Record Collecting Degree Entrance Exam

[NogbadTheBad]

http://everyrecordtellsastory.com/20...lifying-paper/

A few few of these hit rather close to home.

[Pr33t]

Hahah, not bad. #9 really hits home for me.

[bob_32_116]

Now these ARE actually funny, in response to the person suggesting that prog fans have no sense of humour.

Just one thing: Saturday Night Fever's not THAT bad. At least half of it is good music. And no, I don't own it.

[Lopez]

Funny stuff. Reminds me of a collector, dealer, and music authority in Rhode Island who had such a large collection that his wife said, "Either the records go or I go." He said adios to the wife.

[Yves]

uhhh.... Saturday Night Fever IS that bad!

[rickawakeman]

Could someone define "boot sale" to us colonists? Is this what we across the pond call a "tag sale"?

[zombywoof]

Could someone define "boot sale" to us colonists? Is this what we across the pond call a "tag sale"?

I think the boot in this context is the English equivalent of the trunk of a car.

[bob_32_116]

^^ I think in Oz we would call it a car park sale. Or maybe a boot sale, I don't know. After all, the goods are normally displayed in the boot.

[NogbadTheBad]

Could someone define "boot sale" to us colonists? Is this what we across the pond call a "tag sale"?

Car Boot Sales are a traditional Sunday activity where people load up their old crap park in a farmers field and try and sell it. You get 40 or 50 tables set up. The boot in question is the trunk of the car.

[Supersonic Scientist]

The photo of the albums reminds me of my Dad's collection in the mid-to-late '60's. He had over 5000 big Band, Bop & Jazz LP's and TONS of 78's.....one day I came home from school and they were all gone. when I asked him about it, he said he was tired of listening to music. (I'm 10000% sure that we needed the money at the time)....but he never admitted that.....kind of sad.

[Pr33t]

Car Boot Sales are a traditional Sunday activity where people load up their old crap park in a farmers field and try and sell it. You get 40 or 50 tables set up. The boot in question is the trunk of the car.

Equivalent of a Flea Market here, for sure.

[Rune Blackwings]

I think the boot in this context is the English equivalent of the trunk of a car.

International Record Collecting Advanced Course question:
You show a test pressing of Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma" that you bought at a boot sale to your American friend. How much explaining is it going to take to convince said friend that a vinyl album in the trunk of a car still has value: A) Until Kingdom comes B) When Hell freezes over C) When pigs fly?