A Matchmade in Heaven!

Pink Floyd -Animals, Alpine Beer Company - Nelson (Photo taken by: Kyle Thomas)

So recently I have started collecting vinyl after receiving a turntable for Christmas. The table wasn't really a surprise since I have been wanting one for quite sometime now, so I knew it was coming. I have been looking for some favorites even before having a table. 

One of my favorite bands is Pink Floyd. They will be mentioned quite a bit on this blog. Slowly I have been trying to track down their records but I didn't realize that they were going for such a premium price. Guess I shouldn't be surprised though. They have repressed the big 3 albums (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall), but I was more focused on finding Animals. Which hasn't hasn't been repressed for quite sometime. Animals is personally my favorite album from Pink Floyd, which doesn't receive as much love because it didn't really offer any commercial hits. I have been keeping an eye out for this record at every store I look at and haven't had any luck. I have also tried looking online, but it is hard to trust what the actual quality of the record will be, especially when the bids on eBay are getting $50 and up.

Well during this last "snow storm" I had Saturday off and since the roads weren't bad at all, I figured I would go browse a store I hadn't yet looked at yet. The name of the store is Sounds Good Music, near Sparyberry high school(they are only open Saturdays). The first thing I saw when I walked into the door was Animals on the wall. I felt extremely lucky. Almost as if it destiny ha ha. I had finally found my holy grail! A near mint 1977 copy.

This called for a celebration! Time to time on this blog I will also review craft beers. This Animals finding called for a fantastic brew. Grabbed one of my favorite IPA's from a small brewery tucked away in the San Diego mountains! The Alpine Beer Company, who recently partnered with Green Flash, which is also in San Diego, to spread their fantastic beer to the rest of the country. My choice was Nelson! A delicious Golden Rye IPA using a fantastic hop that comes from New Zealand, called Nelson Sauvin. I came home threw the record on the player and had a fantastic experience!