Getting out of vinyl and sick about it


I was collecting for years but then went away to New Zealand without my gear and now that I'm back I can't justify records. I'm selling my first subscription to the Music Matters Blue Notes that I never got to open as well as my huge Mosaic records collection and my crazy, original stuff from Tom Petty to expensive Led Zeppelin reissues on Classics 45s. Not to mention the love of my life...a gold Technics turntable with KAB mod plus a 78rpm setup and my huge 78 collection. Ah! The horror. What should I do? I'm out, I must get out!
kublakhan
Shakey, New Zealand less-likely have anything to do with brain. USA has much greater experience on all various types of brainwash to the magnitude of hundreds times larger vs. New Zealand.
Sony started this digital madness and therefore, the compulsion to rid one's self of vinyl products. Yep, it twas Japan and not New Zealand nor the U.S. And coming next ... the realistic sex doll - all digital of course. "Perfect sex forever!"
There's already a social movement opposing robot sex dolls. Stay tuned, this could get interesting.
Sorry, I missed your responses! The old Audiogon would notify us of responses to posts...wouldn't it? I've been away so long, I forgot.

Jazzcourier, you're right, this sounds like an ad...I noticed that when I read it over. I can't even remember posting this so maybe that was my thought. If it was...sorry! I might have posted this on Ambien! (I'm not joking.)

Dekay...The ELAD comment cracked me up. We're officially old-school now.

Kleech, you must have been to NZ before. I did play some golf and in Queenstown I went from wearing a polo shirt to a sweater (jumper!) to a rain jacket and then having to race into the clubhouse because of hail! The meat pies are everywhere.

Regarding getting rid of my vinyl: I'm moving around so much it's just too difficult. Vinyl is so heavy and bulky. What I've noticed is that prices have come way down and IMO it's due to the 2007-8 crash. Honestly, the Music Matters 45rpm stuff should have sold out immediately but most titles are still available. The Mosaic stuff has come down at least 30%. Before that date I remember seeing a Zeppelin set in a flight case that I had thought of buying new for around $800 sell for $10,000!

The sad thing about selling all my vinyl is that I had always collected it waiting to be settled in to enjoy it but I realized that I don't like to be settled. I need to keep moving.