I'm surprised that there are so many people who value physical releases of games yet very few who value physical releases of music (especially in CD form). I guess it makes a little more sense because music is a simple audio file, therefore it's not like there is any risk of music disappearing off the face of the net like a game getting removed from an e-shop. No such thing as closed-source music... Even then, I feel like there's alot to the CD experience that you lose from streaming... If you put it in a stereo or CD player, more often than not you will end up listening to the whole album at least once through rather than just streaming the hits in your playlist. You get to physically wield some (hopefully) beautiful art within your hands, maybe even get some cool notes or song lyrics if you pull out the sleeve/booklet. It feels so much more personal. It's almost like having a real present from the artists given directly to you...
Anywho, you can tell I still love my CDs alot. I started my collection in high school because I didn't have a phone and wanted a way to listen to Smashing Pumpkins while I was crying in first period, so I ended up buying a CD player I carried around (and dropped outta my hoodie pocket) all the time. I've been slowly increasing my collection since then, and now since most of my local music/electronic stores have closed, it's become a hunt. Here's where I'll be keeping track of everything and giving my takes on each new album I get. Reviews (or whatever you might call it) will be added over time. If an album cover has a yellow border, click it to read my "review". Sorted by most recent acquisitions at the top and descending to when I THINK I got the oldest ones.
"I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU" by JPEGMAFIA (2024)
"Busse Woods" by Acid King (1999)
"CHASER" by Femtanyl (2023)
"Nothing as the Ideal" by All Them Witches (2020)
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly (1968)
"Dusk City" by Ultima Radio (2019)
"A Thousand Shapes" by Ultima Radio (2017)
"Mapale Split" by Ultima Radio (2016)
"Ultima Radio EP (Special Edition)" by Ultima Radio (2015)
"Tao Fire" by Mong Tong (2023)
"Liquor in the Front" by The Reverend Horton Heat (1994)
"Another Perfect Day" by Motörhead (1983
"Snake Bite Love" by Motörhead (1998)
"Sailing the Seas of Cheese" by Primus (1991)
"Pork Soda" by Primus (1993)
"The Daily Grind" by No Use for a Name (1993)
"Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology" by Rainbow (2003)
"Led Zeppelin III" by Led Zeppelin (1970)
"Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version" by Earth (1993)
"Come on Feel the Lemonheads" by The Lemonheads (1993)
"With The Lights Out" by Nirvana (2004)
"Dreamer" by Bobby "Blue" Bland (1974)
Self-titled by Deftones (2003)
"Let's Face It" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (1997)
"Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction (1990)
"Nothing's Shocking" by Jane's Addiction (1988)
"The New Standard" by Herbie Hancock (1996)
"Purple Haze From East Vol. 2" by Psyche Delta Productions (2023)
"Purple Haze From East Vol. 1" by Psyche Delta Productions (2022)
"Music Bank" by Alice in Chains (1999)
"A Laughing Death in Meatspace" by Tropical Fuck Storm (2018)
"Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers" by Kendrick Lamar (2022)
"Funk Classics - The 80's" by Various Artists (1997)
"Funk Classics - The 70's Vol. 2" by Various Artists (1997)
"Funk Classics - The 70's" by Various Artists (1997)
"12 Bar Blues" by Scott Weiland (1998)
"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam (1992)
"Classic MTV: Class of 1983" by Various Artists (1994)
"Surrealistic Pillow" by Jefferson Airplane (1967)
"Synkronized" by Jamiroquai (1999)
"Remain in Light" by Talking Heads (1980)
"Pure Frosting" by The Presidents of the United States of America (1998)
"Lullabies to Paralyze" by Queens of the Stone Age (2005)
"Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins (1996)
"Tyrannosaurus Hives" by The Hives (2004)
"Black Cherry" by Goldfrapp (2003)
"Dead Presidents - Music from the Motion Picture" (1995)
"The Crow - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1994)
"The Mission" by Ennio Morricone (1986)
"Mellow Gold" by Beck (1994)
"American Idiot" by Green Day (2004)
"The Definitive Collection Plus..." by Ohio Players (2018)
"People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
"Modern Life Is Rubbish" by Blur (1993)
"Greatest Hits" by Spice Girls (2008)
"Contraband" by Velvet Revolver (2004)
"Resident Alien" by Spacehog (1995)
"Timeless Classics" by Daryll Hall & John Oates (2017)
"Fragile" by Yes (1971)
"The Low End Theory" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
"Peace Love Death Metal" by Eagles of Death Metal (2004)
"Stop Making Sense" by Talking Heads (1984)
"Mwandishi - The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings" by Herbie Hancock (1994)
"Head Hunters" by Herbie Hancock (1973)
"Sleeping Through The War" by All Them Witches (2017)
"Countdown to Extinction" by Megadeth (1992)
Self-titled by Audioslave (2002)
"Houdini" by Melvins (1993)
Self-titled by Alice in Chains (1995)
"Purple" by Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
"The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden (1998)
"Master of Puppets" by Metallica (1986)
"Badmotorfinger" by Soundgarden (1991)
"Gish" by Smashing Pumpkins (1991)
"Ritual de lo Habitual" by Jane's Addiction (1990)
"From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" by Nirvana (1996)
"Kettle Whistle" by Jane's Addiction (1997)
"Core" by Stone Temple Pilots (1992)
"Up From the Catacombs" by Jane's Addiction (2006)
"No. 4" by Stone Temple Pilots (1999)
"Good God's Urge" by Porno for Pyros (1996)
Self-titled by Porno for Pyros (1993)
"Songs for the Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age (2002)
"In Utero" by Nirvana (1993)
"Dummy" by Portishead (1994)
"Brown Album" by Primus (1997)
"Vs." by Pearl Jam (1993)
"Lateralus" by TOOL (2001)
"AEnima" by TOOL (1996)
"Facelift" by Alice in Chains (1990)
Self-titled by System of a Down (1998)
"Toxicity" by System of a Down (2001)
"Palladium, Hollywood 1990" by Nirvana (2018)
"Sliver: The Best of the Box" by Nirvana (2005)
"Some Rap Songs" by Earl Sweatshirt (2018)
"Firepower" by Judas Priest (2018)
"Nothing Safe: Best of the Box" by Alice in Chains (1999)
"SHINY and OH SO BRIGHT" by Smashing Pumpkins (2018)
"Facing the Incurable" by A Dying Planet (2018)
"Binaural" by Pearl Jam (2000)
"Happy Bivouac" by the pillows (1999)
"Runner's High" by the pillows (1999)
"Little Busters" by the pillows (1998)
"Please Mr. Lostman" by the pillows (1997)
"MTV Unplugged in New York" by Nirvana (1994)
"Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band" by Green Day (2017)
"Superunknown" by Soundgarden (1994)
"Down on the Upside" by Soundgarden (1991)
"OK Computer OKNOTOK" by Radiohead (2017)
"Baby Driver: Music From the Motion Picture" (2017)
"Live at Reading" by Nirvana (2009)
"Hypnotize" by System of a Down (2005)
"Incesticide" by Nirvana (1992)
"Siamese Dream" by Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by Smashing Pumpkins (1995)
"Dirt" by Alice in Chains (1992)
"Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" by Stone Temple Pilots (1996)
"Jar of Flies" by Alice in Chains (1993)
"Nevermind" by Nirvana (1991)
"Ride the Lightning" by Metallica (1984)
"MTV Unplugged" by Alice in Chains (1996)
"Flower Boy" by Tyler, the Creator (2017)
"The Desaturating Seven" by Primus (2017)
"Ten" by Pearl Jam (1991)
"LIVE" by Alice in Chains (2000)
"untitled unmastered." by Kendrick Lamar (2016)
"Yield" by Pearl Jam (1998)
"Greatest Hits" by Foo Fighters (2009)
"Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture" (1994)
"Living Field" by the pillows (1995)
"FLCL Original Soundtrack No. 3" by the pillows (2005)
"MM.. Food" by MF DOOM (2007)
"serial experiments lain soundtrack" by Nakaido "CHABO" Reichi (2003)
"Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency" by Taku Iwasaki (2013)
Self-titled by Deltron 3030 (2008)
"The Mouse and the Mask" by Danger Doom (2005)
Current wishlist:
"Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path" box set by Soundgarden
Every album Queens of the Stone Age has released :3
Self-titled by The Presidents of the United States of America
"Bleach" by Nirvana
"To Pimp A Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar
"Ultramega OK" by Soundgarden
"Sap" by Alice in Chains
"Madvillainy" by Madvillain
"Rust in Peace" by Megadeth
"In God We Trust, Inc." by Dead Kennedys
"Plastic Surgery Disasters" by Dead Kennedys
"Landshark" by Fang
"In Rainbows" by Radiohead
"TA13OO" by Denzel Curry
"The Edges of Twilight" by The Tea Party
"Follow the Leader" by Korn
"Undertow" by TOOL
"Pieces of a Man" by Gil Scott-Heron
"Gravity X" by Truckfighters
"High Visceral, Pt. 1" by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
"Splendor Solis" by The Tea Party
Self-titled by Heavy Water Experiments
"Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy" by Mindless Self Indulgence
"The Pick of Destiny" by Tenacious D
"Moving Pictures" by Rush
"Exmilitary" by Death Grips
"ORANGE&BLUE" by COIL
Apparently I already own some Silverchair CDs and a Soundgarden promo CD?? I can't find them though so... Guess I'll add them later when I do??