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It's Vinyl Record Day. Do you remember your first album? (playlist)
Joey Ramone’s personal record collection, consisting of 97 records in their original album sleeves.
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And Vinyl will press your cremated ashes into vinyl records that can have the audio of your choosing recorded on them.
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August 12, 1877: the day Edison invented the phonograph. Flash forward about 140 years, and hipsters around the country are celebrating Vinyl Record Day.
What better way to commemorate than create a playlist recollecting your first records. We asked folks on Twitter to recall the first album they've ever purchased. Below are your responses along with a playlist.
Do you remember your first vinyl? Let us know in comments!
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