The Classic Vinyl Record

This is an interesting album. Up until this time (1972), many people thought of Procol Harum as a one hit wonder with their hit song “Whiter Shade of Pale”. When they decided to do this album, guitarist Robin Trower quit the band because he did not want to play with an orchestra again.

What was so [...]

I’m reading this e-book about collecting vinyl records. It has a lot of history and reasons why people collect records. you can find “The Fascinating Hobby of Vinyl Record Collecting’ at Robert Benson’s blog, Collecting Vinyl Records.
The one part that really stands out to me is the difference between CD’s and vinyl. It’s not saying [...]

Finally. I have a lot of different music on vinyl, but no heavy metal. I’ve got some hard rock such as Deep Purple and Whitesnake, but no real, true heavy metal. Now I do. Manowar - Warriors of the Word.

There are a lot of people who love heavy metal, but hate Manowar. They think of [...]

Yes, you read that right. This little VW Bus looks like a Hot Wheel. But it plays records.

Thats just crazy. Why I would ever want to play that on most of my records is beyond me, but it is pretty cool.
Apparently, it only comes as a Volkswagen Bus. But it comes in many different [...]

Running on Empty by Jackson Browne is a phenomenal album. It was nominated for a Grammy, but didn’t win. I don’t really care about that. Grammy’s and Oscar’s and all those awards are worth nothing to me. I’m not being snobbish, but just because something wins doesn’t mean it’s good; and if it doesn’t win, [...]

As a keyboard player, I love Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Keith Emerson is a phenomenal pianist and composer, and it shows on this album, Brain Salad Surgery.

Yes, the title is a little different, but don’t let it scare you. It is a lyric from Dr. Johns song “Right Place, Wrong Time.”
This was ELP’s fourth album, [...]

This made me laugh, because, yes. People who listen to records and claim that they are better than CD’s maybe are snobs. (From the website of DePaul University.)
Ever since Napster came onto the scene in the late 90s, the music industry has been in a state of limbo, finding it hard to cope with the [...]

Has anyone else had the problem where you get a gift card, then when you try to decide how to spend it, you can’t?
I got one for Christmas, and finally I decided to buy some vinyl records, and then I hit a wall. Which records? Well, I went to a local store and bought some, [...]