(May 24, 2019 at 12:16 am)Gol Dernitt Wrote: I feel a little bad about this, but most of my record collection is bought online. I like putting on records. I don't like collecting a bunch of records that I will never enjoy spinning, and the ones I'm looking for will not show up in a record store in my city. I got drunk and spent 60 bucks on eBay on a replacement The Love Language record, which I originally bought for 10 bucks and leant to a friend, I guess forever. When I finally got it, (from Russia), I considered not opening it for about 10 minutes before I spun that record, collector's value be damned.
I'm not making a record collection because I think collecting records is cool. I just like to use my record player, I like actively spinning/flipping records, I like listening to albums all the way through. A lot of people roll their eyes at me when I say my record collection is small, focused, and full of 220 grams. I get it, I'm not part of the real vinyl appreciation culture, I don't pretend to be. It's not exploratory for me, I do that on Spotify, YouTube, and via some trusted friends. But I feel a little bad that I can't turn around and have a beat up Dylan or Prine or Baez padding the collection, just as credentials.
But I like that hard copy of the music I'm into. It's less transient and harder to misplace than cassettes or cds.
I'm pretty much indifferent to the whole vinyl-vs-CD-vs digital spat.
What I can't believe is that you spent sixty dollars for The Love Language. Next time you get that urge, I suggest puncturing both of your eardrums. The resultant atonal ringing sound is just as enjoyable as The Love Language and much cheaper.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
