OH YES, RECORDS...
EP's! ELPEES! SINGLES! SHELLAC
CD'S! CYLINDERS! aND 8-TRACKS TOO!
PERHAPS BLATTNERPHONE REELS?
So how did I get to be known as Rob The Record Guy?
I first became enamored of vinyl when my oldest brother returned from college with albums from The Kingston Trio and The Smothers Brothers. I did start buying new LP's and singles but really started gathering, more than collecting, when I bought, at a school library sale, Ricky Nelson's Million Sellers (because it was shiny!) and Toscanini's rendition of the 1812 Overture- on 78rpm. (Cannons!) From buying that Ricky record I figured there was a lot more great music than what I was hearing on WABC and even WNEW-FM. So I started frequenting Bleecker Bob's and the House Of Oldies.
I didn't actually acquire the appellation until I started managing the 2nd Hand Tunes record chain in Chicago. While I used my full name for my radio appearances (on WGN-AM), many customers just called me Rob The Record Guy. And still do.
So do I still buy and sell records? Oh, yes. The picture above is from my home office. If you have a large collection in the Chicago area that you are looking how to find a new home for, I can spend a few minutes with you on the phone and make some suggestions. There are a lot of excellent reputable stores and private dealers around here and some excellent charities too. And maybe, just maybe, you have that one 45 I keep wanting a better copy of.
For the past several years I've been at Music Direct, the high-end audiophile gear company, overseeing their used record division and doing some work for Mobile Fidelity.
rob@robtherecordguy.com
Oh, and despite what many assert, High Fidelity's Rob Gordon is not based on me. Could've been, but wasn't.
And here's a link to my online Fuzz radio station: INSTRO!
I first became enamored of vinyl when my oldest brother returned from college with albums from The Kingston Trio and The Smothers Brothers. I did start buying new LP's and singles but really started gathering, more than collecting, when I bought, at a school library sale, Ricky Nelson's Million Sellers (because it was shiny!) and Toscanini's rendition of the 1812 Overture- on 78rpm. (Cannons!) From buying that Ricky record I figured there was a lot more great music than what I was hearing on WABC and even WNEW-FM. So I started frequenting Bleecker Bob's and the House Of Oldies.
I didn't actually acquire the appellation until I started managing the 2nd Hand Tunes record chain in Chicago. While I used my full name for my radio appearances (on WGN-AM), many customers just called me Rob The Record Guy. And still do.
So do I still buy and sell records? Oh, yes. The picture above is from my home office. If you have a large collection in the Chicago area that you are looking how to find a new home for, I can spend a few minutes with you on the phone and make some suggestions. There are a lot of excellent reputable stores and private dealers around here and some excellent charities too. And maybe, just maybe, you have that one 45 I keep wanting a better copy of.
For the past several years I've been at Music Direct, the high-end audiophile gear company, overseeing their used record division and doing some work for Mobile Fidelity.
rob@robtherecordguy.com
Oh, and despite what many assert, High Fidelity's Rob Gordon is not based on me. Could've been, but wasn't.
And here's a link to my online Fuzz radio station: INSTRO!