Comments on: A New Adventure in Jazz Collecting, Part 2

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:35:03 +0000

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” – Frederic Chopin

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:13:28 +0000

There will presumably still be 8-9000 when these 700 go to Carolina Soul! 🙂

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:51:30 +0000

If you have 8000-9000 LPs then 700 is a drop in a bucket!

I’ve done multiple purges over the years; usually at local record shows where I’ll sell about 300 or so records. And many times in the past I’ve taken 50-60 records to local stores just to take whatever tiny trade credit or cash they give me just so I don’t have to deal with them or even look at them anymore.

I do think that whenever I do decide to actually part with my collection then a third party seller like Carolina Soul would be the way to go. You would probably end up with considerably more money than what any record store or dealer would offer you for the collection.

And I could see myself still popping into record shops even after dumping my collection..it’s so ingrained haha

By: Peter Banks

Peter Banks — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:09:56 +0000

You’ve taken a big step. I have done the same several times myself, but I still think of myself as a collector. Even now, I get a real thrill when I go ito a record store or thrift shop. I’m currently at around 1500 LPs and not likely to go below that.

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:36:57 +0000

” and I never put them on a turntable ” …nothing more needs to be said.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:39:13 +0000

Well, Lennib my friend, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. As I wrote earlier, I only have 700 records in North Carolina now. I know 700 sounds like a lot, but not when you are starting with 8,000 or 9,000. 🙂

By: lennib

lennib — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:44:08 +0000

“People know me as a jazz collector. You all know me as Jazz Collector. It’s an important part of my identity.” As it was for me Al. However, similar to a snake shedding its’ skin, I felt the need to re-identify myself . What once fit for me, being a record collector, no longer did. No longer identifying myself by my job or a hobby has provided me with new ways to present myself to the world. It’s a wonderful journey for me. Perhaps you’ll also find it so. Anyway Al, I think you’ll find this new world exciting.