Here we go!
Introduce yourself!
Name: Andy Campbell but almost everyone calls me Bug
City/Town: Fredericton
Bug - Just vinyl
MV - Do you prefer one audio format more than others?
(example: vinyl more than cd’s)
Bug - I prefer listening to vinyl in my basement, but the
convenience of an iPod is great – I listen to it outside, in the car and at
work.
MV - How big is your collection?
Bug - Roughly 75 albums
MV - Do you concentrate your collection on one or more artists
in particular?
Bug - Not really. I enjoy finding music on vinyl that I
enjoyed at some point in my past. I also have a couple of newer releases on
vinyl – the latest by the Trews and Sam Roberts
MV - What is the first album you remember purchasing? Do you
still have it?
Bug - I vividly remember listening to records with my dad –
Willie Nelson, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, the Beatles, Elvis and many more.
I started my own vinyl collection in 1982 when I was about 8 years old. The
only ones I can remember having were Men at Work's “Business as Usual”,
Survivor's “Eye of the Tiger”, John Cougar's “American Fool”, the J.Geils Band's
“Freeze Frame” Stever Miller Band's “Abracadabra” (which I still have). I
switched over to cassettes shortly after and I remember Thriller being the
first tape I ever purchased. I joined Columbia House to get a bunch of “free”
tapes as well. Because Fredericton didn't have a rock station, I was into top
40 played on CIHI – the Police, Bryan Adams, Huey Lewis, etc. - until I
discovered “Shout at the Devil” by Motley Crue. I turned into a metal head
after that, listening to Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.,
AC/DC and Van Halen. In junior high, I got into “hair metal” - Poison, Skid
Row, Bon Jovi....I wore out 2 copies of Appetite for Destruction, which is
bar-none my favorite album of all time. In high school, the grunge movement
took over and I got into Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains. I didn't get
into Classic Rock like the Stones, the Beatles, Zeppelin and Hendrix until the
Fox started broadcasting. Now, I listen to just about every form of rock out
there – Foo Fighters, Matt Mays, RHCP, Big Sugar, Sam Roberts, the Trews. I
have a number of different playlists on my iPod depending on what mood I'm in.
Bug - In 1993 I entered a contest on MuchMusic – I forget what
the grand prize was. Anyway, a couple of months later, I got a package in the
mail with an Ontario address. Puzzled, I opened it and found Nirvana's “In
Utero” on vinyl. I gave it to my brother but I've recently gotten it back from
him. Next to that, probably an autographed copy of the Sam Roberts Band
“Collider” LP.
MV - Do you still actively collect or was this something you
concentrated on in the past?
Bug - I have been actively collecting vinyl for the last 2
years.
MV - What is your preferred way of adding to your collection?
Shopping online? Flea Markets? Independent music stores? Etc… Any favourite
store or websites?
Bug - I've gotten the bulk of my collection from some guy in Fredericton
named Brad. I also visit Backstreet Records in Fredericton every now and again,
and Live Wire and Spin-It when I'm in Moncton. I stay away from the Flea
Markets because the prices are a bit steep for what I want to pay for a record.
I have purchased records through kijiji, eBay, and discogs.com too.
MV - How do you store your collection? Shelves? Boxes? Your
attic?
Bug - They are currently in a little metal wire crate but I'm
toying with the idea of getting some shelves built.
MV - Does your significant other support your collection? Did
you have to convince him/her?
Bug - I had purchased a few records a couple of months before
I even had a turntable, with the intentions of starting a vinyl collection. My
wife actually surprised me with a great record player as a wedding present.
I've purchased a few records with her in mind.
Bug - Appetite for Destruction is in the mail as we speak;
that was #1 on my list. Besides that, the first 3 Metallica albums, the first 3
Pearl Jam albums, and Iron Maiden's “Live After Death”. I really wish “Terminal
Romance” by Matt Mays & El Torpedo was available on vinyl.
MV - Do you know any other collectors?
Bug - A former co-worker collects vinyl; I've bumped into him
at Backstreet before. Besides him, not many...although vinyl is apparently
making quite a comeback, which is good to see.
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