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#21
Last post by Zeno Marx - December 10, 2025, 10:33:22 PM
Leaving some sort of details is compulsory, but too many details would cause problems for someone not involved themselves. It would be difficult for the unknown if you get too particular, but leaving a list of contacts who could help/be trusted would be key. And of course, pointing out to them that many things have additional packaging, or might be missing something (bought used), so consulting said contact and looking up photos on Discogs is necessary. I guess what I'm saying is that general guidelines would likely be more helpful than trying to explain the entire hobby, your entire history with the hobby, and the complex web of buyer mentality. This hobby is a huge pain in the ass, and selling it will be no different.
*I've told people in my life to not throw ANYTHING away. Nothing. If that scrap of paper looks like garbage, look into it a couple times before it hits the trash can. I myself have thrown out, or given away, things that I later found out were worth money/were desirable. It really does come down to turning my junk into the most money for whoever ends up with it. They likely won't care about any of my junk, so they might as well exploit it to the fullest possible advantage. It's up to them whether they sell it as one big lump or try to sell it by piece (which is like being a willing participant in a marathon swim with a cement block chained to the neck).
#22
Since I plan on living to The Singularity and becoming a higher-order being of immortal energy, this question is meaningless to me...
However, in the SLIGHT event I don't make it to that...
Its obviously somewhat of a hard topic to tackle cause no one wants to think about their own mortality, usually. I'm not young, but I'm not old, either, so hopefully I've got a while yet, but SHOULD I think about it more?
I do have a will and all that, but honestly, I never even thought about putting instructions about my music collection in it. I guess if I died suddenly my wife would sell most of it.
The hope is, I'd have some inclination of my coming demise, have time to talk with the people who might want something and/or have to sell the, point out what is valuable, give a ballpark estimate for what could be gotten for the rest, etc. Then again, I should have decades left, and who knows what this stuff might be worth then?
But my wife does know about Discogs and a store in the area that takes used music items and is catered toward non-mainstream genres, so its not that she'd totally be unprepared for what to do with it. I think that'd be her last priority at that point, anyway.
#24
Last post by Theodore - December 10, 2025, 08:05:04 PM
My collection is big enough, but not huge compared with others. 1000+ releases, around that. It will grow further ...
I dont want to take them in my grave. My intention is to sell them all before i die, slowly, initially to refund new purchases, then once i see i am approaching the finish line just to save them from the garbage, though i dont think my relatives would trash them -at least not soon-, just cause of love and respect for me. So, i ll sell them just to pass the torch to a newer generation, to save my relatives from the question what we do with these, and to have funds for my medicines, heh.
If i die suddenly, i have not given instructions ... I have no idea. For now, no wife, no kids -and i dont plan or wish to have- .Parents are old. Sister ? I think i should tell her, hey, the things in my closets worth something. But still, for my sister's financial standards, i dont think she will bother ...
Friends ? Noone that cares about this stuff or i want to leave him an inheritance instead of my family.
Only hope, to make my 1 YO niece a noisehead !
Great topic !
Edit : My digital drives : Really there is a treasure there for those who care about files etc. These, let them rot, i dont care once i am dead. Alive, i back up.
#25
Last post by Penon - December 10, 2025, 06:53:57 PM
I have been trying to formulate what exactly I think about the role of packaging. A lot of people seem to see packaging as part of the release that has durable value, and I never felt like that but couldn't quite understand why. Now I think I finally managed to pinpoint it. I will start with an old anecdote:
- What is the difference between installation and performance?
- Installation is when you shit on the doorstep, then ring a bell. Performance is when you ring the bell first.
To me, packaging is more akin to performance - it is meant to be experienced once, when you receive the item and open it for the first time. It is an act of transitioning from state before experiencing the tape/CD/vinyl to the state after. It is supposed to be only-once experience that sets the right tone for the first listen, perhaps changes your expectations and gives additional background that makes appreciation of that listen deeper and fuller. I am always very excited when I open the item for the first time, but never ever I returned to any packaging, no matter how interesting or intricate, again.
With this in mind, self-destructing packaging makes utmost sense - it is designed to be experienced once. It is a performance, not an installation.
#26
Last post by Minus1 - December 10, 2025, 06:52:49 PM
Quote from: Cranial Blast on December 10, 2025, 04:02:22 AMI was curious as to if anyone with a very really large collection of physical media has ever given any thought to what will happen to their collection when they die? Do they have arranged ideas like a will? Has anyone given any thought to their collection and where and how it would all end up should they meet death? I occasionally think of this and think what a profound mess it would be for those around me in my immediate circle to stumble upon and perhaps would be a great burden of sorts to those who could give a shit about any of it, as I gaze at my own collection of stuff it makes me wonder at what point is it valid to think of a sort endgame for this stuff, especially loner individuals like myself whom don't have a close network of individuals whom share this sort of interest.
Precisely this! And I've worried about a lot of the "artwork" that will be found! I think I need to leave notes in certain box-sets: "This is not why I bought this. I am not into this stuff. It's about the sounds."
I have an aquaintance at the record shop who understands my...er...Special Interests. He gets discogs. If I get run over by a bus, he knows the CD cabinets are for his perusal and selling.
#27
Last post by Penon - December 10, 2025, 06:44:53 PM
Great topic. As a sign of my music collection being heavily skewed towards digital files, I had thoughts and conversations with family members as to who gets to inherit my hard drives if I die.
With regards to rare music ending up in a garbage dump, I have lost my CD collection twice and I am pretty sure CDs ended up in a dump. While I don't miss them personally (I have digital copies of all CDs I ever owned; and I see importance of packaging differently from many), I do feel guilty when I think about all those CDrs "limited to 10 copies" but even 50LTD CDs - now due to my carelessness, edition of 50 became edition of 49, and edition of 10 became edition of 9, etc. I feel like artist would be upset if they found out.
#28
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 10, 2025, 08:56:52 AMMy collection size is something that can't be really sold as a whole. First of all, unless it is larger business with serious storage space, it would be impossible to put anywhere when talking about multiple rooms worth of stuff. Then there is different things, not only audio releases, but magazine/books original art etc. It's easy to make decent money with hot items, but a lot of underground items are something that would most likely never sell. I am not really that old, that I feel I should start to plan what happens when I die. If there is premature death for reason or another, should have people here who know the "cultural value" of things, so it won't be just all dumped into garbage.. hah.
It's almost seems imperative for the survival of a collection to have people around who do recognize the cultural value, or the garbage dump could be a reality...haha. This kind of reminds me of a part of the Jim Haras episode on White Centipede Noise podcast. If I remember right I think somewhere during interview and I can't remember exactly where in the interview, but something about old rare tapes and how he speculated some of that stuff that's vanished might of just been thrown out. It makes one wonder how often things like that happen for those whom don't have a good network of close likeminded friends. Not necessarily meaning one has to die for stuff to be thrown out, but definitely comes to mind how the trash option could potentially be a sort of reality for some when they die, more so now than maybe ever with the way some people view physical media nowadays, as like this archaic sort of artifact that doesn't have as much relevance in the world of easy click streaming.
#29
Last post by k.p.g - December 10, 2025, 04:23:40 PM
HOH - HOH (Freak Animal)
More broken sound exploration to start the day. Picked this one up from Tribe Tapes distro after having it hyped up a lot as something I would enjoy. Those who suggested were right; I find myself quite fond of this style. It sounds like the man's gear is just barely holding together. Honestly gets so broken at points that I feel like I am listening to a defective tape slowly eat away at itself. Yuck! This is the second time in as many days that this disc has made its way into my player. Maybe it gets a third...
#30
Last post by k.p.g - December 10, 2025, 04:17:50 PM
My own collection? I am assuming my friends will fight for the good stuff & my family will toss the rest.
I did talk about this subject once with RRRon, as he is someone with a large collection (between the store and RRR masters). His plan basically is "my sister takes it and sells it off to the highest bidder." So in case anyone wants to own every Recycled tape ever down the line...
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