Do you have a Vinyl addiction? Do you want one?
Hi, my name is Scooter77 and I am a vinyl record addict. I have had this addiction since I was a kid and it hasn't abated 30+ years later. Why do I have this addiction you ask? Well it has to do mostly with my upbringing. The reasons of which I outline below:
In the beginning
During the 80's and 90's I remember heading down to the local record store as a kid to flick through the vinyl records, only to leave empty handed and head home to record songs from the radio on my cassette recorder. Sound familiar? If you are a child of the 70's, 80's or 90's (and of course earlier) before the arrival of that little plastic disc called a CD, you will know what I am talking about.
One of my fondest memories from my childhood was Christmas morning, 1987. My siblings and I were tearing open our presents from Santa like lions on a carcass when something caught my eye on the 'presents for the family' table. It was square in shape and not very thick. I begged to be the one to open it and within that raging red wrapping paper with reindeer on it lie my (well technically 'our') first record, Michael Jacksons - Bad (you know it, come on.....Who's Bad!). And so my addiction began.Addiction
To begin with, lets start with the root of this addiction and for that I blame (or thank) my parents. As the oldest child in the family, it was entrusted to me to operate the cherished Pioneer record player that took pride of place in our beige coloured lounge room. Underneath that record player lived a variety of records encompassing everything from The Beatles, Slade, Charley Pride, Lobo (which I still loath to this day), AbbA, Ripper '88 and everything in between.
From then on it was, "turn off that crap" or "turn down that music". After playing the record probably 1,000,000 times Dad finally caved and bought me a new record, guided by his rock music knowledge of course, AC/DC's - Back in Black.
It was here we discovered Neil Young, The Beastie Boys, Deep Purple and even scored some early Pearl Jam on white vinyl.
From that day we have collected and 'crate dived' whenever the opportunity presented itself.
Why Vinyl
So why vinyl records I hear you ask, well here are my reasons for collecting:
Nostalgia and Sentimentality - vinyl records are tactile objects. There is a ritual to pulling them from their covers, placing them on the turntable and gently dropping the needle down. Records are more substantial and beautiful than CD's.
Analog vs. Digital - vinyl is a continuous analog signal and with it comes irregularities and every flaw in the vinyl is transferred directly through to the speakers, something that you just don't get with digital formats. You may say that this could be a flaw, but again, it comes back to the nostalgic and sentimental aspect of point 1.
Collectability - although much of the vinyl in our record collection is not worth more than the vinyl they are pressed upon, we buy them because we love the music. We do have some collectible records that are worth some money, but that is not the core reason for the collection addiction. (The most valuable in our collection is that original AC/DC - Back in Black record that Dad helped me buy when I was younger)
And so the addiction continues and we are now up to a collection of around 300+ records.
Hopefully we are passing on that addiction/love of music to our own children, because they will eventually inherit our collection! (though probably not from this photo!)
So the question remains, 'Do you want to have a vinyl addiction'? My answer is a resounding....... YES
Thanks Mum and Dad!
Thanks for reading!
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i wish my parents didnt throw mine out when I moved out they would probably be worth some cash
I still have 40 vinyl records incl 12 inch. And a fairly new player! Meatloaf, Queen but also disco!
@scooter77 Great work 🏄🏊Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop when you’re done.💸⛳
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