Agree...Karen's singles had filled up the old book cases my dad had made 25 years
ago for me. She got some nice singles storage boxes from Bags UnLtd. which meant
she could file them from front to back, instead of left to right. She got all her
overflow off the floor and has some growing room.

I've got some "peach crate" type LP boxes I got back in the mid 70's from a chain I
worked for. I've built a few more since. I also made some single size crates, which
hold 45's and 7" tape reels. These days the albums have to fit in the space, cause
I don't have room to stack any more crates. This means there are boxes of albums in
the cupboard and storage room with lots of rarities, dups and thrift finds that
didn't make the main library.

I've been slowly moving reels out of the singles rack and into storage. I keep
buying singles at a furious pace. They are usually the best finds and seem to carry
a bit more history. When we hit the shops, I usually head for the 45s first. There
are often current gems that have been over looked, or the odd 70's single that has
come back through. In the thrifts, a stack of singles usually means a few keepers.

We once went up to Butte, Montana to a place called "Tony The Traders". My parents
said if he didn't like you, he wouldn't sell anything to you. We wandered through
this giant warehouse space full of old junk before we stumbled on to a stack of
"10,000 singles, a dollar apiece". It turned out you had to buy them all to get 'em
for a dollar. I picked up a few choice discs, and then proceeded to carefully
negotiate with Tony to get them for about $1.80 each. I think it helped that Karen
was along, cause he kept talking to her. While we were horse trading, he did in
fact tell one customer to take a hike!

Last year up in Great Falls for the Sip and Dip Party (Aug 15+16 this year, Bruce
Milne's birthday party) Jack "Lance Rock" Tielman and I followed up a lead and
found the lady "with all the records". She couldn't really move around, so she told
us to come back the next day when she'd have someone watch the front while we got
into the back room with the records. Luckily Jack headed in to a closet with
albums. She started handing me boxes of 45s, a lot of bad Bing Crosby and Doris Day
stuff mixed in with incredible Blues,  R&B, Old rock, and country. I went away with
enough good stuff to call it a success. She kept asking what I was going to do with
them, figuring I was going to e-bay 'em. No way, they're for the radio, so she sold
them for $2.25 each. Not bad for what I came away with.

RS

Jeff wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 23:12:38 -0400
> > From: "Mark Eichelberger"
> > Subject: Vinyl single storage units
> >
> > And speaking of 45's, does anyone on the list know if I can get some sort of
> > storage container for 45's?  Way back in the early 80's, I was visiting
> > Atlanta, GA and made a stop at a very large regional music chain called
> > Peaches (anyone remember them?  still in business?)  and I bought a small
> > wooden box specifically designed to hold 45's that looked like a peach crate
> > (Peaches...get it?).  I still have it, but I have more 45's than can fit in
> > the crate and I have been looking for something to hold the excess.  I have
> > visited flea markets and have seen the little carrying cases made in the
> > 50's and 60's for singles, and they are cute and retro, but I was looking
> > for something a little less kitschy.
> >
> > Thank, Mark
>
> Hey Mark,
>
> Just wanted to quickly second Anna's post (Hi Anna!) re: Bags Unlimited. I, too,
> get all my storage supplies from this company. They've been in business
> "forever", customer service is excellent, the products are top notch. This is a
> great spot for collectors. Probably something for everyone if y'all feel like
> browsing. Here's another link for 45rpm storage boxes.
> http://www.bagsunlimited.com/cart/browse.asp?subcat=29 These are strong,
> stackable, etc. As an admitted AO-Coll., I even enjoy looking through their
> extensive paper catalog, which will, of course, accompany your order. ;-)
>
> Hoping my name is on the RIAA's subpoena list,
>
> Jeff T.
> Delaware

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