Used Record Store Bins (A Spotify Playlist) »

I spend a lot of time flipping through used vinyl. When you spend enough time flipping through used vinyl, you start to see the same artists and albums appear over and over. It’s almost as if the used record store is their natural habitat. The Roches, for instance. I’ve ONLY ever seen The Roches in used record stores. And Edgar Winter! There’s a face for the W bin if I ever saw one.

But then I listen to them, and I’m like HUH interesting. And I think maybe they should be freed from their bins every once in a while. So: from now on, every time I go to a record store, I’m going to write down the names of an artist or two I see in the bins, hopefully ones I’ve never heard before, and add them to this playlist. I have no idea where this is headed. But here you are. If you feel like playing along. I’ve kicked it off with some URSB regulars…

(I confessed to J recently that I’m terrified that I only listen to a certain type of music now because it’s the cheapest stuff you can find in any used record store. I don’t have to worry about parting with more than $3 or $4 at a time. I will turn off the Rolling Stones — $$$! — with an eye roll to put on a Dan Fogelberg — ¢¢¢! — album in a heartbeat.)