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Roll 19717312, cont.: Riverside (1970)
Three characters.
One: A clerk in a record store. It's hard to describe the importance that LPs had for us. They were expensive ($3-4 apiece, which would be $30-40 now), and they were all we had (aside from radio) for music. We played them all day. Choosing the albums (which is what we called them, not "LPs") took a lot of thought, and the visit to the store was a big deal.
indeed. i used to save up part time job money and birthday/holiday money and i'd spend a couple of hours trying to pick what 3-4 albums i'd get. then i'd play them over and over for months.
@bosak@flx.masto.host Yep. "LP" was just one format of vinyl record, and since it became the dominant type by the late 60s, no one needed to use the word.
"Album" also doesn't mean a 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record...has the same meaning as a photo album. Originally, albums were books with a collection of 78 or 45 RPM singles. When Long Play records were introduced, the word got carried over even though all the tracks were now on a single disc.
Only time you'd see "LP" was as an abbreviation.
1/2
I had a copy of Tea for the Tillerman, and literally wore it out. Played the grooves right off it.
@bosak@flx.masto.host I mean, I still do play them all day. The ones I bought then, and the ones I buy now (usual cost these days ranges $23-$40).
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Gillette's? My then girlfriend (now wife) used to buy albums there. She and her cousin would take the bus downtown whenever a new Beatles record came out.
Two: A waitress.