It’s surreal now to look back upon my first post from 2014 – six years ago – and marvel at how many records I’ve collected and how close I have come to the finish line.
It has been a long, strange and wonderful obsession, this 101 Strings Orchestra collection on vinyl. I don’t have too many wild stories to tell – I drove to Dunsmuir, CA for Astro Sounds, that’s about it – but I enjoyed visiting all the record and thrift stores – mainly on the West Coast – that might have a record or two hiding in dusty stacks. Lots of great memories.
Only 25 out of 345 vinyl releases remain to complete the Somerset/Alshire collection, which I consider Phase I of a fully complete collection.
I have all of the Somerset label. It’s mainly late 70s Alshire that’s left and they are less easy to find online, nearly impossible to come across in person.
Phase 2 will go after all the other labels and international releases of which I’ve identified about 50 releases. But those will have to wait.
I’m also ignoring the CD releases for now, as I do have a life.
Take a look at the date of this post, and do I even need to spell out what is happening right now, and why my collecting and record store shopping has been put on hold? Hint, it rhymes with Coronafuckthis.
It all-of-a-sudden pales in significance, the 101 Strings Orchestra. Yet, I am pleased to have them here in my home, keeping me company.
Good news: I have managed to snag a few 7″ Singles, an 8-track and even an official Alshire reel-to-reel! And lots of cassettes. So. Many. Releases.. To… Collect