Vinyl Collecting Addiction

After playing his parents phonograph to death bussard was hooked and set off around the us on collecting trips.

Vinyl collecting addiction.

Alan zweig s vinyl my thoughts on record collecting and addiction suprawes. Alan zweig explores the eclectic world of record collecting. It doesn t turn off even when you re broke rich medina the dust grooves book. Posted onjun 25 2014 18 signs you are addicted to collecting vinyl it always starts off like a little hobby.

Record collecting is like any other addiction. Crate digging is a term used by dj s and collectors to refer to the act of checking record stores flea markets or thrift shops for second hand music on vinyl. Eilon paz s 436 page coffee table book illuminates over 130 vinyl collectors and their collections in the most intimate of environments their record rooms. Are we record collectors or vinyl hoarders.

Adventures in record collecting. 18 documentaries about vinyl and record collecting. Joe bussard s record collecting obsession began at the end of the world war ii. Vinyl collectors live for the high of digging through crates of vintage records at stores or flea markets searching for new vinyl finds online going through their parents collection and finally sitting down to listen to the unique sounds of vinyl.

And then before you know it you re spending 150 on an out of print import. With a foreword. Some people jumped back into collecting some never stopped collecting and others are just starting down this path but for some reason all vinyl collectors soon become addicted. Here s the answer to every question you could possibly have including some that may be embarrassing.

Need to own every version of a song that an artist has committed to vinyl cd. A personal insight into the psychology of a record collecting completist. 24 things you should know before starting a vinyl collection.