That's exactly what I did in 2025 with my records, mainly only buying to replace worn or to fill gaps. I wouldn't know where to start with CD's, as there are so many and I rarely play any of them.
Similar with me Mike, this last 24 months or so. Though I do play CDs often, largely out of laziness.
You know, in my teens I only had 40 or so records, and I knew them all inside out and back to front. Because they were played so often. We all know that often the best, most enduring titles in our collections didn't immediately impress, but were 'slow growers'. Fast forward 50 years, and I no longer have the patience or the time to stick with something that doesn't immediately impress.
As I get older, I feel like each listening session forms an ever-increasing percentage of the time I have left, and I think this influences my choices. :eek: God, someone stop me, I'm depressing myself! In truth, a lot of it is that Anita isn't a big fan of much of my music choices, and is more for films/TV, so most of my listening happens when she is out of the house :)
I know headphones could be the answer, but I just can't be doing with them.
Just arrived this afternoon. It's Anita's, not mine. She likes a bit of Boy George, it's what she grew up with.
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