Upgrading Your Record Collection! Recent Upgrades and Strategies

[@danl.4565]

Funny story from a few weeks ago. Hit up an Antique shop and they had a few of the early Elvis soundtracks, still in shrink with hype stickers. You rarely see them as clean as these were. Almost like someone bought them and never played, just opened. The dealer placed his price sticker under the shrink, and when I took them to check out, the random antique worker (you all know the type of person i'm talking about), started as if to just yank the shrink off to get to it thinking it was just something the dealer had on there !! I was like Whoa Whoa! I'll do that for you. That's been on there for 60 years!!!! Almost gave me a heartattack as I was able to upgrade to my "final" copies of those records being a huge Elvis collector., but I then calmy explained to this person how nerdy our hobby is, and that shrink and hype stickers are a big deal to some....

[@noblerecords]

Hahaha yeah people don’t get it

[@richardpandolfo4204]

Have you ever seen a copy of the "Elvis in Hollywood" Special Products double album with a song title sticker on it? I read that it exists, but I have never seen one and don't know if the sticker is on the shrink wrap or if it is affixed directly to the cover.

[@michaelfavreau7617]

Hi, I`ve got a promo copy of Donald Fagen`s The Nightfly. Sounds beautiful. This is one of my favorite records of all time. And the album I use when I buy any audio gear. Full spectrum. This vinyl will bring out any flaws or features in the best ( or not so best ) of stereo equipment. I think your show is great. Thanks for the info and inspiration.

[@deniseoftedahl8937]

One thing I love about you is your facial expressions when you talk about records. I get the same way! SO glad I finally heard another collector say "Minty Fresh"!!!!! I used to say that at a place I worked and they always laughed at me! lol "Revolution Of The Mind" is incredible. I should upgrade my copy one of these days. It's seen quite a bit of "love".

[@noblerecords]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@DetroitStars]

I agree completely with you about shrink-wrap. As long as it's not so tight that it warps the jacket, I usually leave it on, especially if there's a hype sticker and/or price sticker attached. It's an extra bonus when the price sticker is from some obscure, long gone neighborhood record store.

[@jeffreylind3739]

Love your videos! I always try to get as close to NM, and original press as possible, and trade up until I do. Records in that condition are worth considerably more than other copies. I keep the shrink if it has hype/price stickers and is in good shape. If it's dirty, ripped, worn, or no stickers I remove it. I bought a copy of The Beatles White Album, first press, still in tight, clean shrink with the original price sticker, poster, portraits, records in NM condition. The cover is spotless, nearly perfect, no fading, bumped corners, nothing! Was told the previous owner bought it, didn't care for it (what!) and put it in a spare bedroom closet with other records, where it remained in a time capsule for 50 years until her passing. Wow ! I bought it in 2018 with a mono promo of Magical Mystery Tour. That just never happens.

[@danielfrancella5219]

Album den was located in Richmond va. They opened in 1974 closed in 1986.

[@neil-maclean]

When I get ringwear on a white cover I find using a white eraser normally rubs it away very easily (works best on matte surfaces but sometimes gloss is ok too). A water-based make-up remover applied to cotton pads then restores some shine to the sleeve. Hope that helps anyone out there if you didn't already know about this hack!

[@bigsweetc6]

Live At the Whiskey is an amazing live Otis record. It’s one of my favorite live records in general. His version of “Any Ol Way” is so groovy, make sure you spin that one start to finish before you put it in the shop. It’s sooooo good,

[@bigboxbobby2]

I managed to pick up the first Hapshash LP (UK press I think) with the black and white picture of the band insert. The insert is almost always missing - possibly as rare as the Bob Dylan greatest hits LP poster that you showed us once.

[@mlblue5355]

Awesome video! Unbelievable Sabbath White Label! I love that Hendrix promo too! I have a white label of Rainbow Bridge. The cover has a lot of wear but the vinyl is amazing! Beautiful Santana album. I got an email notification that MOFI had some copies of that, but when I checked, they were gone.

[@noblerecords]

Thanks 🤙

[@TLA1014]

"Tickles my history bone!" That's hilarious, Dillon!!! Thanks for sharing your "minty-fresh" vinyl!!!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks 😉

[@brucybabyy7355]

i broke my history bone once, long story...

[@stonerdoom3481]

I was so glad I was sitting down when you flashed up the sabbath promo.i saw one once at a record fair in Birmingham UK.it was around 500 quid then over twenty years ago.and talking of hawkind I used to work security for a famous West Midlands live music venue,and I was security on the dressing room of hawkwind,and was chatting to dave brock about his dogs that were competing in crufts that day.(its a uk dog show).I know you love led zeppelin,I have met Robert plant a few times.he is so friendly even though he is a mega star,some celebrities iv worked for aint so nice.

[@alanarakelian5021]

Wow, a mono copy of the Strawberry Alarm Clock's first LP! That is the one to own, as "Incense And Peppermints" has never been released in true stereo.

[@mr.jazzfusionhiphop1298]

When up pulled up the Hendrix I got chills. I actually got up to see if I still had that one on vinyl but it wasn't one that I still have. Sorry can't tell you what I have because I know you'll make me a offer I probably can't refuse.

[@noblerecords]

Ohhhh man 🤯🤣

[@thomasacheson1625]

I started up grading almost right away. I get a lot off of Ebay and, in doing so I have on a few occasions bought albums based on the sellers description. Then after weeks of waiting found out that they sound like crap. Just because they visually look good doesn't mean they are going to play well. The problem I have upgrading is I don't have a store to sell my duplicates. Another thing I struggle with is knowingly trying to sell less than perfect vinyl. A friend of mine told me that I am a vinyl snob just because I don't like snap crackle pop while listening. Snob or, not I love clean vinyl!!!

[@stevesstuff1450]

That Tyrannosaurus Rex 'A Beard Of Stars' LP is gorgeous! I'm in and from England, and have a NM copy of that first press Regal Zonophone label too, and it also includes a lyric sheet! Plays beautifully. It sells on Ebay now for a round £100, and seems to be fairly uncommon in it's original pressing; loads of new remasters though... That US Black Sabbath promo copy is a bit special too.. :-D

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

Very cool Black Sabbath promo!! I've got a grateful Dead with the timing sheet on the front or the info sheet whatever you want to call it. I even still have the liner notes that came with it ✌️

[@noblerecords]

Very nice!

[@carsteniskovkopp1430]

Yet another great video!! I do as you and upgrade my own copies when I buy collections. I still miss a regular copy of that Black Sabbath debut. Somehow it hasn't showed up yet. San Quentin is my favourite too. Do you have some sort of a record cleaning machine?

[@southerngrailsauctions]

Awesome upgrades!! I heard that same story about Eric Clapton who was at a benefit with Jimmy Page a few other musicians and Prince, and the BBC interviewed Clapton and asked "How does it feel to be best guitarist here?" and he said "I don't know, you would have to ask Prince"

[@jimmycampbell78]

Yes it's usually an alleged Hendrix quote about a number of guitarists. Now you mention it I have heard the Clapton/Prince one too. I know that Eddie Van Halen did admire Roy Clark the country player and Allan Holdsworth. I remember reading somewhere that he asked both of them for lessons and advice.

[@noblerecords]

Yeah I think it’s all just rock and roll urban legend

[@alanarakelian5021]

The biggest upgrade for vinyl fidelity is an ultrasonic cleaning. Truly staggering improvement. A record's full potential cannot be realized without it.

[@markspooner1224]

Yup, I did enjoy it. I love that Glass Harp record!

[@JBLClassic]

My Sabbath self titled is the best sounding album I have, period. That includes one steps, many mofi, DCC etc. I can only imagine how good that promo is.

[@scottroberts7103]

I have a white label promo of the first Black Sabbath album ( minus timing strip). The sound of it is absolutely amazing since wlps are of the very first pressing.

[@CoreysChannel]

Some very very special pressings right here! Enjoyed seeing these. ~Corey

[@noblerecords]

Thanks for watching Corey!

[@patrickcrowther9195]

Yeah… Lee Dorsey. With the guys from The Meters playing on it. Fabulous.

[@Homebrew58]

I worked at a radio station for nearly 40 years. I retired 2 years ago and the owner let me pick through the album archive stored in the attic when I left. I picked about 100 records and they are all promo's. Some white label, some not. Some with timing stickers and some not. Most had the crap played out of them but one of my prize possessions from that pick is Pink Floyd's Animals. It is in an all white jacket with "Pink Floyd Animals Special DJ Copy" stamped in the center and "Demonstration Not For Sale" stamped in the upper right hand corner. The disc labels are the same as the commercial album except they are stamped "Demonstration Not For Sale". Also, the music director at the time would stamp the date the album was received at the radio station. This one was received within days of the albums release. But the very best part is that nothing on this album fit in with the station format so it was never played.

[@noblerecords]

That’s awesome! I’ve seen those and they are very rare!

[@joncandyfliprecords]

Hey Dillon - speaking of psych and The Strawberry Alarm Clock, how good is the 'Beyond The Valley of The Dolls' soundtrack featuring them and the dynamite-o Lynn Carey?!? 😜💣🔥

[@baron5432]

I prefer to have all my albums be near mint but when it comes to rarer albums that are hundreds of dollars, I am happy with a VG/VG+.

[@gavinoneill3044]

Love your channel. So great. Discogs only totals the last 10 sales of a record for their rating system. I know you know this. Just putting it out there for the kids. Took me forever to figure that one out.

[@trainman5698]

I was lucky enough to get a sealed copy of wake up its tommorow by sac for 30 bucks off ebay. It's super cool is like a time capsule. Makes you wonder why they never opened it.

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Sweet ‘Minty Fresh’ upgrades. I also use that phrase to describe my mint metal finds😝 got a shirt with it also on some of my vids for a laugh.

[@noblerecords]

🤣🤣🤣👌

[@muinarc0]

Funny I just got that Incredible String Band album on Reel a few weeks ago. It's a banger for sure. The artwork is by The Fool, who painted a famous Clapton guitar.

[@noblerecords]

Yes!

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

Enjoyed the video I do have multiple copies of albums, but I usually use those for VCLT. Love the hunt for music

[@johnsherlock8015]

hi dillon in the uk in search of space came with a space log booklet great video

[@robertsterner408]

Pleasure listening 🎧 to you mate

[@sharpdressedvan]

Captain Beefheart's former manager, Grant "Grizzly" Gibbs, lives in my hometown of Auburn, California. We became friends when he opened a record store in the early 70's, and over the years has shared many stories about the band and other acts he managed at one time or another. He remembers having boxes of the Trout Mask Replica Lp in the trunk of his car and visiting record outlets, radio stations, etc., in an effort to promote Captain Beefheart. One of his thoughts that stuck with me was that back in the day, he could barely give away those free copies! Griz is alive and well, just turned 90 this past week...

[@noblerecords]

Yep! I’ve heard that! Crazy!

[@moonuni]

Very nice albums my best recent mint album was a moody blues, in search of the lost cord hardly played.

[@mccarthyd6603]

Great video as usual👍 Have been searching for that Glass Harp album for 4 years in the wild....no luck😠 Quick question for you or the audience....Exile is my favorite album of all-time.... had a repress that I traded in for the Half Speed Abbey Road remaster which is AWFUL!!! Everyone says the original Artisan pressing is by far the best....trying to find a copy on Discogs been can't seem to find out where it is in all the many many options....anyway to know how to find this? I don't want to open each release and search for the individual matrix #'s of each.....figure you or someone would know how to locate this release. Thanks and keep up the great work 👍

[@iangledhill9982]

Those Tyrannosaurus Rex LPs are *very* hard to find in really good condition here in the UK (and as with most UK 60s discs are very expensive now) - so they were also a very nice find. I really need to upgrade my copies... if I can ever find them!

[@chillepalmerz]

I recommend listening to Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by the Incredible String Band again. I didn't like it on first listen, now it's my favorite album of all time. I love 5000 Spirits, but Hangman's is on a whole other level. Loved the video!

[@noblerecords]

Yeah I should have mentioned hangman’s. I have it, I like it, but it’s been a while since I heard it. 🤙

[@joesours6751]

Album den is a defunct record store from Richmond Virginia most of my dads records came from there…. He has a lot of stories and apparently it was the spot…. My dad would talk about the 3 album deal where a single album was like 8 bucks a double album was 10 but if you bought 3 you took 3 dollars off the top…. My dad got 3 albums a week in the late 70s lol

[@noblerecords]

Awesome!

[@chrisshort6966]

really love your channel

[@noblerecords]

Thanks so much!

[@50l12]

Dude you got to give Wee Tam by Incredible string band another go! Very spiritual and creatively off the wall, especially the first track

[@jimmycampbell78]

I've heard the "what's it feel like being the best guitarist in the world? I don't know, go ask..." story about a number of guitarists- mostly it's Jimi Hendrix on a number of players like Terry Kath, Rory Gallagher, Billy Gibbons AND Phil Keaggy; first I've heard of Eddie van Halen about Phil Keaggy though😂

[@hadleyfraulob]

Dude I gotta come to NC to your shop! I’d buy that Sabbath white label promo. Love your vids bro!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks man!

[@DanSPsych67]

Hey Dillon, Just been able to subscribe to your youtube channel. Dan in Beaufort. Usually watch on TV.

[@jasondugas8184]

Love to hear you "recycle" gently used records and price them to move. For people with a small budget you can't beat used records. Cheers!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks 🙏

[@TheVinylGuide]

Oh damn, Hawkwind! That LP is my favourite of theirs and the UK versions came with the "logbook". If you don't have a copy of that, DM me, I'll send you a PDF and keep my eyes out for you for a real one. It's trippy as hell, must have!

[@noblerecords]

Oh thanks man!

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

That's why I keep all of my collection updated in Discogs. I can remember what I own, but not always the condition. BTW, totes jelly of that Sabbath...

[@noblerecords]

Thanks!

[@davidturner2974]

Great...now I have "The Circle of Life" earworm bludgeoned into my skull. LOL

[@TheHSIHP]

Exile is my favorite Stones record. Cheers!

[@Labor_Jones]

*Cleaning Records: I've been doing a lot of research on Cleaning Records.* The device I will probably get is a $200 Record Doctor V. If the Videos like your own are true then this will probably do much to improve the real state of the Record. Since my plan is to convert Audio to Digital and resell to people like YOU, then I assume a well maintained Record will be much easier to buy, since you will in turn have a Better Copy to Sell.

[@bmf3138]

Great episode, love the props to Sabbath, I too have the 1st WITH time strip (lucky).and no Brenda King on it! but then again I have like 6 different copies of the debut LP, but you my freind have the Vertigo swirl "A Philips Record Product" and I'm forever Jealous! Great Video Dylan. also, like you, if theres S/W on it I never ever take it off especially if theres any form of a hype sticker on it. OK Nerd Rant over lol

[@noblerecords]

Hahah yeah thanks Brenda

[@BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Nice one! That Otis! Tasty licorice :)

[@noblerecords]

Yummmmm 🤣

[@nicolepisa26]

Funny you compare Physical Graffiti to Exile, both my favorite albums from each artist🔥🔥🔥

[@TheVinylGuide]

Those white label Black Sabbath promos sound better than the Vertigo Swirls to my ears. Well done of getting that one!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks man!

[@neuroisis85]

Disagree, even though the promo is the first cut I can still tell it's from a master tape copy. The slight dullness is still there compared to the Vertigo.

[@JBLClassic]

I have a green label WB that is the best sounding album I have.

[@vinylcrow3789]

I've been doing that a lot recently selling a few things I thought I'd never sell. bunch of original UK Beatles at a record fair that will replace my OG Australia pressings, an original Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magic to replace my 2011, AP's reissue of the first two Doors albums replacing my OG US

[@theunlawfulsponge5908]

I usually just buy whatever albums i want that I don't already have regardless of condition and typically I'll hang on to a copy of an album even if it's scratched to hell until I find a better copy for a decent price. Alot of the albums I have are pretty beat but I've never been picky with the condition of a record unless it's so warped or so scratched that it's impossible to listen to.

[@bryanjones6021]

Dillon I have a question for you. I am new at collecting. I see that many people place the records behind the cover like you do. What do you do when it is a double album? Will that hurt the record? Thanks for any help

[@noblerecords]

I usually keep them in the sleeves as usual and not in the back.

[@Rokios]

That's funny I recently found a NZ Festival sample copy of Bubble Puppy What Do You See.

[@parachutes6288]

I almost always remove the shrink-wrap, unless if the shrink has a cool hype sticker on it

[@CraigLafferty]

Your turntable upgrade: at this point in your life, and history with collecting, what were the factors that you were looking to improve over your previous turntables? What models were on your short list? Better yet, what cartridges were you considering? Do you have particular place in your home vs the shop that you prefer to listen?

[@noblerecords]

I am not an audiophile genius, I bought a really nice setup with a collection and adopted it as my own.

[@hamandcheese]

Love Safe As Milk and have for years. But man, Trout Mask… I just can’t do it.

[@noblerecords]

Understandable 🤣

[@brianvonnazareth8248]

@@noblerecords Than you haven´t been listening to it enough

[@murch13]

Great vid and topic.

[@noblerecords]

Thanks 🙏

[@db9692]

I saw that Beefheart a while back for 20 bucks. I spent my money on other things. I dropped the ball on that one.

[@ajtstvandmusicarchivechann1585]

I upgrade when possible but in many cases, its downright impossible to find replacements of some othe records i collect.

[@noblerecords]

Yes, very true

[@ZONERBAND]

I asked u yesterday on I.G to show a Sabbath debut white label...and here it is! Coincidence?? I own 4 Sabbath promos... Paranoid with timestrip too...which is not easy for someone not living in the U.S A white label Sabbath debut with timestrip is pretty much the holy grail

[@noblerecords]

I would like to get paranoid too! They are tough to find!

[@thescruffygimp3854]

I have the James Brown Revolution of the mind is my favorite I have 2 copies not in shrink though

[@robertsterner408]

Check out c.a quintet... trip through hell... great us psych punk

[@microbi1001]

Just trade same early double Depeche Mode albums as really no idea to keep like 3- 4 different versions (max 2 is enough fro me - UK 1st and MOV version). Problem was find something to trade for...so I did lost (a bit too much) as I "had to pick something"..trade for money would really sucked :D But yes I did it also to support my local record store so they will have some decent stuff to sell and I will have a store where to go.

[@noblerecords]

🤙

[@deancronin6934]

Love the shrink, love hype stickers I won’t even remove shrink from gatefolds, I appreciate that the original owner had the foresight to preserve their album and I can enjoy it at it’s best, a preserved artifact tickles my history bone too lol, I won’t remove price stickers from new albums so I can be reminded of their worth, I even like notes from people about which tracks are best, a little reminder from the first owner like, “best played after 4 pm, “ but hey, it’s still way cooler than collecting Pokémon cards,

[@noblerecords]

👏👏👏

[@SDsailor7]

@@noblerecords Have you done a video on rating a record based on condition? Thank you

[@seekingathread]

Shrink or no shrink. I go shrink except I tend to remove it on gatefolds cause it just annoys the shit out of me. Unless it's an old copy in a gatefold, I'll keep it. I had a pretty beat copy of Demian, a WLP and I decided to sell it. Went for nutty cash. I didn't love the album and definitely prefer Bubble Puppy on IA. That rips. Have to upgrade. Another great perk of owning a store or my case of working at one, is the opportunity to upgrade nicer copies as they come in. Just did so with a West Coast Pop Art LP today. Great stuff Dillon. I get pretty google-eyed for those WLPs too.

[@noblerecords]

Thanks Dom! 🤙

[@Napalm_God]

Hey guys, all what we need is just a time machine and some (or maybe more - a lot) money. And all our record collector dreams come true. So let’s start to build one 😜

[@noblerecords]

Already working on it.

[@briefeclipse1142]

Where do you order your new vinyl from?

[@noblerecords]

I have about 10 different distributors

[@briefeclipse1142]

@@noblerecords Are Alliance or URP a good source, or should I keep looking?

[@thescruffygimp3854]

I must be weird cause I love Trout Mask I put it and Frank Zappa and Mother's one after the other all the time and it annoys the wife lol and the record place here has exiled on main street it's in okay condition but I just can't get myself to buy it I just don't know why I have almost all the older stones stuff

[@ELHOBOZz]

Didn’t take Dillons advice and fell right on my ass when I saw that sabbath promo

[@noblerecords]

Hahaha I warned you 🤣

[@DanSPsych67]

@@noblerecordsh9 Gh.

[@goatuscrow4135]

Opening up w/ the great Beefheart debut. Awlsome!

[@noblerecords]

🤙

[@Mariosh523]

Dylan, what is your setup then? :)

[@noblerecords]

This was my last room tour... I’m about to do another one soon...kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYnYloFmhMeKj8U

[@festersuncle6298]

Beefheart and Zappa were geniuses. They could have been polished hitmakers very easily. Trout Mask is a statement.

[@fizzlebomber674]

good way to upgrade your collection is to add anything and everything from these bands: foals, rolling stones, night moves, tame impala, war on drugs, the legendary bub molly. do it now

[@groverbaker6404]

Killer sabbath and the demian!!!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks!!! 🙏

[@sammeister6181]

Oh man, isn’t it crazy how every upgrade in this hobby leads to another upgrade. Haha, when records were cheaper than CDs. Those were the days my friend.

[@noblerecords]

Long gone 🤣

[@trevortheclever2738]

Well, you know where I stand on shrinkwrap haha. I'm reading the comments in here and it's funny how divisive of an issue this is. People either love or hate it. I feel like people who only collect new records definitely don't get it. The vintage crowd seems to be more open to the idea of leaving it on. Price/hype stickers are a big added bonus to the record's history. New vinyl? Who cares?! Tear it off, I suppose. Been on for 50+ years? You oughta thank it for preserving the sleeve at least.

[@noblerecords]

Hahaha yeah it’s funny how mad people get about it too, like I’m an idiot for keeping it on. I’ve always liked it. Oh well. 🤣

[@Labor_Jones]

Question: IF I had 2 copies of the White Album and one had a under 1,000 but the records were kind of bad.... Then I have a copy in the 100s of thousands or millions number, but the records are GREAT.... can't I just put the Good Records in the Jacket that has under 1,000 number on the Jacket. I'm mean their all the same record in every detail... ???

[@noblerecords]

In theory, I suppose. Not 100% sure tho

[@jeffreylind3739]

The pressings are not the same. First initial pressings have different title and printing set up on the labels. One way to know if you have a first issue is to check the song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. If it runs together without spaces, first press. "Bungalow Bill" should just say those two words. If it says "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill' you have a second press. There are others as well.

[@oakdaddy]

Mirror. Man is the greatest beefheart album-it’s relentless…

[@grayhalf1854]

You get mask beard like me dude!

[@robertsterner408]

German kraut rock can monster movie or their second soundtracks

[@donaldyurko1284]

Find a clean copy of Grand Funk On Time....almost impossible!!

[@noblerecords]

I have one! In the shrink! 🤣

[@donaldyurko1284]

@@noblerecords oh holy hell! I have been looking for YEARS for one that plays all the way through without a skip or tick.

[@brokenguillotine6988]

Black Sabbath tho I want that

[@danl.4565]

P.S. New camera looks great!

[@noblerecords]

Thanks 🙏

[@mikeandcheryl1885]

I am a collector of white label promos and test pressing and acetates from the 77 to 82 disco era. If you have anyone who is willing to sell o collect them. I love white label not for resale. Let me know.

[@robertsterner408]

Check sam Gopal out featuring lemmie kilmister

[@Onteo1]

“An acquired taste” my thoughts wander to Wild man Fischer or the Fugs. I was told back in the day (60s-70s) that white label promos were sometimes a hotter mix made for radio play. May have been for AM radio and 45s, I forget. But also they wore out quicker.May have been someone feeding me BS. Thoughts anyone?

[@jjquinn2004]

Don’t know for sure about the hotter mix, but I’d also heard that. Re wearing out faster, those AM stations in the 60s played the living hell out of them. We had two in Philadelphia: WFIL and WIBG and sometimes the same Top 40 song would be played about once an hour. Having said that, I know they had multiple copies of those Top 40 45s because at least WFIL had a mobile broadcasting bus that would visit an offsite event and broadcast. As a pre-teen I once asked the DJ what happens if someone else at the studio wanted to play the song. He laughed at me and told me they had more than one copy.

[@Onteo1]

@@jjquinn2004 We had hourly plays of hot songs as well in Rochester. It might be that the mono mix on the singles were hotter when they went to mono stereo singles, i'm not sure.

[@ianhayes7684]

This is a bit off topic, but I'm always trying to get real close to the screen to identify all of those grateful dead boxes over your shoulder sir. Is that a dick's picks 34? And if so.... HOW DOES IT SOUND? It's the most valuable thing in my collection, and yet the worst sounding live dead I have... lol that being said, it's still an incredible show and I love it. Just not sure if it's worth seeking an upgrade or of they all sound a little muddy?

[@MrJasonMeans]

Dangit... I fell down

[@noblerecords]

I warned you 🤣

[@JeffN-A]

I would be a horrible record shop owner. I could not sell any of those

[@noblerecords]

It’s so hard, but it gets easier every year to let stuff go.

[@timwilcox9600]

Great records. Shrink-wraps though? They’re bits of cellophane ffs. Cut off the stickers and keep them and throw that horrid cellophane in the bin. That’s what I do. Got a gate-fold ‘in the shrink’? Throw away that worthless bit of crap and enjoy the artwork as the artist intended. Most of all put those records on the turntable and play them.

[@noblerecords]

Saying “shrink wrap is just cellophane” is like saying “the record is just a piece of plastic” it shows that the record has been taken care of, someone has cherished it enough to keep it on, if there’s stickers. They are exactly as they were when the album came out, and most of all... I just like it, and that’s reason enough.

[@timwilcox9600]

@@noblerecords Not really because the sound is in the grooves of the LP so it’s not just a piece of plastic but then the cellophane is just that: plastic. Back in the day in the UK new records were not cellophane-wrapped much anyway. Underneath that bit of clingfilm someone chose a particular type of card which is lost under the horrid, wrinkly, shrivelled wrapper. Then if it’s still on a gatefold that’s sad. It means someone never opened it out to see the artwork. Only in recent years in the UK have companies (annoyingly) started putting stickers ‘on the shrink’ including the titles of many LPs.

[@mymixture965]

Shrink has to go, no matter what, new record, old Blue Note. I hate shrink wrap, I will never get it, why people leave it on.

[@noblerecords]

To each their own!

[@mymixture965]

@@noblerecords Absolutly, I just wanna take sides to the shrink haters because I see so many shrink wrap fans. We have to show the world a live without shrink wraps, free your record covers!!! :-)

[@Miguel-he7bj]

Lies. Bubble Guppies is a kids show.

[@oakdaddy]

Vinyl at least 3 generation obsolete dude.

[@draftriots]

You buggin' shrinkwrap is gross

[@Mikey_JJ]

Knowing the sleeve hasn’t been touched by human hands is gross?

[@draftriots]

@@Mikey_JJ I guess that's a plus, but I don't like how it get filmy and yellow, not for me I can't take it off fast enough

[@chillepalmerz]

If it's old and has a hype sticker I leave it on, but otherwise I tear it off.

[@TheHSIHP]

I happily take off the shrink!

[@vinylrules4838]

Every time I see a James Brown lp the cover and lp are beat. I did luck up and find his first lp Think with the baby face cover at an estate sale years ago for a dollar.