The real hook of this Youtube clip for me isn’t the snark or the it’s-funny-because-its-true back and forth…no. For me, the fact that it was shot at Chicago’s very own Dave’s Records makes it far more relevant. I love it when our local record shops get some love…
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Fuse Presents: Crate Diggers
I am far too busy to keep up with all the insanely cool vinyl-related video on YouTube, but when I DO catch up with something amazing like this, I obsessively watch them all until the supply has been run out…then I watch ’em all again.
My current obsession is this series by Fuse called Crate Diggers. My gateway to this series was the feature on Peanut Butter Wolf, who has a collection of more than 37,000 records. Something to aspire to! If you haven’t seen this by now, have a look…I always get to these things late, so I’m sure this is old news to many, but right now this discovery is like Xmas morning to ME!
–Joe Wallace
Turnaround: A Vinyl Documentary
I discovered this clip posted by Blake Hennequin on YouTube. Turnaround: A Vinyl Documentary seems to be a short vinyl-centric film rather than a feature-length documentary, but no matter–what grabbed my eye was the fantastic opening montage of a variety of vinyl records of all shapes and sizes spinning on a wide range of turntables. Gorgeous stuff. Sadly, it’s difficult to track down anything more about the film, but here’s the seven-minute long clip. Feast your eyes on those records!
Evil DIY Types Mutilate Vinyl Records In Ill Advised Ways
Every once in a great while I run across a YouTube horror show like this. It staggers the imagination–the toxic fumes generated by putting a vinyl record onto the fires of a gas stove alone would make this seem like a bad idea…to perpetrate these atrocities on vinyl records after, as the YouTube poster himself claims, drinking for 12 hours straight seems like a cry for help of the most desperate kind. Fear the reaper.