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My dad gave them to me after he found my LSD in high school

This is a 1971 LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin IV (Rare 70s Taiwanese issue of the classic 1971 8-track LP). My father gave it to me on my 18th birthday and it has remained in my collection ever since!

For a while I had a strange obsession with collecting German beer Steins, I loved the intricate castings and characters on the sides. One day I was in a second hand vintage store and I found a great beer Stein. It belonged to the owner of the shops grandfather. Just as I was about to leave with my new purchase the store owner said wait “I’ve got something you should listen too whilst drinking from your new Stein”, handed me this vinyl. I stoped collecting Steins and have been collecting records since!

It was my mums album, she game it to me before she passed away, along with many others from that era. Love listening to classic rock and roll.

My father is an avid record collector and gave me a sealed first pressing of Pink Floyd’s Meddle. I’ve been so tempted to open it over the years, but for now I have to keep on my father’s legacy! It kind of feels like a bottle of whiskey at this point – the longer it’s aged, the better it will be when we finally listen to it. And I’ll be sure to listen to it with my dad before he goes anywhere.

I bought this record on the day of its release in Australia in 1991. I’d bought a lot of cassettes up until this point (as my family never owned a record player). Since then I’ve had to giveaway or sell most of my collection for different reasons but this one always remained. With the death of Eddie Van Halen last year this record now means much more.

It was my dad’s album. Growing up my best friend’s family would come over for dinner and when our dad’s were a bit worse for the wear, we all used to grab hair brushes/spatulas/fire pokers and sing Goodbye Ruby Tuesday before they would leave.
I named my son Alexander (and he loves “his” special song).

I got this one from my local record shop in Coburg on a trip out to pick up some new records and books. This is the oldest record historically in my collection and one I love throwing on to bring the vibe up and take me away. With everything that has been going on in VIC with the last 18 months and living by myself this music has been a great escape and this album just takes you away!

Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” on 12 inch Blue Vinyl.. I bought it on Record Store Day 1990 when I was 15. I had enough money to buy 3 albums but spent all of my cash on this blue baby! And last year it celebrated its 30th birthday and still sounds fantastic!

I was getting into vinyl in Grade 9 and one of my friends knew this so they bought me my first vinyl. Its been about 5 years since I got it and I’ve not looked back since.