<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Adventures in Record Collecting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adventures In Record Collecting]]></description><link>https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:22:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[a zen koan: what is the sound of a hit single?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over on Threads, there has been considerable discussion (at least according to my algorithm) about a recent piece in Rolling Stone about Ella Langley’s Choosin' Texas. Recently, it has been reported that Ella Langley’s song has broken the record for the longest time on the Billboard charts, breaking the record previously held by Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. This was greeted by skepticism, as Mariah Carey’s song is a yearly juggernaut, and many people have asserted that they...]]></description><link>https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/post/a-zen-koan-what-is-the-sound-of-a-hit-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abc5fd8fb101ff39f94b60c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a7e4a_549aabe978364dc5aaef7a18cdfc1e68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sunny Schomaker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random Record - Sugarhill gang (s/t) - 1980]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in the early days of the podcast, I once thought I might run out of records to cover. I laugh at my naïveté because the last time I checked, I have enough content to last me well into the 2040s, provided the post-apocalyptic hellscape doesn't get us first. One of the reasons I wanted to branch out into a companion blog was to shine a spotlight on some of the newer items in my collection. Since I load everything into Discogs (I love a database), and Discogs has a "random" function, from...]]></description><link>https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/post/random-record-sugarhill-gang-s-t-1980</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab938ea374a74a681c447d0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:18:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a7e4a_496670cfbacb4a2095ce07a245c2ecdc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sunny Schomaker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why collect records?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Middle Aged Lady(TM), I have been through many media trends: I owned records, cassette tapes, CDs, and of course, I do stream. However, I hung onto records for a long time. First, I had worked at the campus radio station, and I had become insufferable (as one does in college). Second, CDs were pretty pricey at the time, not to mention the cost of a CD player. So I stuck with records for longer than most. So what happened? First of all, I moved a lot, and in those days, hiring movers was...]]></description><link>https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/post/why-collect-records</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a57a42fd8b3b69694dcb2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:46:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a7e4a_1aa88bd460154f358fa610ebf55e8905~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sunny Schomaker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do I collect?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good question. The short answer is whatever strikes my fancy. The longer answer has evolved in the past two years. Initially, I was going to stick to oldies but goodies, but my difficulty in tracking down a decent vintage copy of Ram or Band on the Run led me to also buy new. And once you do that, a spiffy rerelease looks awfully appealing. Then, you start scanning the Record Store Day lists. Next thing you know, you start thinking, "well, this is only seven bucks. I've never heard of this...]]></description><link>https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/post/what-do-i-collect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4ac70d0e6d4656949bf306</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:46:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a7e4a_70f98c67e1954f3183cd908cf7e4c6ba~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sunny Schomaker</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>