, it's pretty unlikely that you would have much that would be super valuable from the '70s and '80s, though there may be an exception or two. ![]() Is there a sure fire way to do this?Ĭlick to expand.Just a couple very general replies to some of the questions you've raised. I was trying to find an original UK copy of Fleetwood Mac - Rumours but unable to know for sure that's what I'm buying. It seems to me that it's not really a case of finding original pressings but finding ones that have been pressed by certain companies, in certain countries and by certain people? I'd like to buy original pressed records rather than new ones but I'm struggling to understand how to identify them. So I'm wondering about the value of old records in particular are they ever worth big money to the point that I should consider not playing them and adding them onto insurance as a named item? My research suggests so far suggests that old records don't sell for ridiculous amounts which bodes well from both the perspective of being able to play all my records without fear of devaluing something rare and also being able to purchase more old records for a reasonable price. ![]() I plan to have them all wet cleaned at the local hi-fi dealership before playing them. We've also found a few more in second hand shops. They're mainly from 70's and 80's and things like Abba, Beatles, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, etc. I'm new to the world of vinyl records since my wife and I were given a load of old ones by a couple of family members.
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