Dust & Grooves – Adventures in Record Collecting. A book about vinyl records collectors

“The music industry declared vinyl dead. From that moment on, I had to find everything I loved on vinyl before it disappeared.” – Craig Kallman

“The joy of listening far exceeds my need to have it on record. The song is the cake, the original vinyl record is the cherry... Read More

“My record collection probably tells the story of my life better than I could in words.” – Colleen Murphy

“I look for the same thing [in records] I found in my wife. An attractive and exciting front cover, an interesting back story and good,... Read More

“The thrill of the hunt that culminates with a celebration of the catch.” – Matt Mikas

“The good news is my kids get excited to see a record spinning on the turntable. The bad news is my kids get excited to... Read More

“I like the idea of de-structured organization; it allows you to dig in your own crates.” – Thomas Pasquet

“My collection is so disorganized right now, it’s terrible. But usually it’s split into two sections: ‘hip-hop’ and ‘not hip-hop’” – Cosmo Baker

“My mum didn’t understand it. She was distraught by my vinyl addiction, so much so that I used to have to hide records from her,... Read More

“Record collecting is an infinite journey backwards” – Zach Cowie