Thrift Shop Paydirt: When Used Records Become Learning Opportunities
Being a thrift shopper and connoisseur of used records offers thrills and a chance to learn about music history while unearthing forgotten, should-have-been classics.
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Black Vinyl: Confessions of a Music Collector
When I touched a copy of the Beatles’ Rarities from the odd, older man’s box of records, the hair stood on the back of my neck. These are the tales of a record collector.
The Classic Shanghai Divas and the Unintended Exoticism of the Taiwanese Bootleg
What does the record collector collect when the desired product is too expensive? Perhaps a bootlegged version shunned by the fussy connoisseur.
When It Comes to Collecting Vinyl, It’s Better to Be a Freak Than a Snob
In Vinyl Freak, John Corbett exposes a beautiful and dusty world forgotten but kept alive by that dying medium known as the vinyl record.