Nothing like true record collectors. I enjoyed completely.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Tink! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm long overdue for more vids, but time has been such an issue!! Cheers!

Love this channel! 😍 Thanks so much for sharing all your records.

What an amazing collection, really enjoyed you sharing it with me!!

As a 33 year old (who just started collecting 78’s) this video was therapeutic to watch. It makes me want to go digging

Thank you so much for making this video, all the best to you sir!

Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your wonderful collection.

Fascinating Spike. Thanks for sharing with us.

I might be late but thats an awesome collection! im for 14 and im collecting 78s and more

Very interesting stuff as most collector videos tend to feature from the 1960's onwards. I love finding rock n' roll 78's and it was nice to see some on the original US labels. We only had a small handful of labels releasing everything the UK during the fifties while America had such an interesting variety. I was in a charity shop (thrift store) two years ago and spotted a pile of 12" 78's which I usually ignore as they are always classical. For some reason I looked and the second one down was a 78 by Laurel and Hardy. It was their Cuckoo Song theme, in almost mint condition, and as a lifelong fan I paid my £1 and grabbed it. While pleased, I didn't think I'd found anything TOO special but it turned out that this was the only record they ever released (anywhere in the world) during their lifetime. It was released in the UK only, to cash in on their first UK theatre tour of 1931. Turns out it's worth a nice chunk of change, mainly because the B-side is a live recording of dialogue from the show they performed on the tour which has never been issued elsewhere as far as I know. So a real holy grail for Laurel and Hardy buffs. Wouldn't be surprised if you had one though Spike!

Fantastic!i enjoyed a lot!

Great video, beautiful collection!

Whoa there Spike this looks fascinating, thanks for sharing.

Never enough records, Spike! Nothing like first edition discs like Bartok "Contrasts." Beautiful eclectic collection and keep up the good archival work!

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

Erik Lindgren Thanks Erik! Yes, Bartok's "Contrasts" was a GREAT addition to the collection! And in all actuality, the collection is more eclectic than the video implies! But, who wants to watch a 7 or 8 hour video of weird and eclectic records?! Happy collecting!!

Tons of forgotten gems!

You got a lot of cool records . You got a lot of records that I have been looking for .

I'm flattered that you recognize me from those days at RR! What a group of characters....Harold Flakser who spent all his time researching Icelantic Columbia (!!!), Carl and Perry devoting years to completing the Pathe/Perfect archive (I was pleased to contribute the Compo data to their research), Len and Bob going out every week to buy collections and bringing everything back to Grand Avenue in Brooklyn. To spend a day at that old house, filled with records and collectors coming and going hour after hour, was an unforgettable experience. I wish we had digital cameras then to document the activity! Pleasant memories!

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, it was very interesting - i just really wish I could HEAR THE RECORDS!

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes, I've gotten a number of requests for playing the records and I should work on that! My problem has been lack of time, but hopefully soon I'll post some records! Cheers!

Very interesting post. Thank you for this entertainment.

Spike from one record collector to the other, I tip my hat to you and your collection! Subscribed to your channel just today! (Mario from El Paso, Texas)

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+mrob75 Thanks for subscribing! I'm way overdue in posting new vids! Been very busy working, gigging, hosting radio shows, researching, settling in new apartment... no rest for the wicked! Cheers!

You are an idol to me haha this collection is AMAZING! I have a 10 inch vinyl signed by Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton. It hangs on my wall in the sleeve on a frame. I don't think I'll ever sell it. Oh lastly I do another channel called The Olde Timey Revue. I talk about history old records old books etc

Sub'd, you have NOT bored me - fantastic channel Spike!

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+tubeie07 Thanks for subscribing! I really need to get my act together and post more vids... I'm way overdue! (Not enough hours in the day!) Cheers!

thats a damn cool collection!

I don’t collect records, but I find this amazing!! 👏👏👏

Nice video bud!!

7:22 when you start talking about RCA and the 33 1/3 records of the early 30's you need to mention that this was a spin off of the movie industry, the late 20's talkies using Vitaphone had RCA develop the 33 for "sound on disc" movies. The records were 16 inch. At first they were shellac but they developed vinyl for that purpose, at first it was called Victrolac.

Now that's what you call a record library.

Wow what a fun collection

I could spend months in that room without leaving.

Really cool picture discs! I don't normally collect a lot of swing 78's but whenever I see those, I make sure to pick them up. Also really enjoyed the pre-war country stuff. Hope to see more video's like this one. Looks like you have a TON of the things.

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

+John Villanueva I enjoy pre-war country stuff too and of course the picture discs are a lot of fun. Yes, I do have a lot but I've also thinned out quite a bit. What I've got now is about an 8th of what I used to have! There is such a thing as letting your collection "get out of control" so from time to time it's necessary to thin it out. If I had kept everything, I'd be renting at least 3 storage units to house it all, and that's no way to enjoy a record collection! Thanks for watching!

@samuelpyke5933

5 жыл бұрын

.

thanks for showing your amazing record collection so many great treasures I hope heaven is like that I couldint get a nuff had to watch it twice

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+wayne rhodes Thanks for watching! I'm overdue in posting more vids... hopefully I can remedy that soon! Cheers!

I have a lot of music, but not this much. Very impressive!

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+Kyle Simmons Thank you very much! You can never have too much music!! Thanks for watching!

Wish I could take pictures of all your record shelves and use them to wallpaper my house. Wouldn't be able to pull the records out but I could still browse on a rainy day.

Refreshing and interesting. I wish more videos didn't include "Dark Side Of The Moon". Keep 'em comin'.

Wonderful! Boy!

The 78 rpm record 'albums' first appeared in the late 1930s. The industry called them albums and advertised them as albums. I began collecting in 1945 and to my generation, that's the only word we used to describe them.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, all joking aside, you truly ARE "an authority on record collecting"! Collecting since 1945... I salute you! Yes, you are correct, the industry did indeed advertised them as albums. Somewhere along the line, collectors began giving them other names to describe what they were, which (no doubt) must have grated the nerves of the purists. I find it particularly grating when someone points to an Edison phonograph and calls it a Victrola! Now, if you don't mind me asking... I have numerous acoustic Victrola Red Seal sets and even a few acoustic Blue Label Victor symphonic sets (obviously before 1925 if they were acoustic)... what were those sets advertised as if they weren't called albums at that time? Also, the Victor and Victrola Red Seal Orthophonic sets, when were those released and what would they have been called? All very fascinating stuff!

lovely collection. i like the shelves .

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! A work in progress... still building MORE shelves! Cheers!

the Danny & The Juniors 78s are super cool! i got the first press on singular.

FABULIOUS

Got and Patsy Cline 78s? I was lucky enough to find a mint Walkin' After Midnight 78 about a year ago!

This is very cool!! I really hope my collection grows as large as yours! I started collecting when I was 16 and i'm going on my 20s now and my collection is pretty small and pathetic because nowhere in my area sells records haha :P Do you have any tips on where I could find any to add to my collection? Bravo on having an amazing collection!

You think gramophone records are difficult to store? try collecting phonograph cylinders.

@The_Butler_Did_It

3 жыл бұрын

@Alfredo Cassius These replies have a distinct odour of spam about them.

Wonderful! And I thought I had it bad. I wonder, is there a Shellac collectors community on KZread just like there is a Vinyl Community?

Hey there, people! I just removed a comment I felt was inappropriate... The comment was about either politics or sex (most likely the latter) and had nothing to do with record collecting! I Kindly ask that you confine your comments to record collecting and/or music... no trolls, please. Thank you!

@cleftturnip7774

7 жыл бұрын

Spike Hyssong lighten up spike

@georgeprice7922

6 жыл бұрын

Agree completely

once you hit the 5000 records mark... let's say life becomes different your house becomes like a record shop with oddly nothing for sale and visitors become ever so slightly more scarce also just like unca scrooge and his money bin you are more critical about the visitors intention are they here for me or are they here to get a piece of my rare stuff records are everywhere from the hall to under the kitchen sink you have become very addicted to the scent of acetate you open up the drawer of the demo disc cabinet just to take a whiff! the feel and look of mint copies keep you awake at night the lure of that shine the look of unpenetrated grooves can give you a ########! (let's not go into that one!) family members start to look at you as if you were something from another planet! neighbors start to complain about strange noises ''I hear hissing the guy got snakes in there I tell you!'' also they call the police because you haven't been out for weeks ''he must be dead!!" stuff gets mysteriously lost you open a record drawer to find a McDonald's hamburger from 1988! you acquire new pets spiders start to live above the record shelves just to eat the moths attracted to the record sleeves so,.. you leave them there... they are a good thing! also, things start ecosystems behind things you go to record fairs just to annoy the other collectors when you go ''I got that one! yea that one too and, this one and again hey I got this one too and this and this and this yep I got them all!!'' you also don't go to the shower anymore you just bought 30 crates with records and you needed to put them somewhere! you break a super rare record! then, .. you realize that you got 8 other copies! cleaning house becomes like climbing mount Everest! you come home after a sale with a brand new very rare addition to your collection and then,.. you find out you already have that one! wimmen don't like you anymore! a dog is a delight to have until he vomits all over duke Ellington's east st louis toodle oo as to cats...''tommy just can't stop spraying the victrola!'' alcoholism is great for a record collector you always have the right music to go nuts over it's a long one but I am sure this is all very familiar to you!

Wow! That must weigh thousands of pounds!!!

To most people the word Victrola meant any machine that played a record, just like the word 'fridge' meant any machine that kept your food cold, in spite of the fact that it was short for 'refrigerator' and copyright by General Motors.

@eastmolman

7 жыл бұрын

The 1908 Sears Roebuck Catalog called the Iceboxes Refrigerators.

Spike Hyssong, your collection is incredible! I only have a few hundred records myself. Do you have a system for tracking your inventory? Do you sort them on the shelves based on some criteria? I'm trying to figure out the best way to do these things. Any advice would be appreciated.

Heaven

How you clean your records, Spike? they all look terrific! Great collection. Thanks for sharing.

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+Jesus Vallejo Well, to be honest, I often use a wet paper towel to clean records. I trust water more than most "cleaners" -- some cleaners are harsh and could cause damage on some records, especially the ones that were pressed of strange plastic materials. Most of the records that were shown in this vid were in E/E+ or better condition and didn't need any deep-cleaning. Thank you for watching!

I had to enclose one side of a double car garage and move the 78's out there to a concrete floor. The weight was making the floors in the house sag.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

I was experiencing a little bit of floor-sag in the 2nd floor apartment I was living in... I feared for the lives of my downstairs neighbors!!!

@seywhut2985

7 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh! Yeah indeed that could cause the floor to collapse! I have hardwood floors and the "record room" was also where my computer was in those days. If I sat at my computer desk in a rolling chair and didn't keep my knees lifted under the desk - the chair would slowly roll back to the center of the floor. I've known people to have their floors supported under the room(s) they have records in. Especially 78's.

@seywhut2985

7 жыл бұрын

I also have the cabinets bolted to the wall - just in case.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

ALL my shelves are anchored to the walls!! I ain't taking any chances!!

Revisiting this video today! Where did you ever find a filing cabinet for transcription records! I need one desperately!!! Absolutely beautiful collection!

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

Hi Tink! Those filing cabinets actually CAME with the transcription records! The transcription library was on the Standard Program Library label and if you look closely you'll see the "Standard Program Library" logo decals on the fronts just above the pull-out handles. UPDATE: I've now gone from 3 transcription filing cabinets to 11... all filled with transcriptions of various labels. The cabinets are out there.... You're more likely to find them through networking with transcription collectors or (as was my case) acquiring them from radio stations who just want them gone!

I still have some 78s once owned by my late uncle who was once a jazz dj. I have never played them, because I cannot. But I’d be interested if you could tell me how rare they are and if they are still worth much.

Wow, very nice collection! Would you ever consider putting new inner sleeves on you vinyl?

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

itimmy101 Thanks! Actually, all my vinyl have new inner sleeves (not really visible in the video). The only ones that don't have inner sleeves are the Glenn Miller book sets and the BG Carnegie Hall set -- the sleeve-pockets aren't big enough for inner sleeves (but I have thought about it). All my 45s have new sleeves. The 78s have either new gold-kraft sleeves or their original sleeves. Bagsunlimited.com is a great source for inner sleeves. As for the 16-inch transcriptions, I've had to make my own... uline.com has 24x16 manilla envelopes -- I trim them down to 16x16 and use a circular cutter for the center hole. And that reminds me... I just got in a TON of records -- time for me to order more sleeves!!! Thanks for watching!!!

Killer collection; But out of all those you couldn't find one to play for us? -Good grief, Charlie Brown 😢

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

It was my intent to post other videos of records being played... unfortunately, life got in the way and it never happened (except for the few videos that I posted in the collector's groups on Facebutt).

Looks like you salvaged alot of records from the Avalanche !

Nice collection. Is that a Minnesota accent?

Hi Spike how re you doing? Nice collection! Do you have any Pathè center start records? I`m planning to sell mine. Most of them come in an original Pathè folder in excellent condition. Please let me know if you are interested in buying them.Greetings

Hola, tengo bastantes discos, compro y cambio, usted dispone para venta o cambio? Gracias

LOL!!!! You become a depository for wayward records. LMAO!!! You are so right. At the age I am now my friends parents and grandparents are dying off so I get the call a lot, "I'm bringing you all of Mother's records." Or the worst, "I found lots of boxes of old records in the attic I'm going to bring you." Yaaaaaay! Lots of bowls and ashtrays because they are all melted. I get calls all the time. They are very proud of themselves, "There's even an Elvis record in there!" I just say thank you and accept them. I pull what I want out and toss the rest or give them away. Most are worthless LP's. I used to have a screened in porch and got up one morning and the front of the house was dark! I knew it was morning! I tried to open the front door and couldn't. I got dressed and walked around the house and somebody had completely filled the entire porch with boxes of records. I have no idea where they came from! Sadly most of it was like polka albums but there were some goodies in there. So I totally agree with you on that one.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

I'm convinced that all record collectors have experienced these kinds of situations at least once, some of us more than others!! And I'm sure that we've all gotten the calls to go look at a collection of records that "has value" only to find out it's mostly those Reader's Digest Box Collections and other assorted common stuff you can't even GIVE away! I still have yet to find a good tactful way of telling these people that these records have no value without crushing their expectations!

@seywhut2985

7 жыл бұрын

I start off by saying, "First and foremost - you're records are only worth what somebody is willing to pay for them." The next thing I say is, "If it sold millions of copies it's not worth anything." Next - "If they are not in near mint condition and carefully preserved it's not worth anything. If you have a bunch of 45's thrown in a cardboard box with no sleeves - they are hosed." I just don't get into the why's and how's and who's. They don't know. They just want a yes or no answer as to whether it is worth something or not.

@seywhut2985

7 жыл бұрын

And then the MOST important thing is they are asking a COLLECTOR to price and purchase their records. Record collectors will do and say anything to get that price jewel as cheap as they can and then brag about it's real worth. LOL! We are a strange breed. "How much would you give me for this box of Aunt Tessie's 45's?" There's records on Parrot, Chance, Vee Jay red wax, Red Robin............ POKER FACE...."Five dollars." LOL

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

I learned the "poker face" at a very early age!! I will say, however, that it's not always easy... maintaining composure until getting into the car has the potential of causing internal injuries!! I feel like I'm bursting at the seams as I'm paying pennies on the dollar for 78s such as 8000 series Okeh, Black Swan, Paramount, Timely Tunes, etc.. and 45s like the ones you mentioned... Yes, we collectors are a very strange breed!! I represent that statement!!

@seywhut2985

7 жыл бұрын

Well I'd like to know where you are finding all those Paramounts and Black Swans! They don't exist in this part of the country. Not even 35 years ago! Okeh's were still around fairly well but weather beaten. I bought them anyway because I knew even THEN that I would never see another copy and I was completely right. Not even with Ebay. Once in a very rare blue moon I will run across something on Ebay that's affordable. Bessie Smith's records used to be everywhere here. Now they are not. I remember going to the Bessie Smith museum in Chattanooga right after they first opened and they didn't have much in there to call a museum at that time. The curator wanted my original Bessie Smith 78's so I told her to make me an offer. She said, "Oh no! We don't buy anything. We want them donated." LMAO!!! Yeah right!

Actually they were all called 'albums' regardless of the type of music or repertoire. The word 'set' appeared from time to time but rarely. The advertising of the period is readily available online of course.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

I forget that much of this info is available online! (Sadly, we're no longer in the age of magazines such "Record Research", "Joslin's Jazz Journal" and "New Amberola Graphic"...) Thanks so much!

@JamesKidd007

7 жыл бұрын

The complete Record Research archive is now available online. It's not the easiest website to navigate but it's worth the effort. I was honoured to be the only Canadian member of the Record Research Associates and have many fond memories of our meetings in New York and the many guest speakers...Milt Gabler, John Hammond, etc.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

OH! You're Jim Kidd?! I loved "Record Research"! I thought articles were well-written... George Blacker, Len Kunstadt, Ray Wile, Bob Porter, Tim Brooks, Steve Holzer, Henry Henriksen, Roy Evans, Carl Kendziora, Bob Davenport, Bob Koester... all names that are completely forgotten now... What a great magazine! Required a magnifying glass to read it, particularly the auction pages, but a great magazine none the less!

Royal blue columbia transcription disc!!???

Do you listen to those book sets?

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Hey, you don't happen to have the shellac Fidele by Brigitte Helm, do you?

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Brigitte Helm "Fidele" on Odeon? I'm afraid I don't have that one. But, I'll keep my eyes open! Cheers!

@synaProductions

7 жыл бұрын

Spike Hyssong very rare piece of shellac

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed, very rare! I've only seen a picture of it. I always make it a point to grab Odeons when they turn up, but they're usually the common ones.

When you said you have 50 Vogue picture discs, I gave you (through my monitor) the finger. I apologize! I'd buy that "vomit" record any day!!

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

aldiakaroofus Ha! I feel the same way when somebody talks about their collection of 12000-series Paramounts or 8000-series Okehs! I guess it's all a matter of region... I have a better chance of finding Vogue picture discs in Maine than I would race-series records! Of course, I don't have ALL the Vogues... I'm lacking the rare ones, naturally, and I don't expect to ever find them either! But, you never know what may turn up in the next pile of records you look through... which is what makes collecting so great!! Thanks for watching!

@aldiakaroofus

9 жыл бұрын

I'm from Montreal, Quebec, so Vogue discs are rather scarce here! I'm lucky to have just 5 or 6! :D

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

aldiakaroofus Montreal, eh? There's some Canadian 78s I'd like to find (such as Link Wray on Epic "Rawhide"). I'm also looking for Canadian 45 by Dick Curless on yellow/orange swirl Capitol "Tater Raisin' Man". Someday, they'll turn up... :)

@aldiakaroofus

9 жыл бұрын

Spike Hyssong I have nothing that rare. Most of my records are guilty pleasures. I do have a NM copy of Link Wray's Rumble on Apex 78 RPM, shiny new. The title on top of my want list is Who-Hoo by the Rock-A-Teens also on Apex 78.

Have you got a spare copy of Ted Wallace and his campus boys, "telling it to the daisies" (but it never gets back to you) 10" 78 rpm ?

More records you can ever listen.

@cheesemanthe2nd

2 жыл бұрын

it's more for the fun of collecting obscure or interesting records/recordings than listening

Thank you for this beautiful video. Am I right, that there is no woman living in your house?😉

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

You are right! This video is "old".... I had just separated from my wife and I had gotten this little bachelor pad for me and the collection. I have moved since! Still no room for a woman... just me, the records, the equipment and the instruments.

Could you help me locate a copy of victor 45519?

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+MrScottie68 Oh, that's the electric version of Lucy Isabelle Marsh doing "Holy Night"... I can say for certain that I don't have it, and I can't recall the last time I've seen it. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for it. I never know from one day to the next what may turn up! Thanks for watching!

@MrScottie68

8 жыл бұрын

+Spike Hyssong Thanks, much appreciated.

hello, do you have arabic records iraqi, kuwaiti, bahraini, etc..?

@spikehyssong9603

8 жыл бұрын

+MrRumadi لا تنسونا من دعائكم‎ No, I don't anymore. Many years ago, I had a small collection of Arabic, Albanian and Balkan records from the 1920's but I had sold them all to a collector. I haven't seen any since. They don't turn up at all in my region. Thanks for watching!

Do you have any 70s 80s rock or pop LPs?

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

+gpuppy1234 Actually, I don't. Any LPs from the 70s and 80s would be jazz and big band. Ironically, as a musician I do play 70s & 80s pop rock, but I don't have any of it in my collection... figure that one out!! Thanks for watching my vid!

I love you Spike... but I will never help you move.

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

Bruce Gamage Don't blame you!!! But, it could be worse... about 7 years ago I had "thinned out" the collection! What I have now represents about an 8th of what I USED to have!! Like I said... "I am a record collector -- woe is me!"

Any Isham Jones Victors?

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

Dude!! Ha! Whazzup Tal? Four years later, and I'm finally getting around to answering your question! The answer is yes, but you already knew that!!

@SydLightbodyOfficialMusic9

9 ай бұрын

@@spikehyssong9603 Hahah! Now we’re best friends! I got them all now ;)

Fires/roof leaks/mold/mice/cat piss/rats/cardboard box's and old scotch tape/moving day/moving day again and again then death and a Dumpster on the curb and hired locals to clear out the place...did I miss any thing?

@spikehyssong9603

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a perpetually unhappy wife...

Is Spike dead or alive ?

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

Alive.... but barely

14:16 don't say Pa-they it's pronounced like Patty

@spikehyssong9603

10 ай бұрын

I've heard it pronounced both ways and I never knew which one was correct!

So messy, and often ugly with these boxes, etc. Why not create a pleasant space for them all?

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

At the time, I had exceeded capacity and creating a pleasant space for the records was next to impossible! Now that I've moved into another apartment, I'm working on creating a nice collection/music environment... a work in progress!! Cheers!

Those 78 rpm sets are called 'albums' not 'books'! If you consider yourself a seasoned collector, you'd better learn the language.

@spikehyssong9603

7 жыл бұрын

Hmmm.... the authority on record collecting has spoken! But seriously, you are absolutely correct, they are indeed called "albums". For whatever reason, I've always referred to them as "books" or "book sets", but their correct name is "albums". But, you'd be interested to know that I have DOZENS of seasoned collector friends (and by "seasoned" I mean collecting for 50 or 60 years or more) who ALSO refer to them as "books". I suppose if there's any "universal language" of a record collector, I would have to say it is the "record grading system": M, NM, E, VG, G, F, and P. Thanks for watching... cheers!

Looking good here brother. I enjoyed this one.

This is very cool!! I really hope my collection grows as large as yours! I started collecting when I was 16 and i'm going on my 20s now and my collection is pretty small and pathetic because nowhere in my area sells records haha :P Do you have any tips on where I could find any to add to my collection? Bravo on having an amazing collection!

@spikehyssong9603

9 жыл бұрын

sweetXsweet2009 Thanks for watching! I've been collecting records for close to 40 years -- I started when I was just a kid. I've acquired records from nearly every imaginable method -- yard sales, flea markets, antique shops, record shops, and auctions. Years ago, I used to raid the dumpsters behind Goodwill and Salvation Army stores to rescue records (dumpster-diving is illegal now). Years ago before the internet, I purchased records by mail through record-collector's magazines such as "Goldmine" (now online) and the now defunct "Joslin's Jazz Journal". Now the internet is filled with venues, eBay being the most popular one, but there are others such as www.discogs.com , www.goldminemag.com and a variety of forums. I've found that networking with other collectors helps tremendously. You can easily lose yourself trolling through the internet in search of records. However method you choose to build your collection, happy hunting and lots of listening!