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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,230 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:03 PM Jan 2025

I forgot about the albums. Yesterday my daughter and her husband went to the remains of their home to see if they could

salvage anything. In what used to be their music room is what my daughter described as a “Lava flow of vinyl.” 1,000 + LPs.
Most of them collected by me during the 50s, 60s, and 70s. When she was growing up I would let her take several a year for her own collection. When she turned 50 I gave her the remainder of my collection.

Frequently I would buy both an album to listen to as well as an unopened duplicate to keep. Most of these were from the sixties including The Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, etc. All gone! Oh well!

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I forgot about the albums. Yesterday my daughter and her husband went to the remains of their home to see if they could (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2025 OP

That is painful to think about Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2025 #1

Oh my Ptah Jan 2025 #2

Damn. underpants Jan 2025 #3

Oh man. The best years for music!! CrispyQ Jan 2025 #4

I believe all decades have great music, AND Ouch, that's sad! As someone who had to leave about 290 LP's behind out... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #5

That's A Drag ProfessorGAC Jan 2025 #6

When I'd buy an album, I'd tape it immediately and only listen to the tape. Intractable Jan 2025 #7

Indeed. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #9

Well, yes, someone else's CD. Intractable Jan 2025 #11

Yep. I was always a late bloomer when it came to new audio tech. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #12

Cap't Picard would approve. Intractable Jan 2025 #14

Ahh, Le Barre! L'air pur! La terre riche! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #15

It's not always obvious what gets lost in fires like those...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2025 #8

I weep with you, good sir. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #10

So sad. May all the happy memories for the special items lost stay with her and her husband. Fla Dem Jan 2025 #13

I'm sorry for yours and your daughter's loss Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #16

Yeah sometimes i lament the loss Figarosmom Jan 2025 #17

Sucha NastyWoman

(3,012 posts)

1. That is painful to think about

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:04 PM

Jan 2025

I am so sorry.

Ptah

(33,796 posts)

2. Oh my

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:05 PM

Jan 2025

underpants

(191,217 posts)

3. Damn.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:05 PM

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CrispyQ

(39,918 posts)

4. Oh man. The best years for music!!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:08 PM

Jan 2025

So glad she's safe. I have no words for the scope of this disaster.

electric_blue68

(22,113 posts)

5. I believe all decades have great music, AND Ouch, that's sad! As someone who had to leave about 290 LP's behind out...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jan 2025

300 bc of limited space.

So glad she's physically safe!

ProfessorGAC

(73,366 posts)

6. That's A Drag

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:29 PM

Jan 2025

All those years of collecting.
I have no more vinyl. Just never wanted to invest in a new turntable & too lazy to care for LPs
But, it would be cool to have a collection.
Sorry your stash is history.

Intractable

(1,120 posts)

7. When I'd buy an album, I'd tape it immediately and only listen to the tape.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:52 PM

Jan 2025

Vinyl wears out so quickly, and then one gets to hear all the warm-sounding clicks, pops, and hiss.

OldBaldy1701E

(8,210 posts)

9. Indeed.

Reply to Intractable (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:51 PM

Jan 2025

I did the same thing. I used to laugh when people would ask, "Did you record that from a CD?"

Intractable

(1,120 posts)

11. Well, yes, someone else's CD.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:56 PM

Jan 2025

CDs were expensive back then.

OldBaldy1701E

(8,210 posts)

12. Yep. I was always a late bloomer when it came to new audio tech.

Reply to Intractable (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:58 PM

Jan 2025

I was still working with the old stuff!

Intractable

(1,120 posts)

14. Cap't Picard would approve.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:04 PM

Jan 2025

The man lives in a centuries-old vineyard.

OldBaldy1701E

(8,210 posts)

15. Ahh, Le Barre! L'air pur! La terre riche!

Reply to Intractable (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:06 PM

Jan 2025

C'est magnifique!

Wounded Bear

(62,340 posts)

8. It's not always obvious what gets lost in fires like those...nt

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:13 PM

Jan 2025

OldBaldy1701E

(8,210 posts)

10. I weep with you, good sir.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:53 PM

Jan 2025

That is a tragic loss on top of a tragic loss.

Fla Dem

(26,857 posts)

13. So sad. May all the happy memories for the special items lost stay with her and her husband.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 04:34 PM

Jan 2025

Clouds Passing

(5,314 posts)

16. I'm sorry for yours and your daughter's loss

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:28 PM

Jan 2025

Figarosmom

(6,565 posts)

17. Yeah sometimes i lament the loss

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:29 AM

Jan 2025

Of my collection but I realize I

don't need to own them to hear them. I do still have the early vinyls and 45s that I bought before I was married because those were at my parents house.

Sorry you list yours it is a shame.

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