Haven't played my LP's in 20 years - still good?

Perfect sound forever.

I also think that LPs are tougher than most people think. In particular, everyone knows that they should be stored standing up on edge, but I confess to having sometimes left LPs stacked horizontally for a year or more without any bad effect. If the base is perfectly flat this might even prevent, or cure, warping.

have your musical tastes changed in the last 20 years?

The records will be in better shape than you expect.

Whether you still want to listen to Cheap Trick Live at Buddakan remains to be seen.... :)

Get a good analog rig and a record cleaning machine. If your experience is anything like mine, your records will sound BETTER than you remember.

Thanx for the hopefull feedback. I had a rule for years that I wouldn't buy a Cd if I owned the LP. Like all my Rules, I bent the heck outta it, but still have about 400 or so that I don't own on CD. Mostly progressive rock, fusion stuff, a few half speed masters. Been having a hankering for some Stanley Clarke fusion stuff, I have most of his lp's. Figure to spend about $1500 on Turntable, phono stage and nittygritty type cleaner. But like all my rules that $1500 might get bent a bit.
Cheers.