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Audiophiles struggling to stay off the mat.


Following on from the Vinyl theme. Finally after 28 years I can put some "records" on again. Vinyl is a tactile medium with ambience, stories and quite a few sentiments attached, at least to my meagre collection. It took a while before I could narrow down what to put on first. It was always going to be the Boss.... finally settling on the Rising. A seminal album reflective of the horror of 911 and a hopeful chance of realisation and change.

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