new in | crosley record player — Caroline Burke

let me introduce you to my new baby.. the crosley.

I can't tell you how much I love my record player, I'm still pinching myself that I have it (it was a gift from my wonderful brother!)

...it's not only produced a lot of excitement in our house but also reawakened my love of music!

I'm a restless soul so I don't really sit down and listen to music much! it's usually just snatched time with iPhone play lists whilst I'm out and about.. the novelty of having a record player makes you appreciate those albums you keep meaning to catch up with all over again. I now find myself playing records all. the. time.

crosley record player | urban outfitters

I've bought a few albums already and borrowed some to tide me over until others arrive (..I promise you'll get them back claire) I'm also planning a trip to some charity shops locally that sell vinyl to grab some bargains!

the crosley itself is just beautiful, I love the design and the colour (there are some A-MAZING ones here!) one thing I would note is that on first play it was a little jumpy and I was terrified it was scratching my lana del rey vinyl (oh the horror) but luckily it didn't! it just seemed to need a little time to warm up.. after 3 or 4 songs any occasional skipping had stopped.

I'm not sure where it will live permanently yet.. it's currently in our bedroom, yesterday it was in the kitchen and tomorrow it will probably be back in the living room! I can't wait to have people over for drinks and nibbles so I can have it playing away in the background. the speakers are actually quite impressive for such a small player!

if any of you know any good sites for vinyl please let me know.. I'm on a mission to build up a little library!

do you like it too.. would you be tempted to invest in one?

caroline x

22 comments

Vivian1 October 2014 at 17:52
It looks amazing! What a lovely brother you have~

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Emma1 October 2014 at 18:01
Such a beautiful record player! I got given a record player earlier this year, and it's so fun collecting the records and hunting around car boots for new ones!

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Pink Haired Princess1 October 2014 at 18:20
I love it, what a fabulous colour too. I doubt I'd play it though (I own no records, though my Dad has heaps-none of which I'd like to listen to). I have music in my ears all day, especially while blogging, keeps me calm.
Unknown1 October 2014 at 18:30
What an amazing record player, we have one in my house and I love playing vinyls
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Misha 1 October 2014 at 19:34
That is absolutely gorgeous! I've been wanting a typewriter that colour for ages so if I ever get that I might just have to get a record player to match...
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Final Year Development1 October 2014 at 20:45
i love the idea of this i never knew that you could get modern music in record form
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Holl JC1 October 2014 at 22:04
Wow that really is one amazing record player, it's gorgeous! x

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nueyork2 October 2014 at 00:19
It's so gorgeous! I love the colour especially.

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Rachael2 October 2014 at 01:32
I'm a record junkie (I have over 1000 of them and two original vintage record players) but I have to be honest, you have to be very careful with Crosley's, they have a bad rep in the bigger vinyl community - they infact may be damaging your records because of the needle they use. So while they look super pretty, just be careful with it. As for good places to buy records - discogs, ebay, indie record stores, estate sales.
Marsya5 October 2014 at 16:50
omg, it looks awesome! I want one for me too! Jealous~~~~ Anyway, great post <3

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Paloma in Disguise6 October 2014 at 20:01
This looks amazing! I want one :) x

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