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Did You Ever Buy An Album b/c of a Single?

posted 2 years ago by BillHicksFan (10716)
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I haven't. If I liked a band, then I'd try to go chronologically, unless something was on sale. I once bought a Beatles single (Free As a Bird/Christmas Time Is Here Again) for my uncle, but it seemed like compilation tapes were cheaper, since in the mid-late 90s (when I started collecting) there was no guarantee that even a popular band like The Doors or Pink Floyd would have all (or close) their studio albums, and a Greatest Hits was more economical, but I can't even think of a time I bought an album because of any song I heard on the radio.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39849) 2 years ago

All the time - I have tens of thousands of albums.

[–] BillHicksFan (10716) 2 years ago

Impressive! What's your ratio between singles and full albums?

[–] AndyKing1967 (39849) 2 years ago

My guesstimate: -
7” singles - 7000
12” singles - 2000
CD singles - 1000
Vinyl albums - 10000
CD albums - 10000

So 2/1 in favour of albums.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21718) 2 years ago

That’s a lot of vinyl and cds! I bet your music room is huge.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39849) 2 years ago

The Vault basically looks like a record shop / comic shop; everything is in alphabetical and chronological order.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78562) 2 years ago

Damn, that’s impressive!

I have something similar but substantially smaller…about 350 vinyl records, 12 white half sized boxes of comic books and a carton of D&D stuff.

The comics are organized but the records are not, that could be a rainy day project eventually.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39849) 2 years ago

Once they're in order it's easy to find stuff.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

I’m sure I have years ago. I don’t buy albums anymore though.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78562) 2 years ago

No, I always bought music based on the band’s past material, never a single. Truth be told I got so loyal to some rock acts that I’d buy their music even if I heard it was only so-so.

When I was a really little kid my babysitter was a very attractive young woman who was all about Metal. She was into Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and so on. She turned me on to Metal and rock for a lifetime. She was shapely and tall and black, I can still see her pretty eyes but I forget her name. She was probably very sexy but I was only 6 or 7 at the time and couldn’t process that thought.

She’d say ‘listen to this song and don’t tell your parents I played it for you.’

I sure hope that beautiful woman is still rocking out there somewhere, she was something else!

[–] sslssg (35180) 2 years ago

I used to do that all the time. I have more than a few albums I only purchased because one song and only liked that one song after listening to the album. Ha.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

many times back in the 80s

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21718) 2 years ago

The bulk of my vinyl collection is 12” singles with a a very small percentage of albums mixed in. Other than a few artist, I’d say most of the albums I’ve bought were because of a single I heard.

[–] GlenEllyn (21659) 2 years ago

I did in the past and fortunately, most of the time I found I liked most of the songs on the album. I can't remember the last time I actually bought physical media. I borrow CDs from the library and rip them to my computer if I like them.

[–] rex (2808) 2 years ago

compilation albums with other singles