vinyl conversion question

[bearman🐻]

So...I've got a bunch of vinyl that I would love to convert to mp3 (or any electronic format really) and I'm too busy to get all of it converted. Do any of you happen to know of any good sites that I can download, say, stuff from Shellac? I'm probably not going to get very far and will have to do it myself, so maybe some of you can recommend a place to get my vinyl converted? I'd be grateful for any input. Thanks!

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by bearman:
 Do any of you happen to know of any good sites that I can download, say, stuff from Shellac?

are we talking legal or not-so-legal here?  there are plenty of P2OP options, not that i are anyone associated with this board condones such tactics.  legally, you're looking at spending a lot of money to get digital versions of all that vinyl.  i'd do a quick search of  emusic to see what they have for you, that's a cheaper way forward.
 
 i did a quick hunt around for shellac, and they stuff is neither on emusic nor itunes... i'm guessing that albini might not want his stuff sold in a downloadable format?
 
 in terms of commercial services, i haven't heard of anyone converting vinyl to MP3s for cash.  plenty of services that will do that for your CD collection (much easier to automate).
 
 EDIT: some services listed  here

[Relaxer]

I'd say check the Web for uploads. For those you can't find, buy something like this:
 
  soft cow

[ggw]

Services that convert vinyl to mp3 are expensive ($15-$50 per album according to the New York Times).  Unlike CDs (which you can get a service to do at ~$1/per), you can't convert a vinyl disc at a fast speed and it takes extra work to divide the tracks and tag the info.
 
 Also, check your PM.

[bearman🐻]

Thanks for all of your thoughts, I really appreciate them! And ggw, I sent a reply back. Thanks for the info.