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Frank Krishner
How long have you been collecting records?
More than a decade
How Large is your vinyl collection?
300 Vinyl Records
Tell us your Vinyl Story
I had a collection of singles and LPs in my high school days, back in the 80's. Then cassette players and digital media took over. Being a sort of rolling stone, I lost my records somewhere along the way. My dad wasn't a rich man, but when I was young, I would remember him bringing home an LP every pay day.
Our humble home would have music: the instrumental greats of the era Roberto Delgado, Herb Alpert, Bert Kaemfert, the sounds of blues and jazz like Satchmore and Ella, Country greats like Jim Reeves and Roger Whitaker. There was Perry Como, Usha, Don McLean, Shirley Bassey, and the inimitable Neil Diamond.
I was based in Patna, so there's no record stores here.
I always longed to hear the crackle of a vinyl record, and then I discovered an affordable player on Ali Baba, sometime around 2011.
That was when I decided to rebuild my late father's collection, and I began searching for those long lost records on OLX and ebay. I did encounter some good people and I began rebuilding those memories.
By a stroke of luck I came in touch with Jude and the revolver club. I bought my first 'modern' record player a Denon DP 297 from the Revolver Club. It's still in service.
The Revolver Club is where I go to for my records, but I also source them from Amazon, and some of the new online record stores.
As for my tribute to my late great Dad, I have managed to source most of his lost favourite music, and whenever I give a disc a spin: Bill Haley and the Comets, that oh so-sexy Stef Meder album 'In good shape, The rendition of Topol 'If I were a rich man'... I can almost feel my old man reclining on the sofa, and smiling in satisfaction.
Our humble home would have music: the instrumental greats of the era Roberto Delgado, Herb Alpert, Bert Kaemfert, the sounds of blues and jazz like Satchmore and Ella, Country greats like Jim Reeves and Roger Whitaker. There was Perry Como, Usha, Don McLean, Shirley Bassey, and the inimitable Neil Diamond.
I was based in Patna, so there's no record stores here.
I always longed to hear the crackle of a vinyl record, and then I discovered an affordable player on Ali Baba, sometime around 2011.
That was when I decided to rebuild my late father's collection, and I began searching for those long lost records on OLX and ebay. I did encounter some good people and I began rebuilding those memories.
By a stroke of luck I came in touch with Jude and the revolver club. I bought my first 'modern' record player a Denon DP 297 from the Revolver Club. It's still in service.
The Revolver Club is where I go to for my records, but I also source them from Amazon, and some of the new online record stores.
As for my tribute to my late great Dad, I have managed to source most of his lost favourite music, and whenever I give a disc a spin: Bill Haley and the Comets, that oh so-sexy Stef Meder album 'In good shape, The rendition of Topol 'If I were a rich man'... I can almost feel my old man reclining on the sofa, and smiling in satisfaction.
Which is the most valuable record in your collection?
Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' is my favourite, but the most precious one is perhaps Don William's 'Homeless Brother'. All my stuff is really valuable.
Tell us about your turntable setup.
It's nothing fancy: a Denon attached to some floor standing F&D speakers; a Gerard changer circa 1960 to play 45s; and a suitcase record player on a bedroom shelf to play some of the really old 'crackling vinyl'.
Any advice to people that are about to start their collection?
Follow your heart. You can start with what you can afford and build up along the way. If you are in a city with no scope for physical crate digging, do virtual e-crate digging. Just enjoy the music and your collection. Build a system that's sweet to your own ears. There's always a system to suit your budget.
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