The Record Collection That Showed Me What a Record Collection Could Be

Dave's Side One · Oct 5, 2026 · 5m

In 1979-1980, Dave spent time in the basement of his friend Wendy's house, where her father had a B&O stereo, JBL speakers, and an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 LPs. Beatles, Rolling Stones, Cream, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa - if Dave and his friends could think of it, there was a good chance it was on the shelf. Wendy's dad supervised because they were kids, but otherwise he let them explore. They sat among the records, chose what interested them, played air guitar and drums, and sang along at raucous volume - especially to "Cocaine" from the Eric Clapton live album. He didn't turn the collection…