Garage Sale Vinyl: Genya Ravan
In this 100th installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long snatches up a pre-loved $8 vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorites, Urban Desire, the 1978 classic from female rock trailblazer, Genya Ravan.
In this 100th installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long snatches up a pre-loved $8 vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorites, Urban Desire, the 1978 classic from female rock trailblazer, Genya Ravan.
In this sunny installment, Christopher Long takes a trot down Memory Lane and revisits his cherished, well-loved, $3 vinyl copy of No Secrets, the platimun-selling 1972 chart-topper from Carly Simon.
This week, Christopher Long receives a beautiful FREE love gift from his Florida nail tech — two crates full of vintage LPs. One of those crates included a well-loved copy of I’m In You, the 1977 platinum seller from Peter Frampton.
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.”
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