It has been awhile since I last posted. But this site remains near and dear to my musical heart.
Some of the records in thrift stores have been sitting there for years, maybe even decades. And you know that no one is ever going to buy the moldy Shastakovich sitting in the back, on a bottom shelf in a dusty wooden bin. It will remain trapped forever, a poor soul doomed to be silent, unloved and unplayed.
In other news, my 101 Strings collection has stalled at around 230 out of 350 vinyl releases. I feel like I’ve cleaned out the Pacific Northwest. A lot left to acquire though, and they will be the rarer, more expensive items.
I’m still buying plenty of vinyl, don’t get me wrong, but I’ve moved on from thrifts to real record stores, and of course, discogs. Spending $30 instead of $3 on a record, though I still try to keep it cheap and look for bargains. I have the collector – nay, the completist curse, needing to own everything. Cool thing is I’m almost there.