Thanks to all who decided to wrangle their way through a tricky, winding path of opinions and many multi-faceted factors. Yeah...there is not easy way to navigate through the different ways to "replace" a stupidly given-away album collection. I see some great points here. The many vinyl stores know of all of the factors that make up a good copy without even placing it on a turntable. The etchings on the inner groove, the label...etc, etc. I guess just like everything else in this hobby...to use a worn-out adage..."knowledge is power". And...the good news is that the good stuff has been separated from the rest. It is just up to me to see if I want to search it out and pay the well-deserved price.
Thank you all for the detailed and kind insight. It isn't all black and white.
vinylspin
Thank you all for the detailed and kind insight. It isn't all black and white.
vinylspin