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Wanted: The Crosley Radio Executive USB Portable Turntable

With all of the vinyl I’ve been posting from my personal collection lately on Instagram for the “January Record a Day” photo project (and now the “February Record a Day” one), I’ve been trolling the internet for a stand-alone turntable with built-in speakers that doesn’t require a hook up to a receiver, but that can be hooked up to better speakers as necessary. I remembered my mother-in-law’s vintage inspired radio from Crosley Radio, and my husband reminded me that they make turntables as well. After checking out their official site, I found the perfect little record player: meet the Executive USB Portable Turntable (but I’ll most likely get it from Nordstrom here). It comes in three color combinations, but I adore this brown & black one because it looks like a vintage piece of luggage. In addition to the turntable, I’ll be purchasing this cabinet stand, and these shelves to start moving some of our vinyl to our room (our records currently reside on the empty book shelves in our son’s room). My next purchase from Crosley will be the Audiophile Shelf System (most likely from Target here). I know Crosley has full consoles with turntable, radio, CD and USB capability combined, but I just can’t get over how adorable that portable one is. I’ll be sure to post pictures of our mini music area set up once it’s complete!

(Photo courtesy of Vale Vinyl)

January Record a Day: Days 13 Through 21

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.

January Record a Day: Days 5 Through 12

Here is another recap of the “record a day” photo project I’m participating in on Instagram. Have I mentioned just how much I’m loving this?!

Collage 1 (top photo, clockwise from the top left): 1) Day 5: Compilation/soundtrack – I bought “The Exposed 2” compilation because of The Hitmen & OMD. The Hitmen was a group Alan Wilder was once in; 2) Day 6: Picture Disc – “Fantastic Day” by Haircut 100. This is from my sister’s collection (which is at my house); 3) Day 7: Any 7 inch – Oblivious by Aztec Camera, one of my faves; 4) Day 8: An album from the 80’s – “Mange Tout” by Blancmange from 1984.

Collage 2: Day 9: Transparent colored record -“Closer” by Joy Division, purchased from Third Eye Record Shop during Record Store Day last year (post here).

Day 10: Any 10 inch – “Backwards and Forwards” by Aztec Camera. I thought I lost this!

Day 11: Collection of an artist – My largest vinyl collection is by far that of Depeche Mode. These are just the singles (not yet pictured are my 12 inch records, albums and special editions).

Day 12: Artist that starts with J – Japan. “Gentlemen Take Polaroids” is my favorite song by them.

Record A Day

Last week, I discovered a cool Instagram “photo a day” project. I was posting a picture of one of my many Depeche Mode records, with the hashtag #vinyl and #record, and received a like from Noble Record Store (a record store on ebay). After checking out some their pictures, I found a list for the January Record A Day that started on the forums of The Vinyl Collective, a community for vinyl collectors. I love this photo a day project because it allows me to share my vinyl collection, and see the collections of many record enthusiasts out there.

If you’re a collector of vinyl, join in the fun by following the themes above and hastagging #januaryrecordaday on Instagram. Hopefully, they carry this on throughout the year! I’ll post recaps throughout the month. In the meantime, below are my first four days of photos. Cheers!

Clockwise from the left: 1) Any record you want: “Love in Itself” by Depeche Mode, 5 track 12″ single, numbered limited edition with texture and goldfoil sleeve, signed by Alan Wilder; 2) Guilty pleasure: “When Will I Be Famous” 12″ single by Bros; 3) Colored record: Some Great Reward by Depeche Mode, import from Germany in grey vinyl, signed by Alan Wilder; 4) “Nite Romantics” by Duran Duran, import from Japan

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