I purchased a turntable just so I could play and record my albums (I own many thousands). Alas, most of them, after more than 30 years of lugging around and various cats tap-dancing on them are not pristine enough to record. I do, however, prefer the warm sound of vynal to CDs and I can abide a pop or a skip easier than I can some of the glitches and bleeeps that crop up on MP3's. Tell your Ma to hang onto those LPs, they'll be worth a lot on eBay.
She doesn't have them anymore, my uncle wouldn't give
them back. We have other artists on vinyl though. I like
CD's 'cause you can drag them around, in the car & such...
but records are nice when you're sitting at home, relaxing.
There's just a certain feel to them.