Record Collecting Feature

[brooklyndust]

Thanks all!

Originally Posted by dave790

I also remember saving up around 10-15 years ago to buy the green Ill Communication vinyl on eBay from the US
I really want to Anthology on vinyl, it just looks like such a lush package - but I’m coming to the realisation that it’s gonna be expensive no matter what.

I just looked up some of the prices of what I paid. I believe all the prices I am listing are in US dollars and included international shipping to Canada.

In 2017 I got the Ill Communication Green vinyl for $70
I got Aglio E Olio in 2017 for $64
In Sound From Way Out Golden Vinyl for $66 back in 2017
The Anthology for $210.00 back in 2015. Good condition too. (I think this was the best deal).

Originally Posted by dave790

Side question - how tall are you and what size Brooklyn Dust Music hoodie did you buy?

haha, a lot taller then that picture would let on. I am 5'10 but slouch all the time so I look shorter. I have always been pretty skinny but have a longer torso so it's always a battle between small and medium. In the past I have gotten shirts off the website that were medium only to find that they were too baggy and didn't fit me right. They would have suited me when I was teenager and I thought the baggier the better. I also ordered a small shirt with the HSCP2 deluxe package and ended up giving it away because it was too tight and verging on a belly shirt.
For the Brooklyn dust hoodie I went with a medium and it fits perfectly. My only complaint was that it was pretty pricey (I packaged it in with the Masestro shirt and PB purple reissue, which sounds great btw) and it the material feels a bit thin for northern climate hoody standards (it's May and we had snow yesterday). So if you are in warmer climate the hoodie might be perfect.

Originally Posted by dust monkey

yes thank you for posting, cool read. i like the idea of keeping the number to around 500, that's a good move.

It's really hard to keep it at that number. Especially pre Covid when I was running my record tour. Instead of going shopping every few weeks I was going multiple times a week so it was like working at 5 different record shops. More deals and rare gems pop up that you had to take advantage of.
The 500 level is for a few reasons.
Living downtown in a big city does not provided a lot of room and I also had to move multiple times within the past few years. So space and hassle of moving was one factor.
2nd is that I look at the collection as a more curated approach. Only the best makes it. I used to have 2 copies of Ill Communication, LTI and PB on vinyl. Then I consolidated to having only the best copy of each. I cheat a bit as I still have other copies of those albums on other mediums (cd and cassette).

Originally Posted by tuc70021

lathe cut Aglio e Olio they always follow it with "this thing sounds like shit" just to make sure no one spends a bunch of money thinking they're going to get some sonc gem.

Haha yup. In the back of my head I was thinking, maybe my copy would be different. But nope, still shit.
The completest in me needed the official and physical recordings of the bonus tracks though.

Originally Posted by tuc70021

Good luck on Pollywog Stew and Country Mike!

Thanks, as I mentioned. I almost don't want them because then the journey would be over. I almost have all the rarities I am looking for but every time I go to a record store I am always hoping to be surprised by finding one of those records for sale.

[dave790]

Originally Posted by brooklyndust

Thanks all!

The Anthology for $210.00 back in 2015. Good condition too. (I think this was the best deal).

haha, a lot taller then that picture would let on. I am 5'10 but slouch all the time so I look shorter. I have always been pretty skinny but have a longer torso so it's always a battle between small and medium. In the past I have gotten shirts off the website that were medium only to find that they were too baggy and didn't fit me right. They would have suited me when I was teenager and I thought the baggier the better. I also ordered a small shirt with the HSCP2 deluxe package and ended up giving it away because it was too tight and verging on a belly shirt.
For the Brooklyn dust hoodie I went with a medium and it fits perfectly. My only complaint was that it was pretty pricey (I packaged it in with the Masestro shirt and PB purple reissue, which sounds great btw) and it the material feels a bit thin for northern climate hoody standards (it's May and we had snow yesterday). So if you are in warmer climate the hoodie might be perfect .

Absolutely good deal on the anthology. It’s always £250-350 whenever I see it.

Yeah I want that hoodie but it is pretty pricey, and I think XL will be too big for me. Sizes are all over the show though - I got a medium t-shirt from the site a few years ago that remains a perfect fit. I got a L Root Down soon after as there were no Mediums left and it was slightly tighter (?!) but an OK fit still. The last t-shirt I got (graffiti logo) was an L and it is skin tight! So they are getting smaller for some reason!