1) Where did you buy your first record? What was it?
Virgin megastore, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1980. My parents let us (my sisters and I) pick out any record we liked, and I ended up with the new Blondie LP, which was Autoamerican because they were cool and I liked the cover. A few years later, I would have been thinking about pinching my parents' Beatles, Bowie and Roxy Music LPs and buying a few of my own... probably the first used album I bought with my own money was Made in Japan by Deep Purple. I bought hundreds of records in the 80s at shops in Soho and Camden town. Some of them are valuable now.
2) What record have you wanted more than any other in your collecting career? Did you ever get it?
I have really wanted a copy of The Blue Men I Hear a New World EP for years, released on Triumph records in the UK. I had some handy cash once
and bid up to $400 on Ebay, but was crushed at the last minute. I was pretty relieved, actually. Besides that, I would love to have a complete run of the Australian Bee Gees records and all of their obscure productions for other artists in the 60s.
3) What is it about records, or record stores that are different from downloading?
The old cliches that you always hear, they are all true. Vinyl is "warmer" and has a physical presence that is not reproducible on a digital format. Also, in my opinion, the peak of the recording age was the 50s, 60s and 70s. The original artifacts from that era are on vinyl, so are only really "true" in that form.
4) Any of the products for Record Store Day that you are particularly excited about? Why?
I am excited about the amazing vinyl goodies that we will have for sale on the day. The goodies wall will have records on there that has never been seen before or since. If there are any private-press, afro-jazz & funk vinyl hounds out there, start saving...
Sage Francis:I just blogged it up!http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/sfr/blogs/sage-francis-blog/
Chris Anderson (sony music):
1) Where did you buy your first record? What was it?
I think it was Grace Under Pressure by Rush, on cassette. I used to always buy cassettes at the mall, or at a place called Westport Record & Tape in Westport, CT. I would have been about 13 at the time. I was a total nerd about Rush in high school, and girls weren't that into me. Weird, huh?
2) What record have you wanted more than any other in your collecting career? Did you ever get it?
Hmmm... don't know. With Waterloo here in Austin, I've probably been able to get my hands on anything I could think of.
3) What is it about records, or record stores that are different from downloading?
Having dealt with them professionally for so long, I always like the people that work in record stores, and as a customer, I just like looking through everything and deciding on something on the spot. I also still buy things on impulse from hearing them in the store as often as any other music purchase I make.
4) Any of the products for Record Store Day that you are particularly excited about? Why?
Honestly, I don't even know what anyone but Sony is going to have out, but I know I'll be buying some stuff.
Mike Venutolo-Mantovani (Matador Records):
1) Where did you buy your first record? What was it?
The first record I ever bought myself was Dinosaur Jr's Green Mind at Generation in NYC.
2 )What record have you wanted more than any other in your collecting career? Did you ever get it?
An original pressing of Doolittle (Pixies)... the record that changed my life.
3) What is it about records, or record stores that are different from downloading?
You can't walk into iTunes and talk to the clerk about music.
4) Any of the products for Record Store Day that you are particularly excited about? Why?
Pavement Live LP. No explanation needed.
Sublime. Cause deep down, I am a beach kid.
John Wenzel (Denver Post):
1) Where did you buy your first record? What was it?
GnR's Appetite for Destruction, at Gem City Records in Dayton, Ohio. It was either that or L.L. Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out at Dingleberries, also in Dayton.
2 )What record have you wanted more than any other in your collecting career? Did you ever get it?
An original pressing of Guided by Voices' Bee Thousand on colored vinyl. I still haven't been able to get it...
3) What is it about records, or record stores that are different from downloading?
Running your hands over and smelling the freshly-packaged music is deeply satisfying, as is being in a communal atmosphere with so many other music lovers. It's the same reason I see movies in the theaters in addition to watching them at home.
4) Any of the products for Record Store Day that you are particularly excited about? Why?
The list of exclusives (7 inches, DVDs, etc.) is pretty sick. My Morning Jacket in Spanish? Metric on picture disc? A Flaming Lips/Black Keys split? Holy shitz.
Bret Saunders (Morning DJ, KBCO):
1) Where did you buy your first record? What was it?
"A Fifth of Beethoven" 45 single by Walter Murphy and his Big Apple Band.
2) What record have you wanted more than any other in your collecting career? Did you ever get it?
There is allegedly a whole album that The Legendary Stardust Cowboy recorded for Mercury in 1968. I've yet to hear this certain gem.
3) What is it about records, or record stores that are different from downloading?
You can touch the history and it smells like history. You can also discover stuff you weren't looking for.
4) Any of the products for Record Store Day that you are particularly excited about? Why?
Everyday should be Record Store Day
3 comments:
so stoked for RSD
Woot!
not to bum you out john wenzel, but when I was 16 I received a copy of the elusive Bee Thousand on the red colored vinyl for christmas. this was probably like 1994 or something and all of my family was like, "he is such a weirdo, why is he getting records for christmas?" and for whatever reason they all made me put the record on my grandfather's turntable so they could get a listen and see what all the drama was about. At first they were all very attentive/kinda excited, but once GBV started to kick out the jams they all just quietly walked away and didn't say anything and I was all like, "what? it sounds like the beatles." needless to say, they weren't feeling it and I kinda harshed everyone's xmas mellow for a second that year. As a side note, a few years later I sold or traded that record like an idiot and have been hunting for it ever since.
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