Chris -- When I sold my stuff last July, you and Peter hadn't taken over platterpus.com -- next time I have vinyl to sell, I'll e-mail you! Mike Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com Find out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ >From: PowerPop65@aol.com >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >To: audities@smoe.org >Subject: What do you do with LPs you want to get rid of >Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:24:25 EDT > > >Yes, indeed...the death of vinyl has been greatly exaggerated. Whereas CD >sales continue to plunge, sales of LPs and 7"s continue to climb. >Youngsters >are still downloading their MP3s, but they are also looking to have >something > tangible to hold onto and look at. This is especially true in the UK. >This article definitely warms this vinyl lover's heart: >_ >http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2127350,00.html_ >(http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2127350,00.html) >Thanks to Mike Bennett for the plug but where’s the love? Reckless >wasn’t >a bad choice but you could have kept those records in the audities family. > >And as far as old vinyl is concerned, there is a market for it, but it has >to be the right record in the right condition. "Frampton Comes >Alive"...not >much value. You'll be lucky to get a quarter for it. But an early punk >7" >picture sleeve could bring you some big bucks. > >Track down a copy of the Canadian documentary "Vinyl" to see how far the >obsession can sometimes go. Speaking of Canucks, I would have loved to >have >gotten my hands on Jamie’s Collection. I bet there were tons of >obscure AOR >acts that would have had me salivating for weeks. > >So if any Auditeers are looking to unload their old vinyl collection, feel >free to drop us a line at _info@platterpus.com_ >(mailto:info@platterpus.com) . >Tell us what you have and how much you're looking to get for it. >If you’re in the mood to rekindle your vinyl love, we still have plenty >of >Taxi Boys EPs. >Pete and Christopher > > > >************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL >at >http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _________________________________________________________________ Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01