In this offering, we are very pleased to get up close and personal with Mike McGinnis. Mike runs the Philadelphia based label Knife Hits Records. He has also played/is playing in a plethora of bands, including Fight Amp, Low Dose and Rid Of Me.
The first record I ever bought with my own money was…
Having a little trouble jogging my memory here but for vinyl it may have been the Orchid – Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! 10”. My first physical album was probably Soundgarden – Superunknown on cassette.
The record that made me want to make music was…
Another deep memory dig… it had to be something like Nirvana or Black Flag or Dead Kennedys … but I think I can final answer with Rage Against The Machine self titled (though it was a cassette tape at the time and I’m way more into Evil Empire these days). I was making music for a long time before I was vinyl collecting, but if we’re going strictly vinyl my parents copy of Sabbath – Paranoid probably pushed me along a bit
The record I’ve played more than any other is…
For vinyl probably Talking Heads – Remain In Light. I prefer Fear Of Music but Remain In Light has been in my collection for longer. All formats… probably my Nirvana – In Utero cassette.
The record that always make me feel good is…
36 Chambers
The record I turn to when I’m feeling down is…
To bring me further down or back up? Haha. Neil Young – Harvest. Little bit of both.
The record with my favorite cover art is…
Unwound – Repetition
The strangest LP I own is…
Clash Of The Titans soundtrack
The rarest LP I own is…
I don’t pay very close attention to rarity but Cherubs – Heroin Man seems pretty hard to come by these days
The last LP I bought was…
Been mostly buying cassettes, picked up Crypto Order – The Age Of Demoralization a couple weeks back. I think my most recent vinyl LP was Clock Of Time – Pestilent Planet.
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