Vinyl Junkie
@teamfreak16 (43571)
Denver, Colorado
January 2, 2020 2:11pm CST
I became a vinyl junkie around 10 or 11 years of age, until the invention of the compact disc, when I became a CD junkie. My adult life has been quite nomadic, and I became weary of hauling all of those vinyl records around, and got rid of them (never mind that I ended up having to haul 2000+ CD's through a few moves.)
Since I got into my new apartment, I've been getting cheap stuff as I go along, stuff I can live with for awhile that can always be upgraded down the road. Yesterday, I went to Walmart to get some cold medicine and walked out with a cheap turntable and a Bluetooth speaker (which you see placed on the boxes until the tables I ordered arrive.) Which suits my needs for the time being.
This morning, I took the bus down to my all-time favorite Denver record store, Twist & Shout, figuring I could get a couple used albums. Instead, as I browsed, I found a brand new copy of Morphine's 1995 album, Yes.
Hipsters have really driven up the price of vinyl. With tax, $38 and change. I used to pay less for imports! However, this is a reissue from Rhino Records, who turned it into a double album, with sides three and four consisting of bonus B-Sides and live tracks. I would have bought this at some point regardless. I forced myself to stop browsing, buy it, and got the hell out of there before I found more.
Ah, the sheer joy of putting a new record on a turntable and listening to the entire album without skipping around. I'm back in the club!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 20
What is old (vinyl records-turntable) has become "new" again 
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Jan 20
@dgobucks226 Vinyl just sounds better. You have to be "hip" to know that.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jan 20
Spin you round and round!
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@teamfreak16 (43571)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Jan 20
I'd like to find Youthquake. I had it on vinyl in the 80's.
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@teamfreak16 (43571)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Jan 20
@myklj999 - Cool, put it on my want list. I am expecting an album I bought on Music Stack. Should be here Tuesday.
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@teamfreak16 (43571)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Jan 20
Yeah, you guys are a little far, the fact that I use public transportation making it even more so. 
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
4 Jan 20
I would love to be a vinyl junkie but we relocated several times and somehow my record collection got lost. I can't afford to create another one. So all I have are my memories.
