Best Of

I remember waaaaaaaaay back in the day, mid 80s, I was big on 12" singles. I had Chaka Khan, New Edition, Newcleus, Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang, and so many others. I used to think I was a scratch DJ, but I mostly just scratched my records.

The 12" singles especially the imports were highly sought after, at times. They were also some of the best mixes.

My friend just gave me two Van Halen vinyls his dad had because he doesn't have a record player. I'm going to get him one so he can spin those sweet jams.

I am not a big fan of buying modern music on vinyl. Because it's all recorded digitally, mastered digitally, and then digitally inscribed into the vinyl. So I just see digital music being the medium for contemporary music. I am all about matching the way something is mastered and recorded with the medium for which I listen to it.

I originally built my own phono stage, and was planning to bump up to the DIY tube version. My favorite LPs were MFSL Dark Side of the Moon, MFSL Aqualung, Thick as a Brick with the original fold-out newspaper, De-Loused in the Comatorium pressed on silver 180g vinyl, Beatles White Album (not numbered), and Weezer Maladroit on red vinyl.

I would only listen through a pair of Sennheisers. Forgot the model, but I know they cost me a pretty penny. Alas, all is gone. My budget is geared more towards family purchases. Perhaps when the nest is empty I will revisit my passion.