McAlister Matters

You wouldn't think there would be a reason to start collecting records.  After all, people are already starting to abandon their CD's.  Music collections should reside on your iPod and in the cloud, right?  Well yes, BUT there are some surprising joys in collecting records as Sarah and I have discovered. Connection to the Past My sisters and I spent a lot of time when we were kids listening to old records at my grandmother's house. Playing records brings back memories and feelings from those times.  Most of the records we have once belonged to someone else.  Several are from Sarah's dad. It's an interesting feeling to play records that you know others played and enjoyed many times in years past. The Aesthetic Appeal The occasional pops and skips during playback give surprising warmth to the music.  Some artists today even attempt to add that missing warmth by inserting some grit and artificial pops. Discovery and New Horizons One of the biggest pleasures ha