“When I was growing up, I remember always seeing my parents’ old stereo equipment but having little interest in it, I just thought nothing of it. It wasn’t until about two years ago that I came across that equipment in the exact same basement, but being a little older and more into music technology it caught my eye in a big way.”
“I immediately got it repaired and brought it down to Asbury Park to put in my room. I then went out to a local record shop successfully finding about five or six used records that I loved and knew pretty well.
When I dropped the needle down, the music coming out of those old and dusty Technics speakers just sounded so much better than anything I had heard music being played through before. From that day on, I am a strong believer in the quality and artistic element that vinyl brings to music.”
—Joe P
“The record buying and record store experiences are my favorite childhood memories.”
“There were two record stores here at the Jersey Shore that were within bike riding distance. Twin Records in Neptune City and Almost Live in Belmar were stops I would make on my bicycle every Tuesday release day. I would hound Bill, the owner of Twin Records, for all the promotional material for the big records that came out in that era when he was finished with them.
Guys would hang out and smoke in that store, so by the time I took the posters home from there, they were yellow and smelly. To my mother’s dismay, I had Jeff Buckley, Green Day, and Soundgarden record release posters adorning my bedroom walls, surrounding my drums and keyboards, stinking up my childhood bedroom. It was so cool.”
—Chris Donofrio
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