After hearing me talk for a year about collecting vinyl records - and knowing I don’t actually own a record player - my parents bought me one for my birthday, along with a 1990s alt rock vinyl collection that contains 5-7 of my all-time favorite songs.

I used a Public Enemy record for my first needle drop, so I finally know what some of these crooked sellers consider “mint condition”. Think I’ll stick to buying sealed vinyl from now on 😆