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Entries Tagged as 'Vinyl'

Never Thought I’d Say This, But…

April 13th, 2005 · 7 Comments

I never thought I’d ask this question, but do any people on the Internets know of a good way to dispose of a large record collection. I don’t want to dump it at Goodwill because, quite frankly, there are quite a few rare and valuable records in the collection and I’ve spent a lot of [...]

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Tags: General · Music · Vinyl

Thrift Store Insanity

July 14th, 2004 · 2 Comments

My buddy Kenny just turned me onto the Pitchfork Media Top 100 Albums of the 70s list. While there is a ton of room for argument on their choices, I have to say that this is the best list of this type that I have seen. I probably mainly like it because [...]

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Tags: Vinyl

Greatest Double Albums Part One

September 8th, 2002 · 9 Comments

Bob Dylan—Blonde on Blonde
Back in the college days, we frequently discussed DID lists (Desert Island Disc, a list of, say, the 5 albums you would take with you to a deserted island), and Elliott, I believe, came up with the idea that all of his albums would be double albums to get extra bang for [...]

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Tags: Music · Vinyl

Record Shopping in LA

September 8th, 2002 · 1 Comment

Although I haven’t been there for years, LA is a supreme city for record shopping. I stumbled upon this list and thought I’d share. I’ve been to quite a few of these shops, and can remember some more that aren’t on this list. I wonder if they are still there?
It is wired [...]

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Tags: California · Los Angeles · Vinyl