You Spin Me Round

I'm a very casual collector of records. Don't even bother talking to me about grading them.

I have records that belonged to my parents. My mom wrote her name all over her copy of The White Album, diminishing any monetary value, but instilling in me a love for The Beatles. My eclectic taste is definitely from my dad, who loved a little of everything, from Hendrix to The Beach Boys. I have records that have been collected from estate sales, flea markets and dusty little record shops. I even pick up contemporary albums from time to time, because everything just sounds better on vinyl.

I collect the good...

But also the bad...

And of course, the very, very ugly.

Right now my records are sitting on the floor, due to a busted leg on the stand I keep them on. That means time to reorganize. How do you categorize your collection? Alphabetically? By genre? What was the first album you purchased?