> I love records. There are plenty of reasons why records are great that don't usually get mentioned here. > * The big one: There is tons of music out there th

> I love records. There are plenty of reasons why records are great that don't usually get mentioned here. > * The big one: There is tons of music out there that isn't on streaming services. If you like punk, breakcore, UK dubstep, noise, really anything even a little bit out of the mainstream, or from the past - you can't find the best stuff on any streaming services. If I could only make one point, this would be it. Spotify! Doesn't! Haven't! Everything! You'll never dance around your living room to the good version of This Bike is a Pipebomb's 'Better Off Dead', because you don't have the split 7". > * Vinyl is a good value store. If you keep good care of your records - and you have good taste - you'll find that your collection _appreciates_ in value over time, unlike other forms which _depreciate_. Some of the records I picked up in high school are worth over a hundred bucks now! Not that I plan on ever selling them, but it's nice to know I could. > * Vinyl is something to do while traveling! It's great going to another country or city and browsing the record shops and finding something you're after, or something funky looking in the $2 bin. Random finds in dollar bins are a bit like Magic: The Gathering cards - usually crap, but occasionally brilliant. Plus, whenever you take it out, you get to remember the trip you got it on. > * Sampling. I make hip hop, and samples from vinyls just sound better with that real grit. They just do. > Records! Yeah! I've bought a few albums with the purpose of flipping them and I've made a 2500% return with those. What you say is correct, soundtracks and smaller runs or limited editions tend to grow in value.