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Originally Posted by joldnol
I just checked Amazon and I guess that's where I'll replenish my stock
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In the spring of 2011 when I was preparing to move to TV, I had about 5,000 albums. I was able to sell about a 1,000 of the cream of the crop to a local FYE and in yard sales. I had to throw away about 4,000 others. It wasn't easy, but I had become so tired of hauling records everytime I moved.
One way I was able to move on from records was I became more interested in video. About 2003 when I bought my first DVD player I started buying concert DVD's. I usually look for my favorite acts and then try and find a DVD of a recent tour. It's neat to see how much they aged or hadn't aged.
I was at about 300 concert DVD's when I bought my Vizio 60" Smart TV in 2012. After I was able to establish contact with my router, I watch videos from Youtube that are absolutely free and in many cases, are shows that aren't even available. When you find a video you like, select it for your favorites. I currently have about 600 favorites, some are just one song and some might be an entire concert. I have a tremendous surround-sound setup, so it's actually better than being at the concert. When the show is in mono, my Sony 5.1 amp can simulate stereo.
Some bands unfortunately have splintered apart or retired, or passed on. An example is Grand Funk, one of my favorites from the '69 to '72 era. The current touring band is without their lead singer/guitarist Mark Farner. He is a live and well but tours separately. I caught them the last time Mark, Don & Mel toured as a complete band, that was in 1998. However, they have an L.A. Forum concert from 1974 that was only released on Japanese laser. On Youtube, it's there for free for you to watch.