Category: Vinyl Memories
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Memories in Wax #5 – David Lee Roth – Eat ‘Em and Smile
I have a weird relationship with Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Weird in the sense that their music as Van Halen doesn’t move me, but every guitar player I love was heavily influenced by Van Halen and his playing. I share this exact type of relationship with The Beatles. Not much of their music…
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Memories in Wax #4 – Freddie Hubbard – Liquid Love
One of my favorite things to do when I was in the dumps was to take myself to Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey, before they closed down, and flip through bins of vinyl in hopes of finding a gem. I tried supporting local record stores when I could, and I find the jazz genre…
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Memories in Wax #3- Sting – The Dreams of the Blue Turtles
Sting was never an artist that was on my radar when I was record hunting. I was a fan of the Police like anyone else, was, but I never really delved into his discography into much later in my record hunting and music journey. For context, my music journey started in 2008, and I bought…
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Memories in Wax #2 – Return To Forever – Where Have I Known You Before
All my memories won’t be about jazz records, but this one is one I wanted to jot down before I forget. I took a jazz class my freshmen year fall semester of college. The class was called the History of Jazz and it was ran by Professor PJ. PJ is an incredible professor and is…
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Dave Brubeck – Bossa Nova USA
Memories in wax started as a way for me to catalog and serialize my buying of records. It stemmed from the idea that every record has a memory attached to it for people. That a record can teleport you back to a time in your life, or transport you to a different life. I originally…
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Who Am I
So I jumped into a concert review post pretty much immediately when I started this website, but that’s not all this page is about. The name “memories in wax” stems from my love of vinyl records and how I firmly believe ever record has three stories. The first story is the story of the album…
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