A small legacy in vinyl

[nuxvomica]

I've been stuck at home with a recovering cat and my own head injury so I thought I might catalogue a box of old albums I was given by a friend back in 1983 for safe keeping. I put these away after his death and haven't looked at them for 20 years but boredom got the best of me. They are in perfect condition, or seem to be. I'll need to drag out the old turntable. It's around here somewhere.
I recognize most of them but not all. So what do you think? Aside from the pop classics, any gems?

Billy Joel -- 52nd Street
Billy Joel -- Piano Man
Billy Joel -- Streetlife Serenade
Billy Joel -- The Stranger
Bob James -- Four
Boz Scaggs -- Slow Dancer
Bruce Springsteen -- Darkness on the Edge of Town
Cat Stevens -- Numbers: A Pythagorean Theory Tale
Cheech and Chong -- Cheech and Chong
Dan Fogelberg -- Captured Angel
Dan Fogelberg -- Souvenirs
Deodato -- Prelude
Emerson, Lake and Palmer -- Tarkus
Gary Lewis and the Playboys -- A Session with Gary Lewis and The Playboys
Gary Lewis and the Playboys -- Golden Greats
George Harrison -- Thirty-three and 1/3
Hall & Oates -- Bigger than Both of Us
J.J. Johnson -- Proof Positive
Jackson Browne -- Los Angeles, California
James Brown -- Showtime
James Taylor -- In the Pocket
James Taylor -- Sweet Baby James
Jesse Colin Young -- On the Road
Johnny Eaton and his Princetonians -- College Jazz: Modern
Joni Mitchell -- Blue
Joni Mitchell -- Clouds
Kansas -- Point of No Return
Karla Bonoff -- Karla Bonoff
Linda Ronstadt -- Mad Love
Monty Python -- Monty Python's Previous Record
Peter Gabriel -- Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins -- Face Value
Pink Floyd -- Relics
Pure Prairie League -- Bustin' Out
Richie Havens -- Richard P. Havens, 1983
Stevie Nicks -- Bella Donna
Stevie Wonder -- Songs in the Key of Life
The Beatles -- Let It Be
The Beatles -- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Bee Gees -- Odessa
The Doobie Brothers -- Minute by Minute
The Rolling Stones -- Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones -- The Rolling Stones, Now!
The Who -- Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
The Who -- Who's next
Wings -- At the Speed of Sound
Wings -- Venus and Mars

[On the Road]

1. Try the Jesse Colin Young

not one of his most prominent, but I love all his stuff, Youngbloods and afterwards. He lives in Hawaii now and grows coffee.

And if you haven't already, put on Joni Mitchell's Blue. A classic if ever there was one.

[nuxvomica]

3. He's one of the ones I don't recognize

I'll have to check that out. Cool. :-)

[Catch22Dem]

2. I had Minute By Minute on vinyl yoo

Damn, that's a good album. Actually, all of those are pretty damn good which must mean I'm just in a "Doobies" kinda mood at the moment.

[nuxvomica]

4. I remember the title song

It's stuck in my head now. The album cover is in perfect condition and still has the sleeve with all the lyrics.

[dolo amber]

5. What'd you do to your head?

Great collection ya got there, think I'll go listen to me some Stevie. ;)

Feel better! :hi:

[nuxvomica]

6. I rose too quickly from the edge of the couch

And forgot the Nordic Trak was there. Banged myself good on the right side of my head. Have a mild but constant headache on the other side (?) ever since. Went to the ER when my left pupil stopped responding to light but they say I'm ok, just need rest. Weird experience cuz I've cracked my head many times over the years but never had the constant headache and occasional nausea like this one.

Yeah, I like the collection. Some dupes of what I used to have but never took good care of.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Sounds like an impressive collection, nuxvomica

Most of those are my favorites, as well. Let us know when you find the turntable, LOL! Take good care of your head and the cat.:D

[voice of reason]

8. wow

a respectable cross-section of the 70s singer/songwriter pantheon.

Cheech and Chong seems oddly out of place, but oddly not.

v.o.r.

[nuxvomica]

9. Yeah, I guess singer/songwriters are well represented

But that was the way back then. Cheech and Chong don't seem as out of place to me as Gary Lewis. I strongly suspect my friend had gotten them from his older brother.

[Barad Simith]

10. 4

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers: a classic rock staple

The Rolling Stones - Now!: great old R&B; try listening to it while you play video games

The Who - Who's next: cheap red wine, a loaded bong, or both

Wings - Venus and Mars: easily the best album Paul McCartney did outside the Beatles

[trogdor]

11. Can you record them to CD?

Sounds like your friend had excellent taste in music.

I've been doing that with my old LP collection. The results have been so good, I got obsessed with it. Before long, I had a Sound Blaster Audigy series soundcard (THX certified! w00t!) and a Stanton turntable (thank God for hip hop) with a really good cartridge/stylus just to do this thing I do. My wife thinks I'm nuts.

You should see my setup. My PC is now a gigantic tape deck, with over a hundred albums on the hard drive in MP3 format. No, I do NOT have Kazaa.

[nuxvomica]

12. I think I'd rather sample them (with my ears, that is) and then buy CDs

If I really like the music and want it on CD, I'll just buy it. Then I can compare the richness of analog against the precision of digital.

edit: how much do you think a setup like that would cost me? I basically need the thingy that goes between the turntable and the computer, whatever that is.

[veganwitch]

13. i found a misprinted copy of ride the lightning...

on vinyl, in England. i paid 15 pounds for it. they messed up for whom the bell tolls and printed for whom the bells toll. i wish i had a record player. id love to hear it.