45worlds Forum - View Single Post - What's The Point of a Mint Record?

10th May 2014, 11:29 PM
	An6y66 Member since Jul 2012 1817 Points	I was having this discussion earlier and wondered what collectors on this site thought about it. I see having mint album from the '60s as quite a shame, records are built to be played and if in 50 years no-one has enjoyed it I think it's quite sad. People always focus on the facts like how many copies an album sold, how high in the charts it reached and how many countries it was a hit in, but people don't seem too look at the social history. I love an album with writing and doodles on the sleeve, i may not know from looking at my copy of The Beatles Please Please Me how many copies it sold in what particular year, but I know that Susan preferred John over the rest of the band from the amount of times she wrote his name on it, I also know what tracks she liked from the ticks alongside the the tracklisting. I know that someone preferred side 1 of my copy of Elvis' Golden Records much more than side 2 as one is far less scratched and worn than the other. I'm not trying to cause offence to any other members who would rather collect mint records over a "well loved" one like me, I'm just interesed in collector's different views on this. Andy

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