“I was a little girl sitting on the yellowish shag carpet that decorated floors across America in the ’80s. Too young to read I picked my albums via cover designs and knew which album was the Eurythmics because of the RCA label with the little white dog, head cocked to the side staring into the Victrola.”
“This is where my love of vinyl began, and man did I wear that record out. Thinking back on it, I must have been 3 or 4 years old pulling out vinyl and placing it carefully on the player. That’s wild. You know how we are so careful placing the needle down to vinyl… Well, I guess I had that technique down pretty early.
I love the memories that come along with buying vinyl. I vividly remember scouring antique stores in Pennsylvania with my parents and finding Neil Young’s first album, and Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. These albums in particular helped shape me during a transitional part of my life when I was trying to understand who I was, and how I would become the artist I am today.
Now here I am getting ready to release my first vinyl record with the test press arriving any day! Back in those earlier years, I never would have imagined this moment could actually happen. The resurgence of vinyl is a beautiful thing. The entire process has been enlightening from the music creation to the album artwork which was painted and designed by Patrick Dennis.
I’m bubbling over with excitement thinking about placing that needle on my record, and hearing the beauty that flows out of our vintage consoles tube amp speakers! The player has a warmth that CDs and streaming platforms would drool over.”
—Ellen Starski
“The Satellite That Changed Its Tune” is taken from the new full-length release from Ellen Starski, Sara’s Half Finished Love Affair, which arrives in stores on May 8, 2020. Enter to win Sara’s Half Finished Love Affair on vinyl right here.
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