I used to have hundreds of records but my parents got rid of them when I was in the Air Force (to be fair they did store my comic books and sports cards until I could get them). If I had the space and a record player I’d collect vinyl. Right now I have a few records I’ve found at yard sales, the biggest being a Jim Croce record and an Elvis gospel album
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I find CDs at yard sales so getting those too. May start getting tapes. If I could find an 8 track player I’d probably get those too lol
I bought this on tape last year. Limited to 50 copies, I got 18/50, which constitutes my only tape purchase since I was a kid in the 80s.
Still, metal bands often do releases like this. That low number does not necessarily mean it's precious or in high demand. I found it quite a long time after the release date. It's not even the best known band with that name lol. But I like the band a lot which is why I got it.
I need a way to digitise it. I actually own a tape to USB device which I thought might do the job but it turned out to be trash and doesn't work...
Cool! I heard that some bands are releasing material on tapes
I dont suggest an 8 track collection. If you do, be extremely cautious and personally examine each cassette for degradation, especially the foam pieces under the tape itself, and never order vintage 8 track lots online unless you are okay with a ridiculous trash-to-signal rate.
Also, 8 tracks themselves suck in terms of quality. I know a guy who said about them: "I only listen to the vocals, anyway". Sounds get smooshed. If you enjoy the little flourishes and subtle graces of attention that the musicians provide in your music, I say avoid 8 tracks!
Well I’d mainly listen to vinyl or CDs. 8 Tracks would just be for display. Same thing I’d I ever had a laser disc
Both vynils and tapes are cumbersome, but at least LPs have some appeal, tapes are quite hard to deal with TBH.
I also have a couple of MiniDiscs