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I Just Inherited 4,000 LPs

My longtime friend just passed away, leaving me his 4,000 LPs. 

I haven't had time to really look, I know there is a ton of jazz. He lived in New Orleans for many years, we went to the music festival together twice, listened together here often over the years. The LP's are only 5 minutes from here.

And serious wood library shelving, each self-contained 3 ft wood shelf has a partial back and recessed metal tracks for adjustable metal dividers. They can be put individually on top of any shelf, I will leave the too tall uprights, put the shelves into new wire shelving.

Our house is a small split level with an internal garage full of 42 years of junk as well as our existing 2,500 LPs.

OMG, what a project to rearrange, discard long dusty stuff, (Donna’s 100% on board) assemble new wire shelving to condense stuff we keep and new wire shelving to fit the LPs here.

Then: how to merge them with my 2,500 LPs which are alphabetical. Logistical Options keep me up at night.

Twenty 3 ft shelves, I will use 3 bankers boxes per shelf to get them off the shelves, leave 60 boxes over there, get the shelves over here on the wire shelving, finally the LPs over here. I believe his are generally alphabetical, perhaps Donna and her twin sister Effie can find what's out of order over there while I am working here.

A labor of love, and a lifetime memory and gratitude to my friend Roderick.

Elliott




elliottbnewcombjr
billwojo
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Well I've known Elliott long enough that I know he will get good use out of these records. I talked to him last week and when he told me about this all I could think of is how much room it will take. My first suggestion was to make room in your garage. LOL It will be a huge task but in the end it will be worth it. Lots of keepers I'm sure and a lot to sell off and I'm sure more than a few pleasant "discoverys" hiding in that collection.
When he told me about his friend and his career I wished I had had a chance to get to know him, sounds like he was an interesting fellow.
So Elliott, any luck finding some young bucks to help move all this stuff yet?

BillWojo
au_lait
335 posts
 
Sorry to hear about your friend. He was definitely a great one if he left you those gifts, the most precious thing in life is music!
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dducat
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Elliott: 

Like others have said, it would be an honor to know you based on what you've shared here.

Best wishes and condolences on the loss of your friend, and clearly no one better to gift a lifetime of dedicated record collecting to, than you.
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tomic601
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E - so very sorry for the loss.grace and peace and music
elliottbnewcombjr OP
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ebanksms

You are right, wads of enjoyment and wads of memories.

I was already selling some of my LP's, a typical listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133640465798

on the right side, click 'see other items'.

primarily to make room because I thought I was done buying, had my nephew with strong back and knees alphabetize them; then couldn't help myself, now perhaps 100 extra LPs leaning on the shelves that are full. I have some I never played, given to me by friends when they dumped their vinyl. Some not my taste anyway.

Damn nephew moved to San Fran, I could use him now!

I started at $2.99, let the market decide. Many went single bidder, $2.99. I figured out the combo of Paypal and eBay fees, on $2.99 I was clearing $2.31, not wads of cash. I felt I was wasting my non-precious time.

Then, Led Zep sells for $77., Monk for $50. you just never know. I like getting my tapes and LPs to people who want them more than the $. But, considering the work involved, it's hard not to feel foolish?

I raised my starting price to $4.50, to feel a bit better, and got it down to 1 photo. Now I'm only going to sell apparently flawless LP's without cleaning/listening, I hope that goes well.

I'm sure I will find duplicates to sell, and excess of many artists i.e. how many Duke Ellington should I keep?


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