My Vinyl Obsession

So for Father's Day about 2 years ago as siblings we all pitched in and bought my dad one of those all in one record/tape/CD/radio units from Target that he had been eyeing forever but just never purchased. Surprisingly, but not so surprisingly, I've become the record lover of my family. I'm now always on the lookout for new second hand shops carrying vinyls or looking to see which of my favorite artists are releasing on this platform or digging through eBay to find a musical I have on my hunt list. All in all I love the sound and quality that the record gives to the music. It's just so real.

This past weekend however I purchased a Fleetwood Mac 1979/1980 world tour album and this morning was listening to it, looking at the album cover and while looking at the sleeve and the previous owner underlined where they saw the show: New Haven, CT with 9,800 other people. Wow. My mind just got blown for a second. Every album I buy has a story to it, the first is that someone liked this music too and in a way it is a connection to the previous owner. Second, each one that I buy second-hand has a story, whether it's an autographed copy of The Music Man by Shirley Jones or the remnants of a promotional sticker after the album won a Grammy or an Oscar. I just love a good story so when I shop for these old records. I think also I'm shopping for a story to look at, a piece of mass produced history that someone previously loved and that I am now loving. 

Until next time,

TC