Flashback

As those of you who are on my Facebook page would probably know I've been posting lines from songs, having some real cool flashback moments. These are all tunes I listen too, they aren't just me googling I actually have these songs. What led to the flashback of tunes, no idea LOL. But what's happened since has started a bigger flashback for me. 

My son came home from work the other day telling me about this guy at work who has an old record player and do I have any vinyl. Naturally this led to a discussion about how dick features (ex husband) has all my old vinyl and a truly awesome collection. The boy wanted to find out where he was so he could get mine back for me, hah don't want anything to do with him and don't care where he is. I know he's not six feet under so still stumbling the earth somewhere but apart from that don't care. So long as he's not near me and mine I'm happy. 

I went around to my Mums that night, knowing that my younger bro had some old records there. I took pretty much all of them LOL. Not sure if he's realised or not or even if he cares. There was some pretty cool ones, and the boy was impressed. So we listened to the sounds of crackle and imperfect music. But the big thing was how much I realised I missed it. Oh not the jumping every time you got to close or accidentally bumped the turntable, just the sound. The pleasure of dropping the needle onto the track you want to listen to, of turning the record over and just drifting with the music. 

That all led to us stopping by and him buying some records. Good grief those bastards are expensive now. Some of my bros still have the price tags on them, one we found brand new for $50 he had paid $10 for way back when. I suppose back then that would of seemed alot but the jump in price is absolutely ridiculous. He picked up some Red Hot Chilli Peppers and we priced some Led Zep and Rolling Stones, not cheap but they are collections and it gave me the idea of something for his birthday and Xmas. He is planning on getting a collection together so is trolling ebay to see what he can get. And he has been pricing up the record players. 

It's funny how we celebrated the release of CDs as they were so much cleaner and easier to use, but now I'm loving the tunes as they were without all the cleaning LOL. We couldn't get to close and dance, and they got scratched way to easily, but the memories that have come back to me are just amazing. Of course it was the 70s and 80s so I sometimes think geez I remember this, have no clue what I was doing but the tune was playing in the background LOL. 

And who could forget the album covers. I always loved the Alice Cooper ones that where almost like a story. And when you opened up some, there where the words to every song. As you played the record you could sit and read, sigh. CDs just don't have that, a plastic case and slip of cardboard slid in, just doesn't cut it. 


Catch yas
Cathy