Horrific crimes of record collecting

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Sun May 05, 2013 7:47 pm

Sometimes I get so caught up in obscure forgotten metal that I forget about some really classic stuff. For example, I only just realized that I don't own Sad Wings Of Destiny in any format.

I'm pretty sure I have every track on various compilations, but still that's no excuse. Going to turn in my license to headbang now...

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Sun May 05, 2013 7:56 pm

And you're not the only one

.For example my collection still missing few MANOWAR classic albums and more stuff I can't remember until I want to hear these and then I see empty place in shelves.

Warepire · Post by **Warepire** » Sun May 05, 2013 11:44 pm

I am missing so many of the mandatory classics it's not even funny. But you don't see me making a big deal out of it.

perishinflames · Post by **perishinflames** » Mon May 06, 2013 12:38 am

Same here. I always put off the common stuff thinking "this will always be available next week/month/year but there's this other record I might not see again for x amount of time"... the rarer items almost always take precedence. This has bitten me in the ass as stuff I used to see for $5 all the time has now gotten a lot more expensive.

Le fjump · Post by **Le fjump** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:09 am

I was at a record fair this weekend. Couldn´t remember if my KISS - Creatures of the night LP had the innersleeve or not so I didn´t pick it up.

When I got home I realized I didn´t even own the LP

scandinavian-assault · Mon May 06, 2013 7:55 am

It seems to be common for record collectors, not owning the classics who SHAPED the genre(s).
It's always nice to find some "new" obscure bands, but how can you really beat MOTÖRHEAD, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN for example? You cannot top them, ever.

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Mon May 06, 2013 11:29 am

Don't have this problem really, it was important to me to get "basic" stuff first, and it was also the only choice with no internet, limited money, and poor selection of places to find records. There's a huge amount of records many would consider common and essential, so of course I'm missing some things in that sense, and not to sound too pretentious because of course there's so many records I still need, but sometimes a few "classics" are records I can't be bothered to buy, if just for the sake of having them on the shelf when I wouldn't want to listen to them anyway.

nightsblood · Post by **nightsblood** » Mon May 06, 2013 3:01 pm

perishinflames wrote:Same here. I always put off the common stuff thinking "this will always be available next week/month/year but there's this other record I might not see again for x amount of time"... the rarer items almost always take precedence. This has bitten me in the ass as stuff I used to see for $5 all the time has now gotten a lot more expensive.

same here
One of my big omissions: I don't own Mercyful Fate 'Melissa' currently
Only recently got a new copy of 'Holy Diver'

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon May 06, 2013 3:08 pm

Thankfully I had obtained most essential "basic" stuff before I knew there was such a thing as "obscure" metal.

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:15 pm

mordred wrote:Thankfully I had obtained most essential "basic" stuff before I knew there was such a thing as "obscure" metal.

Haha me too. But I still need a mint copy of Painkiller on LP.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue May 07, 2013 3:00 am

I have nothing from Pentagram!

ban me now

Lama · Post by **Lama** » Tue May 07, 2013 12:32 pm

mordred wrote:Thankfully I had obtained most essential "basic" stuff before I knew there was such a thing as "obscure" metal.

Same here! And although I already owned most Manilla Road/Cirith Ungol/insert other 'semi-obscure' band's original vinyls back in the late nineties, I'd wish I had discovered 'really' obscure metal a few years earlier.

Heabymetawhunta · Post by **Heabymetawhunta** » Tue May 07, 2013 1:17 pm

Le fjump wrote:I was at a record fair this weekend. Couldn´t remember if my KISS - Creatures of the night LP had the innersleeve or not so I didn´t pick it up.

When I got home I realized I didn´t even own the LP

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue May 07, 2013 7:58 pm

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:I have nothing from Pentagram!

ban me now

Oh yeah, definately an aching hole on the shelves here too. I only have the Livin In a Ram single.

And heaps other classics missing...

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Tue May 07, 2013 8:03 pm

There is alot of classic stuff missing from my collection, one reason is I sold alot bcos I needed money and didn't want to get rid of any rarities. I need to buy the whole iron maiden vinyl discography again!! I will do with the judas priest discography for now.