How to find vinyl?

I have been a vinyl collector for many years. The places to look are, of course, used record shops, if any are in your area. If not, pawn shops, Goodwill, Charity stores, flea markets, are all sources. At these places, you might find 1 or 2 good albums that aren't ruined, but I have got some gems too. If you travel to big cities, this is where you can get into the big time. There WILL be used record shops there, and they will be bigger than you ever thought possible. I went into a place in Louisiana once that had 2 million records.There used to be record collector's conventions in auditoriums around the country, where the whole place was filled with used records, sellers, and buyers. I think they advertised in Goldmine Record Newspaper, which is also a good buying source. Alternatively, Ebay, and internet record sellers can reduce the travel for you, but you can't see the record, and have to take their word for the condition. You can advertise in your local paper for buying record collections. The ones you don't want, you can re-sell. Some guys even open up a used record shop, and keep the best stuff for themselves. This is always a good way to get great albums for cheap. That's a couple of suggestions.

I read a very interesting article last night on the web. It was about the MoFi recording of DSOTM. It said in the article that MoFi ruined the original master tape of DSOTM when someone put the tape on a deck, and accidentally pushed "RECORD". Part of the tail end of "Breathe" was over-recorded by some Supertramp music. The master was partly destroyed forever. I can't give the URL of this website, because I was reading so many things last night, that I can't remember what it was. But it was an interview with some MoFi guys that were the main force in the company. They also related a story about when they did the MoFi Beatles Orig. Master Recording Set. They hand carried all the Beatles original masters back from England in 2 locked suitcases on a plane. A punk in the airport,actually snatched one of the cases and ran with it. He didn't know what was in it, he was just a thief. They said that the MoFi guy that was carrying them turned into "Superman" and ran after the thief, caught him, and knocked him out with one of the suitcases. They had an 11 million dollar bond out on those master tapes. And we thought that studio recording was a boring job.