So just how much vinyl do YOU own?

I don’t collect LPs. I collect 45s, by far the majority of them are from 1963-1968. I have about 15,000.

Yes they are all 7"45rpm. US garage punk, British beat & psych, Australian garage and psych, Canadian, Dutch, Swedish, Belgian, Danish, German, Greek, Italian garage, beat, pop, popsike, freakbeat etc. Also R&B, blues, soul, funk etc.

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Wow that is amazing, to grow up in San Jose in that era! I’m jealous, hearing about all the incredible garage bands you saw in the mid ’60s. I met Greg and Suzy Shaw in 1977 when I visited their home in Los Angeles, and he showed me his record collection and spent the whole day with them discussing music. He released a 45 I made with my band, on his Voxx label.

I love the Sonics (Tacoma WA) too. And the Music Machine. And the Lyres. Here is a shot I took just now showing some of the ’60s garage 45s (and a few LPs) I have in my collection, all from San Jose (except Music Machine). Maybe you even saw some of the more obscure bands, as support acts for the more well-known bands?

http://www.g45central.com/posts/SanJose.jpg

Gee your vinyl records must be real junk if you’re worried about them being a "burden" to your survivors. My family is already fighting over who gets first pick when I kick the bucket.