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Floyd R. Turbo

(30,073 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:03 PM Jan 14

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 14 OP

That is painful to think about Sucha NastyWoman Jan 14 #1

Oh my Ptah Jan 14 #2

Damn. underpants Jan 14 #3

Oh man. The best years for music!! CrispyQ Jan 14 #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 14 #5

That's A Drag ProfessorGAC Jan 14 #6

When I'd buy an album, I'd tape it immediately and only listen to the tape. Intractable Jan 14 #7

Indeed. OldBaldy1701E Jan 14 #9

Well, yes, someone else's CD. Intractable Jan 14 #11

Yep. I was always a late bloomer when it came to new audio tech. OldBaldy1701E Jan 14 #12

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

Ahh, Le Barre! L'air pur! La terre riche! OldBaldy1701E Jan 14 #15

It's not always obvious what gets lost in fires like those...nt Wounded Bear Jan 14 #8

I weep with you, good sir. OldBaldy1701E Jan 14 #10

So sad. May all the happy memories for the special items lost stay with her and her husband. Fla Dem Jan 14 #13

I'm sorry for yours and your daughter's loss Clouds Passing Jan 14 #16

Yeah sometimes i lament the loss Figarosmom Jan 15 #17

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,995 posts)

1. That is painful to think about

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:04 PM

Jan 14

I am so sorry.

Ptah

(33,683 posts)

2. Oh my

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:05 PM

Jan 14

underpants

(189,677 posts)

3. Damn.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:05 PM

Jan 14

CrispyQ

(39,367 posts)

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

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:08 PM

Jan 14

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

electric_blue68

(20,600 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 14

300 bc of limited space.

So glad she's physically safe!

ProfessorGAC

(72,145 posts)

6. That's A Drag

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:29 PM

Jan 14

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

(958 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 14

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

OldBaldy1701E

(7,545 posts)

9. Indeed.

Reply to Intractable (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:51 PM

Jan 14

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

Intractable

(958 posts)

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

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:56 PM

Jan 14

CDs were expensive back then.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,545 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 14

I was still working with the old stuff!

Intractable

(958 posts)

14. Cap't Picard would approve.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:04 PM

Jan 14

The man lives in a centuries-old vineyard.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,545 posts)

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

Reply to Intractable (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:06 PM

Jan 14

C'est magnifique!

Wounded Bear

(61,653 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 14

OldBaldy1701E

(7,545 posts)

10. I weep with you, good sir.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:53 PM

Jan 14

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

Fla Dem

(26,416 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 14

Clouds Passing

(4,239 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 14

Figarosmom

(5,001 posts)

17. Yeah sometimes i lament the loss

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 01:29 AM

Jan 15

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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