Just discovered this thread. I'm a 55 year old divorced male. Always had a draw towards music ever since around 5 or 6 when I was at a relatives house and down in their basement, there was this "wall of music", a whole wall loaded with lps!
Later on my relatives would always gift me lps on holidays. Of coarse, through the years of radio & buying 45's my interest grew. ( This was in the late 60's early 70's), I did play coronet in my middle school band (first string). I had some piano lessons early but as time went by and my parents moved, I lost that aspect of my musical history.
I still have every lp I was ever given or bought. During the high school years, I was the one in my group that always had the best sound system in his car/van, yes I had the "cool" van that everyone gravitated to. I still remember going to the hi-fi shops and listening to the latest speakers. My usual choice then was Pioneer. Late at night, on weekends, I'd stay up late listening to the "cool" station in Charlotte, NC. They played, Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Pink Floyd... well, you get the picture.
I always would listen to the whole album,tape.... others just wanted to hear the hits. I contantly found the "good" stuff others weren't aware of. I kept it to myself.
After years of reading about the GREAT sound that reviewers were writing about, I finally found it for myself and on my own.
I didn't have any friends that were into it like me. When I finally "found" the sound I had always read about it was like, "Yeah, I couldn't believe it", but I had the faith and it turned out to become reality.
I've tried to let others know, but they usually get scared when they see the high prices. I remember that stage, and now, while I'm very aware, music is so important to my life that it's really not an issue.
I now have that "wall of lps in my home"!
