by Rick Coste | Mar 23, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I use the terms “vinyl records” and “records” interchangeably on both my YouTube channel and in my writing, and I will occasionally receive a comment or inquiry from a viewer or reader as to why. Sometimes, viewers or readers will deliver the question more as a...
by Rick Coste | Mar 19, 2024 | Record Reviews
When I first sat down to listen to Judas Priest’s Invincible Shield, I had to remind myself that it’s 2024. The anticipation equaled two other moments related to a JP record – when I bought Screaming for Vengeance in 1982 and Angel of Retribution in 2005 (which...
by Rick Coste | Mar 8, 2024 | Record Reviews
My introduction to The Who happened in the fall of 1980. I was 13 years old on a class field trip, and someone had smuggled their tape player onto the bus (also known as a boombox for the uninitiated). There was one song I vaguely recognized from the radio, but what...
by Rick Coste | Feb 23, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
A commenter on my YouTube channel recently stated that vinyl “sucks”, and they would put their CD version of Van Halen’s 5150 up against the vinyl version to prove it. I’m not a huge fan of the band’s “Van Hagar” lineup....
by Rick Coste | Feb 17, 2024 | Vinyl Record Tips
I recently bought a US first pressing of U2’s Boy. I was in my local record store and inspected the record quickly before purchasing it. The lighting in the store isn’t the best for inspecting a record, but I couldn’t see any visible scratches, warps, dimples, or...
