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Contemplating vinyl, How hard is it to get LPs?


This may sound lame, but I've been "digital only" now
for 10 years. I was thinking about getting a Rega
Planar 3 and going back. So as stupid as it may
sound, I wanted to get a feeling for how hard it
would be to start an LP collection of 70s/80s
music?

Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Journey, Don Henley,
Aerosmith, Boston.. These are the bands I would
be looking for. Are LPs readily Mail Orderable
and or is it a scavenger hunt kind of process?

How much do LPs cost these days? Are they pressing
new music on LP?

Thanks
Tom
eastside_guy

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gthrush1
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Look in your local Sunday newspaper under classifieds. Just this past weekend I found an ad for some lp's and ended up buying 1200 (about 900 of which are keepers) for $300. You can't do much better than that.

You will need a serious record cleaning machine, though. I use, and recommend, the formidable VPI HW-17F. It's worth every penny. You can get a good deal on new inner and outer sleeves at www.bagsunlimited.com
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