As we grow up, our taste in music change and evolve based on life experience and exposures. These days i am more likely to spin a Stone Sour or Five Finger Death Punch vinyl, but i respect where it all started! I was a youngen when my bad popped the “then” classics on his record player in the late 70’s and have fond memories of listening to this play on a Sunday morning while we were all pottering around the house. Abbey Road was on high rotation alongside Elvis, Cash and it ignited my love for music, and vinyl! So even though i like the heavier stuff i still drop one of these bad boys on on a Sunday morning and reflect on the time spent with my dad going through his records

I bought it on eBay, for a really low price considering it is a Japanese pressing with an Obi. Japanese pressings are the best!

I discovered and purchased this album on Record Store Day a few years ago at Holy Vinyl, a local record store, that sells second hand records as well as new releases.

I was in a guitar repair store and he had a bin there and as he was fixing my turntable I got bored and started to scan through.

As I was about to give up it caught my eye and I asked him how much and he gave it to me for almost nothing.

Ever since then its become a consistent source of enjoyment with its beautifully crafted tracks and stories.

This is the oldest record in my collection, and also the first record I’ve ever bought with my own money , back in 1981. My older cousin was into Ramones and he played me the tapes of their first and second album. I instantly fell in love with that buzzing but also very melodic sonic assault. From the money I got for my birthday, I went into the record store and there it was. EOC. Funny thing was that after i got back home I couldn’t even play it since our turntable wasn’t working. It took 10 years before I spun it first time. As you can see. I have had this for 40 years. It survived the big vinyl purge of late 80’s and its now the most sentimental piece of my record collection. I keep it in a pristine condition. Regards

This is an original 1977 copy of the Star Wars soundtrack, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by John Williams himself. It was released when the original Star Wars movie first came out in cinemas, and my Dad picked up a copy having been blown away by both the film and the score. When I decided to go to a “Career Day” in Grade 1 dressed as Han Solo (because it was who I wanted to be when I grew up), Dad decided that this one was better left with me. It’s my most treasured possession and I’ll never, ever let go of this one!

I had this years ago as a kid, not long after it was released in 1979…but it was destroyed years ago in an unfortunate flooding incident. Not knowing this story, a co-worker bought this copy for me a few years ago as a gift for a work achievement. Reunited after 25 years!

Wandering around Hollywood, in the heat, in times when we could, I found a little record store tucked away in the hills. An eccentric store owner was more interested in my Australian accent than helping me look for wish-list records that are in always tucked my phone as a note. After resolving topics such as ‘how many deadly spiders do you actually see’ I showed him my ‘search list’. Bang – he produced LA Woman which was top of the list and been hunting for a decade. A souvenir from my first time in LA and one of my all time favourites album is also now my oldest.

I purchased this single at a Camberwell Town Hall record fair back around 1990. It was only $10 as I suspect the seller didn’t know its importance. I was literally shaking with excitement when I found it! I’ve never seen another original UK pressing in person since. Granted it’s not in the greatest condition, covered in fine hairline scratches that don’t affect playback, and doesn’t have the correct dust jacket, but I cherish it nonetheless.

Buying from Plaza Records in Penrith NSW, just before Christmas time, so would have just turned 11, wanted this badly so my mother got it for me & got Darkness On The Edge Of Town for my older brother for his present.