We haven’t run an OPV in a LONG time…so we hail the return of Other People’s Vinyl with this awesome, fun YouTube clip.
I LOVE this guy. He has the same obsession for weirdness and oddball stuff on wax and the same physical, MEDICAL NEED to collect. And he even owns the Slim Goodbody record. Fear the reaper. A vinyl soulmate, to be sure.
If you’ve seen any episodes of Vinyl Justice, you know just how funny record collecting musicians can be. After the Frank Black episode, I didn’t think it could get much funnier, but it does. In this episode the Bobbies invade the home and record cabinet of synth legend Gary Numan to discover a whole collection of embarassing titles.
Seeing Gary Numan dancing like a preying mantis on crack AND playing a “Cars” riff on the teeniest keyboard in the world is PRICELESS. The Simple Minds guitar-a-long sequence is equally scary.
The Gary Numan Vinyl Justice episode was not embeddable, but is still viewable and really must be seen to be believed.
I’ve been busy here at Turntabling HQ working on a series of vinyl-related art prints that are now available for sale at the Turntable shop at Etsy.com. I’ve got some of this stuff on my own walls at home now and thought it would be fun to put the images up for sale as a fundraiser for Turntabling. Vinyl collectors, this is especially for you.
Since it’s the holiday season, what could be better than a simple, easy gift idea like this for the vinyl junkies in our lives? I know of three people these prints are headed out to before the holiday season kicks off…how many collectors do you know that could use some spruced-up wall space? Check out Turntabling shop at Esty to see these prints and many others…I have to confess, making this turntable art is addictive…I might be on to a new sideline here!
By the way, one of my early experiments is with a set of images specific to certain bands like Goblin, like this print:
Right now, this is one of the most affordable prints for sale at the Turntabling shop. It comes as a print only (no frame). If you like the concept but have a request for a different artist or album, drop me a line via Etsy or here (jwallace at turntabling dot net) and let me know, I’d be happy to do a custom order in small or large sizes. I can do everything from 4 x 6, 12 x 12 and even larger poster sizes if necessary.