Home for records?

[geoffd]

My father has a collection of classical records, mostly 33s but there are few 78s too. He is moving house and has no use for them. It seems a shame to take them to the tip. If anyone wold like them or can suggest someone who would take them, please let me know.

Thanks,

Geoff

[technodup]

Most charity shops take them. Don't think anyone ever buys them though.

[Challo]

geoffd said:

My father has a collection of classical records, mostly 33s but there are few 78s too. He is moving house and has no use for them. It seems a shame to take them to the tip. If anyone wold like them or can suggest someone who would take them, please let me know.

Thanks,

Geoff

We have a couple of hundred sat in my mum's loft after my dad died. We reached out to a few collectors but they weren't interested. Seems a shame just to throw them away as well.

Do people recycle them?

[Monty Python]

Turn them into plant pots and flog them on Ebay.

[P700DEE]

Whilst 78s have limited appeal the resurgance of Vinyl should find takers for the others. Assume they're not in Kent ?

[technodup]

Ebay, no reserve. Gumtree free to collect. Freecycle.

I used to sell records semi professionally, and certainly in my experience I wouldn't touch classical with a bargepole. There is a resurgence of vinyl but it's fairly niche, indie stuff, special editions, reissues and the like. There's still high prices on some older stuff but again very very niche and really only for the enthusiast.

I fear most people who once bought classical records moved to CD long ago, maybe even mp3 and won't be going back for various fairly obvious reasons. And it doesn't have a following with younger people in the same way other genres do, punk, rock, techno etc so there's no new market for it.

Look in any charity shop and you'll find boxes of classical and crooners which never move.

[geoffd]

Actually, they are in Kent!

Geoff

[FlossyThePig]

I know times change but certain 78s were highly sought after. A quick google reveals quite a few sites looking to buy.

[robbyd]

what sort of composers in the collection?

[Frances The Mute]

Get yourself on Discogs and check what you have. You may well find you have some choice pieces that would be worth advertising. At least you can sort the wheat from the chaff with a minimum of fuss before offloading anything to the tip etc

[geoffd]

From what I remember, they are mostly opera and chamber music.

I'll have a look at Discogs.

Geoff