Shame, Shame

Well, it seems that I'm not a real vinyl record collector after all .....

And all because I couldn't bring myself to pay pennies short of $100 for a single used record from the 90's by a favorite band and a recording that I already have on compact disc. (Because that was the format of choice being printed in the 90's. We all thought vinyl was dead back then. That's one memory that's still intact.)

Shame on me!!

But for that kind of money, it has to be pretty damn special in my heart and eyes. Short of those emotions, I expect a three- or four-disc package in mint condition, and another bonus or two. Maybe a bonus cd with demos, a sheet with handwritten liner and/or song notes, and a booklet with photos and special artwork. I've always been a sucker for a bonus.

I've never been one of those collectors gathering records with hefty price tags just so I can say: "Look at me and what I found!!!" I'd much rather say that because I want to share with someone, music that I love.

I told the store owner that "I'd have to think about it." But that was my way of getting out the door and saving face after putting back the record the owner had located in the bins for me. By that point, I'd already given it all the thought and consideration that I was willing to.

Maybe if I wasn't so concerned about money and my retirement years? Naw, I just don't want to spend that much on a single record. Even if it was a desert island disc choice ..... which it isn't. 

And maybe I'll listen to it on compact disc this weekend.

Now, in efforts to feel like a collector again, I think I'll go and rearrange and check the alphabetizing on the shelves where I keep my acceptable priced records.