Weird things are great! Except sweet jesus, never buy a record that has glitter imprinted because it will sound horrible and could damage your needle. Comedy records are great. I don't have any yet, but one of my roommates has a bunch of Bill Cosby records and I love all of them. nowaypablo, flea markets and thrift stores are your friends for cheap records. The only thing is to make sure they're not in awful condition.
Yeah, that was kinda my initial worry, although for $5 you're beating a CD price four times over, and the experience five times over, I also don't want to cherish something that's actually shit :D I'll be careful flea markets and thrift stores are your friends for cheap records. The only thing is to make sure they're not in awful condition.
Oh god, did I ever tell anyone on Hubski about the time where I thought I was the proud new owner of the White Album and then it turned out, I was only the proud new owner of about .75 of the White Album? But - I paid $2 for it - would rather half one playable record and one not for $2 than not at all. Thrift, pabst, thrift and gift. Buy really, really special albums you love and can't live without online but don't rush into it. I would say you should buy the first 100 good albums you can find in thrift shops. Prices range of course, usually between $.50 and $2/album, but I figure you could average out at about $1/per. Be patient. Don't let it burn a hole in your pocket, it's so rewarding to gradually build a collection.
If they're that cheap I guess I don't even care if the quality isn't good-as-new. Then again, the first records I heard were my dad's $250 box set of Radiohead's whole discography, played on a $10,000 sound system which creates instant transcendence, so it might be a bit different. Since I lack the proper unnecessary amount of cash to throw at shit, I will stick to your plan. Thrift and gift it is.