I Have The Best Record Collection On YouTube (No The World!!!)…Sort Of A Thread
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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The Questions To Make You Have A Good Hard Look At Yourself & Wonder How The Hell It All Came To This:
1. Is diversity in your collection important ?
2. Are you a completist?
3. Do you like to have several different formats & why?
4. Is having all the classics more important than having the obscurities that no one else has?
5. Is having OG's important to you or are you happy with reissues?
6. Is the size of your collection important?
7. Do you prefer your collection to be well curated or a mixed bag of wonderful weirdness?
8. Do you care what others think of your collection &/or collecting habits/obsession?
9. Do you see your collection in terms of what you have or what you don't have?
10. Where does it all end?
11. Does it even matter in the big scheme of things?
12. Can I have your records when you die?
I watched this a bit when you uploaded this.. watching the rest now. Great point.. I absolutely love my record collection, it's just the way I like it, and it always has room for modifications, additions, trimming down, organizing.. all of that ! I lovin' that you are busting out other bands / artists.. don't get me wrong, you are the curator of everything that is killer in Australian music, and you have shone a nice light on New Zealand bands as well !
I was a bit cheeky with the click bait style heading but I honestly find it fascinating how people view themselves & their relationship to their collection & collecting habits. I honestly just go for what I like the sound of & I didn’t consciously know how much Australian/NZ stuff I had until I trying to think of an angle or theme when started my VC channel. Anyway it’s turned out alright 😂
It's turned out very good, and for all of us, your friends and viewers. I'd have to feel that my collection is the best in the world because it's mine, the way I want it.. organize it, or not, and especially that it is very large now, and I like it that way ! Still room for more great music. too.. I'm glad you got a lot of good views from this vid of yours as well !
@@jtsrecordroom3963 There's always room ...just don't tell anyone else that
Exactly, right ! 🎵
Happy New Year Ben! Best video ever! I agree with most of what you've said here! No completist though. Cheers mate❤
G’day Kostis, so nice to hear from you. Wow high praise thank you 👍 Hope you’ve been going well mate & 2024 is good to you too. Cheers….Ben
Ben.I just subbed your channel after seeing Steve at All The Worlds A Stage response....Definitely going to jump on this..great idea..glen
Much appreciated mate. That Steve bloke is a prince & been a great supporter of my channel. We have totally different tastes which we love to take the piss out of each other over. He has a real Australian style dry sense of humour which I love. Let me know when you do a vid. Cheers…Ben PS I subbed you too. I thought I already was but maybe because Steve has mentioned you so much you were subliminally in my old melon as a sub.
I think having some diversity in your collection is a great idea. Different music for different moods. Now I don’t have a collection as diverse as yours but it gets me by. I don’t want to be a record collector. I just happen to have a lot of music. I don’t have to have only og’s I will never pay an exorbitant price for one record. Nor will I ever have a crazy, fancy system. My hearing doesn’t warrant that. I don’t buy albums just so I can brag about what I have and how cool my music taste is. Great job with this video Ben!
Cheers, Gary
Thanks Gary, Speaking of diversity I'm enjoying all of the different opinions that I've received in the comments on how people see their collection & their purchasing habits. I'm with you I think. From the outside I probably seem like a collector but I just want to have a lot of stuff to listen to and I like records better than any other format. I have a pretty good system, but I'm of the opinion that if that system (cheap or expensive) sounds great to the owners ears it is great. I gotta admit I've been in the VC long enough that I've bought records after the fact and thought that would've come in handy for such & such thread or comp, but I've never bought anything specifically to show on YT. Have a great Chrimbo mate. Cheers...Ben
Great idea..I absolutely loved your pronunciation of Serge Gainsbourg😊
I have no idea if I aside that remotely right 😂
You said it all , right at the start, your collection should be the best for you. I listen to lots of different types of records if I like them. I only collect northern soul ,Belgian popcorn and blues because I LOVE them. I don't worry about impressing people by owning everything or liking everything. Interesting subject, thanks.
Thanks for the kind words. I think we should celebrate & enjoy all the little idiosyncrasies that make each of our collections unique. You can go round the bend being jealous of what other people have or thinking am I missing out on something. I love hearing other people’s perspectives on this whole collecting thing too.
By the way Belgian Popcorn is now my favourite name for a genre & something I am now intrigued to find out more about it. Cheers…Ben
Glad you are intrigued by popcorn ,here's a few popcorn sounds to check out 1 hobo by the catalinas 2. Estelle Levitt strawberries don't know cherries. 3 lew conneta you got me crazy. 4 vernon green and the medallions lovers prayer 5 jimmy Phillips she belongs to me.
@@user-tq3lw9vm1v Thank you so much for the suggestions. I already love the sound of strawberries don’t know cherries without even hearing it yet! Is that typical of Belgium Popcorn to have such great titles?
Quite typical, here's a few more .1 titus turner sodom and gomorrah. 2 Diane Pane what side your bread is buttered on. 3 Marty Hill mr oracle of love. 4 mike pedicin burnt toast and black coffee.5 the rays elevator operator.
Ben, Happy New Year. Right On! I have thoroughly enjoyed watching and listening and yes learning from your diverse pallet of listening. Your recommendations have inspired many of my radio shows up here on KRCBFM in Sonoma Ca. I like a Man who is Not afraid to say "this is what i like and its diverse" Cheers Mate! You must have one Hell of a record store nearby? Or where are you finding so many rather hard to get vinyl rarities? happy and safe Holidays. D
Thank you so much for the kind words 👍 In Melbourne we actually have a ridiculous amount of indie record stores considering the population and they cover all kinds of weird & wonderful things. I also love going to record stores when I travel too. Hope you have a great New Year too. Cheers…Ben
I am honored that you responded. I hope to visit Australia in the next couple years and will certainly be hitting the stores. After collecting for going on 55 years i finally ended up on the other side of a record counter! A new store opened in my home town 3 months ago and they asked me to join in the fun as the OG! Paradise Found Records in Petaluma, Ca. I listen to you and they listen to me and we are stocking a much more diverse selection. For that i Thank You! As i say on my Radio Shows " TUNE IN AND TURN IT UP"!! ROCK ON BEN @@benrankins4446
that robert ashley is in beautiful shape omg
Wow…that’s so cool to know someone else who appreciates that fantastic record. Cheers….Ben
Such a great collection, very diverse. And finally some love for The Fall in the VC. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thanks mate. I think you might have inspired me to do a few vid's on The Fall records I have. At least I know one person will watch ha, ha! Have a great Chrimbo
Your collection is way more diverse than mine, but I think we all knew that. This is a very interesting sort of thread. Lots to think about, but I am not sure that I can answer any of these as articulately as you did.
What are you talking about HP? I was all over the place like a dogs dinner. The questions were done after the fact in the aim of trying to make sense of that big ramble. If anyone can add some order to this chaos, it’s the HP 🤘
@@benrankins4446 I appreciate the vote of confidence, however misplaced! Sadly, i won't get to it soon because I am heading to Mexico on Friday. My next video will be next year! So, Happy New Year 🥂🎉
@@EmbryonicRobot Wow! I’d much prefer to go to Mexico than make a video. Have a great trip mate. That sounds like a great destination to visit. Happy New Year to you too mate 🕺🎉
@@benrankins4446Thanks; I am hoping it will be awesome!
I nice video of talking about your collection. I have lately thinking same type of questions, when got my ultimate holy grails. What to do next?
I don’t think I’ll ever achieve finding all my holy grails. The more you learn the longer the grail list gets. It never ends!!! 😂
@@benrankins4446 True, there is always new things to find and want list is long.
Gold thread! Love it, Ben. I'm jumping on this wild train.😁
Cool 👍 Let me know when you’ve got a vid up. I’ve found a lot of the responses to be as diverse & interesting as the range of things in peoples collections. Cheers…Ben
Do i like this ??? 🤔🤔🤔 Yes i bloody well do 👍👍👍
By the way,I've been a fan of The Beat since way back when and that is the first ever copy of I Just Can't Stop It,with the British Beat Logo i have ever seen....heard of it but never ever seen one 👍👍👍
Cheers matey,all the best for 2024.
The Beat are the business. I think my copy might be an early US one…I think. I’m not an expert on pressings by any stretch. All I know is it sounds great & is one of the best ska revival records released imho. Take care in 2024 mate. Cheers….Ben
@@benrankins4446
Aussie copies should have "British Beat" on them,American copies should have "English Beat" on theirs 👍👍👍
@@nicksvinylbutty5488 Well there you go proving my point that I have no idea about pressings 😂
@@benrankins4446 Happy to have been of service 👍😁👍
By coincidence, I made a list of albums last night for a video about the diversity in my collection. I also wrote notes for another video idea, and when I opened UA-cam this morning, the first video in my recommended list was someone I'm not subscribed to talking about nearly the same thing!
You're clairvoyant!! Ha, ha! Diversity was just one of many things I was interested in when it comes to record/CD/tape/music people like me. I'm really interested in the why's and how's and the self reflection. I'd say have a great Chrimbo, but I know the Japanese love the decorations, but when it comes down to it, it's just another work day ha, ha! Cheers...Ben
Jeff Healey had one of the greatest collections in the world as well.. and an absolute authority on music. Not sure if you measure up but thats not for me too say. 🍻
I don’t know Jeff Healey, but I’m not competing with anyone. Just interested in how people see themselves & their collections. Cheers…Ben
Hi Ben, interesting to hear all the genres you're into. More than anything I love discovering and getting into different genres - don't know if you follow Sunnyboy66's channel, but some of the obscure compilations he posts are fascinating. I don't recall you mentioning any Latin type of music - currently living in Colombia I'm surrounded by it - I like "classic" cumbias & I particularly like 1960s/70s boogaloo. I'm also very much into Turkish psychedelia at the moment. I don't have a big music collection, and it beats me how people like yourself or Mazzy actually have the time to listen to so much! I'm guessing you must have albums you'll never get round to listening to again! Many thanks for the video & have a good Christmas & look forward to next year's vids.
I can’t say I know much about Latin music besides its influence on western hip hop & rock music. I am always open to learn more about all styles from all countries. Happy to take recommendations 👍 I have a few Turkish Psych comp’s & they’re all great.
I listen to music everyday. Maybe there are things I had a period with & they’ve been on the shelf for a while but inevitably something will remind me of something or whatever else & those older things will be put back on the playlist. Great to hear from someone who’s not part of the typical western VC world. I would love to hear about some of your local music because I’m always on the hunt for interesting new sounds. Cheers…Ben
As a former vinyl record collector myself with much inherited from my parents and theirs that were mountains of 78's covering so much early jazz records, Blues records, novelty records from artists as Ella Fitzgerald to Paul Whiteman, Dorsey's, into tons of 33-1/3 LP's ranging from Sinatra to many finely records classics from Tchaikovsky, to musicals as "My Fair Lady" played over a burgeoning stereophonic sound system that was not high end but was stereo records and early stereo FM radio channels -- suffice it to say my mother loved swing from Harry James, Sarah Vaughn, Ella, Martin, Mancini and the very beginnings of 45 rpm singles especially the novelty records by, Red Ingles, Elvis (my dad thought Elvis was a bad joke and he wasn't wrong) but when we kids were growing up, earing some money we'd spend it on Beatles, Stones and all these Tavistock Institute created British invasion acts where the stupidity of post WW II White Christian kids would buy anything "new and improved" not understanding how subversive the British crap was to the strength of White kids coming of age in 1965 and all the psy-ops run on them to divide and conquer. I could make a detailed list as Michael Williams, aka the Sage of Quay, has, their modus operandi, the goal being finished as I write much to the detriment of people my age who just can see the psychological warfare operations through limited hangouts as the Dead, Doors, Hendrix, Beatles, Stones, Jackson Browne and no one else was allowed to have their material in any competition. The idea being, of course, is to corral the minds of young adults into taking drugs, free love, interracial relationships, dispossession of one's Christian roots, to take as gospel the Warren Commission report on Kennedy assassination and so many other issues the contrived psychedelia "open your mind" LSD stuff pimped through CIA well infiltrated into the record buying public not music for music's sake but as social engineering operations -- The Sage of Quay, Supernatural Beatles channel are exquisite on this topic clawing back lost knowledge and why a Beatles or Stones when they were demonstrably marginal talents at best. I lost all my thousands of records out of necessity but the total worth in 2005 was approx. $20K, many foreign imports not distributed through major labels. I listened to all these records start to finish, to learn, transcribe, to absorb the culture of these groups to shine through my own playing unbeknownst to your average audience. The musicians in my area knew where I was coming from, one being Jaco Pastorius who was just like me with records, study, bringing signature licks into his playing because that was the make-break point of the working musicians of that time and in that place.
@@billkarmetsky4003 So that’s a really long way of saying you don’t like psych & you’re comparing yourself to Jaco Pastorius? Ok then 😂
@@benrankins4446 You have no idea what you're talking about 'cause you weren't there in that environment for starters. Why did Jaco frequent my gigs? It surely wasn't because I was out to cop his shit. Non-working musicians never involved in any actual scene say the dumbest things (you).
@@billkarmetsky4003 Man someone’s a touch sensitive. You comment on my channel, incoherently spout a heap of conspiracy shit about rock music causing the loss of Christian roots & interracial marriage and expect me not to call you out as a dickhead. What a joke. By the way if rock music did fuck things up for Christians & bigots…awesome!
Also I’ve played in bands for 30 years, toured & recorded so I do know a thing or too, I just don’t have a massive ego like you & have to use it to prove a point. Jaco was technically brilliant but played some of the most boring music ever, probably like you.
If you don’t like that find, someone else to troll with your bullshit.
Yes, no, no, no, yes, no, both, no, both, it doesn't, yes, ask my family. In all seriousness, although my replies were on point, yes, I want the best possible collection, for me, and probably am there already, or close, but it's not a competition. Being a completist is a fools errand, htat kinda goes against your first question, IMHO.
Cheers and heppy new year.
So to the point 😂 I have enjoyed hearing about everyone's experiences, opinions on their collections and collecting habits. Most interesting to me was finding out how people saw themselves. Cheers...Ben
I have over 5k of records and it's not a collection. I'm not a collector, I listen to them and have no plans on what to get or what to trade off. I like music and vinyl just so happens to be my favorite way to listen. Do I have rare pressings? Yes, and I bought them to experience them when I want.
That’s a decent size (dare I say) collection. I think you’re right when it comes to the experiencing & the enjoyment of listening. If it starts to just be about the accumulation I think we’ve lost sight of the purpose music. Cheers…Ben
Hooray. A music channel from Australia . I'm not sure I will like a lot on this vid, but will definitely subscribe and investigate this and other vids from your channel. GL. Tony from Adelaide Australia. PS. Do you get into Plini and or Three Wise Monkeys ? Don't be afraid to showcase music from our country.
Thanks mate, but you’ve got me stumped with Plini & Three Wise Monkeys. Cheers…Ben
Hi Ben, I was thinking of doing a best of 2023 but this is much more interesting. I'll see if I can put something together in that lull between Christmas and the New Year. Nice to see some of your non Aussie records. Cheers Mike
Thanks mate. Was just a few things ruminating around my melon that I didn’t know what to do with & thought I’d blurt it out to the VC 😂 I was thinking of starting to stick a few O/S records in every now then next year. Have a ripper Chrimbo mate 🎸🥁🤘🕺
Mike, well said about a collection. Our collections are all such a conglomeration to different types of collecting. On a recent podcast I did I identified almost a dozen types of collectors. Most of us fall into a few categories based upon the music. For me, music is about exploring and finding something new. I’m not sure if I have a theme except that I want it to be interesting but also danceable lol. My only real thought as I watched this Mike was that is a lot of records you now have to put away. Also great Zamrock album. Have a Merry Christmas Mike. We got snow in Denver so mine just might be white.
Mike, your rebuilding after the flood vid got me thinking “what’s it all about?”. If there’s one thing I learned from this video is that from now on I’m only going to feature one record per video. It won’t take as long to put everything back. Have a great Chrimbo….Mike 🕺🥁🎸🎉
I don't normally hop on threads/contests when you have to answer a multitude of questions, but I'm going to make an exception with this one. And for two reasons; 1) you're Sir Ben Rankins, 2) Most times, I respond to these to support the channel, but this one makes me want to see what my answers are. Give me a couple days. Cheers and Merry Christmas Ben!
Merry Chrimbo Steve 🎸🥁🕺🤘 Thanks mate & I think I might be as intrigued as you to know what your answers will be.
Cool topic, Ben! I did a response to this after Metal Theologian did his video, may have to do another responding to your questions.
Thanks mate. All acknowledgement to the Theologian for the initial idea I ran with. I will seek out your vid and look forward to your response to this one. Appreciate the support mate. Cheers...Ben
I certainly hope you have at least one Charles Manson album😂 Interesting video. I have albums that I can't pronounce the names of either 🤣
I’m more into non killing cults 😂 I think that’s a big part of being a collector. At some point you’ll end up with quite a few unpronounceable albums all in the name of musical diversity. Have a great Chrimbo. Cheers…Ben
Hey Ben. That's a good way to put it; we all have a collection that expresses our personality. For example, I've never been a completist (with a few exceptions). My collection ranges from drone & electronic to punk & garage to avant-garde classical & free jazz. Although, I must admit, I occasionally get jealous when I see collections that gather together everything from a certain label or artist. I appreciate completist mind-set but it's not for me. Btw...Some amazing music you show. I'll need to think about those questions...and consider doing a thread. Enjoy the holiday! Shawn.
Thanks Shawn. I look forward to your thread because in my opinion you're one of the real thoughtful people out there who's angle on the world is always really interesting. Take care and hope you & yours enjoy your break too. Cheers...Ben
Good questions. A mix of short, medium and tediously long answers:
1. Very Much
2. No
3. Yes and No
4. Not Really
5. I'm a vinyl consumer as opposed to a collector, so no.
6. No
7. My collection, or my accumulation, is evolved and not particularly intelligently designed! (see extra bonus answer)
8. God No. And I find it kind of amusing (in a condescending way) to watch people here in You Tube waving records at a camera going look at what I got! Look at what I got!. Unless they are adding some value, making some effort to present the channel, such as one finds here, that's a hard unsubscribe.
9. I define it by, I guess, what I have in as much as the accumulation of records is more about the juxtaposition at any given time of music and moment and what you don't have can't define that.
10. It doesn't. It's always beginning again.
11. No and maybe yes. Long boring answer ahead. Skip to 12 now. 18 months ago, it was a hard yes. But in August 2022, when it became apparent that unless and number of remote and unlikely things happened, it was Doomsville for Old Fouly, the big scheme of things radically altered. After those remote and unlikely things happening, and the law of unintended consequences making some unwelcome appearances, this year, I spent 72 days in hospital, had two spells in ICU, 19 hours of surgery and a major bout of sepsis and the big scheme of things suddenly became will the wife have enough money to live comfortably, can I leave the kids some money for house deposits, will someone feed the cat, what's it like to be dead etc. There didn't seem to be any music. Looking back, a critical moment in the whole scheme of things was when I was laying there, in the warm, all besotting fuzz of Fentanyl (and I don't know if you have ever had any experience of F. but its big drawback - assuming it doesn't kill you - is it deprives you of any volition. You just lose all your will and lay back in the big warm blanket of it - but the thought occurred to me that if I could just reach out for my earbuds and put them in and press a button. there'd be nice music. And, over what seemed an eternity, I managed that. And then there was music - John Coltrane, 80's Miles Davis, Sonia Pottinger productions, Laura Nyro and Stevie Wonder - I put Higher Ground on a loop to unfuck my mind. It worked. Kinda sorta. So maybe, in the big scheme of things it does matter because that whole notion of the next sound you hear not being your own mind flipping over is a powerful reminder you aren't alone. And that you're alive.
12. You should have asked that 18 months ago.
Extra bonus: No theme, per se - but the core reason I buy records these days is trying to assemble the record collection I had and dreamed of having, when I was 16 years old. That's at the core. It's not over ardently pursued, but that's at the heart.
My bonus question: How do people sort their collections? By Genre, alphabetically, or like me, totally at random....
Re: that not long & boring answer. Luckily so far I haven’t had any serious health scares. In a way I have a story that relates. One time when our fire alarms went off in the night & there very nearly was a full on fire, I just grabbed my wife & went straight out the door without a thought for the records. It was then I realised that in my unconscious brain was an instinctual knowledge of what was most important. Admittedly if I had of lost the records I probably would’ve started all over again. My guess is I wouldn’t worry about trying to track down what I had & just get down with new stuff. Through necessity I’ve found that I’m actually pretty good at moving on & getting over things. There’s some 5 cent self psychoanalysis for ya 😂
Oh yeah I’m totally alpha & by genre. I wouldn’t be able to find shit otherwise. Also I have a quirk where I seperate 60’s/70’s rock music from the 80’s rock. I also have an Aus/NZ section. Ok I’m going to stop there. This is all becoming a bit too revealing 😂
@@benrankins4446 The record pile is the one exception of my golden life rule "A Place for everything and everything in it's place. It's a little oasis of wabi sabi in my constant battle against my anarchic family.
Enjoyed your eclectic collection. I don’t think I’m that diverse. Well done.
As long as you enjoy what you got. That is the main thing I reckon. Cheers…Ben
Great collection. I take a similar tack, but also have Cat Stevens, Elton John ,and Coltrane next to Zoviet France and Throbbing Gristle. So much great music out there. It's endless.
Elton John to Throbbing Gristle!! I challenge anyone to beat that 👍
Great stuff Ben..’Bingo Masters Breakout’ all three tunes might be my favourite record ever...& I still don’t own it!! That Andy Cap was in John Peel’s box of 50 favourite singles that was discovered after he died (along with some Fall singles) yeah I give up on bands once I lose interest. Stopped buying Moz after ‘Your Arsenal’, gave up with Bob Mould after ‘Copper Blue’. I’m pretty much just singles now 7” & 12”. I’ve had a great day searching through a load of 80’s 7” singles for a pound each.
My theme would be ‘Melodic Fuzz/distortion ’ Huskers, Early Lemonheads, JAMC, Dinosaur Jr, Early Primitives,Shop Assistants’ That was all I wanted between the age of 16-18. Since then it’s been anything goes!
@@Harrispilton22 you sure are getting around HP...first Nadine and now Ben!!!
Ha,ha quiet night in tonight David. Watching the football & later the boxing...other than that I’m watching my favourite UA-cam channels!..& wondering how much time alive got tomorrow to buy all my Christmas presents! 😂 @@VagueRANT100
@@Harrispilton22 MERRY XMAS to you and yours!!
You too David...never a big fan od Christmas..apart from the year I got The Atari 2600 console! 😂 @@VagueRANT100
Man you’re gonna have a lot of albums to put away! LoL! I hate having to put away 10 album from my vids but I’m a lazy sot! I really enjoyed this overview of your collection! I’ve actually been thinking about what my endgame is with the records I keep adding and am I picking up albums that really have an impact on me or am I buying records that will appease the viewers who follow Cosmic Vinyl? Will it look good onscreen? Am I letting the viewership drive my decision of what I do and don’t buy? I hope it’s because of my interest in a wide variety of music and my quest to discover something new that I haven’t heard before! I don’t know if this is making sense or has anything to do with this video but I do know this. My listening experience has def changed in the past few years of being part of the VC! I have discovered so much amazing music that I had no idea existed just by watching other VC members videos and it has been a def positive! You’re part of that influence by the way! You’ve shown me so so many albums that have peaked my curiosity and I appreciate you sharing your outstanding record collection with us! Keep on rocking my friend! Happy Holidays and I look forward to seeing what goodies you’ll show us in the upcoming year! God I hope this makes sense because I feel like I’m rambling like some sort of lunatic! Btw that LP Those Shocking Shaking Days is an absolute stunner! I love that one and that Purple Image is some killer psych funk! Peace ✨✌️👽✨
Cosmic One, that did all make sense. Interesting that you’re at the point of wondering if the viewership is driving whether you purchase. For me as a viewer my tastes have expanded. Watching all my fav channels(especially in the Cosmic Realm) has definitely shaped what I buy, but that’s cool because the VC had turned me onto a lotta stuff I otherwise wouldn’t have been aware of. The endgame is the biggie for me. I’m not sure where they’ll all end up. I think I’d prefer to kick the bucket when I’m old but still independent & able bodied then end up in a home where I can’t take the things I enjoy like records, stereo gear, Bluray collection, books, drums & guitars. Without that stuff what will I do in there? Ok thanks for being part of that small anxiety attack 😂 Hope your having a great Chrimbo & enjoy a nice cold one 🍺 Peace….Ben 🥁🎸🕺💪
My responses......
1) Maximum diversity and some perversity.
2) Nope. Not a completist except for those with 2 45s to their name.
3) Generally only one format is fine.
4) Classics to a degree but all sorts of obscurities.
5) OG is nice if affordable (most of mine were bought when first released) but I have no problem with reissues.
6) "You gotta use what you got, it doesn't matter about your size".
7) A well curated big bag of weirdness.
8) I have to care a little bit since I am married.
9) I see my collection in terms of what I have until I can't obtain something.
10) It ends with me in the cremation jar and my wife or stepson saying "now what am I gonna do with this mess?"
11) Nothing matters. It would be nice if someone would enjoy these things.
12) Can I have YOUR collection when you die???
LIES....ALL LIES!!!!
1 & 7 are perfect answers in my book. And for 12 if you can outlive me…I’m going for a world record. In fact right now I’m the oldest I’ve ever been!!!
Very diverse but do you have The Who, France Gall or Guided By Voices?
Yep I have albums by all three 👍
The point of all that shit as my wife calls it. Is you CANNOT just stream it. I've near on 9,000 records and a good part of it, is not available to stream or buy on CD, or here on UA-cam.
That is true. There is so much out there that’s not available to stream or on any other format. I think all of us with a record collection can relate to being asked the question “what is the point of all of this shit?” 😂 Cheers…Ben
I have the second best collection, and it will be the best collection in the world the next time I buy a record!
That is a very true statement. There’s always that one record that will make the collection even better 😂 hope you have a great Chrimbo 🤘🥁🎸🕺
Variety is the spice of life, my friend. If It was ever pressed on vinyl, it is worthy to someone. Only asking that everyone who buys or collects records is that they take care of them like a baby. I have been collecting for 40+ years and most of my originals sound as good if not better than reissues.
It can get very spicy 🌶️ The only OG’s I have are the ones I’ve been around for the first time around. Otherwise pre-me records are way too pricey even though I’m sure they’d sound great.
Beyond the black rainbow is a fantastic soundtrack, good one. Ya, a diverse collection is far more enjoyable than any one genre imo
I’ve shown that record a few times to radio silence for comp’s & threads videos and you’re the first to mention it. When I saw the movie which is mind bending by the way, I was immediately struck by the music & endeavoured to track it down. I never right off a genre because there’s always an equal amount of interesting stuff & of course cheese 😂 Cheers…Ben
There have been times at the record store when I've thought "that would be a cool record to show on UA-cam" but I wouldn't have thought to buy it otherwise. Actually, there is one I bought a few weeks ago because it had a cool illustration on the cover and I'd just done a video for a thread from Rob Walker about illustrated covers...
I’ve had the after the fact purchase thought too, when I think that would’ve been handy a few weeks ago for this thread or that comp. I buy what I like & hope that the VC might dig some of the more under the radar stuff I show too. Have a great Chrimbo 🎸🥁🤘🕺
For one thing I had vinyl and no turntable anymore so I sold it all because it was just taking up room. Now,let me tell you something ..Vinyl is overpriced so I don't miss it that much. That is until I look for certain things and can't find them on CD. Can you believe that Pat Benatar is hard to find now on CD? Blows my mind. The only thing available was the best of and I wanted the originals of In the heat of the night and crimes of passion. The Tubes is another one that's difficult to find. There are several more I could name. They couldn't even get me any Spock's beard!
That would do it! Didn’t know the Benatar was a rarity
I was going to say that I don't have the best collection because there are too many albums I don't have yet!
So question 9 is for you: Do you see your collection in terms of what you have or what you don't have?
Both. I have some limited edition CD releases of forgotten albums, which I'm glad for. I have some complete studio discographies, which I am glad for. I have some decent variety, though certain styles are represented by only on or two discs, some of which were given to me. And as you said, my collection is best for me, because I stack it with what I love.
But there are still many albums I want, and if I search, it won't take long before I find many more albums I want. This is the collector gene.@@benrankins4446
Id say Marty wilson piper has the most diverse record collection/ archive. Yours is great though.
I would love to have access to Marty’s collection 🤘
Well,you have better records than me because I don't have vinyl anymore. Everything I have is on cassette and compact disc. And yes I have a wide variety.. Miles..Prince. The Stones..Yes. Gentle Giant..Steve Earle..Genesis. Nick Drake. The Strawbs. Elton John. Nick Cave..Rod Stewart. Tom Waits. Leonard Cohen. Led Zeppelin. Black Sabbath. Sparks. Jethro Tull.. Deep Purple..King Crimson. The Who. John Lee Hooker. Gryphon. Pfm. Alice Cooper. Iggy Pop..David Bowie..The Doors..Tori Amos..Uriah Heep..Kiss..Hawkwind..AC/DC..Aerosmith..Savoy Brown. Rush. Atomic Rooster..Nora Jones..
That is diverse!! Can I ask why you don’t have your vinyl anymore? Just interest if you had a change of heart or were forced to get rid of it. I have a lot of cd’s, book’s & movies and no matter what the format and as much as I love it, thinking about space down the track does my head in. Cheers…Ben
Hey, have you talked to Bass recently? (Sorry.)
Huh? I’m sorry because I don’t understand what you mean.
@@benrankins4446 Ahh I took a gamble... it was a joke. There used to be a very famous animation studio called Rankin/Bass. Sorry!
I actually think you do have the best collection. I don’t have much blues. My jazz is limited but growing. You forgot to show Linda and Barbara. I really liked this look at your stuff that you don’t normally show.
Damn I forgot about Linda & Babs!!! Now I know why I felt empty inside after a posted the vid. I gotta say Jazz & Blues are huge rabbit holes to get lost in. You have a great Chrimbo break GG🕺🥁🤘🎸
I had to stop to eat lunch. Now I see the bonus question - my theme is the art + voice,which you probably already know.
@@garagegeek4863 Yep I totally see that in what you show. Good lunch? I’m about to go for a morning run 🏃♂️ I find it interesting that a lot of people really focus on the voice & the music seems almost inconsequential. To an extent it’s like how people obsess over Bob Dylan’s lyrics, but don’t notice he’s been churning out variations on the same folk & blues riffs since he started. And I’m saying that as someone who loves Dylan & has a fair chunk of his stuff. The sound of the music hooks me first & lyrics second. The voice I see as another instrument whether it’s harsh or melodic. It has to blend & fit the style of music & not be way out in the front. You’ve really got me thinking I should’ve talked about this in my vid too GG
when i see massive record collections on you tube i think about fire. does your homeowners insurance cover the real value of your collection. sorry to be a buzzkill but just curious. i think others may be interested as well.
I’m sorry to be a buzzkill as a former owner of a one of a kind Tama Swingstar Gold Sparkle finish jazz style drum kit that I had since I was 12 & got stolen 4 years ago I don’t want to talk about insurance at all!! Basically they don’t give a shit about music whether it’s instruments or records is all I’ll say.
Firstly have a Happy Christmas despite it being summer!! Interesting stuff, mine is more of a music collection that happens to be on a record of some colour or size, uninteresting answers - 1) Not important (hate that word - it's divisive), my music just happens to be varied as I can't stick to one type of music (that would be too boring) even a got a bit of Madagascan rock and gospel even though an atheist. 2) No, again too much of the same thing is dull. 3) No 4) No, I possess no beatles, Doors, Pink Floyd etc but obscurity isn't a must either 5) No -Yes 6) No 7) mixed bag 8) No 9) both 10) When I do. 11) Not really 12) No - my son already mocks that the first thing he'll do is put them in a skip. Bonus: No theme apart from the fact it grabbed me somehow and dragged me in, quite often get remarks in record shops when I go to the counter, usually "that's a mixed bag" or "are they all for you"
I love how you really put some effort into your comments. The only downside is I now have to go back & check what my ramblings were to match your well organised & numbered answers 😂 Have a great Chrimbo 🎸🥁🤘🕺
Man, you ought to try a summer Christmas. It's the best!
@benrankins4446 you're taking the time to produce interesting content, would be rude not to take the time to add a reply. Is there going to be a best of 2023?
@@Foul_Quincewould love to, the wife has family in Wentworth Falls but not a fan of flying and the cost of!
@@bugolsson Much appreciated mate. Yeah I will do one on my fav’s of 2023, I usually do it sometime in January. I spend the break having a good listen & seeing if stuff I liked at the start of the year is still up to snuff and of course to allow for any late in the year blinders 🕺
Unlikely, highly, but it may be superior to Maslov's, he owns hundreds of Beatles related vinyls yet they only knocked out a few lovely tunes. He also owns Dylan Lps! Nasty. If I have any Country or Blues they will be in the comedy/quirky crates. Although even the more maligned genres have the odd Lp of musical value. The Fall are quite a marmite band, some see their noise as puerile gibberish, others as innovative, serious. The lead singer presented as a lobotomised numpty to me. Over the years I bought what I hear that appeals, usually from a radio show, now utube, or moreso in the past at someones house and they play something that tickles my gonads, so to speak. I'd say with you that you seem to collect vinyls in 'as new' shape, or modern pressings quite often. I like OG's and plenty of ringwear ideally.
You’re a harsh man Mike 😂
@@benrankins4446 Are you a weirdo, as you self identify, or a normie, or nether. We seem to live in an age where it is much easier to hear and amass a wider spectrum of sounds. Not least thanks to utube. Is your collection atypical in this era? Or is it the case we meet more people with collections with more genres due to the Internet and listening habits have not diversified? Or is it moreso the case records have become more diverse than a few decades back. Each or most genres range of subgenres seemingly growing all the time and more merging of genres/subgenres in the process. It's hard to get precise stats but it might be there were 1,000 new releases in 1970, 5,000 in 2000 and 25,000 or so in 2023. Technology and Globalisation is inevitably infusing the modern humans audio circuitry with an ever expanding range of musical cultures-subcultures. So it follows consumption patterns are going to continue to diversify, the collector whose vinyls fit neatly into a few genres/subgenres the modern ''weirdo''!?
@@miketomlin6040 Huh? I just like what I like. As I said I think my taste was formed by my discovery of underground music in the 90’s. Nothing more complicated than that 👍
@@benrankins4446 Underground is now the Overground. I remember buying the odd 'dance' 12' in the 90's. you'd go into a specialist store and bump into thousands of sounds I knew little about, or that they even existed, impossible unless you devoted your waking hrs to exploring the ever widening genre/s. Fast forward 30yrs I can probably discover more about the vinyls in that store in a week than I could in a few years back then, thanks to the Internet. Idea for a thread, -''is the Underground now invalid''
@@miketomlin6040 That is an interesting question & I propose you start the thread 👍
No jazz?! Not the best collection IMHO.😮
Pretty much the first album I showed was jazz.
best but not perfect Ben.......no Santa Never Made it into Darwin is a glaring omission IMO
I didn’t think I could do it the justice you did in your video
@@benrankins4446 oops...I should specify that the individual letters can only appear ONCE....for example I have many B E A T L E S / S E A L and JAM albums but no FALL akbums....if I can find an album by the F A L I will pounce upon it!!!
@@VagueRANT100 That is a very complicated system you have.
No Kylie or Abba ? 😁Love for the Fall.
Ya got me! Two gaping holes in the collection 😂 weirdly I always need more Fall albums though. Enjoy your Chrimbo mate. Cheers….Ben
Wow man, other than the rap and hip hop stuff, it looks like our collections and taste is nearly identical. lol. Nice stuff. 👍
You must be a person of exquisite taste then 😂 Seriously thanks for checking out the vid & for the positive vibes. Cheers…Ben 🥁🤘
@@benrankins4446 Yeah, I enjoy your video man, keep em coming. I'm sure I could learn about other cool bands from you that I probably don't know about yet. That's why I like these videos so much. Take care, talk soon brother. 🍻
I am watching 2nd time around and still come up with the same answer...I only buy records that contain the letters ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX and Z
Woah! Hold onto your hat because you’re not gonna believe this! I buy records containing all the same letters as you!!!!! 🫣
@@benrankins4446 SYNCHRONICITY!!!!....I have to donate my BEATLES albums to Vinnies as I just realised that it has more than one E.....,,,,,alas rules are rules
@@benrankins4446 what are the chances on that I wonder?.....even odds !!
@@VagueRANT100 Astronomical!