Welcome! I created this website to
share reviews of the vinyl LPs that I love and own and to hopefully help you discover some records that you can add to your collection. 
I am new to the hobby of vinyl collecting, having
started my collection during the covid-19 pandemic of 2020. What do you do when you can't go anywhere or see anyone? You buy records. Lots and lots of records.
Listening to classic and new albums, and occasionally sipping some delicious bourbon, has provided my wife and me with a great past-time. Check out the Rock and Jazz Tabs above for vinyl LP album reviews from my collection. I am just getting started, so check back often as I plan to post more reviews as I find more great vinyl records to share with you.
Good question. I actually got into Ebay reselling first. I had some vacation time banked at work and with the holidays upon us I needed to find something to do with myself. Since I work in sales, I thought to myself, "why not start an online store on eBay?". I rummaged the Goodwill and Flea markets near my home and even went to some estate sales looking for interesting vintage and older items. In the process I found some really old Victrola records from the Victor Victrola company. I thought maybe they would be an easy flip. My daughters were curious what these black discs were. When I told them they played music, they looked at me in bewilderment. How on earth could music be on the thin grooves of this black and very large CD? I had to show them, so I got out a piece of paper, rolled it into a cone, affixed a sewing needle to one end of the cone and a pencil to the hole of the record and started spinnning away. Sure, the music didn't sound great, but they were amazed by the sound coming from the relic. It was then that I decided to buy my first new turntable in over thirty years!
Moving up in the world and moving on from my papercone and sewing needle contraption, 
my first foray into a real honest-to-goodness turntable lead me to purchase on Amazon the Audio Technica AT-LP60
automatic turntable. Oh boy! This was it! I was in heaven. I researched all the options, compared the prices and watched way too many hours of YouTube to guide my decision making. All the reviewers had
great things to say about it. I mean, if it was good enough for Steve Guttenberg, the "Audiophiliac", it was good enough for me. Just search "best starter turntable" and you too will be inundated with all
the amazing specs of this little wonder. The automatic-return arm, the built-in phono pre-amp, the very interesting and perplexing belt-driven cast aluminum platter. Oh, the joys of finally owning a "real" turntable. I was ecstatic!
I bought my first LPs also on Amazon, they arrived a bit earlier than the turntable, since this bad boy was on major back orders and would eventually take about 3 weeks to arrive. Imagine my anticipation as
hours grew into days and days into weeks. When the box finally arrived I wasted no time, headed down to my mancave/office and went to work setting up my new toy! I had watched some videos about the setup
process and was ready to get down to business. I knew how to attach the belt to the motor and to level it on my tabletop. How to hook it all up to my very ancient yet reliable Onkyo receiver. I got it all
up and dropped the needle on my first rock LP I had been waiting to spin, "Houses of the Holy", the Led Zeppelin masterpiece. 
I sat back, and got ready to take in the sound, but something was amiss... what was this...
the record sounded strange. Robert Plant's voice was way to high... not what I was expecting at all. Apparently the adjustment made at the factory to the motor was not correct and/or something got
messed up in the three weeks in shipping from China? I am a musician by training, degreed and all, so this would not do. I took to YouTube with my new perplexing issue and thankfully found a work around.
I needed to JAB a screwdriver into a very small opening in the bottom of the table, all while balancing it above my head and make an almost inperceptibly small series of minute turns, first clock-wise, then counter clock-wise, and then
clock-wise again, each time resetting up the table, playing the record and comparing it to the sound of the digital play back coming from my computer of the same track. I even downloaded an APP that allowed me to
set my iphone on the turntable to measure the rate of spin using the accelerometer in my phone. This was high science. Alas, I finally, after much trial and error, dialed in the right RPMs, as close to 33 1/3 as I possibly
could get it and I was off to rock and roll bliss.
As you may have guessed, my love affair with the well priced, finely appointed starter turntable from the very excellent engineers at Audio-Technica was a bit shortlived. I used the ATLP60 for a few weeks. Enjoyed some fun times listening to records and showing the kids what a real record player could do. Eventually, I found this beginner turntable well made, but a bit too lightweight and a bit noisy for my liking. I'm kind of snob when it comes to my music listening so I should say that if you are looking for an inexpensive turntable to play your vinyl records, you could do a lot worse than the AT-LP60. It was actually very convenient, especially when the record ended and the automatic tone arm would go back to the cradle on its own. That is a feature I can honestly say I miss. However, I did end up returning my first turntable. I found a great used turntable online also made by Audio-Technica. I'll dig in a little deeper on this turntable next time, but for now, see the description from the manufacturer below.
The AT-LP5 direct-drive turntable brings advanced technology and sleek, 
contemporary styling together for performance that looks as good as it sounds. Born of Audio-Technica’s rich analog heritage, the AT-LP5 incorporates a J-shaped tone arm that takes its inspiration from the classic A-T models of the 1960s and ’70s. The tone arm features a metallic gimbal suspension system and precision bearings to mitigate tracking errors, and includes an adjustable counterweight and anti-skate control. It comes outfitted with a lightweight (10 g) AT-HS10 headshell and high-performance AT95EX Dual Moving Magnet stereo cartridge, created specifically for this turntable.
Nagaoka MP-110 the successor to the highly acclaimed and classic 
Nagaoka MP11 phono cartridge, the new Nagaoka MP-110 phono cartridge extends and strengthens its predecessor's prowess and talents to a new level of radiance. You'll hear more music, more detailed refinement to enjoy and savor. The Nagaoka MP-110 is the cartridge to start with and to keep for a long time.
Features:
Superfine polished eliptical diamond bonded stylus
Powerfull samarium cobalt magnet
Lightweight aluminum alloy cantilever for high fidelity
Carbon fibre reinforced plastic shoe
Anti ferro magnetic permalloy shield casing
