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I was 18 when GNR hit. I feel sorry for rock fans who dont get to live through a debut like that. GAME CHANGER . To say it was my soundtrack <and my pals>is an understatement. Living in Detroit , the rock scene exploded and <if it's your thing> the girls had never been hotter,the whiskey and beers better , or going out on Friday and Saturday. Imagine the club scenes from Purple Rain but with metal and rock. Can I go back ?

I would have to say, not in any particular order: Van Halen Boston Led Zeppelin Cars These all changed the sound of what I was hearing at the time.

I like 2 out of the 5 on your list. Axl Rose's voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me, I can't change the radio station fast enough when G & R comes on.

Pearl Jam are terrible. Nirvana could easily replace Guns N Roses. The Who My Generation.....#1

Montrose. Also Texas Flood by SRV

My top 5 Boston, Boston The Cars, The Cars Van Halen, Van Halen Jimi Hendrix Experience Led Zeppelin

I would add: Jeff Buckley - Grace Counting Crows -August and Everything After The Killers - Hot Fuss

Great choices my friend! I loved the slight expansion of your list as Boston and The Cars are in my Top Five Debut Albums. One can't go wrong with any of your choices. Solid picks across the board.

Great list, but here's mine, Boston, foreigner, bad company, areosmith,April wine!

Elvis Presley - S/T Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? The Velvet Underground & Nico The Doors - S/T Led Zeppelin - S/T Black Sabbath - S/T Ramones - S/T Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Boston - Boston Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick The Clash - The Clash Cars - Cars Elvis Costello - My Aim is True

Yes, G&R is tops for me. Best debut ever!

Very solid list, but I would need to put Ritchie Valen's debut album in the top 5 over Van Halen. That is one of the most influential albums of all time. Some others I'd consider for top 10: Joy Division Unknown Pleasures My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead S/T The Velvet Underground S/T

Also worth adding to the list: - The Doors - The Doors - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Smiths - The Smiths - Rage Against the Machine - R.A.T.M. - Weezer - "Blue" Album

Not the best, but definitely my favourites Rush - Self Titled The Strokes - Is This It Dire Straits - Self Titled Men At Work - Business As Usual The Doors - Self Titled

Hard to argue with your list GI! Here’s a few more greats that came to mind: 1. Music from Big Pink - The Band 2. Dire Straits (Self Titled) 3. Outlandos d’Amour - The Police 4. High Voltage - AC/DC 5. Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash - The Replacements Edit: how could I forget QOTSAs self titled debut!

1-“My Aim is True” - Elvis Costello 2-“Please Please Me” - The Beatles 3-“The Kick Inside” - Kate Bush 4-“The Velvet Underground & Nico” - Velvet Underground 5- (tie)“Elvis Presley” - Elvis Presley 5 - (tie) “Music From the Bug Pink” - The Band

I totally agree with Zeppelin & Sabbath. I had not owned that Hendrix album until recently and he has never been on a top list for me, but I have to agree. I’m going in a different direction with the next two, I’m going with REM’s Murmur and the White Stripes S/T. I also have to throw Toadies Rubberneck in the mix. I own Appetite and it’s a great album.

I don't know if I can choose 5 so for me I'll say Zeppelin I (not my favorite from them, I like Physical Graffiti).They changed music with that album, just like Elvis and the Beatles did before them. I was born in 76' and like you I do remember when G&R came out. EVERYONE in school was talking about Paradise City. And while I'm not really into grunge anymore, Nevermind was mind blowing when it came out. Top five is tough as most bands I listen to, their first album is not my favorite!

Velvet Underground & Nico Television - Marquee Moon Wire - Pink Flag Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Ride - Nowhere

I’m a 1978 kid too! That G&R debut was ridiculous when it came out! Still one of my favorite albums!

Van Halen all the way! Changed rock guitar…

Thinking that your record collection will bring you a pile of gold is foolish buy for the music and die with it!

Thanks for turning me onto the blind melon album. I just purchased it along with the black Crows album. Good stuff. Could you do a video on your record collection? the reason I ask is that we have very similar taste in music.

Interesting, I have DMM copy of Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time 86 release with scuffs and hairline scratches, plays solid, have a perfectly clean no scratch version of Floyd'd Meddle that snap crackles pops.

I learned a lot from your video and my vinyl experience will be all the richer for it. Thanks for taking the time to release this. 👍

Greatest band ever. Greatest album ever.

The way I see it is, if you're going to sell albums to people who are just in it for collecting, and have no intention of ever breaking the thing open, why not just put in a blank plastic disc. No music needed. Do you know how much money you can save, and also make? Think about it.

One of the main reason I built a CD collection rather than a vinyl collection is that the fidelity on vinyl degrade after so many listens. If I had lots of disposable income, I'd collect vinyls from selected bands but never open or play them.

Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory

Wish if you added incesticide and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness .

Going a little ahead here , I must say that for me , it’s Nevermind the bollocks , here’s the Sex pistols. The lyrics , the riffs and the sheer attitude does the trick for me.

Always transcribed them to R/R, first a Teac 2300SD then to a Revox B 77.

Justification for keeping something sealed is ridiculous. Just say it, you’re speculating on hoping to make a bit more money. And btw the other nostalgia industries like “trading cards” and “comics” have crashed and burned. That’s why clowns like Aoki are “slabbing” records. It’s a fad scam.

The reason people who don’t open records is purely to flip them. It’s total garbage. Buying to speculate is a farce, they are not supporting the artist it’s all “investment”.

Yes they are made to be played or not. ~~/)~~

Very cool collection!!! Update when possible!

Lately I’ve been buying records at every concert I go to with my friends or kids and leave them sealed. I place them in an outer sleeve and leave a note of the concert date and who I was with. Since all concert tickets are digital now, these records are just for memories. Other than that I open and play all my other records.

When I lived in a large city I always supported local small business owners (my local comic book shop, etc.). I now live in northern Michigan and the closest record store to me is over two hours away. I visited them yesterday and spent $180 on six records and some cleaner. For me, I can't drive there two or three times a week to support them (more like once every few months), so I have no other option than the big box stores, like Walmart (I'm also purchasing on Discogs now). With that said, I refuse to support Amazon on many things now. I had Amazon for years, but after continuous price hikes and terrible packaging ( I would NEVER order something fragile like a record from Amazon) I refuse to support a company that makes billions and still raises their prices on a near annual basis. With all that said, I think small business owners absolutely need to connect with their customers by taking an interest in them and providing the best customer service experience as possible. If I get that, I'll willingly spend more money at a small business vs Walmart/Amazon. Conversely, if a small business doesn't take an interest in me, I'm not coming back. Just my two cents!

Hey GI, I love your channel and I live in Gold Coast Australia. It’s funny before I started collecting Records, I used to collect fine wine (still do to some degree). What I found really frustrating about collecting wine was after spending lots of time and money buying the wine, you either just let it sit there in your wine fridge or you drank it and then it was gone, What I love about collecting Records is that after you find them you can play them over and over again. I am definitely in the camp of playing the Records and it’s one of the things I love about the hobby. Love you work mate cheers.

Great, how is the petfect listening room?

Great job

I buy records to play them and can say yes I have that record. I enjoy the ritual of playing them. I know if you leave it sealed over time it creates a warp. Not sure how much truth there is to it. I’m one that likes to watch my music play either on the turntable or the reel to reel. Great video GI!

I buy records to play them and can say yes I have that record. I enjoy the ritual of playing them. I know if you leave it sealed over time it creates a warp. Not sure how much truth there is to it. I’m one that likes to watch my music play either on the turntable or the reel to reel. Great video GI!

Great video. There are two things I have: 1) Regarding reissues; as a newer collector, its helping me out, but I really need some labels or bands (not sure who's at fault) to start doing more reissues. For me its Rush. I desperately want a copy of Counterparts and Test for Echo but neither have had a reissue in many years and I'm not dropping $400 on a record. 2) Paper sleeves in 2024 is criminal. For example, I've purchased some Taylor Swift records for my wife. Everything about her releases screams high quality,: the artwork, lyrics, amount of songs, etc. But she uses paper sleeves. The records are scuffed and have paper residue on them right out of packaging. It drives me nuts! Who do we complain to? The label? The artist? For the higher cost they are charging for new records, a poly inner should be a given.

Yes! Period. Slabbers are merely cover collectors

I have bought records, brought them home and forgotten of them. After realizing that the album I bought is not very good, I held onto the record and sold it for 3 times what I paid for it. Some new albums actually do go up in value if you hold onto them for a while.

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always a great topic for discussion. One of the biggest differences in the records you showed sealed vs what people buy today is that it's unusual for those records to exist. today, half the people buying records dont even own a player. imagine how many sealed taylor swift records exist (and will never be opened) vs a 1970s zeppelin reissue. as for slabbing them and rating them - that is a horrible development coming out of the video game market. it will only entice more people who dont play records to get involved in vinyl, purely to scalp and profit.

I play my records , although I have bought a dozen+ for nostalgia reasons. Most of them which have got lost thru the years. The oldest sealed record I bought was Jimmy Castor - Hey Leroy , from 1967. #2 is Kool & the gang - Kool jazz from 1973. On both occations , after I payed , I broke the seal to inspect the record in front of the wide eyed store owners. That is tremendously fun. Hey , I’m gonna play them as soon as I come home anyway. Might as well have a laugh while I can. Yolo!