The Search for Vinyl
We usually spend Saturday afternoon in Batesville’s only coffee shop, but this weekend they were in the process of changing locations. So instead I set out on a mission to find some good LPs for a new record player I just bought with some overtime cash. It’s the kind that not only plugs into a stereo but also attaches to my computer via USB so I can convert vinyl to mp3. The fun part of looking for old records it that they’re usually really cheap; at the end of day spent scrounging around yard sales you can still afford to munch on takeout Mu Shu Pork while listening to your new stack of 45s. Unfortunately, the junk store I originally wanted to revisit was no longer in business, and the antique mall we ended up browsed through had sellers who actually knew what their records were worth. I found an amazing Johnny Cash LP selling for $30.00 and a few Elvis albums for 15 bucks a pop—a little more than I was looking to spend. But in a cardboard box upstairs I picked out two albums by Herb Alpert and one by Randy Newman, all for six dollars. As an added bonus Kathryn bought an antique gold watch/necklace. Substitute Quiznos for the aforementioned Mu Shu pork and all in all, it was a pretty successful day.
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Check out our old LP's when you are home:-)
Posted by: Mom | March 4, 2008 09:07 PM
yey herb alpert! we just got a record player, too. so much fun to listen to stuff you forgot you had. happy hunting!
Posted by: jen | March 10, 2008 06:53 PM