Vinyl Spins - Check-Out Line

Recently reading Blair Tindall’s Mozart in the Jungle reminded me of my early purchases of classical music in the 70’s. In addition to her memorable descriptions of her life in the orchestra pit she also wrote about the social, cultural and financial aspects of classical music in America during her career before becoming a music journalist.

I purchased these classic music albums from supermarket checkout line displays in the mid 70’s where a new one was added to the rack each week. They were inexpensive budget albums and a good place to start a collection. I bought about a dozen of them before I realized I was better off spending a little more and getting Deutsche Grammophon records instead.