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June 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

Anyone have a record player I can borrow?

For some reason, while perusing the yard sales this weekend, I got on a vinyl kick. I don’t collect records and I don’t own a record player, but the artwork on some of these old records just took hold and wouldn’t let go. My mind started to visualize how great these album jackets would look when grouped with other items in a collector’s collection, or hanging framed on the wall. Check out what I brought home:

collection of vintage records LPs

collection of vintage records LPs

Most of these were just a dollar and none of them was more than three bucks, which seems to be the norm for records like these. To be honest, I think the sellers could double their money if they sold these for the art rather than for the records (sacrilege, I know!).

Who doesn’t get nostalgic looking at images like this Iron Butterfly jacket. If this doesn’t summarize the 60’s and 70’s vibe, I don’t know what does!

iron butterfly LP

If you want to know what I was drawing on my Trapper Keepers in the 80’s it was this guy…

iron maiden LP

Look at the great horror art in the die-cut jacket of the Son of Dracula. The music is probably dreadful but the photos here would make a great backdrop for a horror collection.

Son of Dracula by Harry Nilsson and  Ringo Starr

Remember how cool we were back in the 80’s…

van halen 1984 LP

And if this 2001: A Space Odyssey wouldn’t look great with my vintage Matt Mason and Archer space men, I don’t know what would…

2001 a space odyssey soundtrack LP

Look out vinyl collectors, I think I might be hooked! Anyone else out there scooping these up?

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  1. Erica the atlp 120 gal says

    July 16, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Your right about the album art, it is pretty cool. Some of the classic albums might be worth something. You got a great deal getting them for under $3. You should get a good record player and listen to them some time. I have the wiz and prince albums myself.

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