u/Amthomas101

Hey all, curious to hear about any books you have read or just know of that are about vinyl.

The only book I’ve read is Do Not Sell At Any Price, which is a great book, but it focuses almost exclusively on 78s.

I know that vinyl has gone through a lot of changes from the switch from shellac to vinyl, the industry struggling to have a standard of size and RPM, varying qualities of material, the near death of the medium by CDs, etc.

Send me your recommendations, please!

I've been reading the book Please Kill Me, and it's quite good. I was struck by something, though. I was in high school in the early 2000s and back then most of the other punk fans I was friends with had very strong opinions on bands that had "sold out," which usually just meant that they went to a major label or had reached a level of success that was beyond that particular person's taste.

What struck me as I have been reading this book is that I don't think these ideas of artistic purity or selling out ever crossed their minds. Most of the people in these bands that have been so influential (Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols, Stooges, Patti Smith, Television, New York Dolls, etc.) were incredibly poor and many of them had substance abuse issues and most barely made any money off of their music at the time. Most of them desperately wanted to see some commercial success and were not concerned about the idea of going to a major label.

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong? Are there any interviews from the 1970s of these punk bands talking trash about the major labels or explicitly wanting to remain independent?

Good morning. My wife is in need of having her wedding ring resized. I know some stores won't resize unless you bought it from them, but we bought the ring back in Illinois.

I'd love to hear of any places you all have been to that did good work and you felt was fairly priced. My preference would be locally-owned. Thank you in advance for your recommendations.

I’ve got a non-functional car stereo that I’d like to dispose of in the most responsible way. Where can you go to do e-waste disposal and recycling?