June 2012
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The horror! The horror!
I just hit three yard sales that each had vinyl records warping in the hot sun.  Take care of your treasure, please, even if it’s for sale.
Jun 23rd
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Tumblr doesn’t seem to encourage two-way communication between its bloggers but I do appreciate the comments people sometimes leave on my posts.  You know who you are…maybe….
Jun 18th
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Jun 17th
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Postal Journey, Part II
For those of you who (like me) might think this is funny, this is what my Lava Children record has been up to since it traveled 619 miles in the wrong direction (as related in a previous post on this here vinyl blog).  According to Track & Confirm on the United States Postal Service’s website, my package was processed through and departed the USPS Sort Facility in Hazelwood, MO, near St....
Jun 17th
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Postal Journey
I ordered a record from Graveface Records because the samples I heard of the Lava Children LP sounded like it was right up my difficult/weird/fun music alley.  They sent me a tracking number.  I enjoy tracking the progress of my purchases across this great land of ours to my door.  Graveface Records is located in Georgia.  I noted the progress of my package from Georgia to Warrendale, PA, which is...
Jun 15th
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Jun 15th
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On “Vinyls” as the Plural of “Vinyl”
poploser: Is vinyls the plural of vinyl? This is a lovely peevological case study. In the first place, of course, the “rule” is a doubtful one at best. Vinyl is a mass noun, like beer or cheese or glass, and as such, it doesn’t have a plural. Not having a plural is basically what being a “mass noun” means — a mass noun refers to stuff that comes in variable but conceptually undifferentiated...
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Ray Bradbury Isn't Dead, Venus Picked Him Up On...
senorgibberish: putting two and two together.
Jun 6th
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Goldmine Magazine interviews Jerry Webber →
Goldmine interview with the owner of one of the best record stores on the planet.
Jun 4th
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