Francesca Louise,
The TVD First Date

“I don’t have many records, as I don’t own a vinyl player yet…emphasis on the ‘yet.’ Of the small collection I do have, every single LP is one that I have listened to countless times on CD / streaming platforms and I know that when I eventually play them on my very own record player it will be a very special moment.”

“Don’t get me wrong, I have listened to many records on my parents’ record player, but I didn’t grow up with the nostalgic sound of the needle touching the vinyl and the record whispering as it played. We were always playing cassettes and CDs, whether that on the hi-fi, in the car, or through my very first Walkman!

I was only introduced to that famous vinyl sound when my dad started up his old sound system back in my childhood home and put on a few albums (one of which was Carole King’s Tapestry—mum’s copy) of which I have an original copy of my own, framed on my wall, waiting to be released onto that deck! I knew from that moment that one day I would be sieving through my parents old records (tucked away in the hi-fi cupboard) and giving them some fresh air on my very own hi-fi system. That day hasn’t yet come but the collection continues to grow.

One thing I have made sure with my vinyl purchases is that they are original copies. For some reason, the idea of having a republished copy of a record is turning your back on the authenticity of vinyl. The crackles and the whispers coming through on the stereo should be as authentic as the moment it was recorded, and for me, that authenticity comes from the very first batch (whether that 2019 or 1970!)

Check out my mini (but forever nurturing) list of vinyl, each of which hang pride of place in a mounted frame on my bedroom wall—until their release day: Carole King – Simple Things, Lucy Rose – No Words Left, Joni Mitchell – Mingus, Carole King – Tapestry, Joni Mitchell – Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams.'”
Francesca Louise

“Out Of Sight (Out Of Mind),” the new single from Francesca Louise is taken from the forthcoming EP “Melancholic Antidote.”

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