Record Collectors
By Tom Mankowski | 5.2.2022
The prolific musician, podcaster, and label owner talks vinyl with an old friend.
By Tom Mankowski | 3.22.2022
"I prefer flea markets with deals or just grabbing shit from bands at shows."
By Tom Mankowski | 2.28.2022
"Honestly, the '90s feel so long ago, but it’s safe to say my collection started growing from there."
By Andrew Orlando | 2.21.2022
"The only thing that really bothers me in the collecting scene is collectors not looking out for each other."
By Tom Mankowski | 2.14.2022
"I probably should have kept my Heroin 12-inch with the spray-painted Bruce Springsteen album cover."
By Tom Mankowski | 2.2.2022
When your first vinyl purchase is an Iron Maiden single, you're off to a solid start.
By Andrew Orlando | 9.29.2021
Like so many of us, it all started with KISS for this Armed Forces veteran and punk fan.
By Andrew Orlando | 4.19.2021
The former vocalist of hardcore bands Subject to Change and Headwrek talks wax.
By Andrew Orlando | 4.7.2021
"My most vivid memories of touring are usually the stores and records I bought, even more than the shows..."
By Andrew Orlando | 3.31.2021
"The buyer’s market is full of born-too-lates with revisionist history."
By Andrew Orlando | 3.17.2021
The couple that digs together stays together.
By Andrew Orlando | 3.9.2021
KBD, hardcore punk, and Long Island garage bands are among the lost treasures in his vinyl library.
By Andrew Orlando | 2.22.2021
Being a vinyl head while touring in Japan can get costly.
By Andrew Orlando | 2.11.2021
A chat with one of the folks behind the New York City vinyl institution.
By Andrew Orlando | 2.3.2021
"They are not things that should be handled with white gloves and displayed in glass cases."
By Andrew Orlando | 1.14.2021
"If I can afford to buy it and it makes me happy, I buy it."
By Andrew Orlando | 1.4.2021
"To this day when I hear the bass intro to 'Impact,' I still get psyched."
By Andrew Orlando | 12.18.2020
"The most I ever paid for a record was…come on, man! Are you trying to get me in trouble with the Mrs.?"
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