Vinyl Junkie

We all had Vinyl records growing up.  The old, think 78s were not during my time, but the dinky 45" singles and the 33 were still very much the trend during the 80s. 

We religiously wiped them with our valour fabric squares that we kept in a plastic zippy.  We'd gently settle the needle on the very edge of the record, being incredibly careful not to scratch or bounce the needle.

Then cassette tapes came along and we used our pencil to rewind our tapes when they got stuck in our Walkman, then in popped the CD and vinyl made a trendy come back this decade.

Everyone now regrets using their old vinyl records as décor at the family sixties parties, or used them as frisbies to entertain their pooch.  These days they are pretty valuable, especially the old rare printings of some vinyl records. Don't you just love how as time ticks by the trends come and go and come around again...

Pity I didn't hold on to all my dad's Decca 45s of the early Rolling Stones stuff. 

Happy Shopping at a modern day Vinyl Shop, Record Mad

Today's music feature is Van Halen

Take a Tour of Jack White's Third Man Records

Most of you lovely Plonkers know that I am a HUGE Jack White fan.  The understatement of the decade actually because I'm obsessed.

I scour the interwebs daily for pictures, videos and any information I can get on him in The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.  His solo career has been pretty awesome too;  playing on tour with both his all-female band - The Peacocks and his all-male band - The Buzzards and his ridiculously brilliant record company and label Third Man Records.

I share all my links about him on Twitter, I follow fellow fans on Instagram and have him on my Google Alerts so I don't miss a snippet of information about him and what he's up to.

Just wish I could get my hands on some of his merchandise without having to pay the exorbitant postage fees to South Africa.

Oh I know, I get a lot of flack for being a 40 year old with a major crush on a rock star, guitar genius, musician and businessman.