“I remember I was at a girlfriend’s house back when I was 19. Her parents were cooking for us and, after her dad kindly taught me how to pour a beer the ‘right way,’ they played Abbey Road on their turntable.”
“Wow I still remember how taken aback I was with the beautiful warm sound, I just focussed everyone out for a little bit and concentrated on the music….I had heard The Beatles plenty of times before but not as they were originally intended, it suddenly made much more sense to me. Ever since then I like to get old albums on vinyl if I can, you have to invest more time into them but then you appreciate the result so much more.”
—Sonny
“My first memories of vinyl are in my parents lounge, being fascinated by the great pictures on big square bits of cardboard, then finding out that there were these round things inside which music came out!”
“I couldn’t understand how, but that made it more interesting. My parents collection was made up of The Beatles and loads of Motown. But I specifically remember my first vinyl LP being Adam and the Ants’ Prince Charming. I love that album but I think the cover is great too. So, I guess I must be influenced by this sound!”
—Hannah
“The appreciation of vinyl is quite a recent thing for me, having not experienced it (or that I can remember) growing up.”
“I love the emphasis vinyl has on being a physical possession, something that can you own and appreciate and almost treat as if you would a piece of art. I literally think my first experience with vinyl was over Sonny’s during the early days of the band—a Beatles LP with a cup of tea.”
—Gareth
“My old housemate is a DJ who was keen to specialise in vinyl turntable DJing when he started out.”
“I had a fair few goes on his turntables at mixing songs and scratching. It’s brilliant fun. I’d love to give it another go if I ever get the chance to get my hands on some turntables.”
—Alex
Fjørds single, “Sulwyn” is out now via Crookedman Records.
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