1985: A Vinyl Odyssey

An accounting of all the vinyl records one young man bought in 1985. No cassettes, no CDs, no regrets.

Day 17

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Labels: 12", 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 45, Adam & the Ants, Beverly Hills Cop, Bill's, Heaven 17, Hollywood, LP, Musicland, Pink Floyd, Red Rider, Romeo Void, Santana, Tucson Mall, Wherehouse

Day 16

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Labels: 12", 1971, 1984, 1985, AD-X90, big band, Culture Club, Elvis Presley, Jesse Johnson's Revue, LP, Park Mall, RCA, Rick Springfield, Speedway, TDK, Wherehouse, Zip's

Day 15

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Labels: 12", 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, Alan Parsons Project, Loco, LP, Mick Jagger, The Firm, U2

Day 14

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Labels: 12", 1975, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 45, Cashmere, David Bowie, Jermaine Jackson, Loco, LP, Mike Oldfield, Musicland, Patrick Hernandez, Patti Smith Group, Spotify links, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tucson Mall

The Day after Day 12 but before Day 14

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Labels: 1980, 1984, Beat Street, Black Sabbath, Breakin', Columbia House, Jermaine Jackson, LP, Spotify links

Day 12

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Labels: 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, Blues Brothers, Bonnie Tyler, Boz Scaggs, LP, Nice Price, Park Mall, Phil Collins, Quarterflash, Stevie Nicks, Styx, Super Saver, Wherehouse, Yes

Day 11

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Labels: 12", 1983, 1984, 1985, 45, Commodores, Hollywood, Moody Blues, Olivia Newton-John, Phil Collins, Philip Bailey, Real Life, Sheena Easton, TG&Y

Day 10

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Labels: .38 Special, 1979, 1981, 1982, Billy Idol, Columbia House, Lindsey Buckingham, LP, Mark, Pat Benatar, Stray Cats

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The Book

the sweet decal was added in April 1985

About

Sometime in December 1984, I acquired the book pictured above and made the decision to log all of my record purchases for the upcoming year.

Unfortunately, I am no longer in possession of many of the records listed because:

1) In late 1987, after the birth of my first child, I sold most of my albums and CDs to pay medical bills and

2) I had a foolish habit of giving the vinyl albums away once I acquired their digital doppleganger.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

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12"
45s
EPs
LPs
Columbia House
RCA Music Service
Al Bum's
Bill's Records
Bookman's
BX (Base Exchange)
Discount Records
Gemco
Hollywood Records
Loco Records
Musicland
PDQ
Record Bar
Wherehouse
Zip's

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