“Alright, so here is our story with vinyl…”
“Being born in 1998, I grew up with CDs all around me. My parents had sold their turntables and records and replaced them with CDs. The iPod came out in 2001, and that was quickly integrated into our listening process (mainly in the car). I spent the first 10 years of my life with zero vinyl around me.
Then one day, my father brought a record player home from a garage sale that was down the street. After that we started acquiring vinyl!!! Ever since it has been a huge part of my life and the music listening dynamic in my home! There is almost never a moment where music is not playing in our house, and 99.9% of it is vinyl. Through playing shows and trading records with the other bands, and discovering amazing record stores, our record collection is an ever-growing amoeba.
A couple of years back I joined Gheto Cyclocross team, and as a welcoming gift, the director of the team, Marty, gifted me tons and tons of super cool 45s. Marty DJs at all the events and plays amazing music. The love for music, vinyl, and cycling resonates through that community. ”
—Lucy Giles
“Vinyl sections of record stores have always seemed more interesting to me than the CD sections. Growing up in the late ’90s I didn’t have much contact with vinyl, so when I saw them in stores I was attracted by their strangeness with their large size and graphics.”
“Vinyl stores are also awesome because they throw killer rock shows. Some of my most memorable shows that I’ve played have been at record stores.
I’m very glad that vinyl has come “back in style” recently because I am able to experience all of the vinyl I missed before I was born. It sounds great, looks cool, I love it!”
—Gwendolyn Giles
Dog Party’s Vol. 4 is in stores now via Burger Records/Asian Man Records. On vinyl.
