“The first vinyl album I ever listened to was an Elvis LP, Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite, that my parents housed inside a beautifully ornate 1970s wooden vinyl contraption that took up half of our living room.”
“As a young boy growing up in the 1970s I would leaf through their collection and constantly look for that Elvis record. It was the one thing that stood out among their collection of soft rock and country hits. Not only was Elvis wearing some strange bejeweled white jumpsuit, but it had a gatefold and sounded glorious. As I grew into my teenage years, a neighbor down the street introduced me to The Moody Blues, The Beatles, and Black Sabbath. The album that seemed most peculiar to me (and I love peculiar) was the John Lennon album Shaved Fish. I started collecting my own albums in the early 80s and my taste became more solidified with the onset of new wave and post punk.
I grew up in Grand Rapids Michigan and the only vinyl store close to me at the time was a 30 minute drive down 28th Street, but it was always packed with the latest and the best. The Smiths’ Meat is Murder was the only album that I literally could not find as it was sold out quickly, which prompted me to have to order it through the store. When it arrived some weeks later, it became my most prized possession in a collection that was mostly Duran Duran, The Cure, and Depeche Mode. The Smiths became a musical escapism for me, and their unique sound and lyrics would continue to inspire me for years to come.
Knoxville Nightlife: Trailhead Beer Market offers great brews and vinyl on tap: “WDVX began presenting Vinyl Night in December 2016,” says WDVX Program Director Katie Cauthen. “Joe Jennings (Trailhead managing partner) and I were neighbors at the time and after listening to records and geeking out on music together, we realized that we both wanted to bring something like that to a public setting — a place where vinyl was appreciated and folks could listen in a laid-back atmosphere. Trailhead had already been having Vinyl Night for several months, but they were in between hosts at the time so it was 
Reggae Label Trojan Records Details 50th Anniversary Releases, Label helped introduce Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Lee “Scratch” Perry to mainstream audiences: …Trojan’s upcoming 50th anniversary release itinerary includes the three-disc Ska and Reggae Classics collection (out May 25th), the two-CD sets This is Trojan Roots and This is Trojan Dub (June 22nd) and the coffee table book, The Story of Trojan Records (July 5th). Laurence Cane-Honeysett wrote the The Story of Trojan Records (he previously chronicled the label in his 2003 book, Young, Gifted and Black), which also contains illustrations, photographs, record sleeves and other previously unseen archival material. At the center of the Trojan 50th anniversary project is 
Recycled Records in Monterey is up for sale. One of only a handful of music stores in Monterey County is up for sale. Six years after buying Recycled Records in New Monterey, owner Sean McCann says it’s time for him to move on to be closer to his family in Arizona where his mother lives and his son recently moved. “Business is decent here,” he says. “(Though) it is a tough grind being a shop owner.” McCann listed the business for sale on Friday, May 11 and has already had some interest. He hopes to sell by September. The asking price is $100,000, 
What Artists Get Wrong With Their Vinyl Releases: A Conversation with Masterdisk’s Scott Hull: “There’s been so much written about the limitations of vinyl that I think people get the misconception that vinyl is somehow fragile and not a robust format,” Hull says. “I get sent these mixed/mastered projects to try to cut them, and I’m seeing all sorts of issues with them and it’s usually too late to do much about them.” Hull reached out to Reverb to address these misconceptions. He’s here to explain why a competent mastering and cutting engineer can do more with the format than you may think. Keep reading to hear directly from Hull on what you can and can’t do with 
