Episode 98 Record Recollection with Rob Bishop

Hey Listener, double check your spreadsheets because this week we’re breaking new ground. Once upon a time my father in-law Rob Bishop had amassed a collection of 300 records, sold 90 percent of them, and is now in the process of trying to buy them all back by using a spreadsheet he had originally created to catalog the collection. Topics this week include: We’re in a basement, but not the basement. Drawing talk. The Night Before Christmas book collection and the recurring theme of quantity vs. quality collecting. Creating a collection unconsciously. The evolution from records to cassette tapes to CDs. Get back into vinyl collecting and updating to modern equipment. Why did you record something that you were going to sell? Color code all the things! The endless cosmos that is collecting music. Streaming singles vs. making an album. Having a record store guy that knows what you’re looking for. Checking your list and checking it twice. Original pressings vs. reissues. Wait, are we talking about the band The Eagles? We both agree, color vinyl is cool. The list is the guide. You can eliminate the hunt if you’re willing to pay for it. The different versions of albums. Having a soft stopping point to a collection.