So I started collecting vinyl in the Fall of 2008, but that was not the first time I was introduced to analog music. It really all began many years ago when I was a kid with my parents. They had a decent vinyl collection (which I now own most of), and they had it stored in the garage. They played records occasionally while I was growing up such as the Beatles, Phil Collins, Sting, The Eagles, and The Doors, and although I did like this music I didn't get the concept of vinyl yet. I was growing up in a transitional time where vinyl was becoming less popular and the digital age was beginning to take flight. So CD's were becoming the king of musical media. The thing was it didn't matter what the format I just loved music. It was my passion.
Flash forward several years and that takes me to the creation of the Emmaus Record Club. This would be my gateway into a whole new world, a new perspective on analog music, and my need to start collecting vinyl. So to give you a quick overview of what record club was a few friends and I would each individually choose an album to play, give a story and summary about the album chosen, and then we would sit in total silence while we took in the album in its entirety. It was a great way to learn about and listen to new music, and on top of that to hear familiar music in a whole new way. One of the first albums I ever heard at record club was Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Like Bad News. It was amazing to say the least. The album is already great, but hearing it on vinyl just blew me away. I knew at that point I needed to own music on vinyl, and what better albums to start with then some of my favorites.
And that brings me to the first album I ever bought on vinyl. Senses Fail - From The Depths of Dreams EP. I first got this on CD when it came out in the early 2000's. So this album came out on vinyl in 2003, and when I started collecting in 2008 it had already been 5 years which means that it had gone up in value and was hard to find. So what was probably a $15 album when it came out was $50 when I purchased it. However, in the world of vinyl collecting when you want a record badly you will dish out the money to get it. Needless to say I was incredibly excited to listen to it, and it sounded like gold. And that is the record that started off my collection.
In total I have probably collected somewhere close to 1000 records, and in my current collection have around 400. I have spent well over $10,000 at this point, but it has been damn worth it.
Check out the vinyl release of my first album below:
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