Category Archives: Record Collecting

Thoughts and observations about this lowdown, dirty hobby.

Record Shopping Roadtrip: Akron, Ohio

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

You may have noticed re-runs of old posts recently. We decided that a trip to my wife’s old stomping grounds of Akron were in order over the Labor Day weekend. Her parents aren’t getting any younger, and most of her … Continue reading →

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All The Way To Cleveland: The Mott The Hoople Saga [part 3]

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

Record Shopping Road Trip: Time Traveler Records – Akron, Ohio […continued from last post] As usual, coming to Time Traveler was like coming home. This is one of the record stores in another city that I’ve visited countless times. Right … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 3

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

[…continued from last post] Wuxtry Records | Decatur, GA The ladies had a glass blowing event scheduled for noon on the day of the Simple Minds event [covered earlier] and we picked up Echorich and headed to the Ware compound. … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Atlanta, October 2018 – Day 2

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

[…continued from last post] So the plan was that the wives of Mr. Ware and I had scheduled high tea at Tipple + Rose, an Atlanta tearoom for Sunday at noon. This left the gentlemen to their own devices, so … Continue reading →

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Binging On Music

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Hello. My name is Post-Punk Monk and I have a music binging problem. This year has been very off kilter for me. It’s down to the patterns of buying  music this year. If you have a look at the 2018 … Continue reading →

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Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale – [more Rockaway] [part 7]

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

[continued from last post] Rockaway Records [continued] Going through the bins this afternoon, I finally came across something that I had been wanting since 1979. Cack when I was listening to FM Rock®, there were a number of syndicated recio … Continue reading →

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Ron-Kon II: A Memorial Tale – [Rockaway Records] [part 6]

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

[continued from last post] Rockaway Records We started our Saturday by meeting the rest of the Ron-Kon II crowd at Rockaway Records at 11:00 a.m. A parking lot was welcomed, and we hit the store and saw evidence of Ron … Continue reading →

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