I’VE ALWAYS LOVED
RECORDS. I LIKE THE HUNT AND THE BUZZ OF GETTING HOLD OF A COPY ON SPLATTERED MARBLED VINYL OR IN A LIMITED POP-UP SILVER-FOILED SLEEVE.
THE REMOVAL OF THE SHRINK-WRAP AND THE REVEAL OF CENTREFOLD ARTWORK. SLIDING OUT THE INNER BAG AND FEELING THE WEIGHT OF THE DISC. LOWERING THE NEEDLE THEN SITTING BACK TO LISTEN TO WHAT POPS OUT THE SPEAKERS WHILE FORENSICALLY POURING OVER THE SLEEVE.
I’M AT MY HAPPIEST WHEN THE MUSIC, THE ART AND THE PRODUCTION ARE ALL GREAT – THEN THEY COMBINE TO FORM SHINY TREASURE.
THE AGE OF THE SUPER DELUXE BOX SET HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY EXPENSIVE FOR ME.