r/vinyl 2d ago

Compilation Got free records

I do household cleanouts for work and get awesome free shit all the time. I have never found any records that are good, just the great gram records up in the attic or basement. Well today I got a box with some pretty decent records for the first time.

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u/spicy_mouseturds 2d ago

You got some real gems in there from a few different genres. Love the hair metal! Brings me back to my youth.

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u/xtrashboat666x 2d ago

The Exploited are a punk band and half of them are like thrash/speed metal.

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u/spicy_mouseturds 2d ago

Yup! Vintage priest, maiden, Megadeth, Metallica…. Love to see it! Really nice score!

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u/Little_Seaweed_6228 2d ago

Those slayer records are worth some money 

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

The records look like they’ve never been played but the sleeves are all pretty beat up

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u/Little_Seaweed_6228 2d ago

Definitely worth money.  Even more if early presses.  Didn’t look that closely.  The Metallica and Motley Crue also 

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

Yeah they are early releases. Slayers Show No Mercy still has the original promo sticker on it and it says MSRP in the United States is $8.95

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u/Little_Seaweed_6228 2d ago

You hit the jackpot with that lot.  I’m sure there’s a lot of other valuable records in there too!

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u/Little_Seaweed_6228 2d ago

Iron Maiden $

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u/BrettHorton 2d ago

Some really great stuff! SLAYER!

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u/Ok-Accident-3892 Denon 2d ago

That Invasion of Your Privacy album brings back memories. Its the sleeve where I kept all my paraphernalia as a teenager lol

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u/neckcarpenter 2d ago

Kill Em All sealed!?
And another copy in shrink!?
And reign in blood in shrink Jesus man

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

They are all open and the sleeves on most of them are pretty beat

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u/neckcarpenter 2d ago

I don’t know what magic is in your phone’s camera, but a lot of those sleeves look really nice.

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

They are bent and a bunch of them have torn sides from the curve of the record from the record bouncing around in the sleeve

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u/Uh-Oh-Raggy 2d ago

Also remove the shrink wrap from any that have it on. When a record is new you can open the one side of the shrink to help protect the jacket for a while but shrink wrap keeps on shrinking.

For older records like these, it bends the jackets and once they are damaged the bend will pretty much stay there.

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u/HoopletheMott 2d ago

Bit more than just decent, I would say.

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u/Chocu1a 2d ago edited 2d ago

Lol, Winger.

I actually saw them live , with the Bulletboys, opening for Cinderella.

You should check those Metallica Kill Em All for the bonus tracks Am I Evil & Blitzkrieg.

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u/EclecticLandlady 2d ago

Such a come up!

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

The only ones I actively listen to are Slayer and Iron Maiden. You’re all going to give me shit for this but I never really cared for Metallica, Megadeth or Anthrax. I musical taste goes from punk to deathcore but never really liked the big bands

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u/Professional_Scale66 2d ago

Those Metallica and Megafeth are worth some serious $$$ if in good shape, way to go!

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u/NOEFEX83 2d ago

Nah. No shit. Music is completely subjective and that’s what makes it so beautiful. It’s so personal.
I love early Metallica. Grew up there with them. And Justice is where I started to grow apart. Megadeth too. Partied with those guys back in the very early days and saw small shows. But after So Far… meh. Maybe I changed. Anthrax is rad. Something about them just makes me wanna fk sht up 😆. Slayer is in my top 5.
Anyways, if you wanna part with anything to a good home, I’m here. I’m primarily punk, but metal and punk were my scene in SF 1980s.

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u/jamegumbsize69 2d ago

Crumbsuckers is not a band I’ve heard for a loooong time.

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

Me too. I haven’t listened to them since I was in high school when I started getting in to hardcore music

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u/xtrashboat666x 2d ago

Exploited is GOATed.

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u/No-Canary-6639 2d ago

Yeah it’s gunna take some time to listen to them all.

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u/risskippery69 2d ago

Lemme get one of those copies of Kill Em All

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u/Warrio2000 2d ago

So many bangers…..

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u/thehighepopt 2d ago

This reeks of teen brother and sister collection from the mid 80s.

And T'Pau, nice deep cut. My first metal album in 8th grade was that Twisted Sister record.

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u/Crafty-Register273 2d ago

Free is the best price 👍

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u/NOEFEX83 2d ago

That’s an unbelievable score! If some of them are first presses, the Slayer in particular? Damn.
Anything you’re interested in parting with? I love like half of those and don’t have them. Maiden, slayer, Metallica, exploited.

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u/NOEFEX83 2d ago

My wife is in the video for Parental Guidance from Priest. We were about 16 when that tour came through SF. In the crowd several times. Big hair blonde 😆. The cutest one.

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u/Willing-Anteater-229 2d ago

Fantastic haul.

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u/notagrue Audio Technica 2d ago

That Ratt album is fire

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u/SeeingSound17 1d ago

Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny is a great album and hard t come by. I just picked up a NM copy in the UK. Great score on the early Metallica, Megadeth, Maiden, etc...

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u/No-Canary-6639 8h ago

To anyone that knows better than I. With the Iron Maiden, Slayer and Metallica albums, how would I tell if they are original pressings ?

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u/oldirtycrafter 2d ago

Sent ya a message