Last week I posted the 1,000th item for sale in my Discogs store. For anyone who has listed items on Discogs, either in their collection or to sell, you know how tedious this can be. 1,000 felt like a big number to me when I started my store last year. In fact, I made myself … Continue reading 1,000+
I need to exercise more regularly. Wouldn’t it be great if I could combine my love of record collecting with an exercise plan? Well, yesterday I read an interview with Henry Rollins in the Creative Independent in which he said: “I do a lot of pushups. You know how people have drinking games where every time … Continue reading The Henry Rollins Exercise Plan For Record Collectors
One of my favorite newsletters is from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, a book I read twice (!) in 2020. This week’s newsletter contained the following quote: “Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential: – Trying to please everyone– Imitating the desires of others– Chasing status without questioning why– Playing superhero and … Continue reading Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential…
Today I sold the above 45 by Bernard Wright for $11 on my Discogs store. I found this 45 in Cincinnati during the holidays at an antique store. There was a small stack of 1980s R&B picture sleeve 45s for $1 each and I grabbed them all. I was surprised to see this 45 fetching … Continue reading Who Do You Love
Thanks to a round of Enneagram training last year, I found myself scored as a Seven. I found this recently researching the struggles of Sevens… “On the negative side, when Sevens are unhealthy, they may dabble in many skills without becoming particularly good at any of them. Because they become bored rather quickly, they lack … Continue reading Distracted Seven
I spent most of the weekend adding records for sale to my Discogs store. I set a goal to get over 500 albums listed for sale and I was able to meet that goal this weekend. Whenever I add more albums to the store, it results in more sales. The photo above shows most of … Continue reading Record Sales
Over the holidays I spent a lot of time adding inventory to my Discogs store. For those of you who do not know about Discogs, it’s an online database that allows record collectors like me to keep track of albums we own in the hopes we won’t buy them again out in the wild. (Trust … Continue reading Shop My Discogs Store
I recently found this 45 in my collection. At first I thought it was released by Pepe Rivera and couldn’t find much information on it but then I realized the band is actually called Nombres (also Los Nombres) and this 45 features Pepe Rivera. The 45 was released in the mid-1970s on Lorain Sounds, a … Continue reading Full of Love
I’ve written about my love for the song Long Black Veil before. Imagine my surprise when listening to a Barry White album this weekend and realized he too recorded a version of the song! Barry’s version stands out because it’s an instrumental track with a lead psychedelic guitar leading you through the song. I was … Continue reading Long Black Veil
This morning, while checking Instagram, I saw a video posted by Dust To Digital of Barbara Lynn performing What I’d Say in 1966. I am not familiar with Barbara so that sent me down a rabbit hole to hear more. This song in particular sent me looking for the LP and 45 version to buy … Continue reading Take Your Love and Run
Aaron Hartley 