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03-16-2009, 11:04 AM
Those of you who hit the thrifts shopping for records probably find an abundance of Barbara Streisand, Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, Mitch Miller, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Barry Manilo, Herb Alpert and others. :boring:
Making a number of presumptions here: that a substantial portion of records that find their way to the thrifts are the result of cleaning out a loved one's belongings after the loved one has moved out of their main home, or has moved on to the next life; that the prevailing age of the former owners is 70+; and that the records in the thrifts show some of what was popular with that generation.
There are, of course, many other possibilities regarding the music collections of that generation: that the better collections were preserved and retained by the next generation; that the better collections had sufficient value to be sold to dealers; that the thrifts are primarily stocked by collections from those who have chosen other media; and that the regular crap we find is there because people realized it was crap; and that the good stuff doesn't stay in the bins very long. Also, for fairness, one must acknowledge that thrifts also contain a substantial number of fine classical albums. :music:
That said, I wonder what the records in the thrifts say about the tastes of a generation? :scratch2:
To take the next step of my question, we must also make the unlikely assumption that vinyl, or even more unlikely, CDs, will continue to show up in thifts when we 50 somethings reach our ultimate destination. Maybe this generation will rebuild our music collections in blueray. In any event, what will be the equivalent of Barbara Streisand and Andy Williams. What will the next generation of bargain shoppers perceive as the music taste of this generation? Will they be overwhelmed with copies of Rumours or Thriller? Will Madonna replace Streisand?:puke: Will Dan Fogelberg replace Andy Williams? :dunno: Will Metallica take Glen Campbell's place? :rockon:
What do you think?
Making a number of presumptions here: that a substantial portion of records that find their way to the thrifts are the result of cleaning out a loved one's belongings after the loved one has moved out of their main home, or has moved on to the next life; that the prevailing age of the former owners is 70+; and that the records in the thrifts show some of what was popular with that generation.
There are, of course, many other possibilities regarding the music collections of that generation: that the better collections were preserved and retained by the next generation; that the better collections had sufficient value to be sold to dealers; that the thrifts are primarily stocked by collections from those who have chosen other media; and that the regular crap we find is there because people realized it was crap; and that the good stuff doesn't stay in the bins very long. Also, for fairness, one must acknowledge that thrifts also contain a substantial number of fine classical albums. :music:
That said, I wonder what the records in the thrifts say about the tastes of a generation? :scratch2:
To take the next step of my question, we must also make the unlikely assumption that vinyl, or even more unlikely, CDs, will continue to show up in thifts when we 50 somethings reach our ultimate destination. Maybe this generation will rebuild our music collections in blueray. In any event, what will be the equivalent of Barbara Streisand and Andy Williams. What will the next generation of bargain shoppers perceive as the music taste of this generation? Will they be overwhelmed with copies of Rumours or Thriller? Will Madonna replace Streisand?:puke: Will Dan Fogelberg replace Andy Williams? :dunno: Will Metallica take Glen Campbell's place? :rockon:
What do you think?