When I Go Deaf

Stories About Collecting Vinyl

Get inside the heads of two vinyl enthusiasts and their collections. With very little exception, all the vinyl featured here is part of our personal collection.  We will attempt to avoid posting about a piece of music if we do not own it or have not actually seen it/heard it/held it.

Category Archives: Record Stores

Nick Lowe – Nick The Knife

Posted on by Andrew Schubert

Nick Lowe‘s third solo album, Nick The Knife, released in 1982 is a pop-rock classic, one of Lowe’s best albums although it doesn’t get proper recognition alongside his first two. … Continue reading

St Ives Records – It Happened Here RSD LP+7″

Posted on by Andrew Schubert

This wonderful handmade document of a scene that takes place in the Bloomington, IN area was unleashed on Record Store Day 2010. I remember adding it to my list of … Continue reading

September Gurls: Zodiacs 7″

Posted on by Andrew Schubert

The month of September is dedicated to some amazing and current female fronted garage-rock bands. Each Thursday will feature a different full-length album and each Saturday will feature a different … Continue reading

Found In The Dollar-Bin: Fever Ray

Posted on by Andrew Schubert

Sifting through the thousands of Clearance $1 vinyl at Amoeba Records can occasionally reward you with a recent gem as opposed to all the dusty, broken copies of Sing Along … Continue reading

Andrew on Record Store Day 2011

Posted on by Mike McCurry

Record Store Day 2011 is the third celebration that I’ve taken part in. RSD09 was my first. I headed over to Amoeba Records about 40 minutes before they opened and … Continue reading

Michael on Record Store Day 2011

Posted on by Mike McCurry

As I looked over my record list, excitement and anxiety beat through my veins. I knew my credit card was going to have to suffer as I hoped to get … Continue reading

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