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Music on vinyl is just like ten times more aesthetic than from your phone, plus even if you canāt afford first-hand ones, buying random used vinyls from a charity shop is a great way to find new music!
May 17, 2024
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I have to be quite real. I love buying vinyls when I can. For me, thereās something really special about listening to an album on vinyl. It is such a comfort to me especially since I spend a lot of time alone. To me, Iām not just buying a physical item but an emotional experience that I can relive over and over again. To experience music in this way, to me, feels intimate and spiritual. I think itās worth it. Maybe this is a really dramatic way for me to justify something silly. But it really makes me happy!
Ps. another thing I love about vinyls that I forgot to mention is the ritual of it. I love clicking the start button and flipping it over when side a is done. Ok Iām done geeking out about it, thank you for reading.
May 16, 2025
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i have ~ 200 records in my collection (started in 2016 bc there was a record store at the mall i worked at, really ramped up in 2020 bc a record store ~20 min away is where iād go for my lockdown sanity walks when things opened up but were still 6ft + masks at all time) and i love everything about it; theyāre larger form factor so theyāre physically imposing on your space and catch the eye easily bc of the artwork. theyāre the oldest physical media but have made a comeback as niche collectibles, so you could ostensibly have an original pressing sun ra and the new sexyyred in the same collection. you can get them for pennies at an estate sale, or thousands on resale markets. they feel as expansive as music itself in what a collection can look like and how you sourced the library of what you listen to
only downside is you canāt burn vinyls the way you can cds or tapes :(
Mar 27, 2024
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you really gotta rethink your relationship with music. I started buying records when I was a teenager and built up a pretty decent, curated collection over the years, but itās really only worth it if you buy the albums you truly love and want to revisit over and over again. If you treat it like an extension of Spotify, where everything is available instantly, you will be broke and disappointed.
The other thing that people donāt tell you about buying vinyl is that it takes a lot of time. Buying used records is the cheapest way to build your collection, but that means rummaging through a lot of junk. This is fun! But it is also time consuming.
May 16, 2025
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Video someone you love whilst they talk. Record the sound of the birds singing at your grandparentsā house, the sound of traffic in the distance. Write about literally anything, or even just make notes of what you think. Make shitty art, whether itās poetry or painting or music. One day, youāll be glad that you have more than just photos to remember your life by; thereāll be evidence you lived.
May 17, 2024
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I canāt cope I need more movies I need to watch them I need to log them I need to rate them I need to review them I need to read everyone elseās cooler and more witty reviews
Jun 14, 2024
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Not in a creepy way.
I love looking at what theyāve got sat in their windowsill, and imagining the kind of person that stuff would belong to. Picturing the layout, and wondering if Iāll ever live somewhere similar, and whether they like it or not. I often find myself getting carried away trying to envision myself living in that place, in that location, even going as far as to imagine a career and social circles and a morning routine for myself, only to be jolted back to reality when I see the sillouhette of the inhabitant, the vague and shadowy suggestion of a real life person rather than some sort of self-insert. If Iām caught staring, I try to give them a look that says āyouād really benefit from investing in a pair of curtains,ā.
Sep 29, 2024