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Often you hear record collectors claiming that vinyl has a soul that CDs don't, however occasionally you find something which suggests this, have you ever found a snippet of someone else's life in a used record? For example...
1) I've bought every Cocteau Twins LP I have from the same shop, which has evidently bought them from the same seller. Each of my Cocteau Twins records has "Happy Birthday Claire xxx" and a loving message from "mummy and daddy" written on the label. I find it very touching but also pretty creepy that I have four years worth of Claire's, whoever she is, birthday presents from her parents.
2) Once a love letter slipped out of a newly bought second hand Peter Gabriel IV LP, some guy proclaiming his undying love for his lady and his wish to spend the rest of his life with her.
3) The inner sleeve of my Highway 61 LP is someone's loving shrine to Dylan, with magazine photos, lyrics and cartoons of Dylan smoking joints.
I'd like to hear about other people's experiences with these rare but touching insights into the lives of others. Also, how do people find these discoveries, moving, funny, or creepy? go!
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