This week, author Christopher Long, rips an excerpt from his latest book, Garage Sale Vinyl, to reveal one of the hardest-hitting rock sets of the late ’70s: Heat in the Street, the 1978 stinger from Pat Travers Band.

This week, Christopher Long boogies into a Florida record joint and scoops up a super-slab — a well-loved vinyl copy of Rufusized, the 1974 stinger from Rufus — for just $6.

This week, Christopher Long struggles to hide the tears as he ponies up an absurd $12 for a pre-loved vinyl copy of Tapestry, the 1971 masterpiece from Carole King.

This week, author and longtime Ink 19 contributor, Christopher Long, visits a Florida thrift store and plunks down a fortune — a whopping $10 for a pristine vinyl copy of the chart-topping, self-titled 1975 album from Fleetwood Mac.

This week, Christopher Long somehow finagles a crackly vinyl copy of Fly Like an Eagle, the classic 1976 Steve Miller Band album from a dear friend — for FREE.

This week, Christopher Long gets blisters on his fingers from flipping through bins of records at a Florida rummage sale where he snatched up an clean vinyl copy of Briefcase Full of Blues, the platinum-selling, chart-topping 1978 debut LP from the Blues Brothers, for just three bucks.

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This week, Christopher Long rummages through his favorite Florida flea market and snatches up a clean vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite records, Hearts, the 1975 chartbuster from America — for just three bucks.

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This week, Christopher Long visits a Florida rummage sale where he comes across a well-cared-for vinyl copy of Smash Hits, the 1969 compilation LP from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, for just two bucks, and he soon rediscovers why the guitar-slashing icon remains “the whole package.”

In 1977, Here at Last… Bee Gees …Live cemented the Bee Gees’ budding reputation as world-class master songsmiths. 46 years later, longtime Ink 19 writer Christopher Long nabs a well-loved $6 vinyl copy at a Florida flea market — replacing his long-loved and lost-to-the-ages original record.

In this installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long recalls rolling up on a used record joint in Myrtle Beach where he scored a clean and quiet vinyl copy of Hermit of Mink Hollow, the 1978 masterpiece from Todd Rundgren, for just $2.

Longtime Ink 19 contributor and author Christopher Long became as giddy as a twenty-something college co-ed trapped at an all-night Birkenstock sale when he recently scored a well-loved vinyl copy of The Best of the Statler Brothers at a Florida flea market, for a buck. And he’s lived to tell about it.

In this installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long rips out a chapter from his latest book, Garage Sale Vinyl, and revisits the classic Paul McCartney & Wings triple-live set, Wings Over America — a “beautiful record” that he scored at a Florida thrift joint for just $8.

In his shiny new edition of Garage Sale Vinyl, author Christopher Long finds himself on the receiving end of an enormous FREE love gift from his nail tech — crates FULL of her no longer desired vintage vinyl records — including a super-clean copy of Armed Forces, the classic 1979 LP from Elvis Costello.

In this latest installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long finds himself dumpster diving at a groovy music joint in Oklahoma City, where he scores a bagful of treasure for UNDER $20 — including a well-cared-for $3 vinyl copy of Life for the Taking, the platinum-selling 1978 sophomore set from Eddie Money.

This week, Christopher Long goes “gaga” over discovering an ’80s treasure: an OG vinyl copy of Spring Session M, the timeless 1982 classic from Missing Persons — for just six bucks!

In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long is betrayed by his longtime GF when she swipes his copy of Loretta Lynn’s Greatest Hits Vol. II right out from under his nose while rummaging through a south Florida junk store.

This week, Christopher Long reveals one of his most amazing vintage vinyl acquisitions: an original pressing of Aladdin Sane — the iconic 1973 slab from David Bowie. Why so amazing? He nabbed it for FREE!

In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long discovers and scores a secondhand vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite LPs: 2XS (To Excess), the splendid 1982 flop from the iconic Scottish powerhouse, Nazareth.