So, physical media, huh?
Yeah, streaming services are popular, I get it. I myself use Spotify a lot. It's convenient - a whole catalogue of music at your fingertips at all times, fitting right in your pocket. Sometimes, you'll even get an algorithm that lets you stumble upon music you'd never even considered before!
Not at all to sound pretentious, but convenience comes at a price.
Artists don't get paid well at all
Streaming-only tracks can be removed at any time, leaving them without a trace unless someone archives them in time.
On the flip side, physical-only tracks can slip under the radar.
Tl;dr with great power comes great responsibility or some shit.
ANYWAY here's a list of my physical music collection or something. Excluding a few which I don't care about as much lmao.
| Artist | Title | Year | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Flock of Seagulls | Space Age Love Song | 1982 | 7" Single, Vinyl | Picked up for like, 50 cents at a thrift mall! |
| The Animals | The Best Of The Animals | 2014 | Vinyl | Compilation, but it's on clear vinyl which is swag |
| Arcade Fire | Everything Now | 2017 | Vinyl | Another colored vinyl - this one is blue! Purchased at a live show in 2017. |
| The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 1966 | Vinyl | One of the best albums ever. Hands down. |
| The Beach Boys | Love You | 1977 | Vinyl | One of the albums ever. No comment. |
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Vinyl | I paid more than I'd like to admit for this, given it's an original with all the paper inserts. |
| The Beatles | Abbey Road | 2012 | Vinyl | It's a reissue, but god the entirety of side 2 is euphoric. |
| Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits | 1967 | Vinyl | Unironically one of the best compilation albums to be put out. |
| Bob Geldof | Deep In The Heart of Nowhere | 1986 | Vinyl | Say what you will about Geldof, but he's damn pretty. |
| The Boomtown Rats | The Boomtown Rats | 1977 | Vinyl | A theme you will quickly see is that I am a certified Rats Completionist. Shut up. |
| The Boomtown Rats | The Fine Art of Surfacing | 1979 | Vinyl | - |
| The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | 1979 | 12" Single | IDFK how but I got my hands on a radio promo copy. Who'd'a thunk? |
| The Boomtown Rats | The Boomtown Rats | 1982 | 12" EP | Another weird promo thing. |
| The Boomtown Rats | In The Long Grass | 1984 | Vinyl | - |
| The Boomtown Rats | Citizens of Boomtown | 2020 | Vinyl | I preordered this shit and went thru hell to get it at the start of the pandemic. Came with signed set list. |
| Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | 2013 | Vinyl | Had 2 get this shit imported from FRANCE |
| The Doors | The Doors | 2009 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| The Doors | Waiting For The Sun | 1968 | Vinyl | - |
| The Doors | The Soft Parade | 1969 | Vinyl | If you know the trivia about You're Lost Little Girl I'm so sorry. |
| The Doors | LA Woman | 1971 | Vinyl | - |
| The Eagles | Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 | 1976 | Vinyl | Compilation; one of the first records I'd ever owned. |
| Elton John | Honky Chateau | 1972 | Vinyl | - |
| Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1973 | Vinyl | Lets's go lesbians! |
| Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 | Vinyl | One of the best albums ever. If you haven't listened to it yet, fucking do it. |
| Fleetwood Mac | Tusk | 1979 | Vinyl | - |
| Genesis | Invisible Touch | 1986 | Vinyl | - |
| Gerry Cott | I Left My Hat In Haiti | 1984 | 12" EP | Possibly the most obscure release in my collection. Had to import from Canada, part of my Rats Completionsit Era. |
| High Five Spaceship | Progress | 2014 | Vinyl | Super limited release; numbered, 146/300 |
| High Five Spaceship | MMCCXV | 2016 | Vinyl | Also super limited; numbered, 136/300 |
| John Entwistle | Rigor Mortis Sets In | 1973 | Vinyl | Oh god is this mid but I love it anyway. |
| Keith Moon | Two Sides Of The Moon | 1975 | Vinyl | This is beyond mid and solidly in bad territory but fuck man. His ass is on the cover. |
| Kraftwerk | Autobahn | 2020 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Led Zeppelin | Untitled | 1985 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| The Mamas And The Papas | If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears | 1966 | Vinyl | If you don't respect Cass Elliot I can and will kill again |
| Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1982 | Vinyl | - |
| Murray Head | One Night In Bangkok | 1984 | Vinyl | Emotional support mid musical |
| No Doubt | Tragic Kingdom | 1995 | CD | Somehow my first ska release??? |
| Pink Floyd | The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn | 2016 | Vinyl | Reissue; another Completionist title |
| Pink Floyd | Ummagumma | 1970 | Vinyl | - |
| Pink Floyd | Meddle | 1971 | Vinyl | I am so emotionally attached to this mf it's unreal |
| Pink Floyd | The Dark Side Of The Moon | 1975 | Vinyl | Literally cannot say anything about this one that hasn't been said already. |
| Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 2016 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Pink Floyd | Animals | 2016 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Pink Floyd | The Wall | 2012 | Vinyl | Reissue, but I have an original floating around somewhere. |
| Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | 2016 | Vinyl | Reissue; controversially I think this is a really solid album. |
| The Police | Synchronicity | 1983 | Vinyl | Subtly colored (gotta hold it up to the light! It's purple) |
| Queen | A Night At The Opera | 2018 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Queen | News Of The World | 1977 | Vinyl | - |
| Queen | The Game | 1980 | Vinyl | - |
| Reel Big Fish | Turn The Radio Off | 1996 | CD | Second ever Ska CD, currently living for my RBF era |
| Reel Big Fish | Cheer Up! | 2002 | CD | Currently my favorite Fish release - some good shit on this one. |
| Roger Daltrey | As Long As I Have You | 2018 | CD | This isn't a good album but I bought it for charity when I saw him live so shut the fuck up |
| Roger Waters | The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking | 1984 | Vinyl | Reissue; however it was fucking sealed when I bought it in 2019. Hella score. |
| The Rolling Stones | Their Satanic Majesties Request | 1967 | Vinyl | - |
| The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | 2019 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Saint Motel | Motelevision | 2016 | Vinyl | Banger after banger on this one guys!!! |
| Supertramp | Breakfast In America | 1979 | Vinyl | This album rewired my brain chemistry permanently |
| Syd Barrett | Barrett | 2014 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense | 1984 | Vinyl | Live album, absolute bangers all around. Love me an autistic man on so much cocaine. |
| Tame Impala | Currents | 2015 | Vinyl | Paid an embarassing amout of money for a sealed copy. |
| Ultravox | The Collection | 1984 | Vinyl | Compilation; German pressing. Don't ask how I got it. |
| The Who | Happy Jack | 1967 | Vinyl | Wild that I got one in such great condition for being an original! Also have the title track as a 7" single. |
| The Who | Tommy | 1969 | Vinyl | 2 copies; the original stays in the sleeve, my 2013 reissue gets all the plays. |
| The Who | Live At Leeds | 2017 | Vinyl | Reissue |
| The Who | Quadrophenia | 2011 | Vinyl | Reissue; probably a perfect album. |
| The Who | Who's Next | 1976 | Vinyl | Pretty sure this is a German bootleg. Again, don't ask how or whi I got it. |
| The Who | Who Are You | 1978 | Vinyl | - |
| The Who | Face Dances | 1981 | Vinyl | - |
| The Who | It's Hard | 1982 | Vinyl | - |
| Yes | Close To The Edge | 1972 | Vinyl | The first album I ever owned, given to me with my first turntable. Extremely sentimental to me. |
| Yes | 90125 | 1983 | Vinyl | - |
Holy shit, you made it to the bottom?? No way!!! In any case, I'll be updating this as I get more worthwhile music in my collection; I've got a pretty hefty wishlist and know I have some more CDs in storage somewhere. Also neglected to put a lot of my bootleg/pirated CDs on here, but that might be a different story for a different day :^)