Best record collector? YRBK - Page 5

gmku · 12.13.2006, 12:44 PM

it's neck and neck...

I'm beginning to feel a little like John Kerry.

Pookie · 12.13.2006, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

im by far the best.

since when is record collecting about quantity?

but bleh....

heres my sy/sy related shit.

and techically thats only about half. ive got 70 + live boots.

Ah, bless...

soniknirve · 12.13.2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

it's neck and neck...

I'm beginning to feel a little like John Kerry.

ravaged queen had the benefit of working at a record store. gmku has prob been searching through shelves and bins for the better part of his life. i vote gmku.

gmku · 12.13.2006, 01:03 PM

Thank you. Yes, my collection has humble beginnings. My first record came from a lowly bin in an old Woolworth's store in Vinton, Iowa. I scraped together 4 dollars from my pittance of an allowance and meager pay from mowing lawns to buy Sgt. Pepper's. I shoveled sidewalks and driveways to pay for All Things Must Pass, and begged my parents, poor struggling teacher and store clerk that they were, to put Let It Be and Abbey Road under the Christmas tree.

Rob Instigator · 12.13.2006, 01:05 PM

My first record was Def leppard's PYROMANIA
My last record (today) was Archers of Loaf ALL THE NATION"S AIRPORTS PICTURE DISC

Savage Clone · 12.13.2006, 01:07 PM

For the...um, record, my record store job lasted all of 10 months.
A fun 10 months it was, though.

gmku · 12.13.2006, 01:08 PM

That still gives you 10 months of the sort of privileged life I was denied.

soniknirve · 12.13.2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Thank you. Yes, my collection has humble beginnings. My first record came from a lowly bin in an old Woolworth's store in Vinton, Iowa. I scraped together 4 dollars from my pittance of an allowance and meager pay from mowing lawns to buy Sgt. Pepper's. I shoveled sidewalks and driveways to pay for All Things Must Pass, and begged my parents, poor struggling teacher and store clerk that they were, to put Let It Be and Abbey Road under the Christmas tree.

touching story. my first was...? hmm. can't remember. but i like to hit the bins at the local spots whenever i have some extra cash.

Savage Clone · 12.13.2006, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

That still gives you 10 months of the sort of privileged life I was denied.

A little secret for you:
That rarified air has mold spores in it. And an obscene amount of dust!

gmku · 12.13.2006, 01:12 PM

In all seriousness, do record store clerks get first dibbs on the good stuff? I sometimes think the reason I don't see more really good stuff in the bins here is all the record store kids snatch it up.

soniknirve · 12.13.2006, 01:18 PM

i think it was clone that said clerks will hold onto any good stuff, compare to the quality of their own copy and put out the lower quality for sale.

gmku · 12.13.2006, 01:27 PM

I'm pretty sure the record store owner here does that, since he's definitely the collector sort. But I'm not so sure all the record store clerks can afford to do so. When I worked at a clothing store and at a camera store, I'd squirrel stuff away--we were allowed to hold things back we wanted to buy for ourselves. My problem is I'd start hording stuff and then realize I couldn't possibly buy everything--which pissed off the managers royally when they could have sold the stuff handsomely to many a regular paying customer.

_slavo_ · 12.13.2006, 02:31 PM

DJ mothafuckin Rick!
da record freak!

porkmarras · 12.13.2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

In all seriousness, do record store clerks get first dibbs on the good stuff? I sometimes think the reason I don't see more really good stuff in the bins here is all the record store kids snatch it up.

You'd be right to think that.When i worked in a record shop and processed the stock i'd regularly put records away for myself to buy and so did everyone else.Huge amounts of bags would end up piled up behind the counter on a regular basis but then the amount of stock that would flow in was endless.

Savage Clone · 12.13.2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

In all seriousness, do record store clerks get first dibbs on the good stuff? I sometimes think the reason I don't see more really good stuff in the bins here is all the record store kids snatch it up.

This is the flipside/tradeoff to having no health insurance.

porkmarras · 12.13.2006, 05:46 PM

Inhuman is an unsung hero on here.

gmku · 12.13.2006, 08:33 PM

I graciously concede.

No, no, wait. I demand a recount!

Better_Than_You · 12.13.2006, 08:40 PM

My pa pwns all you guys. He has 1000+ records and 1000+ CDs. He is a music whore.

Better_Than_You · 12.13.2006, 08:40 PM

Oh... never mind. If its all about the sonic youth forget it.

Norma J · 12.13.2006, 08:42 PM

I'm not impressed with anything I've saw in this thread, except for the structure in which Savage Clone sets his records out.

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12.13.2006, 12:44 PM	#81
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	it's neck and neck... I'm beginning to feel a little like John Kerry. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 01:03 PM	#84
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Thank you. Yes, my collection has humble beginnings. My first record came from a lowly bin in an old Woolworth's store in Vinton, Iowa. I scraped together 4 dollars from my pittance of an allowance and meager pay from mowing lawns to buy Sgt. Pepper's. I shoveled sidewalks and driveways to pay for All Things Must Pass, and begged my parents, poor struggling teacher and store clerk that they were, to put Let It Be and Abbey Road under the Christmas tree. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 01:05 PM	#85
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	My first record was Def leppard's PYROMANIA My last record (today) was Archers of Loaf ALL THE NATION"S AIRPORTS PICTURE DISC __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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12.13.2006, 01:07 PM	#86
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	For the...um, record, my record store job lasted all of 10 months. A fun 10 months it was, though.
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12.13.2006, 01:08 PM	#87
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	That still gives you 10 months of the sort of privileged life I was denied. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 01:12 PM	#90
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	In all seriousness, do record store clerks get first dibbs on the good stuff? I sometimes think the reason I don't see more really good stuff in the bins here is all the record store kids snatch it up. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 01:18 PM	#91
soniknirve the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 686	i think it was clone that said clerks will hold onto any good stuff, compare to the quality of their own copy and put out the lower quality for sale.
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12.13.2006, 01:27 PM	#92
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I'm pretty sure the record store owner here does that, since he's definitely the collector sort. But I'm not so sure all the record store clerks can afford to do so. When I worked at a clothing store and at a camera store, I'd squirrel stuff away--we were allowed to hold things back we wanted to buy for ourselves. My problem is I'd start hording stuff and then realize I couldn't possibly buy everything--which pissed off the managers royally when they could have sold the stuff handsomely to many a regular paying customer. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 02:31 PM	#93
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,908	DJ mothafuckin Rick! da record freak! __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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12.13.2006, 05:46 PM	#96
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Inhuman is an unsung hero on here. __________________
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12.13.2006, 08:33 PM	#97
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I graciously concede. No, no, wait. I demand a recount! __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 08:40 PM	#98
Better_Than_You the destroyed room Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 635	My pa pwns all you guys. He has 1000+ records and 1000+ CDs. He is a music whore. __________________ ze space.
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12.13.2006, 08:42 PM	#100
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I'm not impressed with anything I've saw in this thread, except for the structure in which Savage Clone sets his records out. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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