Computer printout of a catalog of my entire record collection (vinyl, tapes and CDs), as input into the family computer on April 30, 1990.
The floppy disk containing the text file onto which this was saved is long gone, but this computer printout lives on as evidence of my early-onset record collector mania. Where did all the money I made at my after-school video rental store clerk job go? Here, clearly.
I also think it’s amusing that I was this into documenting my collection at such an early age. I’ve long since passed the point where that is even remotely worth my time attempting, but this effort preceded a circa-1998 cataloging of my 7″ singles collection in a primitive FileMaker Pro database on what might have been my first laptop computer.
As for the content itself, there are many classics represented here on page one, including records by Galaxie 500, The Church, Game Theory and even a semi-obscure one on Flying Nun by Able Tasmans. Yes, I was already knee-deep in underground Kiwi pop, with subsequent pages documenting my ownership of records by The Chills (”Doledrums” 7″ single and “I Love My Leather Jacket” 12″), Sneaky Feelings (”Husband House” 12″) and that In Love With These Times Flying Nun comp on CD.
If you want to take a deeper peek into my teenage record collection, I scanned the whole thing and uploaded a PDF of the catalog here. There are plenty of other cool records (early Field Mice records, the first dB’s single) and a few embarrassments that, well, you’ll just have to click through to see.