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I am glad I did not get stuck in the late 50's/60's. My wife had an aversion to music, so I did not play anything at home. After she passed in 2008, I did have an over 200 cassette tape collection, which I recorded from friends LP albums and several albums I recorded on reel to reel tape on my Roberts 770X tape recorder. Listening to my wife's collection of two dozen cassette tapes, which I did not know she had, I discovered Leonard Cohen (and other individuals), New Age and got caught up on 70's, 80's and 90's music. The point is, which I am sure y'all have heard before is that "...variety is the spice of life." I listen to music of all genre.
When one of my daughter's was about 20, one of her gf's asked her why she listened to so much "Oldies But Goodies." She told her that I brainwashed her. The cassette tapes that I had were mostly the 50's-60's music.
When one of my daughter's was about 20, one of her gf's asked her why she listened to so much "Oldies But Goodies." She told her that I brainwashed her. The cassette tapes that I had were mostly the 50's-60's music.
freakindawgen
Blackhawk
I was in the Navy late 70's during the stereo wars. Had a nice set up. Nothing better than hearing music thru hi-fi equipment. Was into the good rock back then, listening to full albums. Bums me out to listen to the radio now and only hear the hits from back then and everything is on repeat. I've heard the full albums there is other good songs by the same artist! So much that would never repeat any.
90's I was into Country music. It was way better than most of today's country.
Now and 1979 below
90's I was into Country music. It was way better than most of today's country.
Now and 1979 below
I've always been a music buff. I started buying records back around 1960 and then migrated to 8 track and then cassettes. And then came CD's. By then our kids were grown and I had a little more extra spending money. My son in law was a huge music fan and everytime we got together we would shop for CD's. That got quickly out of hand and I now own several hundred of them. It's insane, and they have practically no cash value whatsoever. My son has spotify and that's pretty neat but there is something about having the CD in you hand and being able to browse through the collection and pick something out. Problem is that my cabinet that holds my CD's starts at ground level and I'm old enough that I can hardly get down to look at the bottom 2 or 3 rows.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
I sold one CD for $300. Took about four years but someone realized its value.
I have about 400 CDs. But I also have a lot of vinyl LP's and a Magnavox console from 1966 that will play them.
I had an iPod with 996 songs on it but it was stolen along with the .38 I mentioned in another topic plus my kids' allowance for that week. Thieves did not take the $700 in cash. Weird? Sure. I have about 200 store bought cassettes.
I have about 400 CDs. But I also have a lot of vinyl LP's and a Magnavox console from 1966 that will play them.
I had an iPod with 996 songs on it but it was stolen along with the .38 I mentioned in another topic plus my kids' allowance for that week. Thieves did not take the $700 in cash. Weird? Sure. I have about 200 store bought cassettes.
GHollan
Single-Sixer
I've burned and saved 6500 songs as both FLAC and ALAC lossless files and play them back either on an iPhone, memory stick or over my network. I still have the CD's and will play them but it is more convenient and identical sound to play the lossless files.
I try to buy some new music and will listen to the recommendations in this thread but I still like the music I grew up on.
Lately I've been getting back into vinyl, playing my old collection from the 70's and 80's and slowly building it up. Watching Sunday Night Football but listening to records. Here is what is now playing.
I try to buy some new music and will listen to the recommendations in this thread but I still like the music I grew up on.
Lately I've been getting back into vinyl, playing my old collection from the 70's and 80's and slowly building it up. Watching Sunday Night Football but listening to records. Here is what is now playing.
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Wow!! Can you possibly share exactly what CD it was, or just general information on how you discovered the value?
Awesome looking turntable! What is that?
GHollan
Single-Sixer
VPI Prime from VPI Industries. USA owned and made in Cliffwood NJ.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
It was a sealed longbox Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love I bought new in 1991 and never opened. It was the only one for sale so the price was high. Now there are a few out there for half the price. These weren't around long as CDs were new and tree huggers whined about the paper waste of the long cardboard boxes. When I learned they were being outlawed, I found a copy of this (something I only had on cassette at the time) but never had the heart to open it.
Thank you very much! Yes, I can see where that would have value, being un opened and the rarity. I didn't realize that those types of large cardboard and booklet CD's had been outlawed. I have a number of those. My son in law is a huge Bob Dylan fan and I bought one of those for him as a gift. I also have several myself, one of my favorites probably is one of Janis Joplin's. To me these just add to the enjoyment of having a CD collection. I look at my collection and have never tried to estimate how much money I spent on them, but it would be shocking for sure. I just look at it as being a cost of a form of entertainment at the time and I try not to worry about it.It was a sealed longbox Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love I bought new in 1991 and never opened. It was the only one for sale so the price was high. Now there are a few out there for half the price. These weren't around long as CDs were new and tree huggers whined about the paper waste of the long cardboard boxes. When I learned they were being outlawed, I found a copy of this (something I only had on cassette at the time) but never had the heart to open it.
I'm glad you were asked and shared that with us. You can tell it is of very high quality and precision, very neat. This is small stuff compared to your equipment, but I had purchased a nice used Technics turntable that was pretty old at a consignment shop years ago that was in very nice condition and I used it to burn my favorite albums on cd, but got to the place where I was not using it anymore. My grandson who is 29 now has gotten into vinyl and I gave mine to him. He was just as happy as could be and it made me feel good to know he was going to get a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Old song, new artist.
