This story (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-murray26-2009jun26,0,905967.story) ran in today's print edition LA Times. This is the web edition, posted yesterday. Same content.

nb - The rare 45 cited in the article as having been recorded by a pre-Beach Boys band called Kenny & The Cadets is the real deal, though its value is more in the range of $500, not $5,000. That extra "0" must have been added somewhere along the editorial way by an LAT staffer planning to hawk a copy on ebay.

Great piece. :thmbsp:


"I'm still buying people's old collections of vinyl. Isn't that crazy?"

it's funny, that is exactly how i picture both PMSummer and Mystic in my head, except I figure you guys are both younger than that chap.

Although mrs. spideyjack totally supports my desire to own every record ever made, she would have a problem with me bringing home that many records. Also I doubt I could fit them in the Honda. it would take a few trips i immagine.

...that is exactly how i picture both PMSummer and Mystic in my head, except I figure you guys are both younger than that chap.



You betcha, you young whippersnapper.

You betcha, you young whippersnapper.

It's only a matter of time,
only a matter of time...
:D



Interesting article. If I won the Powerball Lottery, I'd consider buying that and the several other unique and large collections that have been featured in articles and offered for sale in the last year or two (if they are still available), and endow a "center for the preservation of music". I'd then negotiate a deal with Google (and/or whomever else would be appropriate) to go beyond simply preserving the original records, to also digitize the entire content (like Google is trying to do with books in libraries), at least as far as copyright issues could be resolved to allow it.

Supplementary support income could come from minor fees from downloads, sampling, attached shop sales (of duplicates as well as new releases) etc... as well as the endowment investments and donations. Perhaps concerts (both live and "demo" concerts of rare recordings) could be organized. Link-ups could be made with music departments of universities (perhaps interns could help with the digitization process, while also being given access to the library for research purposes?).

Not a great business; probably a losing one overall, which is why I mentioned the Powerball thing, but a great service to mankind; a lot of really rare old recordings are in danger of being "lost", except for a few collector/hoarders who are preserving the rare examples of them. Perhaps some money could be made by releasing CDs of those recordings on a private label (limited editions, and for most of them, presumably at very low cost, as many of them would be in the public domain).

Just a pleasant daydream... on the downside, it would keep me too busy to pursue an acting career in my old age...
:D

it's funny, that is exactly how i picture both PMSummer and Mystic in my head, except I figure you guys are both younger than that chap.

Although mrs. spideyjack totally supports my desire to own every record ever made, she would have a problem with me bringing home that many records. Also I doubt I could fit them in the Honda. it would take a few trips i immagine.

Actually, the picture looks like me (without a hat), but the collection looks like Mystic's.

that would be approx 228,000 Lbs or 114 tons of LP's

To give you an idea my 105,500GVW dump truck and Pup trailer will haul 32 tons per load.

so that would equal approx 3.5 loads with my rather HUGE Kenworth t-800 based dump truck.

Or about 304 trips with your Honda assuming that it can haul approx 750lbs plus your self without damaging the car.

it will take approx. 5000 feet of shelves to shelf them. That would be approx. 200 Ikea 5X5 shelves.

Might do a number on filling up you garage. Assuming the cement floor could handle that kind of loading.

It's only a matter of time,
only a matter of time...
:D



Interesting article. If I won the Powerball Lottery, I'd consider buying that and the several other unique and large collections that have been featured in articles and offered for sale in the last year or two (if they are still available), and endow a "center for the preservation of music". I'd then negotiate a deal with Google (and/or whomever else would be appropriate) to go beyond simply preserving the original records, to also digitize the entire content (like Google is trying to do with books in libraries), at least as far as copyright issues could be resolved to allow it.

Supplementary support income could come from minor fees from downloads, sampling, attached shop sales (of duplicates as well as new releases) etc... as well as the endowment investments and donations. Perhaps concerts (both live and "demo" concerts of rare recordings) could be organized. Link-ups could be made with music departments of universities (perhaps interns could help with the digitization process, while also being given access to the library for research purposes?).

Not a great business; probably a losing one overall, which is why I mentioned the Powerball thing, but a great service to mankind; a lot of really rare old recordings are in danger of being "lost", except for a few collector/hoarders who are preserving the rare examples of them. Perhaps some money could be made by releasing CDs of those recordings on a private label (limited editions, and for most of them, presumably at very low cost, as many of them would be in the public domain).

Just a pleasant daydream... on the downside, it would keep me too busy to pursue an acting career in my old age...
:D


Yes but you only own the record you don't own the copyright so you could not legally without payment to the copyright holder transmit, copy or charge to listen to.

I doubt many if any are in the public domain. Some very old songs are still owned by someone.