09Feb 2022 by R&O No Comments
10 Vinyl Records You Need To Own

10 Vinyl Records You Need To Own

Entertainment, Music
As mentioned in a previous post, vinyl is back but it's expensive and harder to find than ever before. The battle these days is to find copies of surviving or reissued albums worth your time and money. I suggest you get yourself copies of the following ten albums which may be available in your local record store or on Discogs, eBay, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and one of the many online sources for quality vinyl. Be warned that you may have to hunt for quality copies as most have not been reissued. My tastes are eclectic and may or may not be your cup of tea but have a listen to cuts from each album using the YouTube player below. If you're reasonably impressed, do yourself a favour and get a…
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17Jan 2022 by R&O No Comments
Vinyl Gold

Vinyl Gold

Music, Observations
I started collecting vinyl records back in the early 70's when my dear mum bought me a 45rpm copy of Cream's Crossroads from a junk store on Fort Street in Victoria. And so began my love of the format that was king until October 1, 1982 when the first commercial compact disc, Billy Joel's 52nd Street, was released in Japan. After that, it was a downward spiral for the format that had ruled the music market my entire life. I embraced compact discs like everyone else as their size, durability and ability to play an entire album without flipping the record easily made my vinyl collection obsolete within a short period of time. Everything about the CD was great. Except the sound. My first CD purchase was Dou3le by the…
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