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Originally Posted by This Is Not Here
Often you hear record collectors claiming that vinyl has a soul that CDs don't, however occasionally you find something which suggests this, have you ever found a snippet of someone else's life in a used record? For example...
1) I've bought every Cocteau Twins LP I have from the same shop, which has evidently bought them from the same seller. Each of my Cocteau Twins records has "Happy Birthday Claire xxx" and a loving message from "mummy and daddy" written on the label. I find it very touching but also pretty creepy that I have four years worth of Claire's, whoever she is, birthday presents from her parents.
2) Once a love letter slipped out of a newly bought second hand Peter Gabriel IV LP, some guy proclaiming his undying love for his lady and his wish to spend the rest of his life with her.
3) The inner sleeve of my Highway 61 LP is someone's loving shrine to Dylan, with magazine photos, lyrics and cartoons of Dylan smoking joints.
I'd like to hear about other people's experiences with these rare but touching insights into the lives of others. Also, how do people find these discoveries, moving, funny, or creepy? go!
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I love these, particularly the dedications from Mummy & Daddy - 'Don't know if you're a bit old for this now... Love Mummy & Daddy' in a Peter Nero record.
My absolute favourite is a copy of Billy Bragg's 'life's a riot with Spy vs Spy' where someone has written 'To Sally - the dark edge of life. Don't
ever forget it!' and then someone has crossed that out and written 'To Steve - hope you like it!' just underneath. I've wanted to cross out the second one and give it to someone for years, but I don't tend to go with girls who'd like the Braggmeister.