Just at our record convention here in Alabama is overkill for me. I can’t imagine being at the one in Austin

OMG! Triana! Never imagined I would see a record of that band being known out of Spain. They were from my home town (Seville), and my father's favourite band, back in the 70s (he had their albums in cassette). Enjoy them!

Love your channel and you've got me collecting again after a decade! Also , you did a video talking about when you were a kid, getting lost from your family on a trip when you went to look for records. Can you tell me what that video was, I want to watch it again. Thanks.

For some reason YT has been jamming these "audiophile" videos in my "recommended" list. Watching them is like watching videos of Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy theorists. Those guys all make the same assertion that HE is the only one who know THE truth and only HE is correct....just like all the other 217+ brain surgeons.

6:25 Having worked for Columbia I can tell you those are not "eyes." Those are loudspeakers.

Yes, it’s very overwhelming, I go every year but Dangit I missed this one forgot all about it. Works a Bear! I heard Cub Koda used to go these conventions, before my time! Have you ever heard the album from Eddie Hazel Dames Games and guitar thangs? It’s a great guitar jam album I have the 9 track but I think the vinyl is also rare.😮

I dont get the hate comments, ppl didnt get your point. Whichever format you prefer, there is no real point in discussing wich is better, is a personal preference. People should stop that stupid vinyl vs cd vs streaming war cause music is what brings us here together

INSANE COLLECTION OF LED ZEPPELIN. 👍

Good finds!

i had the chance to have the 83th vinyl of Statues In Motion less than 100 copies

You went for it and succeeded. A bunch of great adds to the collection. For my money, the best thing about these shows is the meetups with fellow VC'ers. Its what truly makes the trip worthwhile. Big ups on the Jesper Silva's Giant Steps, a favorite for sure.

A record collector who does not want to play them, as is with these 'slab' things, does not love music, does not love the thing inside the slab. I think all that is in slabs should be downgraded in value because they diminish the value of existing. Stuff inside a slab is demoted into becoming just a picture of a possible item. You don't need the item anymore an image of it is enough. The same should be done with shrinkwrap items. No.1 it can be applied new and then the item gets value so it will be sold for more just because of the shrinkwrap. But who say's it was never played/read or whatever. People who want slabs or shrinkwrap should just collect coins or stamps. Just stay away from objects that give more pleasure than just looking at it. An old record unplayed is really a sad affair and I have several records unplayed that really don't sound that much better. I have lightly scratched records, of cours the less scratches its better, but they play still great and I have great listing from them. After a while you don't here those scratches that much and you just enjoy the music. So cut the slabs and put on that record. That's what they were made to do. By the way....if those slabs are made from PVC.....your record becomes unplayable and thus worthless.

Every used record has its own history, smell and scars. I prefer to play them and while doing that I mostly wonder how well they have aged.

Oh and I also have a completely all white record no numbers at all. Oh also the other white record with number cc- 003 I have a paper signed also with test date and matrix number and signed by the manager.

I stopped collecting comics in 1990 when all this garbage started and the 'collectors' market was now manufactured, not organic - hence now the ridiculous 'record store day' land fill crap as - transitioning into the twilight of record collecting.. 'professional 3rd party grade schtick' . Warning to all this is going to get stupid - and I see many potential problems with how it's being processed into a plastic coffin. Terrible money grab.

The first ELP album was great.

This idiotic trend is infecting albums now? Mass produced collectibles need to become worthless again, just a matter of enough of us dying off

Looks like a cool record show! I like all the obscure and world music you find. It's cool to hear something different you've never heard before even if it's old.

I saw 2 vendors at the spring Austin Record Convention (2024) a couple of weeks ago. I thought this sort of presentation was ridiculous and inconvenient. And the sellers were charging over-the-top prices for records allegedly signed by the artist without a COA.

Hey! That's me at 30:24 in the ATX hat! I think you bought an Epitaph LP from me?

@noblerecords My heart SANK when you mentioned a SEALED Pink Floyd DSOTM. I had one. Original from the 70’s. Didn’t realize the value and gave it to my daughter who was getting into vinyl. It’s been opened and played. I did keep the poster tho. I should’ve kept that record sealed. 😩 P.S. I do still have a sealed Hotel California from the 70’s tho.

Underground Fire is on the Noble Records label, and will be reissued on vinyl in a few months exclusively available through our website. You can stream it here: noblerecs.ffm.to/undergroundfire

Don’t mind me watching old videos of yours. Just got finished listening to Emerge by The Litter and was reminded of this video. Also, hilarious that the thumbnail for this video captioned you as saying ‘Dill from Elba Records’ 😂

Once you have a good system, you realize how poorly mastered most music is.

I have La Scala's and I've come very close to tears. It was shocking.

I saw another youtuber interview one of the Slab-guys at a booth at the Austin Record Convention. He said there's a lot of slabbing new records. That's where this is going wrong. Slabbing your 'limited color variant 1 of 1000' manufactured scarcity bullcrap from youknowwho, is silly.

Thanks for making this video, been wanting to go to this show, but just have not had a chance yet. Great to see conventions like this are happening. Spent a considerable time traveling to Austin, love it out there!

Release that underground fire on Vinyl!

DURAN DURAN "RIO"

Heyyyy! You walked by my booth. I was selling my art in the corner. I'm in this video for just a second or two. It was cool seeing you in person. I had a feeling that was you!

You explained the reason for the disdain better than I could have. Thank you for this

I didn’t want to click on this video because I was thinking that there are no ten records that are universally important. That it’s up to the listener. Surprise! We think the same way! Here’s my ten essentials in no order: 1: Less Thank Jake “Hello Rockview” 2: Powerman 5000 “Tonight The Stars Revolt” 3: Misfits “Collection 1” 4: Smash Mouth “Fush Yu Mang” 5: Metallica “Master of Puppets” 6: Alkaline Trio “Good Mourning” 7: Tiger Army “III” 8: Tool “Lateralus” 9: Gaslight Anthem “Handwritten” 10: John Pizzarelli Trio “For Centennial Reasons”

My Japanese first pressing of *_...And Justice For All_* is a treasure. It has a bonus track on it: The Prince

Regarding your statement of making a sealed record little more than a commodities exchange, I completely agree -- I think sealing a record in plastic like that is dumb. However, utilizing the grading system as a way of standardizing the condition of a record isn't a bad idea. I don't know how I feel about having to pay some guy a fee to say, "Yup, this is an 8 out of ten," but I do understand the potential value in that if you're getting records on the secondary market.

My original copy of The MC5'S Kick Out The Jams is warped. I dont know how it happed, its been stored correctly with all my other albums that are not warped. Id live to have someone flatten it.

I dont think that its ALWAYS just about the money. I have been thinking of slabbing my first copy, as banged up as it is, of Meet The Beatles. I haven't played it in years, because I have several copies that sound better. But it has great sentimental value to me. It wouldn't fetch a high price, but its special to me.

If I open/play a record, that means it's NM/M- on Discogs, automatically. I would never flag an opened/played record as Mint. I receive sealed "Mint" records with bent corners _(and no damage to the packaging)_ and I disagree with that practice. Imagine getting something and being let down. Don't put that on someone else to make a quick buck, please.

I bought a sealed Japanese first pressing of Born In The U.S.A. and Side A was amazing - Side B was full of crackles on all tracks _(cleaned several times and it stayed the same)_ - No recourse with a sealed, ~40 yr old record. Not the seller's fault. Was a bummer, to say the least. I bought another with a mint disc and a VG sleeve, and swapped it into the mint sleeve :)

Welp. My best Salvation Army record was an original 1966 Canadian stereo copy of Freak Out. I paid $4 for it in VG+/M- condition. It sounds phenomenal.

Man, i thought I had expensive taste! Seems like everything on my grail list is like £300-£500. Love that you’ve quoted Discogs prices on these, saves me scrambling thru whilst watching. Good stuff.

Excellent, excellent vid sir, one of your finest in recent memory. Love how your body cam makes it look like folk are dancing as your moving! Wish we had a fair like this in the UK.