www.doublehappinessrecords.co.uk
“The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.” ~ Dave Barry.
To the kids of today’s generation this will probably mean nothing. Some of the rest of you will smile and immediately retreat into a reverie of memory. On occasions I will play a vinyl track on one of my radio shows. The reaction is always the same; somebody will pass comment (in the chat room) “Good to hear that vinyl hiss…” In our digital age we are all obsessed with sound fidelity and quality but; Is something lost? A record can be held, it has a label and sleeve and a place in a collection. It is tangible and treasured – even when it is not being played. People connect with the object as well as the track. Vinyl is making a comeback. Old collections are being brought out dusted off and inspected. Collectors are on the hunt, trying to find relics from a by gone age before they disappear.
Pcorn Queen Investigates brings you a good place to start; Doublehappinessrecords has over 4000 items available across a range of different formats. 7“, 10” or 12” vinyl and more. The site is nicely presented (needs to update it’s information pages incidentally) and grades available content for condition before purchase. Prices and postage seem very reasonable. Check them out – there’s just enough time to acquire an old favourite to impress a dear one this Christmas!
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