So, I wasn't going to go shopping for new vinyl for a while, then I saw a post in my facebook news feed about a Memorial Day weekend sale at Half Price Books. 20% off all weekend. Hard to pass up this opportunity, especially with a free day today, Friday. The sale started Thursday. So off I went this morning. But first I went over to my bandmate Mike's house. He told me he had about 50 albums that were duplicates from the merging of his and his wife's collections. (Mike also designed the title banner for my blog. He is contributing to this venture in more ways than one. He is also a hell of a guitarist and singer.)
Mike had some cool stuff. About 4 Bad Company albums, some Genesis, Clapton, Yes, Stan Getz, the Cars, Peter Gabriel, Billy Idol, ZZ Top. Gonna be fun listening through it all. Thanks Mike! After a brief hang out and sandwich with Mike, I was off to Half Price Books.
I didn't want to spend too much today, so I was picky. At one point I had about 8 or 9 records in my hand that were under consideration. They had Abbey Road there but it was not priced. I asked... $20... not this time. I ended up buying The Police- Zennyatta Mondatta, The Pretneders first album, Peter Gabriel's 3rd album (face melting), and Robin Trower- Bridge of Sighs.
Not a bad haul today. I am still listening through Uncle Eric's stuff and what I got at Cheap Thrills. I also purchased a record cleaning kit, paper sleeve liners and some plastic covers to keep my collection in good shape. Such a nerd. So now I think I will just focus on listening and finding some cool items to blog about. Look for blogs about The Velvet Underground, Jethro Tull, Joni Mitchell and the new King Crimson album in the next few days or weeks.
Last thought here today. I think that the original intent of recollecting my old collection in its entirety is not going to happen. First of all, there are some things I had back then that I don't care to have again, ever. Also, some of it may be too rare and therefor out of my price range, at least for the time being. Lastly, I don't think there is any way I can remember everything I had back then. I think what I am really trying to do is reestablish what I had in mind when I was collecting way back then, a collection that documents the development and expansion of my musical knowledge and appreciation. Of course, there are some favorites I cannot live without, albums I have had on vinyl, CD, download and will track down again on vinyl... ahh... full circle. But I will be really interested to see where this journey takes me and what this will look like at different points as I move into my late middle agedness... ulp... and beyond.
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