What I love about this “record a day” photo project on Instagram is that it really allows me to become reacquainted with my collection and to really explore my husband’s collection. Here is a recap of days 13 through 21, enjoy!
(Top photo) Day 13: Splattered – “Stripped” by Depeche Mode. My first colored vinyl (when I was just 16)!
Day 14: Record from the used bin – “Live and Let Dance” by The Untouchables. Got it for a dollar!
Day 15: An album from high school – “The Circus” by Erasure (1987, I was 17). Also saw them in concert in high school, too!
Day 16: Live album – Depeche Mode, Live at Crocs Night Club, recorded 1981.
Day 17: Most recent purchase – Sub Pop 1000. Isn’t it cool?!
Day 18: Record that was a gift – The Police 4 track 12 inch single for “Wrapped Around Your Finger”. It was a Christmas present from my friend back in the 80s.
Day 19: Album from the 90s – “Family Values Fall Tour ’98”. From my husband’s record collection. He’s a deejay, so you can imagine our combined vinyl collection is quite large!
Day 20: Any black artist. Another from my husband’s collection. “1999” by Prince.
Day 21: Artist’s debut album – “Speak & Spell” by Depeche Mode. This is the UK version. I have the US one as well, without “I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead”. Any Second Now trivia: This is the album with the song that became the title of my blog.
Cool records! And even more cool to have your own, private deejay, haha!! 🙂
In my early twenties I dated a former deejay, who wanted to sell out all his 45″ records. Fortunately, I was allowed to pick all the records I wanted from his collection, before he sold the rest. I’m so glad that I chose to keep all my vinyls from back then!
Thanks Conni! It is nice having a deejay at my disposal (lol). Awesome that you got to go through the records from that deejay you dated. Vinyl is definitely having a resurgence, and I’m seeing more and more independent record stores having a bit more staying power. I guess people are still nostalgic like me!
xoxo