Rate My New Record Collection

[tristy]

Yeah, I just went to my Grandma's and she gave me some records and a record player. Some of the records I was surprised she had.

Janis Joplin's I Got Dem 'Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Santana's Moonflower

Richard Pryor's Greatest Hits

John Lennon's Mind Games

The Eagles' Hotel California

The Doors' Greatest Hits

The Allman Brothers Band's Eat A Peach

The Allman Brothers Band's Idlewild South

The Allman Brothers Band's Beginnings

Various Artists' American Grafitti

The Beatles' 1967 - 1970

The Police's Ghost In The Machine

ZZ Top's Tres Hombres

The Kinks' Give The People What They Want

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

AC/DC's Back In Black

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's Night Moves

I'm pre-ordering a shitload of Mars Volta vinyl too, so yeah.

What do you think? Any suggestions on some records I should buy?

[The Hardcore Canuck]

My suggestion is just to get as many as you can. Go for stuff like The Beatles, AC/DC, The Rollingstones and stuff like that first.

[RPS]

I have a record collection of 52. Well, actually more like 3000, but I inherit those down the road. I've got everything... I've got hair-metal, I've got rap, I've got punk, I've got shit.

[VerbalPuke]

Get things that are appealing to you, or things that are old/rare. You might find a few gems cheap at a thrift store. You should look for Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Raw Power (Iggy and the Stooges), City Baby Attacked by Rats (G.B.H.), Frankenchrist (Dead Kennedys), and any old punk records you may come across.

I have a bunch of old records my parents passed down to me. Nothing really of note, except for a bunch of David Bowie albums. I'm looking to purchase a turntable in the future and starting a record collection. I have found some good sources on the internet for old vinyl, but first I need a turntable.''

Edit - As for a rating, I'd give it a solid 8.

Edited February 6, 2005 by VerbalPuke

[tristy]

I have found some good sources on the internet for old vinyl

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[Ananas]

Your grandmother's a damned hippy. As for records you should buy there are two obstacles:

1) It's ridiculously hard to find specific records these days since a good deal of the vinyl trade happens at garage sales.

2) Why would you not just buy CD versions? I understand the vintage thing, but for people who actually like to listen to music, it would make sense to prefer the remastered versions.

However if you must, Ozzy Osbourne. Then you can play it backwards and look for satanic messages.

[tristy]

Your grandmother's a damned hippy. As for records you should buy there are two obstacles:

1) It's ridiculously hard to find specific records these days since a good deal of the vinyl trade happens at garage sales.

2) Why would you not just buy CD versions? I understand the vintage thing, but for people who actually like to listen to music, it would make sense to prefer the remastered versions.

However if you must, Ozzy Osbourne. Then you can play it backwards and look for satanic messages.

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[VerbalPuke]

I'd be happy to, although I have to warn that these sites are designated for older punk titles. I maybe should have specified the content of each site in my earlier post. Although I can vouche for a good number of the bands you'll find here, there are so many greats.

Bacchus Archives

Excellent selection here.

Crimes Against Humanity Records

Decent selection, all the merchandise is lumped together though.

Interpunk

Encompases new and old school punk.

Angry Young and Poor Music section

Probably similar results to Interpunk but with more focus on older stuff.

[RPS]

www.interpunk.com has alright records. Not good by any stretch of the imagination... but good. Here is my collection of records, so JUDGE away.

Alex Chilton; "High Priest"

Alice Cooper; "Greatest Hits"

American Graffiti

[MORE] American Graffiti

Anti-Flag; "Mobilize"

Anthrax; "Among The Living"

Ben Harper; Diamonds On The Inside"

Black Flag; "My War"

Bob Dylan; "Blood on The Tracks"

Buddy Holly; "Buddy Holly Lives"

CCR; "Chronicle"

CCR; '"1968-69"

the Clash; "the Clash"

the Clash; "Combat Rock"

the Clash; "Give Em Enough Rope"

the Clash; "London Calling"

Cheap Trick; "at Budokan"

Dead Kennedys; "Bed Time For Democracy"

Dead Kennedys; "Mutiny On The Bay"

Dead Kennedys; "Plastic Surgery Disasters"

Division Of Laura Lee; "Black City"

the Doors; "the Doors"

Dropkick Murphys; "The Gang's All Here"

Eric Clapton; "Time Pieces The Best Of Eric Clapton"

Frank Zappa; "Zoots Allure"

Frank Zappa; "Joes Garage"

Generation X; "Kiss Me Deadly"

the (International) Noise Conspiracy; "A New Morning, Changing Weather"

Joe Jackson; "live 1980-1986"

The Kinks; "Greatest Hits"

Le Tigre; "Le Tigre"

Led Zeppelin; "I" [NOTE; only has side #1]

Lou Reed; "Walk On The Wild Side, The Best of Lou Reed"

Men Without Hats; "The Safety Dance"

Michael Jackson; "Thriller"

Mickey Mouse Disco Record

Nirvana; "Bleach"

Neil Young; "Rust Never Sleeps"

Neil Young; "Reactor"

Neil Young; "Freedom"

Operation Ivy; "Operation Ivy" [NOTE; this is a picture album, with the ska-man]

Outkast; "Stankonia"

Outkast; "Speakerboxxx/Love Below"

Pearl Jam; "Ten"

Pink Floyd; "Darker Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd; "Wish You Were Here"

Prince; "Around the World In A Day"

Ramones; "End Of the Century"

Ramones; "Ramonemaina"

Ramones; "Subterranean Jungle"

Rancid; "And Out Comes the Wolves" [NOTE this is a picture album... with the cover of the CD on the album]

R.E.M.; "Green"

R.E.M.; "Lifes Richer Pageant"

R.E.M.; "Fables of the Reconstruction"

Smashing Pumpkins; "Siamese Dream"

Sloan; "Twice Removed"

Sloan; "Navy Blues"

Talking Heads; "More Songs About Buildings and Food"

Teenage Head; "Frantic City"

Turbonegro; "Scandanavian Leather"

Twisted Sister; "Come Out and Play" [NOTE; this is a pop-out record, with the lead singer's face popping out. Mega cool]

U2; "War"

U2; "Joshua Tree"

Village People; "Live and Sleazy"

the Who; "A Quick One/SellOut"

[tristy]

Dead Kennedys; "Mutiny On The Bay"

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[VerbalPuke]

Dead Kennedys; "Mutiny On The Bay"

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I know this is a Live album, but is this when they still had Jello as the frontman? I think they switched lead singers once Jello left/kicked out or whatever, and I don't want to buy a live DK album if Jello isn't on it.

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Jello is the vocalist on "Mutiny on the Bay". I've heard negative things about this album in the past, but I can assure you it is very good.

Here's a fun fact, the Pseudo Kennedys used the lead singer of Dr. Know as their frontman after Jello had departed.