Introduce Yourself!

[KingTacoMunster]

Real name: 
Ryan

 

Favourite Bands: 
Every Time I Die, The Black Crowes, White Zombie, The Felice Brothers, Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst, Jack White.

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 

http://twitter.com/VillnsAndLovrs

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 

The arts (painting/playing guitar), Red Sox, Family, going to the movies (A LOT)

 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

Used to kinda, played with a bunch of different musicians but never really formed a "band"...we did play at a high school function (played offspring "self esteem" and nirvana "smells like teen spirit" which neither band I care to much about) with only 30 mins of practice time.

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I am made up of 50% talent and 50% bullshit.

[sowhat]

Real name: 
Sky

Favorite artists: 
david bowie
syd barrett
freddie mercury
bill nelson
mick karn
patti smith
suzanne ciani
iggy pop
elvis costello
nico
Ariel Pink
Mac Demarco


What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
https://www.facebook.com/lilskychedelic
instagram.com/lilskychedelic
Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
visual art, music, synth, acting...

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
sometime soon

Random things you want us to know about you: 
vegetarian, generally restless, need stimulation.

[RitaaatheKitty]

Real name: 
Margarita aka Maggie or Rita. I prefer Maggie, thank you.
Favourite Bands: 
*TINA BELCHER MOAN* I listen to a lot of stuff. I'm on last.FM if you care about my music taste.

 http://www.last.fm/user/o0magmag0o

My last (Scrobbled) artists were: Modest Mouse, Robert Johnson & Millencolin. 

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
lecheconmiel.tumblr.com  I am working on a professional site at the moment. 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

I'm a painter by nature, so I'm currently studying illustration in Philly. I believe in retail therapy, or in my case thrifty therapy. I enjoy cooking and baking. Reading books of all sorts. Is eating food a hobby? I love trying new food and coffee with my boyfriend Cliff (Randomfortune) I enjoy dancing with myself, because I am terrible. 
Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Not even. I took drumming lessons, and got told I had no rhythm. Which makes me sad but hey I tried.

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I'm a cat lady, and don't take that lightly. 

[dirac]

Real name: 
Martin

Favorite Bands: 
Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jefferson Airplane, RATM, Bane, Strain, Foundation, Blistered, Tame Impala, Pond (and all associated solo acts), Jack White and a lot more!

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting)

Bass guitar, gardening, cooking, reading a lot, cycling, eating food out!

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

Yes, bass in an early 2000s style metalcoreband from London, UK: https://renounced.bandcamp.com

 

Random things you want us to know about you:

Apart from having an unhealthy addiction to spending all of my money on records...I do a phd in physics, would like to speak another language at some point!

[Huh? What?]

Real name:
Stuart

Favorite Bands:
Yo La Tengo, Modest Mouse, Big Star, Cat Power

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):
Football, running, going to gigs and festivals, pub

Random things you want us to know about you:

Spend all of my money on records and beer, enjoying it while I can afford to

[Gozer]

Real name: 

I go by Gozer, but really it's Tim

On YouTube, I'm Gozer's Den 
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtsyFartsyTimo/videos

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
Artist

Random things you want us to know about you: 
Buy me a drink, first

[jeromium]

Hello everyone! Brand new here, first post. Looking forward to getting to know you all and discovering some cool music.

Real name:
Jerome. Jeromium is a nickname that a friend came up with in the early 00s.

Favorite Bands:
Longtime and current favs: Built to Spill, Fugazi, Autechre, The Byrds, Dillinger Four, Pinback, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, Skinny Puppy, Sonic Youth, Sunken Foal, Total Control, A Tribe Called Quest, Viet Cong, Chad VanGaalen, Ty Segall, Faith No More, Aphex Twin...

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?:
My last.fm profile & listening charts

My music collection on RateYourMusic.com

We Will Control All That You See and Hear ( ugly tumblr where I share my "now listening" images from instagram)

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):
LISTENING is more of a hobby than collecting. I've been obsessed with both since my early/mid teens. Additionally, I love art (disturbing and abstract, primarily), architecture, photography, cars (mostly European and classics), hiking, cycling (road and mountain), skiing, eating, walking, and of course traveling. 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Neither. Always wanted to learn an instrument when I was young but never took the initiative. Now I don't have any patience so I don't think I ever will. 

Random things you want us to know about you:

I'm from Belgium originally, and have lived in the US for almost 30 years - Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, and Seattle. I started collecting CDs in my teen years (once cassettes went out of style) and at last count around 2012, I had a bit over 3000. I sold off most of them around that time as they were just sitting in boxes after a few moves, and I had switched to digital. New CDs I purchased would just get ripped and go straight to the shelf. I was getting bored with CD shopping as well. My girlfriend and I recently purchased a vintage receiver and hooked up her Technics table that had been sitting unused for years, and I've started to collect more vinyl. Knowing how much money I spent/wasted on CDs in the past, I'm hoping to better control my obsession this time around. But music is what I've been most passionate about for most of my life, so I'm not sure I can. I hate the professional sports industry. I'm obsessive compulsive. 

[bobbyjames]

Real name: 
Daniel

Favorite Bands:
The Gaslight Anthem, Death Cab For Cutie, Against Me!, Biffy Clyro, Brand New, NOFX, Crime In Stereo

 

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?:

https://twitter.com/Daniel_Bartlett

https://instagram.com/bobbyjames69/
 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Skateboarding, football (soccer, Liverpool FC), moaning 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Nope. I played drums for a bit...

Random things you want us to know about you:

I originally signed up to VC 6 years ago. I moan a lot. I'm really boring. 

[Three11]

Real name:

Jacob go by Jake

Favorite Bands:

311, Deftones, He is Legend, A Perfect Circle, Pantera and on and on.

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?:

Twitter @bleed_cub_blue

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Collect baseball cards still, also still play baseball at the age of 30, helping my wife find 1st edition books she's been looking for helps satisfy my collecting needs at times too, also a sucker for signed first edition books and signed deftones/311 stuff.

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

Nope. But my whole family but me has done both.

Random things you want us to know about you:

Ran into this site last night while searching RSD 2015 releases I missed on, but have already made 2 purchases that I needed in my collection! I've been married for almost 2 years, no kids but have a 6yr old Boxer and a 9 month old French Bulldogs I'm also a diehard Chicago Cubs, Blackhawks and Bears fan. And deliver for Brown (UPS) Happy to be here!

[lilmuse]

Hi.

 

Real name: 
Sarah

Favourite Bands: 
This gets harder to answer as I get older.  Best to narrow it to a genre.  90's alternative.  Grunge, etc.

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
https://instagram.com/dialmformidget/

http://www.discogs.com/user/lilmuse

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Writing, Reading, Gardening, Cooking, Photography, Becoming a superhero.

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Does singing in my car count? 

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I once was on the news playing with a ferret when I was 10.  My eyes are sometimes two different colors.  I love cats. I have freckles. I like Chinese food. I like listing random facts about myself.

[Canal Ocho]

Hey...

 

Real name: 

Jamie

 

Favourite Bands: 

Kate Bush, GYBE, Isis, Jellyfish, Chromatics, Elliott Smith, for starters...

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Hockey (I'm a goalie and Sharks fan), movies, burritos.

 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

Steering wheel drummer, at best.

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 

I used to have a nice vinyl collection but it was all stolen by crackheads (true story) about 10 years ago. Got back into vinyl over the past few years and here I am, just a guy who loves music.

[DarcX]

Prolly should'a done this by now, but:

Real name: 
Eli

Favorite Bands: 
One for each genre, I guess: Between the Buried and Me (extreme metal in general), Circa Survive (rock/post-hardcore), Deathspell Omega (black metal), clipping. (hip hop, though Run the Jewels might take this one), Lydia (softer music), God is an Astronaut (Post-rock), The Story so Far (pop punk). That's about it, but like most people on here, there are many other bands that I hold very dear to me.

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
tumblr is http://darcx.tumblr.com/

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
Video games (rarely these days, unfortunately), learning languages.

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Nah. I do play drumset though.

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I'm in college and work at a gourmet hot dog place in New Orleans.

[90%Spit]

Hello everyone.

REAL NAME:

Andrew

FAVORITE BANDS:

Dangers, The Suicide File, These arms are snakes, City of caterpillar, ghosts and vodka, some girls, The fall of Troy, and Neil Perry, to start with....

HOBBIES (OUTSIDE OF RECORD COLLECTING):

Playing guitar, reading, hiking, drinking beer.

PLAY IN A BAND? RUN A RECORD LABEL? LINK US!:

Currently just myself on guitar working on jams with a bass player. Still a work in progress.

RANDOM THINGS YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT YOU:

I work will developmentally disabled sex offenders. Non-adjective anarchist. My border collie is my best friend.

[CoffeeJunkieMann]

REAL NAME:
Chuck


FAVORITE BANDS:
Butch Walker, Queen, Cheap Trick, King's X, Devil Doll


HOBBIES (OUTSIDE OF RECORD COLLECTING):
Playing guitar, Songwriting, American History, Movies, Sports (Philly Sports)

PLAY IN A BAND? RUN A RECORD LABEL? LINK US!:
I play guitar and sing. Both for fun. My Heyday was in the 80's. Well if you can call a semi successful local band a heyday...


RANDOM THINGS YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT YOU:
I drink MEGATONS of Coffee Daily. I'm new to the Vinyl Thing,

[TheLazyGirlBlog]

Hi, I'm Claire, I'm from the UK and a vinyl collector for the last 15 years.

I love most kinds of music, and scour charity shops, boot fairs and the like for my finds. I have a stupidly big collection of vinyl, am most unhappy that Ikea stopped producing Expedit (RIP) and will, one day, end up being featured on some Hoarders type TV show.

I blog too, and started my own memories Vinyl blog where I don't just post my collection but my fave track and why I bought it. It covers all genres and comments are welcome too. Its called Vinyl Problems as I am often joked about by friends and family that I can go out for a pint of milk and come back with a massive stack of vinyl instead. I also use Instagram to find other's who love vinyl too.

Glad to be here with other vinyl nerds

[cats and bats]

Real name: 

jen (with one n)

 

Favourite Bands: 

opeth, the used, brand new, manchester orchestra, gojira, bright eyes, cradle of filth, type o, sense field, dead milkmen, failure, msi, the sheila divine, deftones.......

 

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
tumblr: sage137

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

cats, nachos, wwe, rupaul's drag race

 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

i own a bass, but don't know how to work it...

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 

originally from syracuse, then found my way to the carolinas, and now living in so cal with my guy and our little girl and our two cats.  finn balor is the hottness.  i like spooky things and live as though every day is halloweeen.

[OneHeadyGM]

Real name: 

Kevin

Favorite Bands: 
Lord Huron, Band of Horses, Soul Coughing, 311, Zappa, Bon Iver, The Dear Hunter, The Slip, Pink Floyd, As Tall As Lions, The Killers, Phish, Keith Jarrett, Anathallo, Herbie Hancock, Hendrix, Death Cab for Cutie... my tastes vary and are subject to phases. 

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
Website - http://www.thevinylalbum.com

Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/oneheadygm

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9GgFRq9hDNoAGnVbrRwyA

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
Nerd stuff. Through and through.

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
No. I used to in high school. I still have a Roland TD-7 kit though that I play along to drumless tracks in my basement. 

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I've never heard anything by Arcarde Fire. 

[MarkPoppen]

Real name: 
Mark (yeah, I signed up with my real name!

Favorite Bands: 
Queen, Muse, Heart, Rush, Foo Fighters, Eagles (just kidding)...

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
Twitter (Personal)

Twitter (Business)

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
TV, sports, tech stuff...

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
I'm about to learn how to play the guitar, no record label (yet)..

Random things you want us to know about you: 

I'm Dutch, moved to Canada in 2007, living the dream. Adorable wife and daughter, motorsports fan.. Ask me anything

[strangeseraph]

Real name: 
Jenifer! (Or Jenny!)

Favorite Bands: 
Erasure, Mika, Pet Shop Boys (sense a theme here?)

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 
https://www.facebook.com/strangeseraph

https://twitter.com/strangeseraph

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
Writing, Drawing, Video Games, Toy collecting

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Nope, but I do play the recorder for fun!

Random things you want us to know about you: I am an avid collector. And although I like records and vinyl, I listen to a lot of digital music too. Can never have too much music! More randomly, and normally, I have two cats, some fish, and a garden of veggies on my balcony. Yummy fresh veggies!

[Ethan25]

Hey...

 

Real name: 

Ethan

 

Favourite Bands: 

Phil Keaggy, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket, Travis, The Shins

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Collecting anything Phil Keaggy related

 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

working on starting playing the guitar

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 

I am very knowledgable about koi and koi ponds, so if you have a question about that, I am more than able to help

[GreatGreenOne77]

Should have done this months, but somehow I am just getting to it...

 

Real name: 
Jason or “Grump”

Favorite Bands: 
Mark Kozelek, Jason Molina, Will Oldham, Neurosis, Denison Witmer, Rocky Votolato, Sebadoh, The Cure, Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, Converge, Mastodon, Yes, Phish, Frank Zappa, Ween, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Low, Minutemen, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Fugazi, King Crimson, Between the Buried & Me, Monster Magnet…. This list could go on forever honestly. My Winamp library says I have almost 7800 albums loaded into it, and almost 82,000 files, so you can understand the depth of my musical sources & preferences…

What’s your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr:
https://www.facebook.com/JasonGalloway77

https://instagram.com/greatgreenone/

https://twitter.com/GreatGreenOne77

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):

Playing guitar, Enjoying good green herb, pretty much anything that includes time to think in quiet or with only the soundtrack I choose interrupting an otherwise ambient silence…

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Not for many years now, but I do still have my guitars and enjoy just entertaining myself while trying to keep my fingers limber and able.

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 
I have health problems and because of such, I am home most of the time. Some days are just aggravating, and other times I feel like death warmed over. This is why I may over post some days and none others. I get quite bored and lonely so any chat back is always welcomed. Feel free to check out my Discogs list and if you see something you want, you can always ask me about it. I don’t put much if anything on my for sale/trade list because I think we all collect with the intention of never getting rid of something, yet deals can always be made…

[DJ Girly]

Hai I am DJ Girly..

 

Having fun with vinyl..

[tacoape]

Real name: 

Dustin or D.A.

 

Favorite Bands: 

The Kinks, The Cure, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, MF Doom, Beirut, Radiohead, Bad Religion, Tame Impala, Serge Gainsbourg...many more.

 

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?: 

https://twitter.com/round_eyed_dog

 

 

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 

Writing, pen and paper gaming, graphic design, reading, cooking....other ings.

 

Play in a band? Run a record label?:

Bass player and vocalist with Jumpsuit! (The Worlds best MST3k tribute band)

 

Formerly one of the partners in bloomonkey design. We designed shirts, posters and album covers for bands in the early oughts. (Korn, System of a Down, The Used, Orgy, Thrice....etc.)

 

Random things you want us to know about you: 

 

I am a streaming media engineer with a large video production company. 

 

Currently, I am in the process of writing a novel and finding new and delicious tacos.

[Ceremonials]

Real name: 
Ling

Favorite Bands: 

Tegan and Sara, Paramore, Florence and the Machine, Fleetwood Mac, The Killers

Hobbies (outside of record collecting): 
gaming, video games, more gaming

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:

I wish

Random things you want us to know about you: 
IM ADDICTED TO CAFFEINE

 

(red bulls and soy caramel lattes       )

[knighthawk123]

Hi All, just joined your merry band. So here goes.

 

 

Real name:
Ashley, most people call me Ash

Favorite Bands:
Nighwish, Slade, Motley crue, Leaves Eyes, Epica, Thin Lizzy and many others but you get the jist of it.

 

What's your Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr etc.?:
www.twitter.com/knighthawk123

Hobbies (outside of record collecting):
Fishing, Photography (but cann't work the new camera), listening to music and seeing live bands, travel and annoying my kids.

 

Play in a band? Run a record label? Link us!:
Nope. Cann't play guitar or sing to save my life.

 

Random things you want us to know about you.

Full time archaeologist so digging for records is natural!