boomergrooves is all about music — especially vinyl and CDs — and the stories behind them. I’ll share personal experiences, the records that shaped my musical taste, and insights into collecting. But this isn’t just about nostalgia; it’s also about discovering new perspectives on familiar music, artists, labels, and trends in the world of record collecting.
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Some say blogging is dead. Others argue it’s just sleeping, waiting for the next wave of attention. I don’t believe either extreme. Like the vinyl format that keeps returning in new shapes and cycles, blogging is very much alive — but it’s not what it used to be.
To be honest, McGuinness Flint had completely escaped my attention for most of my life. I had never sought them out, never heard them on the radio, and their name didn’t ring any bells. That changed the day I came across their self-titled debut album in a random box of used records
For many of us, they were our first real contact with a broader world of music. One LP, twenty tracks, all hits — or at least what the labels claimed to be hits. The quality? Sometimes great, sometimes questionable. But the sheer variety of styles and artists packed onto a single record was unmatched.
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