Sorry about your loss.
My lps were ruined in a house flood on August 6, 1985. I remember the date because my wife had a C section that day. I was in Grad school, broke, couldn't replace any of them. There were no second hand stores selling lps then, and worse, no streaming services. When I finally had a little cash to spend the stores were stocking CDs and my tt was effectively worthless. I held onto he moldy, smelly lps for a few years but they were unplayable and the wet cardboard stank when it dried.
You have to keep in mind that what matters is the Music,not the playback medium. With a streaming service, you can have unlimited access to titles for between $10-$20/ month. Meanwhile with the current interest in vinyl means that lps, new and old, are available in multiple outlets, so you can start collecting again while still being able to have easy access to your music.
I would toss the rotting, germ filled slabs of petroleum. Take it from one who has been there
My lps were ruined in a house flood on August 6, 1985. I remember the date because my wife had a C section that day. I was in Grad school, broke, couldn't replace any of them. There were no second hand stores selling lps then, and worse, no streaming services. When I finally had a little cash to spend the stores were stocking CDs and my tt was effectively worthless. I held onto he moldy, smelly lps for a few years but they were unplayable and the wet cardboard stank when it dried.
You have to keep in mind that what matters is the Music,not the playback medium. With a streaming service, you can have unlimited access to titles for between $10-$20/ month. Meanwhile with the current interest in vinyl means that lps, new and old, are available in multiple outlets, so you can start collecting again while still being able to have easy access to your music.
I would toss the rotting, germ filled slabs of petroleum. Take it from one who has been there