“My first record was a copy of Blondie’s Parallel Lines, given to me by a high school boyfriend. The cover was water-damaged and the record was horribly scratched, but I thought it was the greatest gift imaginable.”
“My mom still had her record player in the basement, and though she was very confused as to why I wanted it set up in my room—I had a very snazzy silver and purple CD player at the time—she pulled it out of storage for me. She had some records too, and I listened to each one, quickly categorizing the ones I wanted to keep in my own collection …America – yes; Dire Straits – yes; Little River Band – No! Some of my favorite records came from my mom’s collection—each with my mom’s initials neatly written in pencil somewhere on the sleeve.
One of the my favorite keepsakes is a record that my mom used to teach her aerobics class in the ’80s. She went through the liner notes—already complete with illustrated diagrams of exercises—and wrote out ideas and instructions for a routine for every song. It’s adorable.”
—Courtney Ewan
“Nothing beats my first Sesame Street LP.”
“The smell, look, and taste is something I will never forget. The sparkle in Grover’s eye on the cover photo really says it all. His dedication to the music community and his involvement with the resurgence in vinyl is a gift to us all. Also nobody shreds like Cookie Monster. Give that cat an axe and a wah wah pedal and you’ve got yourself one tasty groove.”
—Andy Bishop
“Antony” will appear on a 7-inch single via Light Organ Records on March 4.
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