Concert Buddie | Mind of The Record Collector: Ari Crane

Buddies! I had the great fortune to befriend the latest guest on "Mind of The Record Collector' during my latest visit to the Austin Record Convention in May. Ari Crane has been collecting records for several decades, traversing the country in search of the obscure, the unusual, and the rare pieces of wax many of us only hear about. A fixture on the record show circuit, the stories Ari shares here are GOLD (just like the ones he shared in Austin with me during our first meeting). He's been a record store owner, served as Consignment Director of Vinyl Records and Music Memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and now leads his latest endeavor - Vinyl4Vets.com - putting vinyl and means to listen to it into the hands of the heroes who serve this country. It's a wide-ranging talk, including why Ari believes encapsulation (ie "slabbing") will move a section of the hobby forward in a way similar to sports cards, comics, etc., and he may even pull out some mega rare records in his own collection that he's decided to archive in this fashion. All this and MORE, here on Vinyl Community Podcasts and "Mind of The Record Collector"!   For more information on host Concert Buddie: https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie https://concertbuddie.com   For more information on Vinyl4Vets: https://vinyl4vets.com   For more on Vinyl Community Podcasts: https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com   . . . . . Plus, save 10% today and every day at Vinyl Storage Solutions using the following code: VCP10 https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca