Now The Age Of Mp3 and so on, is buying keeping/vinyl records a good investment or waste of space?
2007-03-11 14:15:47 · 13 answers · asked by kevsta 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
No sorry they were made in the MILLIONS. Only very certain albums are worth money. Charity shops etc are full of them and they are ten a penny. Sorry to be harsh . But I am only telling the truth.
2007-03-11 14:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinyls can be a good investment, But it can depend on condition of the vinyl, and of course the artist/group. If you have some vinyl and want to know if it is worth anything then buy yourself a copy of Record Collectors Price Guide, this lists the collectible artists/groups and how much the vinyl record is worth, obviously if in 'mint' condition it is worth more but the Guide also has a reckoner table that tell you the worth of a vinyl/tape/cd form poor to mint. So it is well worth the money.
2007-03-11 14:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how they are worth anything!! I love my music and even when I brought home a brand new vinyl LP, I would take it carefully out of the sleeve, and first thing clean it carefully. Then I would go to listen to my brand new album, and turn up the volume and what did I hear? The damn crackle and pops, and sometimes louder than the music. Now to me, being a music lover, I didnt' care a thing for all this extra noise that isn't supposed to be there. Then came the CD's, and what a joy, no pops and crackling, and besides I could crank up the volume without any feedback like I got from the old turntable. When you get these people that love the analogue sound of the vinyl, I would like to be there when they listen to the music turned up and all you here is cracks and pops!!!!! I want to see their poor face of what music really is to them..Besides getting a piece of vinyl that is warped and when played on a so called nice turn table, it sounds like it is speeding up and then slowing down, What? is this music to you???
2007-03-11 14:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by chazzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy a decent turntable/arm/cartridge. the sound from vinyl. is superior to CD and definately mp3. Its a totally lossless form of music playback. The down side is dust/crackels and pops.
Go in a Hifi shop and listen to a Linn LP12 turntable playing a nice clean vinyl LP.
Then trust your ears.
2007-03-11 23:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got about 5000, and don't think there is 1 that a collector would buy because I collected them when I was a DJ and they are all well used.
There are valuable records, but they are few and far between.
Lastly, Chazzer, if pops and "surface sound" is so objectionable, why have record companies deliberately put them onto new recordings?
2007-03-11 15:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sold all my vinyl years ago and now use Pioneer cd Decks.
You can get lots of money for vinyl if you find the right buyer/collecter. good luck
2007-03-12 01:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by Azzin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a good investment if they are in mint condition (and preferabley still sealed).
I keep my vinyls because I prefer the old sound to the "digitalness" of CD's or mp3s.
I reckon that if you're going to keep vinyl, you should keep it because you use it.
2007-03-11 14:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by greenfan109 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the type of music and condition of the records
2007-03-11 14:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by lorraine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an excellent investment my lad. You wanna buy some? I've got about a thousand of them.
2007-03-11 14:19:57 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Know It All 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its a good investment, but they have to be in perfect condition. you have to have them somewhere that they wont get ruined too..heat and dampness will ruin them
2007-03-11 14:22:10 · answer #10 · answered by Nikkib 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋