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I have my favorites
Sep. 27th, 2010 05:07 pmA new entertainment center arrives tomorrow, so this weekend I cleaned out the old one, which meant going through the collection of LPs (vinyl, for the unenlightened), and cassettes that were stored in the cabinets. I was surprised by how many albums I owned in three formats--vinyl, cassette (for car trips) and ultimately on CD, including almost anything by Steeleye Span, Silly Wizard, Battlefield Band, Dougie Maclean or Altan.
There were other surprises in my vinyl collection. Not only did I have the soundtrack for The Empire Strikes Back, I had the complimentary album featuring the actual spoken dialogue from the movie, with a narrator to fill in the action. Yes, back in 1980, when no one I knew owned a VCR, fans like me could listen to the album to relive the movie experience. I'm thinking next time I'm at a con that wants something to auction off, I should package up the two albums, along with my vintage edition of the movie novelization, and it would make a nice set for a true fan.
There were other surprises in my vinyl collection. Not only did I have the soundtrack for The Empire Strikes Back, I had the complimentary album featuring the actual spoken dialogue from the movie, with a narrator to fill in the action. Yes, back in 1980, when no one I knew owned a VCR, fans like me could listen to the album to relive the movie experience. I'm thinking next time I'm at a con that wants something to auction off, I should package up the two albums, along with my vintage edition of the movie novelization, and it would make a nice set for a true fan.