I’ve previously blogged about discogs.com – a fantastic site to keep track of your music collections and want lists. As I mentioned, I get a daily email with items from my want list that are newly offered for sale by various sellers. It’s all stuff that I want, because it’s, well, MY want list. But, until a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t bought anything, well, because (and this will sound silly) it seemed like an easy way out. Meaning: I like the the thrill of finding a used record store and finding a used-but-in-great-condition original pressing of the White Album. It’s easy just to buy it online, and that doesn’t feel much like collecting.
More practically, the ease of buying online is really dangerous to one’s pocket book. I mean, if I wanted to, I could purchase everything on my want list online in a couple of hours. And, several thousand dollars later, I’d have my collection, a big credit card bill to somehow pay off, and none of the thrill that comes from really collecting. Plus, a lot of the stuff for sale on discogs.com is from the UK and Europe, and it just seems silly to buy Marillion’s Misplaced Childhood for 1.99 EUR.
Anyways, a couple of weeks ago, I took a little plunge because Rush’s Caress of Steel showed up in my email. I bought that, and a well worn copy of Pink Floyd’s Meddle. It was easy and relatively inexpensive, and opened the door to buying used vinyl online. This week was pretty stellar:
- Watchtower – Energetic Disassembly
- Crimson Glory – Transcendence
- Hades – If At First You Don’t Succeed
- Venom – At War With Satan
Can’t wait for these to show up on my porch next week!
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