found a great idea for old records
By suehan1
@suehan1 (4344)
Australia
April 7, 2008 11:14pm CST
my daughter found all my old records from 1970-1990's as i was going to sell them in my garage sale.she asked me if she could keep them.she then made a feature wall in her bedroom with all the album covers and records.it looks great ,so any one out there with old recordshere is a idea.what have you done with all your old records.cheers sue
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
I still have them and they just sit there in a cupboard.
I replaced most of them with CDs... but not all.
I don't think I could get myself to get ride of them... not unless someone offered me money for them.
If you have some original LPs from famous bands... the cover might be just as valuable as the LP. All that stuff is collector item now... and can only go up in price as it gets older.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
yes my good ones like all my elton john ones and others like him are in my cupboard as well.i know they are collectable and kept these ones.the ones that i gave my daughter were not as valuable as the ones i have stashed.i once put some out in a garage sale and this guy came up to me and told me to keep them as some of them were valuable.i would like to find out how much some of these records were worth.cheers sue
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
A good place to find out would be Ebay.
Do a search to find out if anyone is selling old records... and you will see how much they sell them for.
The only way to make money of that stuff is to sell it to collectors... but collectors want stuff in good condition. Not only the LP... but the cover as well.
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@caramello (4377)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
I still have all my old records and even my Dads' ones.....Benny Goodman etc. etc. 
What a great idea that your daughter has made use of them. I have one of Dragon my very favourite band and will be seeing them perform in a few weeks and am tempted to take it along to have it signed. Daughter is coming along too maybe I could get her to do it for me.......this old girl has become shyer in her old age! 
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@caramello (4377)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
Yes Marc did pass away and I was lucky enough to see him when he did a concert out on his own with backup only months before he did die. The new singer is good and Marcs' brother Todd is still in the band.
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
8 Apr 08
i don't believe you are getting shyer with age,just wait till you get to the concert with your record to be signed you will be beating the younger ones with a stick to get to them.i am like an old groupie when i go to a concert with my daughter,she actually gets embarrased.i have a few dragon records as well. was it marc hunter the lead singer,didn't he die a few years back.cheers sue
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Apr 08
wow what a novel idea, unfortunately I never kept my albums and old records.
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@coffeeshot (3783)
• Australia
16 Apr 08
Wow that sounds awesome! I have a whole bunch of old LPs that I have scored over the years from relatives but I'm a music nerd so I don't know if I could hang them up or do anything artistic with them! Can you get a photo of it for us and post it here? I'd love to see it!
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
16 Apr 08
sorry can't do the photo,until i get my camera fixed,i would love to show you,it does look awesome.i was thinking if you got the right size picture frame that you could put the albums in,it would look good also,and also protect the albums,if i get my camera fixed soon,i will e-mail you with a photo.cheers sue
@Esoteric1 (863)
• Canada
9 Apr 08
wow that really was a good idea, something i would love to do actually. Unfortunately for me I have not saved my old LP's or even cassettes. It's a shame to when I think of all the money I've spent on music, would have been nice to get some original use out of it all :P most people I know if they still have them keep them in storage or even under a bed or couch.
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