I listen to a lot of the KZfaq videos while driving to and from work every day so I don’t always comment. But I had to go back and see what the fuzz was about here in the comments. 😀 As you know we collect differently you and I and that is obviously fine. We have the same taste in music but our tummy tingles for obtaining different records. I think a lot of people out there has a lot to thank you for. They would prob only not have what they have in the shelves if it weren’t for guys like you pushing the information about the music. It’s one thing to be a fan, listening to and searching out the obscure music but you have done that AND shared it online for years and years. Spreading g the word. Maybe I got away from the subject here. Any way. The last paragraph is as you say the most important. You are the master of your own collection and collecting habits. Deepest respect!! Continue to do what you do Jonas and for the love of god, keep the videos coming!!! ❤

Great video, lovely to see how sane vinyl enthusiasts collect. Your manifesto is an intelligent way to avoid you collection spiralling out of control. There's no way I could be so steadfast in abiding by rules. I'm a vinyl scavenger by nature. I don't know what I'm going to buy until I see it. Luckily I adhere to some of your rules by default. Many of the records I collect only had one pressing, so I don't have much choice in pressings. Yay! One of my favourite folky country albums from the 70s is by a group called The Flatlanders. The album was originally only released on 8-Track tape. I'm sorry, there's no way I'm seeking that out a good 8-Track player to play one 8-Track tape. Good luck on your quest. Cheers - Hedley

you do you....life is full of enough rules. My recording collecting and collection is a rule-free zone. thanks

Maybe you should start a thread with this. "What are the first 5 rules in your music collecting manifesto?"

Very interesting. Every record collector should have a manifesto or set of rules to abide by, especially these days when vinyl prices are skyrocketing. Thanks for sharing. Happy digging!

7. Is the best advice. I find myself straining to fill out favorite bands catalogs.

I don't follow most of your rules but enjoyed discovering your channel. I think best of compilations are fine for certain commercially successful artists that don't have good deep tracks, and especially for stuff like collections of rare garage rock songs or music of a certain country/geographical area.

Hey Jonas, new subscriber thanks to HarrisPiltons shout out, some interesting takes you have there, I'm wondering the Beatles album you don't own, I'll guess either Beatles for sale or LIB? I have loads of Los Angles doowop comps that I love, actually I've just remembered some of those are on Swedish labels, but finding those on vinyl, I'd look and feel like Moses if by some miracle I happened to succeed, and as for completists, well I've an awful funny feeling I'm going to be a beach boys completist one day, which is absolutely nuts if you've heard anything at all about their later turkeys!! Cheers!

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I agree with most of that! I abide by those rules probably 75%. I like vintage bootlegs, and if there’s something I’ll never get the original of (like Fresh Blueberry Pancake) I’ll get a reissue. And I like audiophile reissues. But I like your style 🫡

Everyone has guidelines and rules about record collecting. Do you grab every single polka record you see? No? Then you have a rule not to fill your collection with polka records. That’s all this is, and they’re pretty good rules I think. I do break the first pressings only rule if the first pressing is thousands of dollars.

Interesting manifesto ..Im Paul btw..I would say I agree with a majority of all this and nice vinyl examples..I subbed as well....Great stuff great video.Thanx for sharing and take care

Good rules tailored to your personal collection, no doubt. Good for others too probably, as long as you don't take them too literally and pedantically! Just be aware that there are other approaches to collecting very different from your own. Once you seriously start collecting the records of a certain artist you particularly like, for instance, you WILL want later pressings and formats to complement the original, and you WILL want cheapo compilations that have a song of your collecting interest on them. Without "completists" there would be no discographies out there, as you need all the records to write a good one! And then there's historically motivated collecting, like assembling all issues by a certain label in numerical order to learn what they did at the time (a popular pastime with 45s), which WILL bring a lot of music into your house that you don't particularly like, and with it comes the risk of ignoring good music because "it is on the wrong label". In the end, many roads lead to Rome as they say! Any real collecting that is more than ticking off the Record Store Day list every year in the hope that the things raise in price, but is born of a love either for certain music, or a certain product from a bygone era, or both, is worth pursuing in a way that makes your personal life better every day :)

Nice to find new Nordic vinyl channel. There us too few of us. I liked your list and I should do my own. My problem is I am interested so many genres and specially new music... so buying too many records/cassettes from bands from gigs.

Though I don't have so many stringent rules I follow when it comes to buying records for my own collection, I do have a life-long goal/project that I'm S-L-O-W-L-Y working towards, in that I want to own a 1st pressing copy, as close to mint as possible, of every record in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book. In that goal, the records HAVE to be 1st pressings, that is non-negotiable...as you can imagine I'm achieving this only incredibly slowly, with only around 50 of the records being accumulated so far

I will gladly add well done reissues of rare and expensive albums to my collection. To rule them out, would limit my access to a lot of rare albums. Sometimes, reissues sound better than the originals, but not always. Compilations can also provide otherwise unavailable tracks on higher fidelity LP or CD.

Love the last rule! And I’ve always stuck to the 3rd if I can. I definitely should look into adopting rule 5 and 6 think I’ve been a bit guilty of those Question so with your 2nd rule I’m guessing that includes movie soundtracks?

While I don't adhere to most of this list (I love my 69 Love Songs 10-inch vinyl boxset!), I respect it. As you say, do what makes you happy. Subscribed (I love September Gurls).

That was great stuff, Jonas. Of course, to each their own like you said. Rules are meant to be personal, not for a group. I am nearly exclusively a collector of originals for many of the same reasons as you. In general, I think everyone should have a manifesto or set of guidelines that informs their buying habits, otherwise you end up buying everything and often listening to nothing. A big 'limiter' for me is space; I have a certain amount of space that I am willing to dedicate to records, so I have to have guidelines, but mostly I enjoy the sounds of the way the album came out originally. I do have a few albums that came out on cassette originally and those are the formats I have hose albums in. Anyway, very enjoyable video and thank you for sharing. Cheers, Tom

#4 is interesting- I collect 90’s hip hop, which was released on CD, so the reissues are digitally sourced and often are double or even triple albums due to the amount of tracks contained on CD’s, and the vinyl can be over 50 euros, so why not collect the original CD for a fraction of the price in it’s originally intended format? You can collect 90’s hip hop singles of your favourite track’s although those are much harder to find but I do have fun hunting them Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

1 - Ja, but you didn't explain why. 2 - Ja, obviously. 3 - Ja. 4 - Nej, hell no. 5 - Obviously, ja. 6 - absolut, ja, säljer på en gång om det funkar inte för mig. 7 - yes, the biggest of those rules. Finns band jag har över 100 releases av, helt Ok med at jag saknar 2-3, pga jag älskar inte dessa. 7 - Yes.

Interesting info and just found and subbed your channel.

If the record sounds good I don’t really care if it is an original or reissue.

Some great rules for your/a collection, For my self: OG's with shrink and hype sticker in Mint/VG+ (Japan og German grading, not UK :-) . If I am gonna have a record I want it as close to how it was when sold at the time.

Hello Jonas thanks for your manifesto....great collection of awesome ogs i guess you've got there....the think that i want to say is that bying only ogs you don't experience the best part on collecting vinyl for me which is digging in the shops and finding records that you never heard of or had never thought of buying in advance...now with the internet you can buy anything you like, no big deal....i love my Music Emporioum, Freeborne, Moving Sidewalks, ca quintet etc vinyl reissues....hate having to listen to them digitally....regards and check some Greek hippy music is far out too...

I gotta say I disagree with half of your points but enjoyed the video and subbed. I had an original VU and Nico album that I stole when I was 13 but I don't have that anymore. I have a decent 2nd or 3rd press but 90% of the banana is missing. I AM the king of my collection!

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rules are made to be broken when I shop for records 1) do I want it? 2) can I afford it? when those two answers are yes = buy it simple rule many compilations are great never say never enjoy your music

For me it's about the nostalgia artwork and if it's coloured vinyl that's a bonus

2:58 Shouldn't you be saying "My record collection...." rather than "Your record collection..." as per your comment that it was YOUR manifesto?

Hey man. You say to go out and get those records like they're readily available and cheaply priced! C'mon man. I stay away from Best Of lps. I respect your opinion, but disagree on some points. Peace ✌ ☮ 🕊

This is nonsense

Oh, this is going to trigger a bunch of geriatric idiots in the VC. Which is 99% of it! Anyway, collect what you want and how you want. Rule 1 is law. Enjoyed!

Life's too short to worry about such things, yr only adding rules n regs in yr own head that ain't worth a toss

Was very curious to watch what your manifesto was but I could NOT AGREE LESS. What a terrible idea!! What a ridiculous list of rules and restrictions. Most important thing for collectors is ITS THE MUSIC. Many collectors do not live in big cities or Europe to find rare first pressings. Many do not have the $$ or access to first pressings. Many reissues sound fantastic or better than OG’s. Singles are annoying and hard to store plus buying only vinyl is snobbery and limits your collection. I’ve collected for 5 decades now since the 70’s and have seen many trends and fads. You do you but your list is very negative and to me limiting and dumb. 😊