Finally passed 500 vinyl records in my collection

I hit 502 records last weekend after finding a stack of 1970s jazz at a garage sale for $10. It surprised me because I never planned to collect this many, but now I see why people pretend to love dead musicians like Miles Davis even if they only own Kind of Blue. Has anyone else accidentally crossed a milestone like this with a hobby they didn't think would grow?

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violag805d ago

Ha, I used to be the exact same way about people and their vinyl collections. I always figured folks were just showing off with all those jazz and classic rock records, like they were trying to prove something. But then I found a crate of 60s soul albums at a thrift store for cheap, and something just clicked. Now I'm sitting at around 200 records and I finally get the appeal of owning the physical thing, even if I only listen to a few tracks from each. It's not about pretending, it's about having a little piece of history you can hold. What was the first record you bought that really got you hooked?

wood.uma5d agoMost Upvoted

That $10 jazz stack sounds like a steal honestly...

stella223d ago

You said "having a little piece of history you can hold" and I gotta say, that's a pretty romantic way to look at a stack of dusty records. I mean, it's a hunk of plastic with a sticker on it. History? Sure, but so is my old toaster and I don't see people bragging about their 200 toasters. I get the appeal, I've got some records myself, but this whole "it clicked" thing feels a bit much. You found some cheap soul albums, that's cool. But it's still just stuff you play on a turntable, not a spiritual awakening.