“As much as I love having a huge chunk of my music collection in the palm of my hand, it doesn’t compare to an LP, or a 45. I know that if I were to ever lose my digital music collection, it would still be with me – on the shelves of my room – and that’s a comforting feeling that a lot of people don’t have anymore.”
“I can’t recall my first memory with vinyl, probably because it’s been around me since I was born. I owe a lot to my dad’s record collection. It had multiple uses, part scratching pad for my cats, part influence and inspiration for me for years to come.
I was exposed to everything from Hendrix to Pharaoh Sanders, Coltrane to Dylan, Love to the Beatles and beyond. From there it just continued through my youth; no matter what the genre, it almost always (there was a period where I was without a turntable) had to be on vinyl.
To me it is as much about the music as it is the physical aspect of having a 12” x 12” piece of art to compliment the audio experience. I’ve owned CDs, a lot in fact, but it always made more sense to me to put my money into vinyl. Aside from it sounding better, it just felt like I was getting my money’s worth.
Nothing excites me more than to purchase vinyl that you know is made for the vinyl nerd like myself (one of my favorites of recent, the Flaming Lips’ Embryonic—double colored vinyl, gatefold, with additional four-sided vinyl sleeves).
I think that’s something that’s lacking in today’s music consumer world.”
—Justin Pinkerton
Golden Void’s self titled release hits store shelves on November 13, via Thrill Jockey.
