If you could take ownership of another person's record collection, whose would you pick?

WHO'DYA PICK? It can be someone famous, a friend of yours, maybe even an ILX0r. Justifications for your choice would be fun too.

scotts.

i think the reasons are pretty obvious !

Haha, my initial instinct was to plump for Scott as well...

Elton John.

Doesn't Elton John supposedly buy multiple copies of everything, so that he can have one in each of his houses?

Steven Stapleton

Yep, or at least he used to. Apocryphally goes out every Monday and buys EVERY new release. Dunno how true that is, or if he'd buy, y'know, Swans, or Grishnak Anal Lobotomy Sodom, or whatever. But I figure he can spare one of his duplicate sets. And the house he keeps it in.

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John Peel's

DJ Shadow.

Thurston Moore

Might not all be quite my cup of tea, but I imagine that David Byrne has an amazing and varied record collection. Peter Gabriel too.

Joe Bussard.

On the basis of size, I'd go for that of my mate's mate, Patrick. Last I'd heard, he'd sold his sofa to make room for more records. He claims that if you see a copy of an LP you love but already own in a bargain bin, it's "disrespectful" not to buy it.

i thought about peels, but then came the conclusion that a lot of it would not be of interest to me in the slightest.

whereas scotts revelations re 60s/70s gems in other threads always hit the spot.

He claims that if you see a copy of an LP you love but already own in a bargain bin, it's "disrespectful" not to buy it.

ha. i have started doing this.

i have a seperate pile in the archive of 'doubles' which i then offer to friends when they come round ..

Mark, we've never met but if you fancy inviting me round one evening...

Scott, Dan Selzer, Bob Stanley, artdecadeemmett, estate of the late l0u1s jagg3r

@Dwight : always welcome. the only rule is to bring a bottle ..

What happened to jagg3r? I missed his exit.

yeah?

was somewhat nervous to ask given the way it was put ..

My sense is that I'd be pretty happy with Tyler W's collection, with some possible gaps (punk?).

posts once a week, ish
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stirmonster obv.

patrick the lama

dude has an og complex ffs

Yeah I'm picking Thurston's too (plus I want his book/magazine collection too.)

Steven Stapleton

― Ward Fowler, Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:30 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Obvious, I guess, but still sore I got beaten to it. Peel's would be great and all but nothing beats the NWW list.

I ran into Robert Pollard at Goner Records in Memphis yesterday. He was scouring the Punk section. I bet he's got a good collection.

But my answer is obvs Thurston, too

Among people I actually know, definitely my friend Tim--he has a phenomenal collection. Here he is in Alan Zweig's Vinyl, expressing uncertainty at to whether owning 65 James Brown albums would be unusual for a normal person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAleFzU9cb8

well if thurston's is snagged i gotta go with byron's which is just as insane. especially now that he has tom ardolino's demented collection. jealous of that.

Yeah I was thinking about Byron. There's a Mats Gustafsson (the other one I think?) interview with him about his collecting right here btw:

http://matsgus.com/discaholic_corner/?category_name=byron-coley

There's an interview with Jim O'Rourke on that site too which I haven't read yet, but just imagine what Jim O'Rourke's record collection looks like! Dear God!

David Mancuso presumably has a nice collection.

ha, this thurston story:

What is the biggest score you never made?

I once picked up a white label promo copy of the first Stooges LP that had a press kit inside and it was only $9. When i brought it to the counter someone behind me started saying ”Oh my god that is so rare!!!”, and the guy behind the counter decided not to sell it.

Jonny Trunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOUHfqUSIEM

^ seen this Jeff?

I'm afraid I can't see whatever it is at work, Nick

James Murphy

I'm afraid I can't see whatever it is at work, Nick

Oh it's just some short promo film for some bar, but it's basically Jonny Trunk giving a quick tour of his records and his dodgy film posters.

Ah, right. A lifetime wasted at record fairs and charity shops so I didn't have to. :)

My second choice would've been Tim Gane, natch. Famously lol-worthy Q&A with the BBC:
How many records are in your collection?
Tim: I don't count - but roughly 3,600 LPs/12"s and 1,950 7"s ... and 4 CDs.

i would like tom surgall's record collection, of those not yet named.

i would take ned's, just so he couldn't have it

My friends Jason and Gabe who host the Sock Hop night in Austin,TX have a 45 collection I'd die for.

in a moment of seriousness.
i have actually been wondering what to do with my collection.
my current will declares that i want to give it to an old college chum, but i never hear from him these days, so i think i need to revise my options.
i mean, i realise it aint no ILM sanctioned pile of excellence (too much big beat, on-u and foetus !), but still, the f*cker needs a good home once i hit the decks.
oh the stresses ..
anyone else here sorted out instructions as to what to do with their lifes soundtrack once their current groove is over ?

I rang all my mates and said 'help yourselves'

If we're talking ILXors, probably either Ned's or Gerald McBoing-Boing's...

anyone else here sorted out instructions as to what to do with their lifes soundtrack once their current groove is over ?

Kind of tempting to have it all melted down and made into some bad-ass vinyl coffin, possibly in the shape of the Batmobile, but really it probably needs to all get sold in order to leave my kids *something* (not that it's worth a whole lot mind you). Unless of course they want to hang on to it themselves...

thats a point re the kids.

you see up until a few weeks/months ago i would never have thought my kids would have been interested, but in the last few weeks my eldest (16!!!), has declared that he no longer uses spotify as he just goes into the archive and helps himself to a chunk of cds as thats a lot more fun.

i'd call that a serious result.

i worry about my collection this way too. my kids aren't interested (although my Hawkwind section did elicit some interest last week, out of the blue). how about we start an ILX Foundation Archive? i worry about my stuff ending up in some grim estate sale.

also, i would gladly accept Scott Foust's record collection.

you know he's selling some of that stuff off right, nerve_pylon? set sale on a subsection of the swill website.. i bought a gate record i needed from 'im.

yep, he has a pile for me waiting at his house!

:D

there was a lot of great stuff, but i am not rich.

well, the pile isn't ALL from THAT list, jus sayin'.

hahaha

just so you know i am seriously jealous of you fuckers who can hit the highway and go see scott.

i would take ned's, just so he couldn't have it

Well I hey wait a minute.

Keep in mind most of it went to my old radio station anyway.

you took your time to pick up on that minor detail ned ..

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I only just noticed the thread!

"my current will declares that i want to give it to an old college chum"

this reminds me that chuck has me in his will! highest honor i have ever received i believe.

Actually would love to take over a small collection my dad [still claims to have] of Israeli and Turkish 60's and 70's records I grew up listening too and loved.

Actually would love to take over a small collection my dad [still claims to have] of Israeli and Turkish 60's and 70's records I grew up listening too and loved.

as indeed would the folks who run finders keepers ...

I would take Greg Shaw's. Byron would be a close second.

Yeah, Greg Shaw's would be cool. Second Jonny Trunk. Little Danny who runs Office Naps would have an envious collection.

I'd completely forgotten about Office Naps--discovered a lot of great stuff there a few years ago, before he took some time off.

http://www.officenaps.com/aug_21_2006/punjabs_ragariff.mp3

Hello, I would pick mine own.

I have little enough time to dig out underplayed stuff I already own, never mind assimilating someone elses.

You know, I wouldn't, it would be too difficult to manage and move around. I wish we had better radio stations! I like someone else picking out music for me.

Bill Dixon's. Fortunately, most of it is/was up for sale on discogs. Unfortunately, the good stuff went fast/for hella $$$.

Mats Gustafsson without a doubt. Dude probably has more rare free jazz and improv LPs than anyone else.

i told you that bill dixon's son came in the store, didn't i? i think i did. he's the one with the stuff up on discogs. nice guy.

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Yep, you did. I still peruse his listings, but most of what's left now is 70s and 80s reissues.

If we're talking ILXors, probably either Ned's or Gerald McBoing-Boing's...

Awww, Turrican, that's so nice! I sure hope you like gobs of punk, post-punk, obscure Flying Nun and NZ indie, Aussie garage, alt-country, 50s rockabilly and miles and miles of The Fall!

Actually, my kids are in line to get my CDs but, really, they'll likely look at a room full of physical objects with disdain. Hopefully ILM circa 2051 will have someone who'll be worthy.

I sure hope you like gobs of punk, post-punk, obscure Flying Nun and NZ indie, Aussie garage, alt-country, 50s rockabilly and miles and miles of The Fall!

This totally makes me want your collection too. Though not if it's all on CD, ha.

It's almost all on CD. I never fell for LPs though listening to old vinyl on my mates new system has been revelatory. PiL's "Flowers Of Romance" makes more sense than ever before.

I'd want from Chuck Warner's (Hyped2Death records) collection. So many uber-rare UK punk and post-punk 45s to devour...

chuck warner came in my store not long ago and i was like dude you aren't gonna find anything here...

we had a nice chat though.

i mean for the majority of people out there what i have in the store is eclectic/interesting enough to look through but some people live in other more specialized universes.

Awww, Turrican, that's so nice! I sure hope you like gobs of punk, post-punk, obscure Flying Nun and NZ indie, Aussie garage, alt-country, 50s rockabilly and miles and miles of The Fall!

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, November 23, 2012 6:04 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'd totally have a whale of time rifling through all that, no doubt about it! :D

Mm, Ned I think.

Kugelberg?

Scott, Dan Selzer, Bob Stanley, artdecadeemmett, estate of the late l0u1s jagg3r

― qiqing, Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:11 AM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm going to start selling a lot of stuff probably in the next month or two on discogs. I need the $$$!

if discogs is too slow you can always take a trip up to greenfield. i'm always buying! though i'm sure you would do fine on the discogs.

I'm terribly tickled by people who want my collection but in terms of actual CDs (and a small amount of vinyl) I don't know if people would actually be all that impressed. (I mean, I like to think I've got a core of really nice stuff around, including some complete label runs, but even so.)

Now if you were talking my music archive hard drive, but that's another story.

I don't think anyone has said Lux and Ivy's yet? So, theirs.

I have the digital version. Can't remember where I downloaded it from, but it was a 4 or 5 volume set called Lux and Ivy's Favorites.

which is what, one box of 45s?

p.s. not to derail the thread but dan, if you are getting rid of any xpressway-related things please keep me in mind.

I think the only xpressway thing I have is the X-Way Vision VHS tape!

damn, jealous of seth troxler:

http://www.mixmag.net/read/seth-troxler-buys-dave-haslams-record-collection-news

Joe Bussard, and I then I would have to invest in a good record player.

although i don't particularly care for him, someone like dr. dre's would be nice. it isn't like all those samples come from nowhere.

Bobby Gillespie

I think I'd like Alex Chilton's. From what I've heard it's full of great obscure old school soul and R&B, something I know a little about but would enjoy the deep dive.

Jack Rabid's walls of CDs and LPs have been fun to peruse.