When I wrote about our new record player, my dad left a comment on the post:
Remember, I have about ten feet of vinyl you’re welcome to browse the next time you’re here!
I’m here now, and oh my goodness have I browsed. Sunday was a rainy, blustery day at my folks’ house, so we spent the day indoors. I made myself a cup of coffee, went down the stairs to my dad’s man cave, and started flipping through albums.
My dad asked, “Do you want to listen to some while you search?” and we put on an old Rod Stewart album, then Queen, then a Beatles album my daughter picked out.

I got more and more excited as a looked, remembering albums I had listened to when I lived at home, and finding others I appreciate even more now as an adult. Every ten seconds I texted my husband. “23 Beatles albums!” “OMG, U2, Simon & Garfunkel. Do you like The Who?” “Should I grab Chicago?” “I’ve got the Star Wars soundtrack in my lap :-)”
As I searched, Dad found a few he hadn’t digitized yet, so he’s got a stack he’s working on before we leave. Cream. Pink Floyd. Jesus Christ Superstar.
I don’t have enough room in the car for all the albums we’re taking with us, and my husband is dying to know what I grabbed. I have a feeling I’m going to have to find a new place for my books. It looks like an entire shelf will be filled with vinyl when I get home.



Thank you, Mom and Dad 🙂
Don’t forget Tommy. It’s a masterpiece.
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Got it in my stack 🙂
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Heart eyes emoji forever, what a haul! I don’t have a record player but I find vinyl really cool.
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I know I’ve said it already, but I’m very jealous 😉 You’re very lucky, I’m sure there are some treasures in there. They’re not in perfect condition, but I like them better like this, when you can tell they’ve been played and enjoyed through the years 🙂
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A blast from the past, how wonderful. 🙂
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You are welcome! We are so happy to know they are going to a good home and will continue to be enjoyed for a long, long time!
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Personal Treasure: 1698 Otis Redding “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” {very, very worn . . . I mean, loved}
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AGHHHHHHH!!!! I went directly to “record Player ” link, read it, started having a “Snoopy Dance” Comments Closed!!! So here I am. Your kids asking music mechanic/physic questions is sooo cool. What a difference in music worlds.
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We have a comparable ten feet of vinyl. Can’t part with them. And thankfully, we have a set up that can play both records and CDs. So we do. And one of our kids can someday figure out what they want to do with them…along with all sorts of other things in the house. LOL
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So many treasures. Enjoy! I loved the photo. There were a number of my favourites in there, but the Beatles will always be my number one!
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I still can’t believe my dad had The Beatles’ records and got rid of them!!
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All hail you mom’s Beatles collection!
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I love the idea of measuring music in feet!
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Well, it’s a sad thing, that most kids nowadays don’t even know what vinyl is 😦
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