The very first vinyl albums I ever owned.

Building my collection from scratch.

In 1976, my younger sisters had a small record player in their bedroom. They played the Sesame Street children's album all the time. A year or two later, all I ever heard playing in their room was the movie soundtrack to "Grease". Actually, that entire album is pretty good.

I didn't have a record player at the time, so  they occasionally let me borrow t…