I was reading Alan Cross’ website yesterday and he found a great article with a very poignant quote.
“I remember the first record I ever bought. Do you remember your first download?” – The Young Person’s Guide to Vinyl
I remember the first three records I bought, on Compact Disc, with my own money, that earned working for the man.
The summer of 1996 I got a job working at a Subway. At the time my music collection could be considered anemic. I had some tapes, some CDs I had acquired, that was about it. To hear “good” music I would hang out at friend’s houses or rocked the radio. When I got steady work at Subway I was making the most money I had ever earned in my life… some pay-cheques were over $100!
My first pay-cheque I dumped in my Leo Young Savers account and headed off to Lougheed Mall. I found the Music World and plunked down close to $80 for three records.
01) Alice in Chains – Alice in Chains
02) Metallica – …And Justice for All
03) Seven Mary Three – American Standard
Of the three albums, I don’t really listen to any of them front to back anymore and maybe only Alice in Chains is a band I still regularly enjoy. But back in 1996, they all got heavy play… and though I was late to the party when it came to collecting music, I played a serious game of catch-up, and now I have more CDs than I know what to do with.
It only makes sense that my obsession is drifting over to collecting vinyl records, which admittedly I don’t have a ton of.
I did find a couple blogs I am enjoying these days.
Analog Apartment
Fuck Yeah Vinyl
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 