…younger readers are probably not familiar with the concept of the “record store,” but they were these terrific shops that had physical inventory on the premises for you to peruse and sometimes even listening centers where you could hear a record before you decided whether or not you’d buy it; to learn more about record stores, you can read a terrific novel from the 20th century called *High Fidelity* by Nick Hornby
Alex Balk perfectly captures the vertigo of looking back on your not-*that*-long-ago analog youth, and in a love song to the Magnetic Fields no less.
The Magnetic Fields: Live At Town Hall, New York City, March 11, 2010 - The Awl
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