My housemate, while scouring a car boot sale, happens accross a most fine and worthy find. One of MC Hammer’s finest moments: The Addams Family Groove on 12″ vinyl single. First vinyl record I’ve gained in several years and quite possibly the finest – no small achievement considering Tubular Bells and The Beatles Red & Blue albums also feature 
El Reg posted a piece yesterday on the surprising health of CD sales in the growing age of online music downloads and streaming services. It’s hanging on a lot better that was thought in the face of retailers closing and the easiness of buying through services like iTunes and zapping straight into your portable music player of choice *coughSansaFuzecough*. This got me to thinking that more so than occurred to me before the CD is my generation’s Vinyl. (More …)