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Everything you wanted to know about collecting vinyl records and tips for what bands and artists to collect on vinyl singles and albums in this free record collector video series from a certified antique appraiser.
There are 15 videos in this series:

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent overview of vinyl records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting comedy albums in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting box sets in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl Bob Dylan records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl Elvis records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent overview of which Elvis albums are considered valuable in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl records from the Sun label in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl rock albums in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl Beach Boys records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl 45RPM singles+R259 in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl records by The Beatles in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl records from Disney in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you an excellent introduction to collecting vinyl show & tell records in this free record collector video.

An antiques expert gives you tips and tricks for collecting vinyl records in this free record collector video.

Back in the early days of the compact disc, many people thought records would be obsolete by now. Most chain stores did stop selling them and major on-line vendors such as Amazon don’t offer them. But at your hip local music store, vinyl has somehow stayed around, even started to thrive again, thanks largely to djs and record collectors, now often called crate diggers when referring to that obsessive who will look through every record in the building just to find that obscure funk song or Misfits single that will impress their friends and more importantly, allow them to brag about their record collecting prowess. Yes, record collecting is a competitive field, full of manic music fans who are very, very anxious to find that rare record before you do. Here at Expert Village, we would like to give you a few pointers on what to look for…
Antique store owner Jan Braunstein has seen her share of rare records. In this free series, she shows you her very own copy of one of the rarest, the infamous “butcher cover” of the Beatles’ “Yesterday and Today” album. She gives you an overview of record collecting in general and talks about some albums by Bob Dylan, Elvis and the Beach Boys which you should snatch up whenever you see them. She also discusses 45 rpm singles and specialty niches such as comedy albums, box sets and show-and-tell records. You never know when you might stumble across a treasure while looking through the stacks of vinyl at a used book or antique store. The trick is to know that it’s a treasure when you run across it. Because if you don’t find out until later, it will be gone. But your regret will live on forever…
Jan Braunstein Jan Braunstein owns and operates the Antique Avenue antiques store in Pomona, Calif. Her mother also owned an antiques store. She is a certified antique appraiser.dkdk
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