My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Back in early Spring I took a train trip out to Chestnut Hill for the day, just for a change of scenery.
Chestnut Hill is famous for its quaint, privately-owned stores, farmers market, and antique shops. While strolling down Germantown Avenue after eating some lunch, I spotted these 45 RPM records in front of an antique shop and stopped to take a look because I hadn't seen vinyl records up close in AGES.
What initially caught my eye was the tattered record cover of WHAM, picturing George Micheal, because last January I published a post about his passing on Christmas day so it was kind of bittersweet seeing his face again.
No, I didn't purchase the record because I don't own a record player. Yes, I know I should have bought it anyway because the record would probably be worth a lot ($$$) in a several years. But hey, I wasn't even thinking about that at that moment, I was thinking about the late, great George Micheal.
Here, take a look...
Seeing these 45's also brought me back to a time when vinyl was the only way you could purchase and listen to recordings (other than on a radio) in your own home. There were no tapes back then (8-track or cassette), let alone CD players or iPods.
I used to store my 45's in something similar to the metal file above.
Later, I got one of these snazzy-looking filing boxes in which I stored my records either numerically or by alphabetizing them.
This record player was similar to my first, which only played 45 RPM's. Isn't it hilarious? It's so bulky and boxy-looking. It looks almost robotic.
I eventually graduated to a stereophonic solid state record player that looked almost identical to the one above (a Magnavox), which played both 45's and LP's. Back then, this was SO high-tech!
In the late 60's my family had a record player console stereo hi fi, just like this one. It was in our living room. I remember hearing my parent's LP recordings of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline and Bobby Darin, to name just a few.
No joke, I used to keep all my LP's in a Peaches crate, just like this.
*note: I actually owned this album
Anyhow...seeing vinyl again made me recall what a joy it was to collect and play records. Yesterday, I went over to You Tube and found one of my favorite songs from the group Toto - Africa.
Please enjoy some vinyl...
Wishing you a weekend filled with fantastic music, everyone!
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