Vinyl Albums

[Juggs]

I've been wanting a nice Record Player for a while and my wife surprised me with a pretty nice one. And a couple albums.

I'm wondering, does anyone know the best place to get them for the right price?

 

[Merlin]

No idea but it seems like it's big business now. What kills me though is that I had such a nice collection and didn't hang on to it. The thought of rebuilding it is so painful that I can't bring myself to buy a player (I could actually link it to my power soundbar I have under the TV which has crazy good sound).

And I love vinyl man. That crackle you get at the start when you put the needle down is the greatest.

 

[TK42-RAM]

I have a record player , and I kept all of my old vinyl and have bought some new ones … not sure where you can get bargain new vinyl from … they all seem to be over double the price of a CD.

 

[Juice]

The record stores that have managed to stay open due to the transition from compact discs to simply downloading music have heavied up on their vinyl. I also check book stores and thrift stores as they also have really good deals on used vinyl. You can find a steal ot two in those.

 

[JonRam99]

LOL my wife did the same thing. Got me a Bread album, a Michael W Smith, and (best of all) a greatest hits double album of the Bee Gees (yes!). Was gonna hook up the player to my Edifier bookshelf speakers that i bought a couple years ago for my PC, but we had a little extra dough so she got me some mid-century lookin Crossley powered speakers.
I've no idea where she got the albums (Christmas secret), but there's several options in my area, a place called Vintage Vinyl, and a hole-in-the-wall on route 66 that supposedly sells albums. With vinyl becoming a craze, I'm sure there's options near you, just gotta turn over some mossy covered rocks & find them.

 

[Neil039]

Huge regret post here.

When I was 9 years old, I had a friend who was a huge Beatles fan. My dead beat dad gave my older brother a huge collection of LPs (1983 ish). My brother was given a full set collector Beatle albums. The vinyl was made up of different colors (limited print). I asked my brother for an album to give my friend Roland. He was 17 and didn’t care about them (he was a Sabbath and Floyd fan). So I gave my friend two Beatles albums. Sgt. Peppers and Yellow Submarine. Both are worth a few hundred dollars now, but it broke up the collection set of colored albums. Every now and then my brother gabs me about it.

 

[ottoman89]

Thrift stores, and I know Walmart sells them. They're not cheap, but they sell brand new ones. I'm sure most big box retailers do.

 

[IowaRam]

I did notice during the Christmas shopping season , Walmart was actually selling a decent amount of record players

I know our local Walmart now has more LP's then they do CD's

not that they have a whole lot , but looks like CD's are going the way of the 8-track

 

[RhodyRams]

without a doubt check local thrift stores and consignment shops. Also tag sales might be worth a look

 

[IowaRam]

eBay

 

[RamsOfCastamere]

My advice is to not be cheap. Cheap record players wobble, causing occasional skipping, and have bad sound quality. Do not buy a cheap $60 player from Walmart or Target.

You should research top brands and see if you can find one used. Audio-Technica is a brand that makes good record players. I have an Audio-Technica LP-60 (~$99.95 new), their lowest quality player, and it's been great for me so far. Make sure you get a player that has audio output that allows you to connect to a speaker.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

College towns often have used record stores.

 

[Ram Ts]

It’s not a discount place at all, but Rhino Records in Claremont is pretty awesome for vinyl records. Huge store.

Kaos Records is a cool small place in Covina that specializes in punk & such.