Vinyl on your walls

[HutchFan]

36 minutes ago, Pim said:

That looks great HutchFan. I like the thing you’ve done with the shelfs. Only artist unknown to me is Claudio Roditi.

He is (was, actually, since he died last year) a very fine Brazilian trumpeter and flugelhornist.

I've know about him for a long while, but during my recent Latin Jazz explorations, I've sorta really "discovered" him.

[Hot Ptah]

1 hour ago, rostasi said:

What's the monthly charge?

It is hard to say what it would be just for LPs. I also have furniture, thousands of books, thousands of CDs, office papers, my audiophile stereo system, Christmas decorations, sports memorabilia and clothes in the unit. So it is a really big unit.  I could have a much smaller, less expensive unit if I was storing just music. It would be $100 a month or less most likely if I had just my LPs and CDs in there. 

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, miles65 said:

My display wall. All records can easly taken of the wall and replaced by other records. Made by my builder who had a record store before becoming a builder.

 

 

I love all that Ellington!  Are those EPs on the lower rows?

 

[miles65]

On 28-7-2021 at 11:58 PM, HutchFan said:

I love all that Ellington!  Are those EPs on the lower rows?

 

I try to collect all original Columbia 6 eye editions  from the 56-62 period. But transatlantic postage is putting me off to fill the gaps: 'Anatomy of a murder', 'Blues in Orbit'  is a Phillips edition, 'Piano in the Foreground' a french CBS and the 'Midnight in Paris' cover is damaged.  

Yes EP's and ordinary 45's 

Edited July 29, 2021 by miles65
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[Bluesnik]

6 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Noticing the Vertigo poster on the right, have you ever found Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack LP

I once saw that one with a whole orchestra playing the soundtrack.

[Teasing the Korean]

1 hour ago, Bluesnik said:

I once saw that one with a whole orchestra playing the soundtrack.

Lucky!!!

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, Bluesnik said:

I once saw that one with a whole orchestra playing the soundtrack.

 

2 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Lucky!!!

Exactly! 

It's such a powerful film score -- and a PERFECT marriage of images and music.

Many years ago, I saw Vertigo at the Fox Theater in downtown Atlanta.  Man, the movie is just SO MUCH better on a huge screen.  I'd probably seen it five or six times before, but it was like seeing a different movie in the theater.  It was ten times more hallucinatory and creepy and dream-like.

At the end of the movie, when Jimmy Stewart's and Kim Novak's character are at top of the tower and the nun POPS UP, I just about jumped out of my seat!  Even though I knew it was about to happen, it was still terrifying.  No wonder Kim Novak's character jumped!!!   

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

Fun thread .... as art took over no framed covers, but a number of vinyl on display like f.i.

 

[clifford_thornton]

the only record cover I have that I plan to frame is a defaced Kenny G album that an artist friend of mine did some ghastly alterations to, including partially wrapping it in a toilet paper coating.

[Holy Ghost]

Haven't been posting here in awhile (largely lurking) but I wanted to share what vinyl wall art I have on the wall:

 

Some more.

[Holy Ghost]

Some more....

 

More still:

[Holy Ghost]

One more wall:

 

Forgot about this wall:

 

[Holy Ghost]

On 7/28/2021 at 10:44 AM, HutchFan said:

Pim, 

Those framed album covers look NICE.

Rather than framing a few favorites, I made a ledge-like shelf -- like the bottom lip of an old-fashioned chalkboard -- where I can set LPs.  That way, I can easily change what's on display.  Often, when I bring home new (or, more likely, "new-to-me") LPs, I'll display them for a while, so they get some regular spins.  I'm always tinkering with what's up there, moving stuff around.  It's fun.

When friends who aren't jazzheads come to visit, they usually don't recognize many (any!?!) of the musicians.  I'm sharing these pics with you guys because you'll likely recognize them all!  

 

My "man cave/music room" is narrow, long rectangle -- in the basement.  This above pic is the short wall, one end of the rectangle

This is the long wall.  My CD shelf is opposite this wall, and there's more LPs on shelves to the left of the Miles poster.

 

Second to none, the coolest mancave ever. 

[gmonahan]

A friend gave me an LP of Sinatra's "Only the Lonely" a few years ago, and since it's my favorite Sinatra album (and I have it several times over on cd), I framed that one and put it on the wall, but it's the only one. I keep my LPs on shelves in case I want to, you know, play them.......

 

[medjuck]

I tried to figure out how to frame the jacket for the 2 disc Ellington Black, Brown and Beige but because it's a fold out, I couldn't figure out how. I guess I could cut it up and display all 4 sides.  (The actual 78 records got broken when I moved to Santa Barbara.) 

[Big Beat Steve]

16 hours ago, gmonahan said:

 I keep my LPs on shelves in case I want to, you know, play them.......

Understandable 😄 but there is a way out in case you do have space for more LP covers ...
There is hardly any unused space left on the walls of my music room either, so I cannot really display any more (unless I start alternating), but it would be nice anyway ...
Checking again these days I found I have accumulated a few original record covers through the years that are missing their LPs or EPs (or that - in one case - is a duplicate when I replaced a shot vinyl with a far better one). And I guess this happens with other collectors too.
So what better use for those "orphaned" covers than to use them to decorate the wall as long as they are "in tune" with your record collection ?

 

 

[HutchFan]

On 9/27/2024 at 4:06 AM, Holy Ghost said:

Second to none, the coolest mancave ever. 

Thanks!   

 

[gmonahan]

On 9/29/2024 at 6:29 AM, Big Beat Steve said:

Understandable 😄 but there is a way out in case you do have space for more LP covers ...
There is hardly any unused space left on the walls of my music room either, so I cannot really display any more (unless I start alternating), but it would be nice anyway ...
Checking again these days I found I have accumulated a few original record covers through the years that are missing their LPs or EPs (or that - in one case - is a duplicate when I replaced a shot vinyl with a far better one). And I guess this happens with other collectors too.
So what better use for those "orphaned" covers than to use them to decorate the wall as long as they are "in tune" with your record collection ?

 

 

Makes perfect sense Steve. I was being a bit of a smart ass. Actually, the walls in my music room are largely covered in posters from various concerts I've had the luck to attend!

 

[Holy Ghost]

On 7/28/2021 at 8:51 AM, Pim said:

This is now the wall in my ‘man-cave’ where I can listen to my records without being disturbed by anything or anyone…

 
Are there more people who have framed some of their records. Some of the artwork really is art-work.

Really, some pretty amazing records there.  The Joe McPhee is a standout for me. Have it on cd, but if I came across the lp, that'd be on my wall the moment I got home. 

[Pim]

7 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Really, some pretty amazing records there.  The Joe McPhee is a standout for me. Have it on cd, but if I came across the lp, that'd be on my wall the moment I got home. 

The Superior Viaduct reissue is great and widely available

[Holy Ghost]

On 10/5/2024 at 8:40 AM, Pim said:

The Superior Viaduct reissue is great and widely available

I love that album cover! Don't have a record player though. Hence, waiting for the thrill of someone dumping one at a second-hand store (which is mostly where I found the lp covers on my walls).