“I’ve always been obsessed with vinyl records ever since I was a little girl.”
“My mom has the most incredible collection that I have gradually acquired over the years. Every time I go home to Florida I nab at least one or two. I now have a collection of every Beatles record to Willie Nelson, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, George Michael, Michael Jackson to name a few.
Vinyl records are like time machines. Once that needle hits the vinyl, the crackling and stereo sound fills the room, you close your eyes and the feel of the music reminisces to the time it was created and it’s as if you can feel the energy of the band or artist making the music in the studio. You can even smell the marijuana and booze filling the room with all the rock star debauchery going on all around.
The most authentic and beautiful part about music recorded back then was that if it made the journey successfully to our ears, it was most likely timeless and filled with so much depth without any gimmicks. All of the performers had to be at their best and on form with the level of their performance. No autotune or fancy voice plug-ins. It was more real. It was certainly more sentimental and didn’t cater to the ADD, fast paced, instant gratification appetites of today.
The charming imperfections and authentic sound of vinyl induces a nostalgic connection to the human experience before the dawn of the digital age of distraction.
To me it is by far the most romantic way to listen to music, too.”
—J. Sutta
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