Vinyl, man!

Having a rummage sale at the house and some people brought over a bunch of records. The same guy said if I wanted to listen to them, he could get me a record player. I called him up tonight and he brought it over. I got it set up and started “spinnin’ some tunes.” I then remembered my dad has a collection of old records, so I got those out too. So, I’ve been listening all night to records of:
[ul][li]The Who[]Jimmy Buffett[]Santana[]R.E.O. Speedwagon[]Boston[]Aerosmith[]Don McLean[]American Graffiti[]Kansas[]Bob Seeger[]Chicago[/ul][/li]And many, many more. Don’t worry, we aren’t selling those at the rummage sale. . .

It’s been an interesting experience for this teenager to listen to the same music on the same medium that my Dad listened to when he was a teenager. Any thoughts? Comments? Reminiscences?
Also – does anyone know where to find out how much these albums could be worth? Not that we’re going to sell them, he was just kind of wondering. . .

Garfield:

You actually let your kid listen to Jimmy Buffett,
R.E.O. Speedwagon, Bob Seeger, and Chicago? Is there no shame? You’re gonna warp that boy. Seriously, I’ve been having a hard time letting go of vinyl. I pared everything down to some essentials, and when I get them all burned to CD I plan on ditching the vinyl (except for about 4 bootlegs that are just too cool.

My daughter (9 yrs old) just got her first vinyl, a copy of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. She has full turntable privilages.
:: wipes away tear of pride ::

Check out record appraiser John Marshall’s website. He also goes around to US radio stations to give estimates via telephone, which is how I found out I have a $50 Jan & Dean album.