my dad has a huge collection of stuff i dislike, i only took the r.e.m., clash. simon and garfunkel, and elvis costello stuff from him. i get them on ebay and local stores and tags sales and shows when ever i have the money to

i have to pay for food, rent, beer, phone/....****

...and learn the subject matter - know what it is you're looking for.

So many sellers advertise vinyl as "First Press" when it isn't. Likewise, they often sell something outrageously rare for very little money simply because they don't know what it is.

It's totally possible to make your record collection self-funding by finding genuine first presses and rarities in charity shops, boot sales and even 2nd hand record shops.

I recently picked up a copy of the "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" version of Led Zep II for £20 in my local 2nd hand shop, and sold it on eBay for £250. If I'd known ALL the details about that record, I could have held out for £500-700.

I've also bought a first press of "Dark Side of the Moon" for £5 from a shop - the last time I saw one sell on eBay it went for around £900. The same shop recently had a copy of Led Zep I on sale for £100 - and I'm kicking myself for not buying it. Could have made a 900% profit.

Last Saturday, I bought a first press of "Rubber Soul" from a charity shop for £35. And trust me, that was an utter bargain :D

When they played at my house the vinyl press hadn't come through yet so i have it on cd. Cool dudes.

Here's all the stuff I got:

Meaning- Tour CD-R
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart- S/T CD
Kids On The Move/Backsight- Bridging Oceans Split CD
Ancient Horns- Profano promo CD
JR Ewing- Ride Paranoia CD
Catharsis- Samsara CD
Zegota- Movement In The Music CD
Converge- Jane Doe CD
Converge- You Fail Me CD
Isis- Panopticon CD
Stretch Arm Strong- Free At Last CD
Sauna- Deeper It Goes CD
Bystorm/Pulling Teeth- Split CD
The Make-Up- In Mass Mind-CD
Minor Threat-The First Demo CD
Richard Collier- For The Love Of Death CD
Orchid- Chaos Is Me CD
Orchid- Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow! CD
Fugazi- 13 Songs CD
Spitfire- Self-Help CD
End Of A Year- Sincerely CD
The National Acrobat- Can't Stop Casper Adams CD
With Arms Still Empty/Since By Man- Split CD
Garrison- Be A Criminal CD
Guilt- Barstow Ugly Box CD
By The Grace Of God- Perspective CD
Falling Forward- Hand Me Down CD
Four Hundred Years- Transmit Failure CD
Refused- The EP Comp CD
Snapcase- Progression Through Unlearning CD
Snapcase- Designs For Automation CD
Snapcase- End Transmission CD
Walk Me Home- Probably Not Your Thing CD-R
Student Rick- S/T CD
Dilapidated Buko Pie- A Contemporary Life In A Contemporary Country Which Is Under The Rule Of A Contemporary Corrupted Government With Its Contemporary Politics And Contemporary Politicians CD-R
The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower- Love In The Fascist Brothel CD
Fujicolor- Demo CD-R
Kias Fansuri- Dua Tahun Pertama CD
Kias Fansuri/Only For The Sake Of Aching- Split 7"
My Disco- Paradise 12"
Better Never- 7"
Thursday- War All The Time Tape
Thursday- Full Collapse Tape
Buried Alive- The Death Of Your Perfect World Tape
Buried Alive- Last Rites Tape
All Out War- For Those Who Were Crucified Tape
Darkest Hour- So Sedated, So Secure Tape
Darkest Hour- Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation Tape
Taking Back Sunday- Tell All Your Friends Tape

The rest of the stuff I had, I lost. Particularly my stuff on cassette. O_O

they are ridiculously awesome live. i saw them in brooklyn with algernon over the summer.

yeah, classic rock, and all that ****... never appealed to me. but yay!

what are the brass like? I think Im going to have to check them out.

I mean I hate KISS too, and I don't like loads of classic rock, but I'll occasionally find something good in someone's old collection. I figure it can't hurt to look. That's how I got my copy of Beats, Rhymes and Life and Wowee Zowee, plus some Zappa and Herbie Han**** albums. You never know when someone might have something you wouldn't expect.

badass. i have links if you like them.