Maybe the fans that bought those early Stones albums were simply a bunch of hooligans. LoL

That Alice Cooper From The Inside is hard to stomach with all that damage. How could someone do that to such an awesome package design....

I totally agree on that Concert for Bangladesh. I still don't own a copy because they are always trashed. I have even found it multiple times without the box. The others that I find trashed all the time are all the KISS albums. It is rare to find them in great condition. I don't think I have ever seen a 70s KiSS album in the shrink. Great video. Keep them coming!

Great video..hell of a good way to start the memorial day weekend

Great video. You mention Stickey Fingers album and the zipper being damaged. I have seen many copies of Exile on Main Street with the back cover gouged and torn in the same spot due to that zipper.

Fun video Robert! You are so right on these!! I’d add original Bo Diddley and Little Richard albums to the list. Also Muscle of Love only because you showed Alice first. Have a great holiday weekend! Jon

Definitely Grand Funk Railroad’s E Pluribus Funk. The one that is supposed to look like/is shaped like a quarter or silver dollar or whatever.

Loved the video! There's also "Foghat Live" with the die-cut cover that's usually beat-up. Plus, a legendary Argentine record from 1973, "Artaud" by Pescado Rabioso, released on a shaped cover, an irregular octagon, where most owners/sellers cut off the edges in order to fit on the shelves. With regard shiny vinyls that sound like a frying pan, some sellers use polishers to make 'em look like new, yet there's heaps of surface noise left.

Hey Robert. I think you’ve talked about it before, but the biggest thing that causes damage to my collection… Cats. I really had to take some drastic measures. I had one that just liked to use my collection for scratching, and I didn’t figure it out right away. As far as personally, it seems like my Alice Cooper records really took a beating. Have a good weekend, thanks for the video.

You got the Brooklyn brawler ( from 1990s era WWF wrestling) look, he always used to wears a white shirt with holes torn in it to the ring. Great video

Very cool take on records , enjoyed it

All of my Al martino is in excellent shape

Well you just made me feel REAL good about the copy of Concert For Bangladesh I spotted last Record Store Day & snagged along with my RSD picks; the box is in absolutely beautiful, near pristine shape! I’m not sure exactly how old this copy is but it’s definitely not any sort of modern reissue, the paper inner sleeves were slightly yellowed with age and the records are in automatic sequencing (side 1 backed by side 6 on disc One, side 2 with side 5 on disc Two and sides 3 &4 listed as disc 3, for use with those old automatic record changers that just dropped the discs down on top of each other because vinyl records are so famously impervious to damage)

Magnificent as always!!!! How much for that STP autographed number 4 back there? 😂

Great to know about the lack of crowd noise on the JB Live at the Apollo CD - it explains a lot!

Great video. I have never figured out why Monkees records are always trashed. I found one in shrink (!), but the vinyl was totally destroyed. I couldn't figure that out.

i managed to get an original copy of Concert For Bangladesh just last year and it was in an incredibly good condition, even the booklet was crease free and no grubby finger marks. loved your 'roughed up look' to suit the video too - Lloyd

Every Monkees album is always loaded with scratches. Hard to find them better than G+ (relative to their overall high numbers, at least). You'd think the stampers that pressed them were scratched up, haha. Also Electric Warrior by T.Rex is guaranteed to have ringwear.

Memorial Day weekend just started, and look at you, man....

I always appreciate your attnetion to detail. Rips and stains on the shirt. Bandage across the nose. Kecthup and mustard on face. Hair plastered down.

Great topic. Another example; I've never seen a Redd Foxx album that wasn't totally trashed.

Great topic!

Nice video bud. It took me many years to find a NM copy of Cosmo’s Factory they’re almost always knackered! Kiss albums are usually quite beat up too. The Who Live at Leeds is very fragile - as is New Order Low Life you very rarely see that onion skin outer in great condition. Led Zep In through the out door is another they tend to not have the brown paper outer or it’s ripped!

Kingston Trio--At Large is always thrashed. Such a great record too

Robert, you're looking like a beat up record from the freebie bin! Superfly has that flap that tears easily and the record itself is usually beat-up when you can find it. Gotta put those in plastic sleeves to preserve them.

Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren. Original USA Ampex/Bearsville release. All black cover with pic of Todd sitting at a Piano with a noose around his neck, Back cover has a small 3"X3" photo of him at the Piano. I've never until a month ago seen a copy without ring wear. The one I finally found had no ring wear but had a couple of dinged corners (Dammit!)

Those are in much better shape than most of the stuff I got

The classic example of this is the 'Let it Be' limited edition box set from 1970. This was reputedly made on the cheap at Allen Klein's instructions. Not only is it almost impossible to find an undamaged copy, but the book inside could not be opened more than a millimetre without the pages falling out. Cheers.

I have an OG copy of Something Else by The Kinks I bought used that had a split along the spine that the previous owner "repaired" using duct tape. And I picked up in an antique store an OG copy of Jerry Garcia's debut solo with the wax in VG+ condition, but the cover is so badly water damaged I added an index card with the track listening because the cover is unreadable, lol. Sometimes I think people were just too stoned to think about how they took care or their records. A lot of gatefolds were so worn out because that's what we used to screen the stems and seeds out.

How do you come up with these ideas? 😂 as soon as i saw the title i thought, Alice Cooper From the Inside. But you overlooked Killer and School Out, which are always wrecked. Also you mentioned the Stones but not Some Girls? PS my Concert for Bangla Desh looks identical to yours. Im in Australia so its an international problem Bobby.

I'm sure there some Discog sellers that would rate those NM 😂😑

I found a vinyl copy of Pisces, Aquarius Capricorn & Jones, Ltd by The Monkees that had drawing all over the front and someone drew beards over the member's pictures on the back cover

Styx - Cornerstone also Styx II with the Diecut cover.

Interesting idea. In the U.K. it’s often dance records from 70’s/early eighties that would have been primarily bought by kids. aged 10-18, so The Specials debut & the Trojan Tighten Up Vol 3 compilation. both would have been taken to parties,scatters on the floor & played on cheap record players.

Robert I hate to see the other guy you beat up for this video lol :) Classic video

Grand Funk Red Album, Vanilla Fudge, and Bloodrock 2 are always beat to hell

Good topic Robert! Personally, whenever I have come across any of Chicago's first 2 albums they are always in crap condition. Never seen a decent copy of The Eagles greatest hits either. More come to mind but then I'd have to make my own video. I would rather watch you instead though! 👍

Hawkwind - ‘In search of space’, not a rare album by any means but to find one without the fold over cover not torn up! Very rare indeed

My “Bangla Desh” album…the box…started falling apart within months in 1971/1972. Same thing with George’s “All Things Must Pass” a year earlier. But everything inside stayed intact including the vinyl.

SESAME STREET RECORDS (And yes, I buy them!) are most of the time beat up😂! But, it WILL take some SERIOUS searching to find really good used records at a Thrift Store! It can happen, (I've heard legends 'round these VC parts!)...two or more years later...They can be found 😂? Right...? Thank you Robert for bursting my protective bubble 😢!

Many, Many Rock ‘n Roll and R&B albums of the 50s & 60’s have the values they do simply due to the audience they were for. Lots of them went to slumber parties, dance parties, after-prom parties, sweet sixteen parties, birthday parties, my-mom-and-dad-are-out-until-late parties….you get my drift. Later the punk and metal albums suffered much the same way. There are reasons for the Discogs values, folks!

I'm out of space, so I can't put clear sleeves on all my records, but I ALWAYS put them on records with die-cut openings like Physical Graffitti, Foghat Live. Creedence Gold.I'm not sure if ANY 3 Dog Night - seven separate fools records, we're ever non-crushed like a pancake. Finally found one with all the playing cards, and only slightly crushed

Foghat Live die cut cover, including mine, letters constantly torn off. I bought a second copy, just so I could have a nice jacket.

🤣so glad I'm not the only cat that has the broken-down Concert for Bangla Desh. I found my copy in a thrift store in '89 for a buck...I was mad b/c my good friend found his broken-down copy years earlier for 50 cents (the vinyl though is NM)...in 35+ years of collecting, I have yet to find a mint condition copy

My Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies" is pretty rough. The front part of the gate-fold (at least on my copy) is very thin and as a result the spine is trashed. This one did get a lot of play when I was in my teens so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. Led Zeppelin s/t is really trashed too. Again, played to death in my teens. My "Concert for Bangladesh" is perfect. I never liked it that much so it has been stored away and rarely played since.

You are so right about early Rolling Stones and The Monkees. I just can't seem to find Bruce Springsteen "The River" with the wax in good shape. If you have a Bruce record... you play it til the grooves are gone.

I'm still trying to find a Deep Purple Mark II or III album that wasn't used to roll a joint on.

Remember that sometimes you can actually see the noise, usually on record club albums.

I was just given a record collection. A lot of the records were trashes. Some were okay, but there was a copy of Bangladesh that is almost in perfect shape. I was stunned. I have an All Things Must Pass that has great vinyl but the cover is broken on one side. Billion Dollar Babies usually has the cards torn out of it and the dollar gone. I just paid some considerable coin to replace the copy I had which I personally pulled the cards out when I was in high school. Sigh. You can't go back.

8/10 original AC/DC I find are well loved!

(I should of gone with) WOW!!!! I think in that Johnny Rotten t-shirt you're wearing, amongst the stains I can make out I hate Pet Sounds

I had to laugh when you showed the Bangladesh album!! I have been to thousands of record stores and have never seen a copy of this album in decent condition People must have really played this or used it for a frisbee

I'll add All Things Must Pass, never able to find a box that isn't in sorry shape. At least LP 3 is always a NM lol. Also Eric Clapton At His Best & Heavy Cream with the ''top flap'' covers. Honorable mentions Billion Dollar Babies & Honky Chateau.

Black Sabbath early WB records are almost always beat. Almost any cover that's black and non laminated show a lot of ring wear. Alice Cooper Killer seldom has the pull off poster, and another that is susceptible to ring wear. Elton John Honky Chateau almost always has a torn flap. Raspberries Side 3. The top of the die cut box of berries is always chipped and bent. I enjoy your videos very much!

wait...so we're not supposed to use electrical tape for seam repairs? The Who by the numbers usually have the connect the dots done, In through the out door usually have the water colors done and a LOT of the Beatles Yesterday and Today seem to have tears on the front slick...haven't figured that one out yet. 😆

Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is always in unplayed condition!

Grand Funk live album took me years to find a vg+copy and never knew it came with a poster

Alice Cooper’s Muscle of Love. Also a cardboard box situation.

George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass box suffers just like the Bangladesh one.

I have around 45,000 records and have been searching for them for 40+ years. Difficult to find records in nice shape...Electric Ladyland ,especially originals without ringwear...also LA. Woman ,without ring wear. I have around 8 original Let in Bleed LP's in top condition,however,over the past many years only see trashed copies.There's a guy on KZfaq who knows nothing about records and calls it the birthday cake album. Physical Graffiti I have been lucky to find around 25 -30 copies and still have them. Most early James Brown LP's are beat up,however,I picked up many of them around 25 years ago in superb condition.

Original Simon & Garfunkel records are always notorious for being in bad condition. I did get better luck with a Canadian pressed Rolling Stones 12x 5 with blue London Label with disc in VG+ condition.

I find more often than not, at least where I live old Beatles records are like this. I rarely see an old Beatles record from like the 60's or 70's which doesn't have ring wear, scuffs, a name written on it or like someone drew on the cover. Recently saw "The Beatles Second Album" for a decent price but it was like being held together in places by scotch tape and stuff. The worst offender is the White Album, those covers did _not_ age well at all. In fact, there's a guy who runs an art exhibition called "we buy White Albums" which is really interesting. Even used Beatles CD's can be sketchy sometimes, I once saw "Magical Mystery Tour" for sale, no cover in the jewel case, just the disc inside, and it was being sold for like 15 bucks. A lot of R&B/funk/disco records are also in terrible or badly worn condition. I once saw a Tower of Power record where the front cover was almost half white due to how scuffed and worn out it was, which is a shame cause it's a great record. I can deal with records that have some ring wear or show their age. It's when they feel grimy in your hands, or reek of cigarette smoke and nicotine that I avoid them at all costs. Somewhat relating to this, have you ever noticed used records having a distinct smell? Like a lot of older used records and the insides of used record stores have this _really_ distinct smell that I never smell anywhere else. Do you know what causes it? This has been stumping me like for ages.

Ogden’s nut gone flake is almost always in pieces .

Oh definitely early Sabbath albums with the all green label. Good luck. Good chance the 2nd press with Burbank labels might be in better shape. And im sure there's plenty 3rd press with the lined label in excellent shape. Another bad one is Wings Over America. Good chance 1 of the 3 albums is shot, but the other 2 are damn near mint. And sometimes takes multiple copies to make a mint version. Muscle Of Love is one of those pet peeve things. Sometimes i see them for sale without the box. Found one in the 90s, but the box was trashed. Didn't matter as the album was in great shape. Pretty sure collectors may stuff cardboard in the box to keep its original shape. The Fabulous Johnny Cash is one i never found a good copy of. Unless it was a brand new pressing. Good luck finding an old 6 eye of that. Or even a cover that dont look like its been on tour. And another in the good luck department. The silver pressing of Rock And Roll Machine by Triumph. Whos brilliant idea was that to make it look metal. Pretty sure you will never find a copy that looks like that sheen of a teenager with lots of oil on their face. That is definitely an album you have to wear clean welders gloves. Just to get it from cover to turntable. I wouldn't be surprised if a sealed copy is destroyed before you even crack it open. Pet Sounds always looks like its been to some party where Joe took Sue's copy home, and somehow Sue has Mike's copy in her sleeve. Because Mike's album cover got its spine slaughtered by his 2 cats.

Cosmos’s Factory is ALWAYS trashed. Great topic, btw - you know how to grab a vinyl nerd’s attention!

I purchased Led Zeppelin's "In Through the Out Door" when it was released. I kept it in like-new condition, including the paper bag that it came with (not the store's bag -- but the album included a form-fitting paper bag). Not a tear on it. I wonder how those bags have held up over the decades? Did a lot of people take care to not damage the paper bag? Or do I have a rare exception?

I have also seen the electrical tape on albums. Honestly. I can't think of an album that I've only seen trashed copies of that stand out to me. I can think of an album that I've always seen in mint condition. Foe me it's Tubular Bells.

Took me many tries to get a half-way decent copy of Neil youngs Harvest. Also any early AC/DC records in good condition.

i can think of another one,Styx's cornerstone, with the black flaps that open,the one i have isn't in the greatest shape,but at least the record plays good.

ina gah da vida or whatever its called by iron butterfly ive only seen two copies beyond vg condition whilst digging before. my copy is like a vg jacket but the record is ex so i wonder what people do with their jackets

Even in the 90s, when most vinyl was still in good shape, KISS albums were always trashed and missing posters, rub on, paper gun etc

First Ash Ra Tempel is also hard to find in good condition with its split cover. Managed to get a decent cover albeit worn and slightly torn. Also Let It Be original bokset is hard to find in good condition. That one was definitely not the most solid.

Grand Funk EPluribus Funk is always beat up . The coin shape and silver just copped a hammerin’ . Iconic sleeve though 😎

Iron butterfly inna gadda da vita and iron butterfly live always seem trashed. Ive had a ton of iron butterfly live and still havent found a descent copy.

Oh, you must be the guy I can sell all my old records to :-)

I've said it before and say it again. You need to do stand up comedy. You are too funny

All things that Pass is hard to find without cover ruined and some of the early Beatles albums produced by capital records. Meet the Beatles. I agree with the monkees album covers and records they seem to take a beating. KISS Alive is getting that way. Have a great day

Chambers Brothers albums took a beating. Dude did you get in a fight ?

Holy Moly young fella, looks like you come out the worst in a scrap.... I grew up on that James Brown live at the Apollo album Robert. I used to practice my spins, splitz and James Brown routine to it. I could never find a copy of it in any condition in the wild the last couple of decades so I bought a repress of it a couple of years ago. Yeah early Stones got played to death Robert. I'm a Stones collector and yes it seems Stones fans beat up their records more that Beatle fans do.... Mahogany Rush Live is one I never see without a ton of ringwear.

Oh I get it now

Well, there's thrift stores, and then record stores. I've NEVER seen a James Brown 60s record at a thrift store, that wasn't absolutely trashed. I HAVE seen them at record stores for big bucks lol.

Old King Curtis and Redd Foxx comedy records tend to be really beat up as they were often used/played at house rent parties back then

that sucks about that Alice Cooper

Definately see a ton of beat Monkees records out there. Sticky Fingers too. Thrift stores always seem to have the most beat records out there in my area.

Styx II with the die-cut cover - always torn, and The Monkees Head with original mirror film cover - always trashed. Well, at least those are two on my bucket list.

Bought "Muscle of Love" by Alice Cooper new, 1973. Warner marketing designed the cover as a flimsy cardboard box. I take care of my toys, but this one looks sad. Bought "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull when it came out, 1972. Cover designed like a newspaper. Over time the paper has aged to a brownish white.

Bands' later albums are in better condish. because the fans have grown up. Early Monkees records .... I'd say 'good luck'. Thankfully neither of my teenagers have taken an interest in records😄

Every Parliament album I've ever come across (that isn't $80) has been beat to a pulp :(

Shocking Blue records seem to always be in beat up condition. So are the covers of most copies of Neil Young's "A Journey Through The Past".

schools out alice cooper always a rough one

The Shangri-Las on Red Bird.

Out of all the OG records I own my UK copies of Stones albums are in the worst condition, I only own a handful of albums that don't play through and 2 of them are Stones albums. They sound fantastic underneath all the noise though.

CSN&Y 4 Way Street is one ive always noticed is usually beat to shit. Never seen a good copy of it

Jimi Hendrix, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and Beatles albums are always in rough shape.

If I found that James Brown Apollo in good condition I’d probably pack it all up and retire with this hobby on top. Every single one is REKT.

Let's see...what comes to mind for me right away is: King Crimson - Court of... Alice Cooper - Love it to Death Ted Nugent - S/T Todd Rundgren - The Ballad of Todd Rundgren

The #1 album I absolutely cannot find in decent condition is the mono version of the first Doors album. The Doors in mono isn't very common to begin with but I've seen quite a few copies and every single one has been beat to shit. The Doors in stereo is often in good or even excellent condition, but I guess all the acid party freak out dudes who were too tripped out to properly care for records must've been the ones buying up the mono copies...or the kiddies.

When records came on the scene they were a novelty did record buying public actually have cleaning fluid and a brush I think NOT listening to them in their spare time while many brought their faves to parties probably mishandled the wrong way fingerprints etc and drunk I bet there was a small majority who took collecting records seriously if you were an audiophile; early beatles dc5 sinatra or even those exotica selections can be really chewed up. Lucky to find a playable James Gang live record. Depended on person how much importance he/she placed on this piece of musical history. To clean or not to clean

The original Metal Box by Public Image LTD. The Box is usually dented up & the records badly warped. Metal & Vinyl .. 👎. The original Sandanista by The Clash.3 albums in a single sleeve was a disaster. Rolling Stones ..Some Girls .. similar to the Zeppelin issues with Physical Graffiti. ✌️

early Johnny Winter albums. Any record cd or tape that has been to a lot of parties or children were handling them is probably wrecked.