I buy albums so when people come over to my house they go "wow, you like a lot of good music."
If they do not comment on music collection, lovingly displayed, I will go over to stand by it while while making subtle gestures to direct their attention. If they still don't tell me how fucking great I am for having a collection full venerated classics, while also containing a healthy number of tastefully chosen indie works, I will ask them directly if they like music while running my hand over the spines of my record collection.
If they then still refuse to acknowledge my music collection based superiority, I show them the door. Who needs assholes like that in your life?
There are a lot of reasons I buy an album, most of which are so obvious I won't waste my time explaining.
However, I can say I am far more inclined to buy an album by an artist if I am going to see them live. This is a huge factor for me. At least half the new releases I bought last year were by artists I saw live. _________________ 100 Punk Favourites
Interesting topic, this. I've rarely bought a record with the sole intention of supporting the artist financially, but more because I actually dig the music to such a degree that to own it in a physical format just seems like the right thing to do. If I was going to do that, I'd more than likely buy through Bandcamp, which I've done on a couple of occasions and in one case (the Tuff Love LP from earlier this year) got a nice little letter in the post with the record to thank me. Nice touch.
Since I started buying vinyl again in 2014 after a 10-odd year hiatus (where I bought precisely nothing on any physical format - everything downloaded - although I spent the 90s hoarding CDs like crazy) I've rediscovered the thrill of going record shopping: wandering into a shop with no idea of what you might find and coming out with either a bargain or some obscure curio I've been hunting for for ages. To that extent - as indeed was the case today when I paid about £4 over-the-odds for the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band LP - I tend to try my best to support indie records shops when buying wax. In an odd sort of way it's a throwback to my youth when I used to spend all my spare time hanging out in Our Price and my local record emporium The Rock Box (still going strong) hogging the listening post until it was time to go home for tea. I rarely buy new records over t'Internet unless I just can't find it, or it's from an indie shop's own website (such as Honest Jon's).
The exception to this is second-hand vinyl, and that's where my collector's head comes in. I buy that on one of the following criteria - if it's under the accepted going rate (using Record Collector guide/Discogs as a comparison), if it's an original pressing (very important), the condition, if I've never seen it before (thrill of the chase and all that) and if I'm brutally honest there's also a bit of 'hey, look what I've found'/bighead factor to be considered too. Then again, if it's dirt cheap and I've never heard it but can't turn down the opportunity to do so, even if it ends up with me selling it at a Car Boot sale 6 months down the line (such as a copy of Talk Talk's Spirit Of Eden which I got for £1 in a charity shop) that can often work too. Bottom line is that I don't have a hierarchy that dictates whether or not I buy a specific record - in fact thanks to my in-built thrifty instincts any second-hand purchases tend to be more driven by price than anything else. I also only buy stuff I'll actually listen to - anyone who buys a record and leaves it in its shrink wrap because it might be 'worth something down the line' is my idea of the kind of person who has godawful B.O. and doesn't have anyone to dance with at parties. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
^^^ Uh...if you buy what you think other people may think is good, what will there be for you to enjoy?
Friends that like me for my music collection. Because lord knows if I didn't have them I'd have to show off my sock puppet collection which is not only less impressive but kinda weird.
I know this wasn't directed at me but since I can identify with the post I figured I'd answer. That seemed to be the point anyway.
But no, my actual answer is just to waste money. If I'm making 500 bucks a week (though as of right now I'm not, which kinda sucks when you like buying stuff) instead of saving up for something bigger I'll just spend 90% of my funds on entertainment and 10 % on necessities.
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