Vinyl – Quotes

I guess my biggest

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul music like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and The Rat Pack and swing music. Ella Henderson

The history of the

The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created … Read more

I inherited this collection

I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I’ve since continued to collect music. As you know, vinyl records can be very heavy, so every time I have to move into a new house, I need to build a complete new wall of shelves to put all these records, … Read more

I\’ve always been a

I’ve always been a fan of vinyl. There’s something about the ritual of it. Something about it holds its gravity, for some reason. Sometimes you’ll put on music and the music fades into the background. But when you take that vinyl out and put it down, the music becomes the conversation as opposed to being … Read more

Ugster vinyl pumps, Partridge

Ugster vinyl pumps, Partridge Family records, plastic daisy jewelry, old postcards. . . . It’s a magpie Christmas market. Francesca Lia Block

If God drives a

If God drives a car, He’d drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window. Douglas Coupland

With blue vinyl-tile floor,

With blue vinyl-tile floor, pale-green wainscoating, pink walls, a yellow ceiling, and orange-and-white stork-patterned drapes, the expectant fathers’ lounge churned with the negative energy of color overload. It would have served well as the nervous-making set for a nightmare about a children’s-show host who led a secret life as an ax murderer. The chain-smoking clown … Read more

I’m not really into

I’m not really into vinyl. There’s something about that raw, birth of rock and roll feel that makes me crazy. David Lynch

A lot of musicians

A lot of musicians like to do the bass and the drums with analog and get that tape distortion that’s really beautiful. As far as the digital world goes – it’s all going to end up there anyway, but when you hear vinyl it does a different thing to you. Nowadays, people do CDs and … Read more

I’m obsessed with textures.

I’m obsessed with textures. We’re surrounded by so much vinyl that I find myself constantly in pursuit of other textures. One time I removed all the hair from a mouse with Nair-Hair just to see what it looked like. And it looked beautiful. David Lynch