Queen Of The Damned Vinyl Record

[Christina Smith]

PaulHyde is a vinyl enthusiast who lives in St. Louis, MO where he works in IT as a Systems Engineer. The married father or two mainly collects punk, garage rock, and '80s-'90s hip-hop. Besides record collecting, he's an avid mountain biker who also happens to be a huge Star Wars fan.

I get most of my stuff at record stores. I love hunting for records and digging through the bins. St. Louis has some good record stores (Vintage Vinyl, Music Record Shop, Planet Score, Euclid Records, and Dead Wax) that makes it easy to shop. One of my favorite things to do when visiting another city is finding the good record stores. I do get a few things from Discogs and eBay, too, but I prefer to find them in the wild.

I'm sort of a cheap record buyer. I don't think I've paid more than $40 for a single record. I had a friend that was selling a huge record collection, and I did end up buying around $280 worth of records in one afternoon. I told myself I was only going to spend $100.

I absolutely love Hostage Records. I've been hooked on just about everything they have released since I picked up The Bleeders 7" in 1997. I pretty much buy anything they release. They have put out some great records from some of my favorite old school punk bands like Channel 3, Shattered Faith, Mad Parade, and The Crowd, as well as bands that have became some of my favorites like Smogtown, Bonecrusher, Broken Bottles, The Drips, and so many more. You can tell the guys behind the label love these bands. Each record comes with an insert that has a write up about the band or record that reads like a love letter to punk rock!

The Damned New Rose/Help 7" first pressing on Stiff. The first UK punk single released. How can you not love that one? The Damned is my favorite band and I found that one years ago and paid next to nothing for it.

Unnecessary reissues from major labels that clog up the release schedule for independent labels, the bundles and variations is getting a little out of hand, and people that buy records and have bands sign the vinyl drives me nuts.

This list could go on for days! The first few that popped in my head are Jawbreaker Whack & Blight 7", Articles of Faith Give Thanks, Beastie Boys To the 5 Boroughs, Naked Raygun Flammable Solid 7", Shattered Faith I Love America 7", Bonecrusher No Escape 7", The Crowd A World Apart, the first three Bronx records, and if I ever win the lottery I'm buying The Damned Stretcher Case Baby 7".

For all the music lovers out there, we have a limited edition vinyl record up for grabs! The album is titled "Queen of the Dammed" and is in a sealed package. The artist has created a mesmerizing masterpiece which is sure to leave you spellbound.

The record is made of high-quality vinyl material and is perfect for those who want to add to their collection. This is a must-have for all music enthusiasts and is a rare find. Get your hands on this record before it's too late!

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Please allow me to state the obvious right here at the outset: Most people WILL NOT GIVE A SHIT about what follows. One out of a hundred maybe, no, make that one out of a thousand. Almost none of you who have read this far will care about this stuff. If you are that one in a thousand person, read on, this was written especially for you.

The deeper down this rabbit hole I went, the more I wanted a tube amp. I shopped around and auditioned several before finding one with hand-soldered point-to-point wiring (no printed circuit boards or transistors) and the highest quality parts. My turntable/tube amp combination makes for an all analog signal path, with nothing digital in the circuitry whatsoever, so older albums, those recorded between the early 1950s to about the mid-1980s in analog studios, with analog mixing boards and mastered to analog tape, are played back optimally, in exactly the manner they were meant to be heard.

The final nail in the new vinyl coffin for me was one of the Bowie boxes. I was excited to unwrap it, it looked great, but it sounded really bad. It was shocking to me that this was the state of such a major and important catalog and that these pallid pressings would henceforth be regarded as the definitive versions of these musical masterpieces.

To do this you have to think like a detective, or better still like Tom Port of Better Records. But few people have the time, inclination or deep enough pockets to buy loads of the same album to find the winner. How could one at least narrow it down to the likeliest candidates?

The blues records of the 1920s and 30s were created by positioning the performer so that they were playing and singing into a large cone which captured their vibrations and directly transcribed their essence onto acetate discs which were then turned into record stampers for mass production. The signal path from performer to recording to reproduction on a turntable was a short one, and the owner of one of these fragile records is, it makes perfect sense to say so, much closer to the source of the blues than someone, say, listening to Robert Johnson on Spotify.

Compression is utilized so that digital music will sound okay when heard on earbuds, over laptop speakers and so it will ride above the sounds of the road and your car when you are driving. To achieve this, most of the dynamic swings (from quiet to loud) are purposefully removed from the music via compression.

While this feature points along obvious motorways it also goes down some country lanes and even a few footpaths readers may have not have considered taking before. In many respects 2017 rarities can be compared to Fantasy Football, with a rare Rendell- Carr British Jazz LP representing Diego Costa destined to bang in the goals week in, week out. But what people love are unheralded players from lesser teams who surprise everyone by amassing just as many points come the end of the season. There are more than a few in that category here, from Mac De Marco to Mary Cristy. And if you disagree, write in with your own suggestions or and do let us know at the end of 2017 where you made your money!

One way to make money is to take a punt. Originally released in 1996 (and worth 40) Mute have just issued a warts-and-all 3LP set worth salting away for possible growth. The original issue has room for solid financial appreciation.

The perfect example of a self-financed folk LP currently sought-after by collectors of the genre, of which there are many. Small bands plus small pressing numbers equal collectability. I know a dealer offering to pay over 2,000 (with booklet) who will look to sell it on for 2,500 or 3,000.

The death of David Bowie has ensured that his rare records are sure-fire investments and now is the time to cash in, should you be so inclined. Lest we forget, it was 40 years ago that this seminal LP was dropped, making electronica a viable pop genre.

Like Never Mind The Bollocks, this is one of the iconic classics of the punk period and despite constant reissue, Mint copies will sell for more in 2017 to punk collectors, as well as a new generation attracted to a band whose sounded as good as they looked.

A reader of the new RRPG dropped me a line to state that in his view this classic slab of rocking Cochran is worth several times the 100 stated in the printed guide and has sold for 700 on eBay. So, find one of these records in Mint condition, shove it on eBay and maybe make a hefty profit.

The price for vinyl copies of this debut LP have gone through the roof, recently helped by the iconic cover artwork of Audrey Hepburn painted by lead singer Liam Fray. Room for appreciation due to the love-in between Morrissey and the band that attracts Smiths fans.

You might laugh at the Eurovision Song contest (will we be thrown out when we Brexit?) but it has generated collectables galore. This Irish pressing of the Monaco entry that came third in 1976 could go for double this price.

Killing An Arab, their debut from 1978 inspired by a certain Algerian goalkeeper, issued on the Small Wonder label, is worth 80, as is this limited-edition Secret 7 issues of one of their classic tracks.

The cult of the indie goofball capable with a boundless gift for melody, Mac DeMarco, has grown to the extent that even LPs featuring his home demos for albums like 2 and Salad Days are going for silly money, and his popularity shows no sign of waning any time soon. This box collects 10 singles originally released in 2014-15, all on coloured vinyl with extra fan-pleasing paraphernalia.

Nick Drake is never going to go out of fashion and in collecting terms even this third pressing of his classic second album from 1970 (400+ if you can find one) is worth money now and will be worth more in the future.

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