At any given time I have a few LP's on hand in listening area that I consider to be both aesthetically pleasing and also sonically really nice. These are my "go to" spins and in between I check out stuff I have managed to find in the bins. Right now:
Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring ($5)
Art Farmer and Jim Hall - Big Blues ($5)
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms ($3)
Steely Dan - Gaucho ($3)
Phoebe Snow - First Album ($1)
I do have perhaps new 10-15 180G LP's stuff - some of which I am waiting to unpackage at the right time - but the point of collecting for me is "the cheap thrill" - finding a $5 or less used but near mint LP that actually sounds awesome too. As far as new stuff, I have not spent more than $25 on a new LP so have resisted the 45 RPM stuff. For example, the new Janis box is tempting but I do have good condition Cheap Thrills and Kozmic Blues and as much as I would like to hear the 180G I hesitate to drop 100 bucks on the box.
I am curious about the Shelby Lynne Just A Little' Lovin. The CD is stunning so I wonder if the vinyl can actually be any better. Nice thread!