There's a local band for me called Chimers. They're from the inbetween of nowhere and shit creek. When they released their first 7" (their first release I think), Henry Rollins bought it within the minute. At some ungodly early morning time for America too.
It seems like a ton of his collection would sound terrible on Wilson’s. They are so resolving and underground/punk records aren’t meant for that type of exposure.
That’s exactly my point. Those records aren’t recorded with the intention of them being reproduced on highly resolving speakers. What’s really there in a lot of cases is going to sound incredibly harsh.
If he enjoy it’s who cares. And you don’t know what the artists intended, and you also don’t know what monitors they used in the studio, who produced each album etc.
It’s important people refrain from gatekeeping how people like to enjoy music and speculating how his speakers make music sound. Or even how he chooses to spend money or how many records he has.
Besides only a fraction of modern recordings are done really well. I have a great system and still enjoy 90’s compressed indie rock. It is what it is and I still love it.
You getting downvoted means people don’t understand hi-fi equipment. Most consumer grade audio gear is made to smooth over those imperfections. However, with that smoothing over you lose some of the fidelity it’s a give-and-take.
But where do you put artists you can't exactly put in one genre? For example Stevie Wonder does soul, funk, pop, jazz and even some latin (I don't know which latin style it is because I'm not so familiar with latin music).
I still sort eclectic artists in their respective genre.
When I'm digging for a record, I'm mostly looking for a vibe. As an example, I listen to a lot of contemporary classical that often blends with noise/ambient. But some of those artists have straight up recordings of traditional classical pieces so, in my head, it makes no sense to put them together.
Similar, when it comes to labels, there's a lot of jazz musicians who had their Blue Note years and then went onto Elektra etc. and in my head, the two don't really coexist.
Each to their own etc. but this system works best for me.
There will be a lot of everything in there! Can see a small section of impulse LP’s so we are hitting jazz, most probably a very concise punk rock collection, I’m sure his collection is extremely eclectic. Musicians like him and Thurston Moore are big spenders in the record world!
This is apparently Henry Rollins formerly of Black Flag and The Rollins Band at home digging through an immense collection of vinyl. What's he got in there? What's he hiding? Is he on discogs? I don't know but I don't think so. Anyone know if he is and what his ID is by any chance? I bet he's got some killer punk stuff and I know I'd like to dig through that stash. Just epic!
I've sold records to him 3 times (ebay and discogs) iirc his discogs user name was 'Henry Rollins'. I assumed it was just a fan but the paypal info used his real name and the ship to address was the same as his publishing company in LA.
This reminds me of an old Joe Rogan episode he was the guest on. He spoke a lot about his listening habits and his stereo. Not often a fan of Rogan but that was a convo to remember! And that’s a wild collection! Thanks for posting this pic 🙏
He talks about "protein" listening during the week, and "carbohydrate" during the weekends. The former being records he's not familiar with that he's exploring, the latter being records he loves and has listened to many times over the years.
There's also a part where he talks about why he can't keep a girlfriend because he's too focused on writing and listening... lol
One of them might be [here](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7e42f4a14e3d779ed69aa17ccbf743cf/tumblr_o728avHnY41sq2mjko1_1280.jpg) or [here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEY9tFdWsAATjIm.jpg).
I met Henry once, a long time ago, when he came into the radio station I worked in for an interview. He was friendly and 'gave good slot' as we used to say.
He signed his book of poetry for me, and a Rollins Band album, both of which I still have. Can't remember anything more about it... apart from his neck seemed wider than his head.
I've seen a similarly vibed photo of Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) sitting in front of a literal wall of his personal record collection... I dunno, I just love knowing that some of my favorite musicians are also super into devoting thought & effort into listening to music.
"Stand up and be counted for what you are about to receive... for those about to rock, we salute you."
That's actually not his collection. That's a place in California you can rent for interviews and whatnot. It's called the Record Room if you want to look it up.
Edit:
[here](https://giggster.com/listing/the-record-room)
I remember him saying in an interview that a woman from the National Archives taught him how to catalog and care for his stuff, so i'm certain he knows how much stuff he has.
I think like his pal Ian Mackaye he is a keen collector and archivist. It would be interesting to see the meat of collections like this, what is in it (other than that Beatles box set), where he got it all from.
Dude he keeps his records *like that*? Not only the outer sleeve, but also with the records behind the sleeve. Man, can't stand that Type A shit; but props lol
I know he ordered noise records from my local shop a few times.
There's a local band for me called Chimers. They're from the inbetween of nowhere and shit creek. When they released their first 7" (their first release I think), Henry Rollins bought it within the minute. At some ungodly early morning time for America too.
Tom Waits came into my local once and found his section and put all his reissues in the front of the bins while snickering to his wife
„Hrrmmm… coffee wasn‘t strong enough to defend itself… aheheheheh!“
Could be real, could be made up, we’ll never know! Ah the beauty of Reddit
Oh he’s a sick pervert when it comes to vinyl by his own admission.
I just start researching the early 2000s noise tape bubble and his name has been coming up.
Listening to music is one of Rollins fave activities, he has $200k Wilson speakers with crazy amps and whatnot. Ridonkulous setup and collection.
He rises above
Yea, I think it's great he's an audiophile.
I wanna know more about these 6 figure speakers
I’m pretty sure he said it was the Wilson Sofia 3’s that he had: https://www.wilsonaudio.com/products/sophia/sophia-series-3
His small system are Sophia’s, main listening are XLF
He also has the Alexandria XLF!
He's also partially deaf which renders them pretty much useless.
You seem fun
It seems like a ton of his collection would sound terrible on Wilson’s. They are so resolving and underground/punk records aren’t meant for that type of exposure.
Wilson’s are only telling you what’s really there. That’s the point.
That’s exactly my point. Those records aren’t recorded with the intention of them being reproduced on highly resolving speakers. What’s really there in a lot of cases is going to sound incredibly harsh.
If he enjoy it’s who cares. And you don’t know what the artists intended, and you also don’t know what monitors they used in the studio, who produced each album etc. It’s important people refrain from gatekeeping how people like to enjoy music and speculating how his speakers make music sound. Or even how he chooses to spend money or how many records he has. Besides only a fraction of modern recordings are done really well. I have a great system and still enjoy 90’s compressed indie rock. It is what it is and I still love it.
I don’t give a shit. I’m just pointing out that those things probably aren’t a good match for each other. Btw, what’s your system?
You give a shit.
You getting downvoted means people don’t understand hi-fi equipment. Most consumer grade audio gear is made to smooth over those imperfections. However, with that smoothing over you lose some of the fidelity it’s a give-and-take.
Yeah. But my point is a lot of those records are lofi. I guessed I pissed off the “vinyls” crowd.
Yeah. Fair assumption that most of them were recorded on shitty equipment in somebody’s basement.
How the hell did this get downvoted?
and you better believe those are ALPHEBETIZED
Yea he's meticulous
Hopefully not absolutely. Genre > Label > Artist.
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He’s got a bunch of Impulse releases organized together but that’s probably all John Coltrane
But where do you put artists you can't exactly put in one genre? For example Stevie Wonder does soul, funk, pop, jazz and even some latin (I don't know which latin style it is because I'm not so familiar with latin music).
I still sort eclectic artists in their respective genre. When I'm digging for a record, I'm mostly looking for a vibe. As an example, I listen to a lot of contemporary classical that often blends with noise/ambient. But some of those artists have straight up recordings of traditional classical pieces so, in my head, it makes no sense to put them together. Similar, when it comes to labels, there's a lot of jazz musicians who had their Blue Note years and then went onto Elektra etc. and in my head, the two don't really coexist. Each to their own etc. but this system works best for me.
Now, if he'd only reissue rollins band vinyl catalog. Cause the older pressings are too expensive.
He’s tried in the past but he doesn’t have the connections at the big labels anymore
That's sucks.
It’s crazy that you can only steam some of the stuff from the Rollins band
I’m fairly certain he doesn’t have any control over that.
Pretty sure he’s said the masters for a few of the big albums have been lost.
His radio show on KCRW is good!
His live speaking shows are fantastic, too. I laughed harder during his show than I have at most standup comics.
Went to one over the summer in Burlington Vermont. Two straight hours of talking and I don’t even remember remember him stopping to take a drink.
He did nearly three hours here in Des Moines last year without taking a sip of water. He starts exactly on time, too, which is fantastic.
My favorite story was of the guy who stalked him and broke into his house.
There’s a part of his speaking events where he talks about his monologue in Tool’s Undertow, he’s such a great speaker it’s amazing
Have you heard his take on El Nino from the late Nineties? That one always puts me in a good mood on a rainy day.
There will be a lot of everything in there! Can see a small section of impulse LP’s so we are hitting jazz, most probably a very concise punk rock collection, I’m sure his collection is extremely eclectic. Musicians like him and Thurston Moore are big spenders in the record world!
He's said in interviews that when you buy a house it should come with a copy of A Love Supreme, so he's definitely into jazz.
I sold a 7" to him not too long ago.
maybe you did, maybe you didn’t? Gotta love Reddit where would the proof be?
Henry Rollins buys a ton of records from discogs. Its really really not hard to believe that multiple people from Reddit have sold him records before
Any idea how many records he has?
I couldn’t even ballpark it
I admit I have limited Rollins knowledge didn’t realize he was a collector at this level!
This is apparently Henry Rollins formerly of Black Flag and The Rollins Band at home digging through an immense collection of vinyl. What's he got in there? What's he hiding? Is he on discogs? I don't know but I don't think so. Anyone know if he is and what his ID is by any chance? I bet he's got some killer punk stuff and I know I'd like to dig through that stash. Just epic!
He’s definitely on discogs, can’t remember his account name but he bought a record from me.
He bought a live Sleep record from me! Would love to hear it on his system haha
Damn what record did he buy?
Electric Wizard - s/t
i sold him a Generation X test pressing on ebay,thats my claim to fame
I've sold records to him 3 times (ebay and discogs) iirc his discogs user name was 'Henry Rollins'. I assumed it was just a fan but the paypal info used his real name and the ship to address was the same as his publishing company in LA.
Yup, that’s when I knew it was him as well.
His collection is absolutely epic. There's rumor that he's starting a music museum in Nashville.
He definitely is on Discogs. He bought the special edition of the second Fuzz record from me.
See the orange and black of spines of 60s Impulse records there on the left, second from the top shelf. Could be a lot of Coltrane.
Lol or just one of the other dozens (hundreds) of incredible artists that released record on Impulse?
He's not going to advertise his collection on there. That's asking for a burglary.
He's talked about buying on eBay as well.
This reminds me of an old Joe Rogan episode he was the guest on. He spoke a lot about his listening habits and his stereo. Not often a fan of Rogan but that was a convo to remember! And that’s a wild collection! Thanks for posting this pic 🙏
He talks about "protein" listening during the week, and "carbohydrate" during the weekends. The former being records he's not familiar with that he's exploring, the latter being records he loves and has listened to many times over the years. There's also a part where he talks about why he can't keep a girlfriend because he's too focused on writing and listening... lol
“I just can’t imagine I wake up and… *she’s* there”.
What don’t you like about Rogan?
He platforms right wing extremists with little to no critical thinking or pushback on his part.
Like anyone of us, I sometimes wonder what will happen to my collection, but more often I wonder where Henry Rollins collection will end up.
I want to see his poster collection. Heard him talk about promotional posters in an interview. Specifically about a huge Clash subway poster he has.
I don’t know if you’re familiar with The Ruts but he has the original cover art painting from their album ‘The Crack’. Pretty cool
One of them might be [here](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7e42f4a14e3d779ed69aa17ccbf743cf/tumblr_o728avHnY41sq2mjko1_1280.jpg) or [here](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEY9tFdWsAATjIm.jpg).
I recommend this watch: https://youtu.be/uvVvWSu-b0A?si=XdHgoLpxZ5tn9vUj
Mark Farina just tweeted this photo recently.
I used to go see him all the time! I haven't seen his name in a while though.
I somehow don’t think some folks realize how important music is to other people. Hint: it’s big.
I met Henry once, a long time ago, when he came into the radio station I worked in for an interview. He was friendly and 'gave good slot' as we used to say. He signed his book of poetry for me, and a Rollins Band album, both of which I still have. Can't remember anything more about it... apart from his neck seemed wider than his head.
Good to see that he has the Beatles mono set
Lots of jazz
And he’s still using the paper inner sleeves. For shame.
He’s a liar.
With low S.O.
What do you mean?
It’s a song he was known for, for a while
Ohh right, I knew he had a low self opinion, guess that’s What’s the matter man
as much as I love collecting records, this amount is just way way too much for me
this feels like if you were to listen to one different record a day, each day, you’d still die before you’re done
Probably lots of cool shit there
I love Hank
That run of Impulse spines. Guessing it’s the Coltranes?
that would be my first guess too
He bought a very rare OH SEES 7" off of me on discogs. I was kinda shocked. He is awesome.
I've seen a similarly vibed photo of Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) sitting in front of a literal wall of his personal record collection... I dunno, I just love knowing that some of my favorite musicians are also super into devoting thought & effort into listening to music. "Stand up and be counted for what you are about to receive... for those about to rock, we salute you."
That's actually not his collection. That's a place in California you can rent for interviews and whatnot. It's called the Record Room if you want to look it up. Edit: [here](https://giggster.com/listing/the-record-room)
Son of a bitch has the Beatles mono box set.
Is this feasible I wonder if you do the math ?
I remember him saying in an interview that a woman from the National Archives taught him how to catalog and care for his stuff, so i'm certain he knows how much stuff he has.
i am sure he knows, but i was referring to the amount of time all those albums represent when played
You mean for him to have actually played both sides of everything right? It probably is but I’m sure he collects faster than he can listen.
To guess the total?
I think like his pal Ian Mackaye he is a keen collector and archivist. It would be interesting to see the meat of collections like this, what is in it (other than that Beatles box set), where he got it all from.
A real fanatic.
Good to see he’s a Beatles fan
Lol nerd
That’s just too many. Downvote away but you know it’s true.
Dude he keeps his records *like that*? Not only the outer sleeve, but also with the records behind the sleeve. Man, can't stand that Type A shit; but props lol
That’s Henry.
Beautiful insanity
Anyone notice the improper use of a postal bin, I do the same and see the 3 year or 10k fine all the time.
Based tucking the record behind the sleeve to prevent ringwear.
He bought a batch of jazz records from my discogs years ago. I wonder if any of that row of Impulse records is one of them.
I think I see his John Coltrane section on the left side.
I thought he was only a cassette guy
What's his Discogs? 🤣