As with all things Timelapsed, I am generally always light years behind on topics, And that’s how it is right now with what is left of my music collection…

As any kid who grew up in the 70’s we listened to music. (Much differently than kids do nowadays, but that’s a post for another day.) From records, 8-Tracks, reel to reels, and then on to cassettes, and CD’s. 

This of course was before video games and the internet, so music was THE getaway. I cannot remember a time when I did not have a record player growing up.

Like everyone my age says, I “used” to have a decent album collection. Over the years I have sold, wrecked, lost or otherwise dismantled it. Today I barely have anything left. Except for a few select CDs and MP3s. Until…

My ma told me she found a box of old records in the garage. I went and took a look and it was one little box of my old albums! Maybe 25 in total. (well thats 25 more than I had the day before) 

I’m mean it was great and all, I haven’t seen these guys in 40 years.. but its just one little box.. 

But this find started a chain reaction. I wanted to listen to my music again. Maybe I had more laying around.

I went through my closets and basements and garages trying to find all that I had.

And out of the hundreds and hundreds of those records, tapes and CDs I used to have,, I managed to find a total of maybe,, 60 vinyls and CDs combined. No cassettes, no 8-tracks. 

Then I realized the next dilemma. I have all this music sitting right here in front of me,  but absolutely no way of playing any of it.

No record player. No CD player. How the hell do I not have a CD player? 

Luckily both a turntable and CD player are still easily obtainable in 2025. I didn’t look for a cassette deck though, so not sure on those 

A couple of speaker wire runs and furniture moves and I am back in the tunes playing business! 

For a lot of it, it’s the first time hearing them in 40+ years. Almost like hearing for the first time again. 

I was about an album and a half in when I again realized that consuming a complete album is a completely different experience than hearing one disjointed, out of context single song. The entire mood, the feel is much different. (again, probably more on this coming eventually) 

And then the next tragic realization hit me. Nearly half of what I have left is copulation or “best of’s” and that triggered an inner instinctual ashamedness. 

I made up my mind right then that I need to start getting the whole albums back. Whether it’s vinyl, CD, reissues or even remasters.. I am gonna rebuy as much as I remember that I had.. and maybe some new stuff.

So as I relive the albums, I’ll jot down some general thoughts about the music and any stories I have about them.

So there may be music posts showing up here now and then. But be prepared, as I have a huge swath of music taste. Almost anything is possible.